So a year ago when I bought my TBA as my first bike I didn't know exactly what type of riding I would get into but it turns out that I enjoy really getting it over in corners. I have ground my side stand down on the left and completely ground off one of the bolts holding the exhaust on on my right and am flattening both my exhaust pipes pretty good. Yeah, and my floorboards,... well, you can imagine.
So I need something with more ground clearance. Being short and, ahem, "stout" any repliracer is out. My 100 mile per day commute and my 300 mile excursions on Sundays would point me more in the sport tourer direction but frankly, none of them really speak to me. So I'm looking at standards.
I had the pleasure of riding a Scrambler a few weeks ago as a loaner while my TBA was in for service and I really dug the riding position and the styling and the experience as a whole. I did not like the tires or the position of the pipes and I only rode it about 80 miles so I can't attest to it's comfort but I still liked it a lot.
I'm also working on a budget and want to keep my purchase price under 5K. I'm also looking at Honda VFRs (which would definately fill the sporting aspect of what I need, but not sure about the comfort) and ST1100s (comfort for sure, but not sure how sporting - plus it looks like a big scooter). I really want to keep it in the family. I've seen the various Sprint models as well and am not crazy about their styling either. Would a Bonnie meet my needs our should I keep searching?
