rickj
Former ST1300 Rider. FJR now.
I've been doing some research on 955i Tigers and thought I'd check and see if someone on this board is pretty knowledgeable on the so-called "Girlie".
Planning a trip next year to Alaska and don't want to ride the FJR. I'll be taking some gravel roads that the FJR wouldn't do real well on, including the South Canol Road, part of the North Canol Road, the Dempster as far as arctic circle, and the Top-of-the-World highway. Other than that, mostly on regular "roads". I'm primarily a sport-touring rider, and have limited off-road experience, so I won't be doing any hard-core off-roading and will keep it fairly tame. (I'm also OLD!)
Riding with one buddy who has a BMW R1200GS, and one other guy who will be getting a bike for this trip, very likely a GS as well. I don't want to spend a great deal of money on an adventure bike, and like the idea of having something reliable but that I won't be upset if I drop it. I don't need the best off-road capable adventure bike, but I do have to ride it from SoCal so a 650cc bike won't cut it.
I know this bike won't match the BMW's suspension, and I've read that they are a bit top-heavy, but I'd love to hear comments on how the Girlie would potentially do as a choice for this trip. I do some local moto-camping and it may be a good bike for that as well, and perhaps I could wander off the beaten path a bit from time to time.
Comments welcome. TIA.
Rick
Planning a trip next year to Alaska and don't want to ride the FJR. I'll be taking some gravel roads that the FJR wouldn't do real well on, including the South Canol Road, part of the North Canol Road, the Dempster as far as arctic circle, and the Top-of-the-World highway. Other than that, mostly on regular "roads". I'm primarily a sport-touring rider, and have limited off-road experience, so I won't be doing any hard-core off-roading and will keep it fairly tame. (I'm also OLD!)
Riding with one buddy who has a BMW R1200GS, and one other guy who will be getting a bike for this trip, very likely a GS as well. I don't want to spend a great deal of money on an adventure bike, and like the idea of having something reliable but that I won't be upset if I drop it. I don't need the best off-road capable adventure bike, but I do have to ride it from SoCal so a 650cc bike won't cut it.
I know this bike won't match the BMW's suspension, and I've read that they are a bit top-heavy, but I'd love to hear comments on how the Girlie would potentially do as a choice for this trip. I do some local moto-camping and it may be a good bike for that as well, and perhaps I could wander off the beaten path a bit from time to time.
Comments welcome. TIA.
Rick