Hello everyone,,
In my area, there are a few options for Wees at a few different price points (and dealing with people ranging from "gives me solid input in communications and instills confidence" to "sort of skeeves me out, but damn that bike's got all of the farkles you could ever want").
Right now, i'm leaning towards a 2004 Wee with about 66000km on the clock. The current (and only) owner was very forthcoming and quite accommodating when I went to see the bike. He has obviously taken great care of his bike - it looks fantastic ! It comes with hard bags, center stand, engine guards, a few different windscreens and a custom made aluminum storage tube mounted opposite the exhaust. Asking price is $4000.
Seems like a pretty decent deal to me.
BUT !
There is also a 2004 Triumph Tiger 955i in the area for about $6000 from the original owner. This one is farkled with pretty much everything and looks to be in even better condition than the Wee. Best part ? 18000km on the clock - barely broken in. Triumph bikes do not go up for sale in my area all that often. Tigers, less so. Tigers in (seemingly) good shape and low mileage, NEVER.
Is the Wee worth 2/3 of the Triumph ? Or, asked another way, is the Triumph Tiger 955i worth 50% more cash than the DL650 ?
I'm looking for an all-purpose bike. One that will take me to work in a completely mundane, non-dramatic way during the week (or as non-dramatic as motorcycles can ever be) and take me everywhere else on the weekends. A jack of all trades, minus heavy off-road use.
Thoughts ?
In my area, there are a few options for Wees at a few different price points (and dealing with people ranging from "gives me solid input in communications and instills confidence" to "sort of skeeves me out, but damn that bike's got all of the farkles you could ever want").
Right now, i'm leaning towards a 2004 Wee with about 66000km on the clock. The current (and only) owner was very forthcoming and quite accommodating when I went to see the bike. He has obviously taken great care of his bike - it looks fantastic ! It comes with hard bags, center stand, engine guards, a few different windscreens and a custom made aluminum storage tube mounted opposite the exhaust. Asking price is $4000.
Seems like a pretty decent deal to me.
BUT !
There is also a 2004 Triumph Tiger 955i in the area for about $6000 from the original owner. This one is farkled with pretty much everything and looks to be in even better condition than the Wee. Best part ? 18000km on the clock - barely broken in. Triumph bikes do not go up for sale in my area all that often. Tigers, less so. Tigers in (seemingly) good shape and low mileage, NEVER.
Is the Wee worth 2/3 of the Triumph ? Or, asked another way, is the Triumph Tiger 955i worth 50% more cash than the DL650 ?
I'm looking for an all-purpose bike. One that will take me to work in a completely mundane, non-dramatic way during the week (or as non-dramatic as motorcycles can ever be) and take me everywhere else on the weekends. A jack of all trades, minus heavy off-road use.
Thoughts ?
