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<blockquote data-quote="trekrok" data-source="post: 4087816" data-attributes="member: 6668"><p>I had a Kawa versys 650 for a while and it would probably fit the bill for your use case. It was great around town. Ok, but not great on interstate for longer trips. Lots of bag/luggage options. I think it was a pretty good starter bike.</p><p></p><p>Are you a good driver on 4 wheels? Ie no wrecks? Some people seem to sense when others are going to do something stupid, and some don't. That's a pretty good thing to have on a bike. </p><p></p><p>The two fender benders I've had on 4 wheels in my adult life were both getting rear ended when stopped. I knew both were going to happen several seconds before they did- watched them come up in my rear view mirror. On a bike I always set up with an escape path and watch my mirrors like a hawk until I see the car behind stopping.</p><p></p><p>All that said to say, take an honest assessment of your driving skills.</p><p></p><p>Bikes are more dangerous than cars, obviously. But you start looking at the fatalities and accidents and you'll see that half (don't quote me) involve alcohol use by the rider. And a bunch of folks don't ever wear a helmet. In other words, a lot of it is self inflicted, or can at least be mitigated by riding smart.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trekrok, post: 4087816, member: 6668"] I had a Kawa versys 650 for a while and it would probably fit the bill for your use case. It was great around town. Ok, but not great on interstate for longer trips. Lots of bag/luggage options. I think it was a pretty good starter bike. Are you a good driver on 4 wheels? Ie no wrecks? Some people seem to sense when others are going to do something stupid, and some don't. That's a pretty good thing to have on a bike. The two fender benders I've had on 4 wheels in my adult life were both getting rear ended when stopped. I knew both were going to happen several seconds before they did- watched them come up in my rear view mirror. On a bike I always set up with an escape path and watch my mirrors like a hawk until I see the car behind stopping. All that said to say, take an honest assessment of your driving skills. Bikes are more dangerous than cars, obviously. But you start looking at the fatalities and accidents and you'll see that half (don't quote me) involve alcohol use by the rider. And a bunch of folks don't ever wear a helmet. In other words, a lot of it is self inflicted, or can at least be mitigated by riding smart. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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