Rubberdown, I agree that that trade does not make sense unless you like the ergos on the ZX14 the way it is.
I am going to research the BMW 800 ST. Look Acosta town and insure.
Rubberdown, I agree that that trade does not make sense unless you like the ergos on the ZX14 the way it is.
I am going to research the BMW 800 ST. Look Acosta town and insure.
Insurance on the ZX14R( hyper bike) up here is just under 3X that of the Concours. Then there's the expendable's such as brakes(more hard stops and corner entries), tires(burn outs hard exits out of corners), tickets ( not going to see all the LEO's, extra points on the licence) to name a few.
Then there is also the ergonomics, like you mention, upgrades to make it more comfortable.
I'm good with what I have.
Insurance on the concours is double the Voyager 1700. $300 a year for full coverage on the concours.I pay $379, for full coverage here. That's with multi bike, and no citations, and top credit score, etc, discounts with Progressive. I am a suburb of Houston, and every thing is expensive around here, even in a different town and county...
Here in FL motorcycle insurance is not required, so its almost given away. 4 bikes for me (2 of them sportbikes, 1 KTM) and My Connie with full coverage is 204/yrYou are lucky. Just hope you don't live in Dade County. Here, it's insane. In my locale, four bikes, two touring, one sport, and one Harley, cost me $1200+ a year. I don't care. Lived in Texas 65 years, and will never leave, even if insurance is free, elsewhere. tp
Here in FL motorcycle insurance is not required, so its almost given away. 4 bikes for me (2 of them sportbikes, 1 KTM) and My Connie with full coverage is 204/yr
FWIW, I went in to buy a Yamaha FZ09 last year, and I was quoted $1200 a year for insurance, that's why I now ride a Concours. 1/3 the cost and a damn sight better motorcycle in my garage. I still want an FJ09 S/T bike, but maybe next year. Man, that's one cute bike, isn't it........
I wonder what the insurance difference there is between the C10 and C14, in particular here in Texas.
I just discovered last night that the short lived Honda NT700V was a driveshaft light sport touring bike. Honda was not on my radar in 2010. It is popular in Europe, but only made it one year in the US. There are new ones still available out there.
This article may have helped with it's demise.
Personally, I would take my FXDC Dyna Harley, over anything Honda ever made as a cruiser, price be damned. Have owned Honda cruisers, and wouldn't own one ever again. May get flamed, but don't care. Your Voyager is as close to a Harley, as Japan has ever gotten, Just my opinion..... tp
Personally, I would take my FXDC Dyna Harley, over anything Honda ever made as a cruiser, price be damned. Have owned Honda cruisers, and wouldn't own one ever again. May get flamed, but don't care. Your Voyager is as close to a Harley, as Japan has ever gotten, Just my opinion..... tp
The best cruiser Honda ever made was the original Valkyrie, 1997-2003. I don't have mine anymore but if I were to go back to a cruiser, I'd get another Valk.A good friend has a '98, I believe it is, and loves it more than his other bikes. The new one is uglier than the CTX above. Wouldn't want one...