Drew, I caught the motorcycle bug late(ish) in life and bought a 1973 Honda CL350. It's a simple, lightweight motorcycle that was great to learn on. Not very fast, but peppy enough for country roads, in-town commuting and puttering around forest service roads. I learned a good deal about basic mechanics by owning it-- which is to say, it requires more care and feeding than anything modern. If you go vintage, expect to spend plenty of time adjusting valves, carburetors, chain tension, timing, etc. Every time I take it off road I worry about what 40 year old part is gonna break and require replacement or fixing. But, it's a fun machine with a sense of style and simplicity that is hard to match in new machines. There are several retro-modern motorcycles that might align with your Riv aesthetic and could be bought used in your price range. Take a look at the Triumph Scrambler or maybe even a Royal Enfield. Both 'legacy' brands that have brought modern technology to vintage looking machines. The previously mentioned VStrom is a great recommendation and I'd think the Honda CB500X would be a good modern choice too. Add some more aggressive tires and it should do find on gravel.
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LV5lIcC2iMA/Wc8U-cVbE2I/AAAAAAAAA0U/8tttrku9LI8QSV3lS0_z3_QiftDSrfG1wCLcBGAs/s1600/070.JPG> On Friday, September 29, 2017 at 9:10:29 PM UTC-6, drew wrote: > > Off road means dirt and gravel roads mostly. Some of the roads haven't > been graded in a decade or so and are more trail like than road like but > those aren't the norm. > > This is great, keep them coming > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
