So I got a message from my cousin today. My uncle took my bike in for service (he's watching it while I'm deployed), and the dealership wants to buy the bike. I'm going to give them a call tomorrow to see what they're offering, which I imagine won't be a whole lot. The bike is a 2005 with 1200 (twelve hundred, not thousand) miles on it.
Anyway, the prospect of selling it got me thinking about what I would get to replace it, and I realized there were very few bikes that would do what I want a bike to do (including the RC). I need a bike to make 400 mile (one way) jaunts on the weekends, be capable in the twisties, and do occasional track duty. That 400 mile trip has really got me thinking about replacing the RC, and let's be honest, it's expensive to make the RC less heavy. I won't say "light" because I simply don't have the funds to make that possible.
So here I am...do I keep the RC51 or just sell it and pick up a Tuono?
Anyway, the prospect of selling it got me thinking about what I would get to replace it, and I realized there were very few bikes that would do what I want a bike to do (including the RC). I need a bike to make 400 mile (one way) jaunts on the weekends, be capable in the twisties, and do occasional track duty. That 400 mile trip has really got me thinking about replacing the RC, and let's be honest, it's expensive to make the RC less heavy. I won't say "light" because I simply don't have the funds to make that possible.
So here I am...do I keep the RC51 or just sell it and pick up a Tuono?