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After a while I got tired of "just riding around" on the same roads weekend after weekend, and now all I want to do is to go on trips and go and see places and ride roads that I have never been on.

I have had everything from cruisers, to dirt bikes, to sport bikes, to dual sport bikes, to touring bikes to sport touring bikes and I have finally come around to "Adventure bikes." With an adventure bike you get the best of all worlds, you can ride the twisty mountain roads and have fun, you can cruise for hours on the interstate if you need to make up time on a trip, you can leisurely ride the back roads and see the sights, or if you see an interesting gravel road you can turn off there and a ride until you hear banjos playing.

Adventure bikes like mine are very comfortable and offer pretty decent protection with the right wind screen, plus they offer lots of luggage options, so you can make a beer run, a cross country trip, or a trip to the grocery store.

I personally can't stand the cruiser seating position with your feet out front like a Barcalounger it puts a lot of pressure on your spinal chord and gets really old really quick. I can't stand the sport bike riding position either, with all your weight forward and on your wrists. You have to ride fast just to get enough wind plast to get the pressure off your forearms.

With an adventure bike you have a very neutral, upright riding position like you do on a standard bike. Both of those style bikes are very comfortable.

So if I were you and I wasn't going to go on any longer adventures, I would get a Triumph Bonneville or Scrambler. Used ones can be bought for around $5k in great condition. They look great, handle great and the biggest problem with them is every time you stop to get gas someone is going to strike up a conversation with you about how they used to have one back in the day. Mrs. Irish and I have both owned several and they were all bullet proof reliable and super fun to own and ride.

Not saying that you couldn't take a Bonneville across the country... I have a buddy "Dog" that rode a Bonneville from Key West, Florida to Deadhorse, Alaska. Pulling a trailer behind the damned thing! He's back in Australia now, but he was a crazy son of a bitch.

My favorite old Bonneville "Black Betty."

I thank you for the advice I looked at your suggested bikes but none seem to have any storage bags but the Tiger seems to be more to my needs as I like to have my rain gear any leather jacket and gloves with me at all times Also some Suzuki vstrom looks likely and the Yamaha fjr

Killer picture of the bike and mountains ! We’ve been to Sturgis twice and use to ride to Daytona bike week a lot in my younger days. We’re all mostly 60 to 72 yrs old. Last time we went to Sturgis I drove the truck pulling a trailer and as guy’s needed a break we would swap out and I ‘d get to ride awhile. Great times.

I should have never opened this thread. As soon as I finish with my house I’m getting another adventure bike and heading back to the mountains.

Thanks Irish.

Looks like a great trip

Looks like a great trip

The V-Strom is a good bike, I just never cared for the looks of them.

If you want something with luggage, then I can't recommend a bike any more than I could the Triumph Tiger 800. It is a brilliant motorcycle. Fun, utilitarian, fast, handsome and reliable. Plus, in my opinion, the brand has a little panache, and the Triumph riders you meet all seem to be really good folks. We even forgive the guys and gals in our group that buy BMW's.

Well I picked up a 2010 Honda nt700v today and so far so good I will ride it for while but I think that it will be ok if not I will sale it and try again THX for the advice .The Honda just kind of dropped into my lap from nowhere so I bought it.

That's going to be a good, solid bike for touring with the built in luggage capacity and Honda reliability. It should ride and handle well too seeing that it is a "sport touring" bike. Those are great bikes, but one of those bikes that most people don't lust for, so you should have gotten a good deal on it.

Here's a great review of your "new" bike...

https://ridermagazine.com/2010/03/01/2010-honda-nt700v-abs-road-test/

THX and yes the review was very good and positive also I think it was a good price it is the ABS model with 27000 miles $2800 2010 model