It is really strange seeing that rhetoric here too especially with the “fuck cars” group. A lot of countries other than the US have way more riders and less of the squid culture going on because its more of just the norm over there. Also to compliment your picture heres one of me camping with the bike:

[–] ratman150@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is that a Tracer 900? I've only seen people putting around on those I love your setup.

[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes! Its not really an offroad bike by any means but it can take the occasional gravel road to the campsite as well as any bike. The panniers are a god send The CP3 engine is wonderful on the road and betrays the “grandpa bike” stature. It wasn't my first choice as I was looking to get a Ninja 1000sx or GSXS 1000 GT but im really glad I landed on this.

[–] ratman150@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I actually met someone with a ninja 1000sx and they love that thing. For a while I had a concours 1000 that I adored but that has since turned into an indefinite project bike :(

[–] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I rode one and definitely fell in love with it its just none were available anywhere plus all the fairings just get in the way of maintenance 😂 Imo Sport Touring or Adv bikes are the way to go if you want a daily all season rider. They hit this perfect trifecta of Utility, performance, and comfort. Though I really wish I could find something like a Trail Tail that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to get that last bit of utility

[–] ratman150@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

I've been on plenty of shiny new full fairing machines and they always remind me of just how easy it is to work on my KLR. I really like that in 15 or so minutes I could probably have the bike down to whatever part I need and probably also fix it without resorting to a shop.