[Ducati] 2 threads in one (touring and bump starting)

[Kevin Kachadourian]

Maybe the distinction should be between touring and long-distance riding
(and maybe "adventure" riding).

Or, maybe it's like Starbucks vs Mama Cinnelli's cafe.

I've owned 2 Hondas, a CB350 k3 and a VF750. They started every time, and
ran like dreams (with the VF, I had to get used to the clatter of the cam
chain). I would never go back to either of these bikes, if it meant giving
up either the Aly or the SP.
A friend, who owned a VFR, said it best after riding the SP: "the VFR is a
great bike, and everything is there; but with the SP, you know you're riding
a motorcycle."

I sometimes wonder if I should go back to the early kick-start 900SS.

Kevin


On 1/16/08, Tony Pagliaroli <ajpags at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Jan 16, 2008 5:11 PM, Kevin Kachadourian <kkachadourian at gmail.com >
> wrote:
> > Whether you call it a sport-tourer, a touring sport bike, or a bloody
> beast,
> > it's always good to tour on a bike that you can bump start.
>
> C'mon Kevin - I could make the exact opposite argument for only
> touring on a Honda. If it never fails to start, that need is
> eliminated.
>
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