In a fantasy garage far, far away if a fan of light, fast, sleek sports type machines were to think of another type of machine that would better accompany a rider on a big cruiser…a Triumph Nightstorm for example…what sort of steed might suit them?
Speed Twin 900?
Street Twin 900?
Indian Scout Bobber?
Kawasaki Z900RS?
Kawasaki Z650RS?
Ducati Scrambler?
I like a few of the Royal Enfield 650s like the Bear and Guerrilla very much style - wise, but feel as if they’ll lack puff a bit, especially for those nippy not - much - room - to - spare overtakes…
A Honda Rebel is a HARD NO .
Before excitement builds…this is very much in the realms of “possibly, maybe, one day…” . I am just having fun looking around.
My fantasy garage would include only a few bikes with a focus on different styles. So it would include:
Adventure - Tiger 900 Gt Pro (my current bike)
Naked - Speed Twin 1200
Sport - Thruxton 1200 r
Cruiser - Thunderbird Lt or Storm
Retro - T120
My fantasy garage is pretty well stocked - The Tiger GT Explorer 1200 for long hauls, my lovely 2005 S3 for fun and daytrips/biking holidays with Jefta. If I was really greedy (and the fantasy garage had room for one more), an MV Agusta Brutale dragster wouldn’t go amiss…
I’d go for the Indian Scout, they’re nice bikes. Preferable to a Harley, in my book (or garage). Or maybe even the FTR.
The Scrambler is ok but I’m not sure I’d want to ride it all day alongside a cruiser. Other persons in this household disagree.
That Brutale is lovely and a good shout. They had one exactly the same at Completely Bikes where I bought my Sprint. I kept going back to it and, much like the Street Triple RS, the desire for one isn’t going away.
Actually, in an attempt to answer that question, a (dare I say it?) Sportster is (in my experience, having done 200 odd miles on one riding around Morvern/Ardnamurchan) a very nice ride. And totally different from what you already own.
The rake of bloody others… the above 140… an RC30… xl500 classic… some Harley or other… a Laverda Jota 120… a Guzzi Le Mans… an MV Augusta 750s… CCM Spitfire… Suzuki Katana 1100… Kawker Z1 coffin tank… Steve Burns “Monster”… CBX1000 6 pot… RD350lc… TDR250… Africa Twin original and modern… John Surtees’ 1958 500 MV race bike… and of course a Brough SS100
That goes for my Triumphs too (even though I was recently offered good money for the S3 to swap it for a limited Kevin Carmichael 2010 special edition). And I very much doubt Jefta would part with her Trident.
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