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Old 08-27-2008, 05:29 PM
TOG@Toil
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Default Re: Economical bike for a tall person

On 27 Aug, 14:32, "The Longhaired Boxhead via MotorcycleKB.com"
<u33672@uwe> wrote:
> BGN On Tour wrote:
> >As pretty much all of my trips are now commuting I'm getting fed up of
> >paying for 20 littes of fuel to cover 150 miles. Expensive.

>
> >So I am looking at either buying another, more wallet friendly bike or
> >getting rid of my Triumph Tiger 955i and just using said replacement.
> >So there will be an '04 Tiger for sale soon.

>
> >Do we have a collective idea on what a reasonable reliable bike 1)
> >would be and 2) how much it cost?

>
> A good BMW R1100GS/1150GS should give you better mileage and is probably
> going to be the right size for you.
>

What he said. New Yamaha Ténéré is worth a look, too, though it may be
a bit slow for you.

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