Edit: and if the Mods could,add the word "own" after the word to and before the first parentheses.
As the title states, since I bought my Street Triple I did not buy the 2019 Bonneville T100 that I also test drove. I want that bike too, just not as much as the STR.
The one I I rode looked just like this one.
Next is the 2021 and up Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 like this one.
and finally The Husqvarna Svartpilen 701. Sexy Modern.
There's more to life than British bikes.
Try a big block Guzzi. It'll change your world.
ShawnG said:There's more to life than British bikes.
Try a big block Guzzi. It'll change your world.
I humbly submit only the triumph is British. I wholeheartedly agree that Moto Guzzi makes some seriously sexy bikes.
ShawnG said:There's more to life than British bikes.
Try a big block Guzzi. It'll change your world.
Yes please. Make mine the El Dorado.
We have very similar tastes in bikes. I was shopping T120s, INT650s, guzzi V7/9, Svart 701s and Honda CB1100s.
Short list I ended up at Svart 701 and CB, with the CB1100 winning.
I'm also interested in the Ducati desert sled, triumph speed twins, kawi Z900RS, and I'd like to try a BMW RnineT.
Indian FTR is probably near the top of my list if I could afford the insurance.
Indian FTR1200 S
Svartpilen 701
Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe
Triumph Thruxton RS
Harley Davidson XR1200X
I'd like to try some sort of touring bike more relaxed at speed than my Ducati GT1000. Maybe FJR1300?
In reply to gunner (Forum Supporter) :
Royal Enfield builds 50 year old British motorcycles in India.
There's nothing more British than that. 
You got me on the Husky. Allegedly, it's Swedish but it's heart is Austrian.
I have my 850 LeMans and my Stelvio.
I'd like to add an Aprilia RSV4 and a Benelli 900 Sei
Possibly an MV Superveloce but those things are 24k Euros.
In reply to ShawnG :
I have to applaud your taste. I think we share some similar ideas. I love my 701, although it is a Supermoto, and I would love to add an Aprilia V4 to the family, but I'd probably go for the Tuono myself. No qualms on the Benelli or the MV, I'd have both in a heartbeat!
While we are dreaming, also on my short list:
-Late 80's/early-90's Bimota...something like a YB4, YB7, BB1, DB2, or the like
-Aprilia RS660
-Husqvarna FE350S/FS450 mashup...I'd love to have streetable, electric-start, 6-speed, reasonable-maintenance-schedule, 17" wheels front and rear, flyweight supermoto. Imagine a 350 dual sport frame and engine combined with suspension/brakes/plastics/everything else from a 450 race supermoto, only with a 17" front wheel in place of the 16.5" of the FS450, and a full complement of road-legal lights, fender extenders and whatnot. With this bike I could let go of my old hopped-up Suzuki DR350 supermoto, and would never again have to wonder if I could live with the potential issues of DRZ400SM, WR250X, or Beta supermoto ownership.
In reply to ae86andkp61 (Forum Supporter) :
I have a Ducati bevel as well but it's just an 860GT. The bridesmaid model really.
It needs a full restoration but I just can't seem to get around to it. I'm not really in love with it.
Bringing home a 1987 BMW R80RT tomorrow night. My first German motorcycle. It needs a lot of work but the engine has had a top-end rebuild and a twin plug conversion. The transmission has been overhauled and shimmed. Never felt a transmission as nice as this one, outside of Japanese bikes.
I think the R80 will be getting converted back to a naked bike. I saw a plain R80 in white that looked amazing.
I've got a bit of a soft spot for the HD XLCR or the XR1200 from about ten years ago. XLCR in black and XR1200 in orange please.
All I've got now is a Norton Commando 750, '71. Dreamy. Too fast for the front drum.
I want the Shartpilen, street twin, street triple, and my buddy's Elefant 620. And the Enduro 690R. And a monster s2r.
I share the love of standard bikes. My current fleet:
2008 Triumph Bonneville 865
2007 Royal Enfield Bullet 500
1964 Royal Enfield Interceptor 750
The 2012 Triumph Tiger 800 is sorta-kinda a standard.
I'd like a new RE INTerceptor 650 but it kind of duplicates what I already have. Wouldn't mind some flavor of a Guzzi V7. I really like the Kawi Z900RS sitting on it but it's probably too much of a rocket for a guy like me. The Husky Vitpilen is really intriguing, particularly because it is so light. I've never ridden a BMW I've liked but would still like to give a R-nine-T a go.
More likely I'd pick up a few more classic bikes. I really, really want a Norton Commando but maybe that will wane after I get this damn Interceptor to run again. Wouldn't mind an old Triumph to tinker with. Liked the Guzzi V50 I rode. Was very 'meh' after a weekend with an 850-T. Though the British twins are more practical I like the simplicity of the old singles.
The nice things about bikes is they take up so much less space, the parts are usually pretty cheap, and letting them rest for longer periods doesn't tend to ruin them if the gas is drained.
ShawnG said:In reply to gunner (Forum Supporter) :
Royal Enfield builds 50 year old British motorcycles in India.
There's nothing more British than that.
You got me on the Husky. Allegedly, it's Swedish but it's heart is Austrian.
I'll concede the point on RE. I'd also take the KTM version of the 701 in pinch.
Run_Away said:We have very similar tastes in bikes. I was shopping T120s, INT650s, guzzi V7/9, Svart 701s and Honda CB1100s.
Short list I ended up at Svart 701 and CB, with the CB1100 winning.
I'm also interested in the Ducati desert sled, triumph speed twins, kawi Z900RS, and I'd like to try a BMW RnineT.
Indian FTR is probably near the top of my list if I could afford the insurance.
I totally would be owning a Svartpilen 701 if when I bought my Street Triple the closest Husky was 6 miles away like my bike instead of 300 miles away like it actually was. I do have to say I I'm in love with the 765 triple engine and the handling of this bike.
ShawnG said:Royal Enfield builds 50 year old British motorcycles in India.
There's nothing more British than that.
Very well stated!
An Aprilia Tuono 1100 would tickle my fancy right now. I'm really enjoying my Monster but I wish it had a little more power.
ShawnG said:In reply to gunner (Forum Supporter) :
You got me on the Husky. Allegedly, it's Swedish but it's heart is Austrian.
All Austrian now, but my Favourite Husqvarna's were 100% Italian when they were owned by Cagiva
After a slew of demo rides at the IMS show I'm adding:
Kawasaki Z900RS
Yamaha Tracer 900
Indian Scout
The last one may actually happen. I am not a cruiser guy but while on that thing I couldn't stop giggling like a school girl.
I also tried yet another Harley, a soft tail. Yeah, never going to be a Harley guy.
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