+++1 To bad I will be building a garage then. Finally.

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States visited on L2 DL650A Adventure since 7-14-12

My garage is going up as I write this,very slowly but going up !!


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1982 GS850..BLACK SUNSHINE,the tripod
2007 DL996AR..BRUTUS
Ah screw it,I'm goin ridin !!!!!!!!

I think a good relationship with a bike can take time,
In 84 I bought a BMW R80GS PD.At first I hated the thing,just didn't feel right.Sold it 10 years later and wish I still had it today.
Now I'm having a little of the same with the Wee 2,six months down the track and its growing on me.If I had to clear the shed I think the 08 KLR could be the last to go-------------maybe

I think what I see here is someone who needs the bike to offer some excitement. I totally get this and divide them into bikes that give you a woody and everything else.
To me, a 650 strom does not offer a woody. I view it as a tool,when I use it the bike is about where it takes me, in this case rough backroads, dirt roads and such.
Now,to contrast I also have a 1050 Tiger which can fulfill much of this and I see as a wood producer. Power is a part of it but so is better attention to detail and a nicer finish,just plain more bike.
I think one never knows what will give wood but it sounds like the 650 aint it. Maybe check out similar rides like an 800 Tiger or a Versys, maybe even a multistrada.

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Joe S.
'12 Concours
'11 DL650
'10 Tiger1050
'01 HD FXD
'09 HD XR1200
'79 BMW R100

I am looking for the bike to be a part of the fun. I enjoy having a bike that I love to ride, enjoy fiddling with in the garage and even just like to see it sitting in the garage. The pride of ownership in a bike you love is something I don't want to lose with a new bike.

My next decision is whether my money is better spent on a new Wee or a used 800GS. Not sure yet which is the better bike for the money until I do some shopping. Would I be better to spend $8K on the Wee or a similar priced BMW? I guess more reading, some test rides and price shopping will answer that one. I've seen some decent GS's all decked out in the same range as a new Wee. ...Steve

For my money you are thinking right. If I only had one or two bikes one of them would not be the wee. I knew from the first one I had that I have no attachment to the bike and could cash it in like a pop bottle when the time comes.
You just need to find the bike that gives you the feeling you want. Trust in the wood, it will guide you to the right one.

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Joe S.
'12 Concours
'11 DL650
'10 Tiger1050
'01 HD FXD
'09 HD XR1200
'79 BMW R100

You cannot budget excitement.

You may not know it now, but this is what you really want:

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DL650A K7 (Greywolf Moto Lab's R&D test mule) June 1, 2012 - present
DL650A K7 April 23, 2007 - January 6, 2012, RIP

"Look here brother, who you jivin' with that cosmik debris?" Frank Zappa, 1975

That's why you don't like the wee... you're not "there" in life yet... I have long since left behind the need for warp speed and race track handling.... I am in the adventure stage of my life... The Glee is my next bike hands down...

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'12 DL650 Glee in White
'09 Yamaha FZ6 (blue) ***SOLD***

Never argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.

Damn right I want her. The bike she is sitting on is okay too.

Does being "there" in life mean you don't get wood anymore? I sure don't want to be "there".

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Joe S.
'12 Concours
'11 DL650
'10 Tiger1050
'01 HD FXD
'09 HD XR1200
'79 BMW R100