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Drew Dowdell

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  1. I can't ever see me commuting on the bike unless I was leaving from the office to go somewhere on a trip. I only go into the office one day a week now, partially because the commute is so bad. I'd be walking the bike for half of it.. To otherwise answer your question... I'm not sure. I love getting out on the open road for a while even in my Toronado. Probably mostly 1 - 3 hour jaunts. I'd like to take longer trips too. I do want to be able to put side bags on whatever I get in case I want to do an overnight somewhere, but I would not want to leave them on permanently. Edit: I intend to buy a full face helmet, so I never really thought about a fairing.
  2. Well, comfort I would look at the Yamaha Roadliner that I've admired for years. That's a really good choice. It has a nice riding position and is large enough to reasonably acomadate a passenger. Suzuki and Honda have similar offerings you should check. Avoid Hardly. I have nothing against them, and have owned them, but they are pricey for what they are. Paying more for the name than the content of the bike. On that note Suzuki is good bang for the buck. And again, comfort first. Yeah, my dad has been a Yamaha and Kawasaki guy for years... I can't get a Harley, he wouldn't let me live it down.
  3. We're not going to be racing our bikes, especially me as a new rider... but I'd be holding him back too much if I was on a vintage BMW. I need to be able to at least keep up within the confines of safe driving. My dad has a 1972 Kawasaki H2 Mach 2 - Originally a 750 two-stroke, he's modified the engine substantially for more power. I'd have to truck the bike down to florida to go riding with him. This is his.
  4. Well, comfort I would look at the Yamaha Roadliner that I've admired for years.
  5. Well, I definately lean more "Classic" than modern. A few months ago I saw a guy driving around a pristine vintage BMW motocycle and I loved the look. But I'd still want to be able to keep up with my Ducati friend.... or go cruising with my dad some day. (not going to try to keep up with him, his bike is nuts)
  6. That motus is interesting... but not that attractive. This is what my friend with the Ducati texted me as an idea Suzuki SV650
  7. That's pretty much exactly right. I've ridden dirt bikes for years, but this will be my first street bike. I really don't care about speed, of the three vehicle in my driveway now, none exceed 160 hp. Edit: And I will almost certainly be buying used.
  8. Drew Dowdell posted a topic in The Lounge
    I know next to nothing about what's out there for motorcycles. I'm in the process of getting my motorcycle license. My very good friend who I'd like to go riding with has this: A 2015 Ducati Streetfighter. While I think it's a hot bike, I also am certain it is not for me. I don't want to be hunched forward and I want to be able to put a passenger on the back. The bike I've admired for a while is the Yamaha Roadliner Midnight I like the bike, but want something a bit more sporty without going to the extreme of the Ducati Thoughts?
  9. I think the TTV8 has its place in the Cadillac lineup.
  10. I like both.... I could easily see both sitting in the same showroom. One is the swoopy luxury coupe, the other is a full size luxury convertible.
  11. My Buick dealer just got one in. Not that we're shopping for one, but I would wait till the '17s show up just so I could get CarPlay and AndroidAuto. The 16s don't have it.
  12. The 2016s are sold out? The 2017s start rolling down the line in T-minus 45 days.
  13. Before you do that, go into chrome settings and reset everything to default.
  14. I know it's not a "real" Packard, but I do like its look.
  15. you can't change the look and feel because this is the only one installed.
  16. I didn't like the early "big grille" ones... but by the time the '64s were out, I like those.
  17. Okay... that's what I was talking about. A 4-door version of the Hawk.
  18. You can duplicate this package here by selecting a 2.0T RWD Luxury with the 19" two-tone wheels, one of the two fancy paint options this package has, and the V-Sport brake package. All ATS's here come with the "sport" suspension... "performance" suspension is the upgrade to Magnetic Ride Control. In the US, this setup would run you $46,965 before incentives. No, the upgraded calipers don't say Brembo on them, but with a 2.0T, how important is that really?
  19. We've been on this version of the forum software for a while, but you may be referring to this "look". I found out after installing it that the menu items were unreachable on tablets and phones if I had them set to open only on hover. I had to add the click requirement to the menu to make it iPad compatible.
  20. the blue is sharp, i really like the rain forest green too but if had the cash and nothing better to do with it id go for the midnight edition 2500 hd I think he was talking about the Colorado btw.
  21. Correct: all 'Hawks' were 2-doors, from '56 thru the GTs of '64. But other Studebakers of the era certainly bore stylistic resemblance to the Hawks, for example; this '56 President : But these are not the same series nor the same body shells. Na, so that looks downright dowdy to me compared to the Hawks. Like "I really wanted a 1956 Ford CustomLine, but couldn't afford the payments..... so I got this...."
  22. So these were only 2-doors then? I'm not sure why I thought there were 4-door models of these. They were attractive cars, I guess I expected them to do much better.

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