Tex's 200 Series

[Todd780]

@Todd n Natalie Still waiting on a headlight, ECU, exhaust and a few other bits and she'll be BDR ready for the fall.

Nice! So out of curiosity did you ever cross shop the KTM 1290 Super Adventure to the GS?
No interest in the Super Adventure?

 

[Tex68w]

Nice! So out of curiosity did you ever cross shop the KTM 1290 Super Adventure to the GS?
No interest in the Super Adventure?

I considered a 1290 SAR but it's not my cup of tea. I have a buddy with one, just isn't what I am after, I'd grab another 890 ADV R before the 1290. The 500 is solely for BDR's and dual sport rides, nothing more. There will be another big bike coming to the fold next. I'm just now starting to put some miles on the Honda Trail as well.

 

[Todd780]

I considered a 1290 SAR but it's not my cup of tea. I have a buddy with one, just isn't what I am after, I'd grab another 890 ADV R before the 1290. The 500 is solely for BDR's and dual sport rides, nothing more. There will be another big bike coming to the fold next. I'm just now starting to put some miles on the Honda Trail as well.

The 890's are nice. I looked at them but, as a new rider it wouldn't have been a good idea for me...
I thought the 650 was pushing it. That Honda Trail is a pretty neat bike! Gotta post some pics of it being put to use.

 

[Tex68w]

Sabine National Forest, Texas Tiddler's Ride.

 

[Todd780]

I will likely be adding a BMW GSA 1250 in the next year or so or possibly waiting for year two of the new 1300 that is set to come out early next year.

2024 BMW R 1300 GS Photos Leaked

Photos of the 2024 BMW R 1300 GS adventure-tourer have leaked, a week before its Sept. 28 launch.

www.motorcycle.com

 

[Tex68w]

2024 BMW R 1300 GS Photos Leaked

Photos of the 2024 BMW R 1300 GS adventure-tourer have leaked, a week before its Sept. 28 launch.

www.motorcycle.com

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Still trying to come to terms with the new front end. They've been giving us the monocle headlight setup for so long that I've come to accept it as the norm and now they come out with a more universal looking headlight and it's throwing me off lol.

 

[Todd780]

Still trying to come to terms with the new front end. They've been giving us the monocle headlight setup for so long that I've come to accept it as the norm and now they come out with a more universal looking headlight and it's throwing me off lol.

The X headlight will be the new normal... the monocle will start to look dated.
So if you went with a 1250 GS you'd probably want to upgrade in in a year or so....
Looks like a lot of pros with the 1300 GS....

 

[Tex68w]

The X headlight will be the new normal... the monocle will start to look dated.
So if you went with a 1250 GS you'd probably want to upgrade in in a year or so....
Looks like a lot of pros with the 1300 GS....

Agreed, I already plan to pick one up in MY 2025.

 

[Todd780]

Agreed, I already plan to pick one up in MY 2025.

So do you have and ADV bike now? Do you not post about it here?

 

[Tex68w]

So do you have and ADV bike now? Do you not post about it here?

300 and 500 only at the moment. I sold the 890 ADV R last year. I used to post here but that particular sub-forum is dead at best so I don't bother anymore. I am getting that way with most of my forums in general, this forum in particular is a hollow shell of its former self.

 

[Todd780]

this forum in particular is a hollow shell of its former self.

It's sad to say but I totally agree with you. No idea what happened but near everyone disappeared.

 

[Tex68w]

It's sad to say but I totally agree with you. No idea what happened but near everyone disappeared.

The "overland" madness from 2018+ and more specifically in the early days of the plandemic I think drove a lot of the OG's away from it all. I've grown to despise that word myself.

 

[Blackwater]

Tex any more updates? Loved the build thus far!

 

[Tex68w]

Tex any more updates? Loved the build thus far!

She has been re-homed as of last August. It now resides in Fort Worth. I'll have another Cruiser in the garage someday, just not sure which series.

 

[Todd780]

I'll have another Cruiser in the garage someday, just not sure which series.

Get one of each.