Ok, Pete, when I strike it rich (looks like it's going to have to be
a big lottery win) I'll fly you and the Versys across the big pond.
I'll also offer to bring Pete Cordell up with his Tiger and Ray Ford
with his Wee-Strom. I'll bring my W along and we'll tour the Cabot
Trail in the Cape Breton Highlands (eastern Canada). That way I'll be
able to do a hands-on comparison of the four bikes that currently
most interest me.
My apologies for having difficulty distinguishing two different
people with the same first name. For some of us, each new day brings
unexpected challenges...
Interesting comment you make re the Versys' revvy nature and
potential suitability for dirt roads. I would probably need to quit
my job and spend the next seven years trying to figure out how to fit
a W650 engine in a Versys frame. The end result would likely entail a
substantial amount of duct tape. :-)
I took a ride late this afternoon to my favourite ice cream stand,
which is a short ferry crossing and a 45 minute ride from home (ok,
it's not the closest, but offers a nicer run). Could have used the
heated grips and hand guards on Ray's V-Strom, as I had a couple of
fingers starting to numb on my return trip. Summers are much too
short up in these parts.
Charles
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--- In W650riders@..., "petetibble" <petetibble@...>
wrote:
Best thing will be if you fly me and my bike over to New England
from Old England, then you can give it a good tryout on roads you
know. Can't say fairer than that!
I have to say that my initial feelings are that the Versys would be
highly unsuited to dirt roads due to it's rather revvy nature. I
think what you need is a W650 engine in a Versys frame. That's a
little job for the weekend....
Pete
