I own the XL1200T and will not sell for as long I still can ride. It a Swiss knife. The Roads in Europe are not that wide like in U.S, so the Sportster 1200 is considered here a big bike. Those big Harley baggers are nice to look at here in Europe and that's it, the huge weight of the baggers are a problem. Of course not for everyone, but nothing beat a lightweight bike. Sportster is not light but the weight is still under the 300kg from the Softails. The Sportster It is a quick and fast bike. For me it is. The 5 Speed was a pain in the beginning because I was learning the bike. But now I understood the bike the 5th gear I never use it. I'm all the time on the 3rd gear. Lovely gear box. Yes there are so many better bikes. The point is all bikes are good. At the end the best bike is the one you own.

Classic!

Stoney's back!! I just found your channel. I have catch up on your vids. Missed ya! I'd love to say I've been great, but I had a little mishap in May. Still riding though! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHXamKGsZbGNj80

I have a ZX14R and that's plenty heavy, maybe 550 full. However, every day I scoot on a CRF300L and it's hilarious. I get way more joy out of it than the 14R, because I am not constantly holding it back.

Just picked up a 2022 GT Pro myself and great job on the video!

awesome bike, ride safe

Love my 2017 XL1200C with the big front tire! Honestly just an awesome ride and I don’t care if other people might call them girl bikes or whatever. Nobody ever says it when I’m around and if they did I still wouldn’t care. It’s an awesome ride

I have always wanted to go to saxapahaw. I've ridden through Liberty a few times. Love North Carolina back roads. Ride safe.

I have the same color gt pro with the nelson rigg bag. Got it at select cycle. Can't say enough nice things about the staff there. Happy riding! Ride safe.

Nice ride and good to see you out and about. I agree with your political comments and I have already voted and the chips will fall where they may I guess. Hopefully there is not too much election drama and they call the winner whoever it is before the night is over. This recent trend of taking days to count the ballots is not a good trend in my humble opinion. Looks like we are running out of warm weather soon but I am looking forward to getting back to western NC soon and seeing things - Lake Lure and Chimney Rock area is one of my favorite areas and who knows when we can get back there. Have fun with your travels and see you soon!

My 2013 sportster 72 is my favorite motorcycle out of the 40+ I've owned. Nothing beats the feeling!

Another enjoyable ride Stoney! Be sure to get your vote in before your travels kick in. Stay safe!

I tend to vote based on policies centered on harm reduction or what benefits the common citizenry. I'm for a more perfect union. Like it or not, the U.S. union is irreversibly ethnically diverse and multiculturally rich, and I would've have it any other way.

One of these days I’ll get to Saxapahaw. Maybe. I’ll probably ride on 49 at some point to get there. Maybe. Thanks for bringing us along. Ride safe.

Good video. Thanks for sharing.

Good one neighbor.

Looked like a great ride Stoney. Excellent points about the upcoming election and I agree with you 💯%. Stay safe on all your upcoming business trips. Course if you had a Spyder like Cowboy and me you wouldn’t have to work so hard backing up. 😅.

I'm with you. I don't do politics on KZbin either. I spend far too much time discussing politics on the other platforms. I think the main difference since I first started voting is the corruption of the media. If the internet has one benefit it is allowing every view to be shared. Nice ride!

On everything you said, I agree 1000% I have two main rules in life. #1. I tell absolutely NO ONE whom I voted for. From President to Dog Catcher. Many, many people have died to defend our right for the freedom to vote. I believe that my vote is sacred and no one else's business. #2. I will ever, NEVER go into a woman purse! I would be so afraid of what I might find. It scares me.

have you too mutch hot from the engine to legs?

My 77 XLCH was the best handling, best balanced in terms of torque and power of any motorcycle I have had. It had balls! Made a big mistake when I sold it, as my Father told me!

I’m 69 and have had several different brands. I switched from Harley to Indian for the better suspension and ride. I cannot pick my bike up by myself though. The Goldwing has the advantage of having reverse which all big bikes should have. I’ve thought about adventure bikes but I do not a chain drive. I’m spoiled with the shaft and belt drives I’ve had over the years. Ride on!!

On the Spyder, it has a thumb shifter. You must keep power on the throttle to shift as well. When you downshift, the bike does it automatically, but you can down shift it manually if you want. Technology is something, ain't it?

