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  • Hayabuser
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    • May 2013
    • 1134
    • Sidney BC

    #10426
    Used Livewire already? They sell for ~$35,000 up here, I wonder how big a hit the owner took on the trade.
    2005 Suzuki Hayabusa
    2010 Suzuki GSX1250FA
    2015 BMW RnineT


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    • KEITH KRAUSE
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      • Oct 2002
      • 8860
      • Angeles Forest, So.Calif./Red rocks of Southern Utah.

      #10427
      Nice Katana.
      And on the seventh day,after resting from all that he had done,God went for a ride on his GS!
      Upon seeing that it was good, he went out again on his ZX14! But just a little bit faster!

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      • steve murdoch
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        • May 2004
        • 8478
        • St. Catharines, On.

        #10428
        Originally posted by Hayabuser
        Used Livewire already? They sell for ~$35,000 up here, I wonder how big a hit the owner took on the trade.
        I had no idea they were that expensive.
        Add tax and dealer prep and it will will $45,000 in the driveway. Yikes.
        Visit Kijiji Classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything! New and used items, cars, real estate, jobs, services, vacation rentals and more virtually anywhere in Canada.
        2@ \'78 GS1000

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        • dorkburger
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          • Jan 2013
          • 10768
          • Stupid Freehold Boro NJ

          #10429
          Originally posted by Noreg


          Does this count? After a thirteen hour shift I got the last of my moving stuff. Decided to ride my bike home rathet than get a trailer to trailer it.

          I am out of shape, this was exhausting, its only 6.1 kilometers (but at an incline).
          It counts in my opinion. I’ve posted bicycle pics in this thread on occasion.
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          • Jedz123
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            • Jul 2009
            • 5679
            • Centeral, Vermont

            #10430
            Originally posted by steve murdoch
            I had no idea they were that expensive.
            Add tax and dealer prep and it will will $45,000 in the driveway. Yikes.
            https://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-cruis...ire/1532854479
            Why us Millennials where scratching our heads when they clearly tired pushing it to our age group. HD didn't understand why we don't want it and coildn' t afford it... $30K for a motorcycle... No thanks. If a motorcycle company can get us on Motorcycles as good as you guys had our age at a fair price point... You will see more new riders.

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            • trevor
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              • Oct 2011
              • 18539
              • Victoria bc

              #10431
              Originally posted by Jedz123
              Why us Millennials where scratching our heads when they clearly tired pushing it to our age group. HD didn't understand why we don't want it and coildn' t afford it... $30K for a motorcycle... No thanks. If a motorcycle company can get us on Motorcycles as good as you guys had our age at a fair price point... You will see more new riders.
              No...millennials are the target....just rich ones....think tech industry and west coast. Personally I'd buy the Zero first...took one out for a couple of hours...great fun and way better looking imo
              No signature :(

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              • Eli69
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                • Aug 2005
                • 4846
                • Wyoming County, New York

                #10432
                Originally posted by dorkburger
                It counts in my opinion. I’ve posted bicycle pics in this thread on occasion.
                Somewhen in the past I think I posted snowmobile pics.
                2002 bmw r1150gs 1978 gs1000E skunk les pew 1982 GS1100
                1980 gs1000G the ugly RLAM

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                • Guest

                  #10433
                  Originally posted by Jedz123
                  Why us Millennials where scratching our heads when they clearly tired pushing it to our age group. HD didn't understand why we don't want it and coildn' t afford it... $30K for a motorcycle... No thanks. If a motorcycle company can get us on Motorcycles as good as you guys had our age at a fair price point... You will see more new riders.
                  The concept of the LiveWire is hard to me. If I want a commuting bike, I could get a fat bike (bicycle) with AWD for $5000 that would get me to work and back faster than a motorcycle. If I want to save money it doesn't make sense to spend that much on a first(-ish) generation electric motorcycle. It will lose all its value and it has very little benefit. I can get a good motorcycle for $5000, and $25k buys a LOT of gasoline.

                  Some people want the status of Harley-Davidson, but I am not one of those, and I believe they would not approve of the LiveWire, as they already disapprove of several models in their lineup already. You won't impress a Mercedes-fanboy with an A- or B-class, just like you won't impress the harley guys with a livewire.

                  I use my bike mostly for leisure, so for that the range would limit what I like to do. Which is just hop on the bike and ride around until I get tired. When the borders open I can go to Latvia on a whim, an electric bike would make that harder.

                  As a commuter bike in a big city it makes some sense, more so in american cities (high speed limits), but at that price point you have a lot of options. If you can spend $30k on a bike, you can afford gasoline. So why not get a H2 SE SX+? Or a BMW GS? Or the KTM 1290?

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                  • Gorminrider
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                    • Aug 2012
                    • 4803
                    • British Columbia, Canada

                    #10434
                    Took my shadow out for a run into town. It's November on the west coast so he may not get many more chances this year...

                    400T-my shadow-2020-11-02.jpg

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                    • Guest

                      #10435
                      Great picture Gorminrider, and great caption.

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                      • Carter Turk
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                        • May 2002
                        • 2266
                        • Bellingham Washington

                        #10436
                        Did a boring 70 mile flatliner loop.
                        Damp, dry sections, cars in the way, deer, road kill, long stop light moments, putting around driveline lash.
                        Whoop!
                        GS\'s since 1982: 55OMZ, 550ES, 750ET, (2) 1100ET\'s, 1100S, 1150ES. Current ride is an 83 Katana. Wifes bike is an 84 GS 1150ES

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                        • Big T
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                          • Mar 2005
                          • 12361
                          • West Slope, OR

                          #10437
                          I went down the Nestucca yesterday with 2 pals. The lower route, along the river, was wet, dark and a couple weeks late to be in a small canyon in the mountains.

                          On the way back, went over Bald Mt. Stopped at the overlook for a bit

                          IMG_20201101_141647988_HDR by Tn, on Flickr
                          1978 GS 1000 (since new)
                          1979 GS 1000 (The Fridge, superbike replica project)
                          1978 GS 1000 (parts)
                          1981 GS 850 (anyone want a project?)
                          1981 GPZ 550 (backroad screamer)
                          1970 450 Mk IIID (THUMP!)
                          2007 DRz 400S
                          1999 ATK 490ES
                          1994 DR 350SES

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                          • Guest

                            #10438
                            Originally posted by Big T
                            I went down the Nestucca yesterday with 2 pals. The lower route, along the river, was wet, dark and a couple weeks late to be in a small canyon in the mountains.

                            On the way back, went over Bald Mt. Stopped at the overlook for a bit
                            Your GS1000 looks great!

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                            • Guest

                              #10439
                              Today I went for what was likely the last ride in the Utah mountains for 2020. Snow and cold are in the forecast here starting tomorrow. If you look closely in the background, you can see that the Snowbird ski resort is starting to make snow for the upcoming ski season.

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                              • Eli69
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                                • Aug 2005
                                • 4846
                                • Wyoming County, New York

                                #10440
                                2002 bmw r1150gs 1978 gs1000E skunk les pew 1982 GS1100
                                1980 gs1000G the ugly RLAM

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