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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • That might just be the ticket. The K1300S shown about his now for sale, since I’ve picked up a 2012 Multistrada 1200 S. It’s probably the least adventuresome ADV bike, but it seems to be a great compromise between the goals of:

    • fast, lightweight, good handling bike
    • comfort and luggage capacity for longer trips
    • enough suspension travel to go over rough roads, although not off-road

    So far so good on the MTS 1200, although there are some annoyances: non-existent rear brake, iffy quality of buttons/display, annoying and expensive valve/belt maintenance.

    Maybe I’ll pick up a newer V4 multistrada in a few years when they price into my price range.


  • Yes, living in the US, it’s safe to assume that any tap water is safe to drink without boiling. Sometimes it doesn’t taste great because of mineral content, but it’s safe with very few exceptions.

    That’s also been the case in any developed country that I have visited, including Iceland, Canada, pretty much all of Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, etc. There may be exceptions in all of those places, but in any large city in a developed country you can drink the tap water.


  • But that’s still a pretty wide spectrum, right?

    K1300S/R1250RS --> GSX-S1000GT/Tracer 9GT --> R1250RT/FJR (Obviously lots more bikes in each of those categories)

    How do you choose if you want a SPORT-tourer or a sport-TOURER?

    I’m starting to suspect that age has a lot to do with it. I’ve owned that k1300s for over 10 years, and the knee angle and lack of cruise control makes me a lot less excited to ride it now than when I bought it.