Dealers try to get you some way or the other. A check engine light does bug the crap out of you, for certain.

Congrats to Ms. Stoney on her retirement. Just like Doug, I am really enjoying my retirement. You will know when it's time to call it quits. You have earned it my friend.

Glad you're back Stoney. Like you, I've never monetized my channel. I do this for me. period. If people like it, fine. If not, that X in the corner works well. One thing that really reinforced my videos was when I was involved in that workplace explosion, while I was in the hospital, my daughter played my videos just to hear my voice and it comforted her. I hope my Granddaughter will look back and see my videos and watch what "Pappy" loved to do.

You do have some great roads in your neck of the woods my friend. I just got back into Bass Fishing after a long hiatus. I used my GoPro10 on a chest mount and it got hot and shut off. I tried an external battery pack, plugged into the media mod and had no problems.

When Orvis128 rode his Sportster from Connecticut at the first Hootenanny, I was extremely impressed with him, and his Sportster. I thought I was doing good riding my scoot from Smyrna, Tennessee! That was a ride around the block compared to his ride. They look like solid bikes.

I recently purchased a 2014 XL1200X forty-eight and I absolutely love it. Everyone I know owns baggers so I catch a lot of crap but I don't care. I live in Central N.C. in the country and the rides are awsome.

Hey Stoney! Looks like you posted a video, and I finally saw it! It showed I wasn't subscribed for some reason. If I remember right, did you delete your KZbin channel? Maybe you re-activated it and wiped out the old subs. KZbin is SO weird sometimes. That weight and balance issues is the main reason I bought a Spyder. I just feel more confident on the Spyder. Mine is 1330cc, 117 HP and 95lbs of torque. Plenty fast for me. I do speed limit +5. Can-Am has come out with an Adventure Trike. The Canyon. They look different but for the life of me, why would you put a belt drive on it? The belts are bad about picking up rocks. Like in the Ryker, they should have put a shaft drive in it. I didn't design it, but I would think that would have been a no brainer. Looks like I need to do some catching up on your videos my friend.

Stop taking your left hand off the handle bar. Teaching new riders BAD habits. Get to the point, took 5 minutes to talk about adventure bikes. I'm 64 riding 44 years.

Im 66 and have a Victory Vision Tour and just bought a Tiger 900 GT PRO. I can’t believe how light it feels. I have no intention of getting rid of the Vision as it just to comfortable to lean back into the back rest and cruising in complete comfort. The Tiger feels like a small dirt bike with a big engine. I can see wanting a lighter bike as you get older but I still enjoy riding with no wind or wind noise with a backrest to lean on.

I bought an XL1200N Nightster in the UK this year, and I bloody love it. Its right for me, my local roads, and how I like to ride.

Heard about the flooding in your area. Hope all is well with you and your riding buddies. Sending up prayers for the folks in that area.

GenX is moving into the 'old man' category, so we are going to tend towards the adventure style bikes. Not because we want to go on adventures, but because it is more practical for what we want to do. We'll mostly stay on the pavement, but if we choose to hit the ditch or median, the adventure bikes are better suited for that. Detouring on gravel roads are no issue for the ADV bikes. I'm looking at an Africa Twin next year, just as I'm turning 60. I still ride my 350X ATC and Rubicon quad on the farm. Last bike was a '88 CBR1000F when they still called them the Hurricane, but that style of crouched, fast riding is behind me. :) I'm 6'5 275lbs, so I need a bigger, taller bike. The Africa Twin seems to fit the bill for my 'old man' practical riding style.

