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Old July 23rd, 2017, 08:29 PM   #1
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Pregen 250 then, MSTR now.

5 years ago I started on a beat up pregen 250 (hussy), largely because of the community and resources. I put 14k miles on her over 17 months then upgraded to a Ninja 300 (Ivy) and sold Hussy.

Ivy got totaled in a parking lot by a cager going 30+ mph around a blind corner who t-boned me. I had Ivy for 7 months and 8k miles.

I then upgraded to a CB500X and put 48k in 39 months, including a trip up to Coldfoot Alaska with a buddy. But she was a bit under powered for the trips I wanted to do, lots of middle-of-nowhere with 80mph speed limits weren't very comfortable or fuel efficient. I then sought out an upgrade, and planned on selling her to a friend so she didn't have to tour on her newgen 250.

I was looking at an F800GT, Tiger 800 XR, FJ-09, or an FJ-07 if it made it to the US. Now a bit of dead-giveaway backstory, a buddy showed me a promo video for a Motus MST back in 2011 and said it was "totally a Joel bike." And he was right. It hits all of my wishlist items, except for the $35k base MSRP tag.

So, after talking with my wife about options and tentative plan about getting an F800GT now and then a few years later getting an MSTR she quickly shot that down. She said, "It makes no sense to get a middleman bike, just get the one you want now"... so I did.

I picked up a new Motus MSTR (Kara) from their factory in Alabama and did a 7400 mile trip home in 11 days. Alabama to New Orleans to Key West to North Carolina to Massachusetts to Buffalo to home (Washington). Then a month later did a leisurely 3900 miles in 11 days down through Vegas, Arizona, and through Idaho.

I've had Kara for 2 months, and have 14k miles, with another 4k planned in August.

Thanks for such a great community and helping me get into this wonderful way of life. I have a total of 85k miles of seat time in 5.5 years.

I'm also (still...) working (slowly...) on a ZX600C restore. https://www.ninjette.org/forums/show...86#post1183286
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Old July 23rd, 2017, 10:16 PM   #2
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I agree with your wife- get the bike you want now. No point getting a bike that's only "sort of" what you want, if you can get the good one.
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Old July 26th, 2017, 06:54 AM   #3
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I agree with your wife- get the bike you want now. No point getting a bike that's only "sort of" what you want, if you can get the good one.
You and Joel's wife need to talk with my wife.
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Old July 26th, 2017, 11:05 AM   #4
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When I got back from test-riding a BMW S1000RR last weekend (BMW dealers are cool like that) and told my wife about it, she said "You can't have one."
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Old July 26th, 2017, 11:24 AM   #5
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she said "You can't have one."
I get that anytime I look at a new bike. I also get "Not until I get a ring!"

It's not really a fair fight, the bike would win every time lol.
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Old July 26th, 2017, 11:29 AM   #6
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When I got back from test-riding a BMW S1000RR last weekend (BMW dealers are cool like that) and told my wife about it, she said "You can't have one."
Well to be fair to the wife there are 4 bikes in the garage (3 that I can ride) and her car is 11 years old and has over 170,000 miles., my truck is 3 years old and has 36,000. So I think she's due a new car before I get another (and especially a new) bike. Although if she gets the car she wants it will be quite a while before I can afford a new bike.
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You and Joel's wife need to talk with my wife.
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When I got back from test-riding a BMW S1000RR last weekend (BMW dealers are cool like that) and told my wife about it, she said "You can't have one."
That's the bike my roommate has! He's loving it. Sorry the wife's not on board. To be fair, the pillion seat is *really* tiny and doesn't look like it's meant to actually sit on.
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