A good second bike?

[Red01]

LowRyter:
hayabusa, GSX-R, Beener GS, K bike, DR, KLR. KTM, SV, Guzzi, Duc, FJR, FZ-1,

the list is endless.....

Is that a typo?  

[solman]

I think he meant beemer, as in BMW.

[Red01]

That's why I asked if it was a typo - or maybe that's just his pet name for Bayerische Motoren Werke...

[Daytona]

="LowRyter"] (((*****HAYABUSA*****)))
GSX-R, Beener GS, K bike, DR, KLR. KTM, SV, Guzzi, Duc, FJR, FZ-1,

the list is endless.....

CLOSE!
Not really if your 200 + lbs!!!!  I.M.H.O.
Keep the Bandit for commuting.
Even though the Busa gets better MPG!      
 
       


Still miss my Bandit!        

[lucas]

Lucas, from what I hear, a Suzi DR650 has plenty of power to go down the freeway.  Some people use them for adventure touring.  They have a fairly good aftermarket assortment of windscreens and such too.  A DR makes about 35 to 38 RW-HP.  Very torquey too.  It splits the difference between the more street oriented KLR kaw 650 and the more dirt oriented Honda 650 dual sport.  If I bought a dual sport, it would either be a DR650 or a DRZ400 ( better for dirt riding ).

But you never mentioned what type riding you want to do?  

I have a 50 mile round trip in the HOV lane to work and back each day on one of the most congested freeway systems in the world (at least that's what I read in the Los Angeles Times). I need something that can split lanes but also hauls ass easly at freeway speeds (75 to 80). Right now my second vehicle is a Ford Bronco that gets 12mpg on the freeway. I love my Bronco but it's a terrible commuter vehicle.

If I had a second bike I could more easly upgrade my Bandit and do routine maintence on it and still have something that I can rely on if the Bandit is not ready to go on Monday morning.

 

[Red01]

I don't think the reporters have seen Paris traffic. LA is a walk in the park compared to Paris.

For the kind of duty you describe, a superscooter like the Suzuki Burgman 650 would be great. Easy to split lanes with, pretty snappy, capable of 100 mph and lots of storage so you can take stuff to work, lock your helmet & gear inside the scooter out of sight...