I have a Victory Vision and I just bought a 24 Triumph Tiger GT PRO. It’s truly like riding a small dirt bike with a big engine and lots of technical stuff. The engine has a great sound and runs so effortlessly. It’s very quick and shifts so smoothly. Phone connectivity is awesome to. Speaking of quick shifter, I don’t use it much either although it works very well. Especially if you want to get up to speed in a hurry. I had a 2014 Suzuki 650 Vstrom and I found it really bothered my neck and shoulders, but not an issue with the Tiger. I’m 66 and love cruisers for there laid back relaxed riding position. I will never give up my Vision. But this Tiger is a keeper and it’s so light and nimble…

Learned and rode enduros as a kid. Always loved the ergonomics. Bought a standard street bike in the mid eighties had it for 18 years and wanted to get back to light off road and bought a first gen KLR in '03 had it as a second bike. Went through the gammit of sport bikes and had to scratch the Harley itch bought a modern retro loved it but needed a more capable performance oriented bike for over the road. That's what i thought when I bought the ZX1000 ABS put risers on the bars and rode it 7000 miles in a couple of years and realized I wasn't young anymore. Finally I opted for a mid weight street oriented adventure style bike. It has the ergonomics of my old KLR and comparable performance of a sport bike. My wife laughed at me when I said this is my forever bike. We celebrated 39 years this week. She a good woman 😊

Got two. 2011 vstrom 650 and a2022 drz 400. Cheap, easy to ride, minimum maintenance

I think it´s awesome how yours ride so smoothly.... Mine is always with a screaming engine!

Pushing 60, ride a 900 GT but keep a spare T-max for errands and a different kind of fun. The Tiger is the long haul machine for me. I think it is plenty heavy enough, but I can handle it. The seating position was the most important factor for my choice - I sometimes ride long rides, and that is actually possible on this bike with its upright seating position and it is easy to stand up on. In addition, the cruise control! improves enjoyment of longer rides by freeing up the right hand, and helps me keep the speed legal and even - I use it a lot. It was also important for my choice of bike. Allthough not a sports bike, it is quite nice to ride in more demanding environments - corners well and with confidence. I do ride a tiny bit on unpaved roads, but it's an asphalt machine I wanted and needed - thus the GT variant. Thanks for sharing.

I don’t know about ADV’s being the new old man bike. I think it’s retro bikes. I had a Tiger 900, it’s a nice bike but its height made city traffic miserable, highway touring was fine but not HD touring level.

I am 65 and sold my Harley Heritage Classic and now ride a 2024 Honda NC750x DCT. Great lighter easy handling bike and more than enough for me . Ride your own ride. Nothing to prove.

I started off on Harleys before I was a teenager, then went to the jap bikes because they were more dependable a road dirt bikes for years now I’m back to the Harleys because they are dependable and I like them, but I do miss the flexibility of the dirtbike and thinking of maybe a triumph. I have a 78 Harley Lowrider that’s my around town bike and I have a couple of other Harleys but I don’t take the low rider on dirt. Roads are out across field so I’m leaning to a acquiring what you’re calling an adventure bite. I’ll keep my Harleys , but I would like a little flexibility from time to time

I'm 64 and due to aging bodies and joints not being as flexible as they used to be a lot of the people I know have either gone to maxi scooters, trikes or a sidecar outfit. I have had a sidecar fitted to my 82 VF 750 Magna because getting on and off it was getting to hard.

Certified old guy here - I have an 800GS :)

I don’t think there the new old man bike. I look at them as the SUV of motorcycles. Just like everyone out there, dads, soccer moms, etc wants an SUV because they can do it all and are comfortable. The Adventure series bike is just that. Can do it all, go to the store, go for a day ride, take you across country, and up some logging roads, and if your into it, cut corners pretty dam good too.

I'm on my 3rd ADV: 2003 V-Strom 1000, 2015 Multistrada 1200S (POS avoid) and now a 2020 KTM 1290SAS. The main attraction is the riding position and control. At 76, I find the relatively light weight is also useful.

Hey Stony, Great topic! While I'm under a grand left to go on paying off my dream bike (19 1200x), in the last year I've ridden 2 Royal Enfields (350 and 600), I've thought long and hard about the Triumph Speed 400, Kawasaki Eliminator (400), Buell Blast 500. I'd love to have a smaller displacement bike but can't persuade myself to part with the 48. I sat on a Versyx last year, but it was not for me. (I'm 65 years young :) )

I'm an old guy, 76, and have loved adventure bikes for years. My legs have got too weak to hold up the touring bikes so I had to get a lighter lower motorcycle. The ADV bikes are just too tall for me. I bought a Honda 500 Rebel. It's a great little bike, the only thing that puts me off is the looks.

After 42 years on Cruiser & Sport bikes, just got Guzzi V85tt and LOVE IT!