Looking for suggestions on a different bike for my wife. She currently has a Harley Sportster (Iron) 1200 that she loves, but it is killing her neck. Every time I ride it (fun) potholes in the road kills my back. She does not really want to do anything dirt, but okay with the idea of good dirt roads. We are also planning on doing more long distance rides as I will be retiring in the next 1-2 years.
She has had a Ninja 250 (weak on the freeway), Harley Dyna Superglide, and several Sportsters. She loves the Sportster for the size (she is 5' 4"). I am looking more towards the Vee Strom 650 for the size (will lower) and suspension. The 1000 would be too heavy for her, much less the S10. She has sat on the "Wee" and liked it, and we will set up a test ride in the near future. She was not as happy with sitting on a KLR. Looked at the Honda (NC700), but I have read that it is good up to about 70 mph and freeways around here, you will be run over. Would love to have a shaft drive. BMW, which as a brand I want to stay away from (been there, done that). Looking for reliability, so not so sure about the British/Italian bikes. It does not necessarily need to be a adventure style bike, just something that has a decent suspension for the size of bike that would fit her and would do well on the freeway.
What say you?
-Mark
She has had a Ninja 250 (weak on the freeway), Harley Dyna Superglide, and several Sportsters. She loves the Sportster for the size (she is 5' 4"). I am looking more towards the Vee Strom 650 for the size (will lower) and suspension. The 1000 would be too heavy for her, much less the S10. She has sat on the "Wee" and liked it, and we will set up a test ride in the near future. She was not as happy with sitting on a KLR. Looked at the Honda (NC700), but I have read that it is good up to about 70 mph and freeways around here, you will be run over. Would love to have a shaft drive. BMW, which as a brand I want to stay away from (been there, done that). Looking for reliability, so not so sure about the British/Italian bikes. It does not necessarily need to be a adventure style bike, just something that has a decent suspension for the size of bike that would fit her and would do well on the freeway.
What say you?
-Mark