Bandit 1250S

After a 2 or 3 year hiatus Suzuki has brought back the Bandit, now liquid-cooled with a 50cc bigger displacement. On the way home from Kansas City with my wife yesterday we came upon a guy on an older 1200 Bandit with Givi luggage. I think this new bike would be an excellent sport-tourer with soft bags. This bike and a DR650 together would cost less than a Honda Gold Wing! Wish I had some bucks today...

New KLR

Kawasaki has made my decision a lot easier by redesigning the KLR and making it more like a pseudo-adventure bike and less like a dual-sport. The suspension travel has actually decreased! Braking should be improved, but I don't know if they fixed the "doohickey" problem. I don't think this is what I want...

Sexy Beast

The new Triumph Tiger for '07 is something to lust after. This would be a terrific 2-up sport-tourer. If I had the bucks I'd be seriously looking into getting one. Heck, if I won the lottery I'd get one of these, a Scrambler and a little dual-sport like the Kawasaki KLX250S, Yamaha XT225 or KTM 400 EXC-G.

Wishin'

Bored out of my skull tonight. Wish I had a bike to ride.

This is what I want to be doing...

...instead of just thinking and blogging about it. Don't ever sell your only motorcycle--it could be years before you get another one.