- Joined
- Sep 25, 2009
- Messages
- 3,058
- Age
- 68
- Location
- West Des Moines, IA
- Bike
- 2022 Kymco AK 550
- 2024 Miles
- 001415
- STOC #
- 8058
@Ralf_CT , don't worry too much about what bike you continue to ride and hanging around here.
There are plenty of members here who no longer ride a ST, some even never have I think.
Heck, I ride a SCOOTER and these guys still tolerate me. Of course it helps that my Burgman is actually designed and built like a "normal" motorcycle and is just dressed like a scooter. It also is to my liking that there is no clutch to operate and nothing for my feet to do other than get comfy on the extended floor boards (both brakes are levers on right and left grips).
Not trying to sell you on any particular course of action but just to assure you that you ride what is most comfortable for you to ride. If you keep the ST and get used to it then that's great. I kept my Gold Wing after coming off a much MUCH lighter and smaller bike and now anything smaller is more of a toy to me. If you decide to get a different ride that is lighter or just "different" that's OK too.
BTW- You know it's time to stop riding when you can't get past that 6 foot pile of dirt on top of you to get up out of that hole they put you in.
There are plenty of members here who no longer ride a ST, some even never have I think.
Heck, I ride a SCOOTER and these guys still tolerate me. Of course it helps that my Burgman is actually designed and built like a "normal" motorcycle and is just dressed like a scooter. It also is to my liking that there is no clutch to operate and nothing for my feet to do other than get comfy on the extended floor boards (both brakes are levers on right and left grips).
Not trying to sell you on any particular course of action but just to assure you that you ride what is most comfortable for you to ride. If you keep the ST and get used to it then that's great. I kept my Gold Wing after coming off a much MUCH lighter and smaller bike and now anything smaller is more of a toy to me. If you decide to get a different ride that is lighter or just "different" that's OK too.
BTW- You know it's time to stop riding when you can't get past that 6 foot pile of dirt on top of you to get up out of that hole they put you in.