Had to do some research on Gunnison Pass. Looks like a hoot! Put it on my radar as I've done the million dollar highway on a sport bike, but never made it out there. Yet! Live in the Davis mountains in TX. Summer is mostly 80's with some 90's here and there with zero humidity and nights are low 70's/60's. The landscape is a lot like southern Cali without the taxes/expenses, nor politics. Pretty unknown place and most everyone I see is rocking a sidearm. Definitely different. Posting a pic of the ride. Not as excellent as the Three Sisters (my favorite stomping ground in TX) but I prefer the desolate to the overcrowding & leo's looking to give out a ticket. (Been cited at the three sisters before.)
Will see if the dealer in San Antone can let me test ride. A regular Pani as well. Thanks for pushing me to broaden my horizons!
I figured this trip would be the perfect test to see if I'm going to keep it. We rode 350 miles from Angel Fire NM to Carbondale CO Tuesday and it was perfect. Hit just about every weather extreme and I had no complaints.
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If you're not going to race it, then get whatever both gets you hard and is genuinely fun to ride. The Duc and BMW racebikes will satisfy neither of those requirements: a good racebike is a predictable psychopath. Racebikes make terrible streetbikes. Personally, for your use cases I'd look real hard at either the Hypermotard or the S1000XR.
Exactly. It's all a test. Or a testament to your love. The human spirit knows no bounds. You are living.
Predicability is a joy. I know that as we continue to move into an era of chassis removal. The slower liter bikes I've toyed with have superior coms. Yet I've not played with either bikes and I reallllllly want to. I know that they aren't road bikes. Never meant for the type of articulations or coms needed. They are stoic and purpose-meant. There's just something that sings to me about their purpose. Their nuances become default. I can deal with that. I thank you. And you are right. Absolutely, so. The two bikes you mentioned are perfect recommendations and are the two bikes that should be at my shop door. 100% Maybe I'll get both of your suggestions as well...
Congratulations you have just come full circle and found the multiple bike solution to the single bike paradox…
I didn’t realize the elevation in that area - very cool Certainly looks like it’s a 1000 miles from nowhere
