, First of all let me explain , i've had big cruisers for years now , generaly 2 of them , at the moment a rocket tourer , great bike , But after buying a v strom 650 ,, I just love it , i hit them twistys close too home and have a ball .
I just love the way it is easy to handle , u turns ,in the heavy traffic , goes round bends like its on rails , and is great fun ,, Its made me relize , that big is not always better .
So one day riding along i sen this ctx 700 and thought thats a smart looking bike , after making enquiries i found out what it was , and that there was a 1300 coming out . So now i've seen them both in the flesh , but cannot ride one i sort of think , if i'm going smaler because i want lighter and more manouverable , plus better handling .. Would i be better of going for the 700 over the 1300 , . it would be used has my long distance plus weekend 2 up bike ,
I would be keeping the v strom , just getting rid of the rocket ,, loss of power is not a problem too me , because to be honest unless its a long journey i prefer the v strom over the rocket , .
Be interested to hear what the views are from people who have rode or owned both ,, Back of my mind is the 700 may be a bit to small for touring , but then again its the twisty stuff that i like
I just love the way it is easy to handle , u turns ,in the heavy traffic , goes round bends like its on rails , and is great fun ,, Its made me relize , that big is not always better .
So one day riding along i sen this ctx 700 and thought thats a smart looking bike , after making enquiries i found out what it was , and that there was a 1300 coming out . So now i've seen them both in the flesh , but cannot ride one i sort of think , if i'm going smaler because i want lighter and more manouverable , plus better handling .. Would i be better of going for the 700 over the 1300 , . it would be used has my long distance plus weekend 2 up bike ,
I would be keeping the v strom , just getting rid of the rocket ,, loss of power is not a problem too me , because to be honest unless its a long journey i prefer the v strom over the rocket , .
Be interested to hear what the views are from people who have rode or owned both ,, Back of my mind is the 700 may be a bit to small for touring , but then again its the twisty stuff that i like