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martinfilms34 Full Member Offline Teenagers ride savages too! Posts: 138 Orlando, Florida	Adventure tourers 08/29/12 at 18:35:00 What do you guys think about adventure touring bikes? Im thinking of buying one as my next bike some time next year, somethin like a Kawasaki Versys. I think the functionality of them are great, speed, comfort and long distance capabilities.
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Re: Adventure tourers
Reply #1 - 08/29/12 at 19:57:55

Before I bought my Savage I looked at the Kaw Versys. It didn't do anything for me style-wise,it sat so tall my 5'10" body was not comfortable( I felt like it was going to fall over constantly) and I could not stand flat-footed at a stop. Maybe I'm just too old for that kind of scooter but I passed on it REAL quickly!

On the plus side.....it ran good and did seem to have enough power to run 50-55mph on the two-lane roads for distance but was winding too much at expressway speeds.

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Reply #2 - 08/29/12 at 20:30:42

Kawasaki was my first love in the bike world, and I still think they make great bikes. The parallel twins are good motors perfected (imo) in the old Honda 350/360. The engine actually is a rerun Ninja engine made to power a more sedate ride without giving up useable power. I'll never be able to buy one until they have been around 20 years, but I would love to. Maybe a KLR for me? And be sure you can stand the heighth. Most of that bike genre are tall, compared to the Savage.

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Wolfman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 664 SW Missouri Gender:	Re: Adventure tourers Reply #3 - 08/30/12 at 01:50:48 The Bandit 1200's seem to have about as loyal a following as the savage. Solid and dependable, decent mpg and lot of add ons. Not bad looking either.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Adventure tourers Reply #4 - 08/30/12 at 02:00:01 I figure if youre on the road with drivers today, youre an Adventure rider, May you get to your destination with no drama.
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