My ideal, do-it-all motorcycle...

[XC700116]

Hell, buy my KTM 500 XCw and lower it to your needed Seat Height.

[Bailey Guns]

The BMW F650GS worked great for me, height wise, and I'm only 5'8". And I bought one in fantastic condition with like 11k miles for under $2500. Way better than a KLR. But I like big highway cruisers far better than the dual-sport type bikes.

[Great-Kazoo]

The BMW F650GS worked great for me, height wise, and I'm only 5'8". And I bought one in fantastic condition with like 11k miles for under $2500. Way better than a KLR. But I like big highway cruisers far better than the dual-sport type bikes.

Unfortunately the bmw support on the road is few & far between. Need a part for a KLR, they're all over the place nor so much BMW's.

[Bailey Guns]

I was talking about how the bike fit me...not the support network. But I never needed support on any of KLRs or the BMW.

[ruthabagah]

Unfortunately the bmw support on the road is few & far between. Need a part for a KLR, they're all over the place nor so much BMW's.

Define "the place"...

[ruthabagah]

doesn't exist, at least not to my knowledge. My IDIAM would be equally capable of off-road (decently maintained dirt roads) work and paved streets (short-to-medium length highway jaunts, I hate riding in the city); about 350-400cc; fuel injected (no more carb bikes for me); and no more than a 30" seat height. Know of anything that fits this criteria?

Of course, at this time it's a moot point due to some financial constraints (relatively recent divorce and numerous unexpected [ain't that life?] vehicle repairs), I can't afford a momocycle now anyway, but in 2-3 years...

I know, just like the ever-elusive one gun for all things, what I'm looking for likely either isn't made anymore (the old Honda XL-350, although not FI'd, is pretty close to what I'm talking about), or just plain isn't available.

If only I was in charge of product development for a motorcycle company...they'd probably be bankrupt inside of two years!

Found it for you:



http://silodrome.com/caterham-brutus-750/

[Danimal]

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[Irving]

Can you just shift your perspective and buy taller boots? Sounds like it'd save you a lot of money and just as much grief. I don't know anything about riding though.

[wctriumph]

Unfortunately the bmw support on the road is few & far between. Need a part for a KLR, they're all over the place nor so much BMW's.

I don't know about that Kazoo. There are BMW dealers in every state and there are 5 in Colorado. We don't have any issues with BMW supporting their product and please tell me where you can find a Kawi dealer that stocks parts for 10 year old KLR's. Few and far between is where. And, if you have repairs performed at authorized BMW dealer, the vast majority of those repairs will carry a two year parts and labor warranty even if the bike repaired is out of warranty, even 20 years out of warranty. And you can take it to any BMW dealer for that warranty repair.

[ColoWyo]

Well apparently I'm not smart enough to embed a video, so heres the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhWR5jjGzfM