Suzuki DR200: my first motorcycle

[goodtimes]

I don't ride the interestate, so I don't need more than 55mph.

That right there is the reason I sold my 650 and bought an 800. The freeway performance. I often ride hundreds of miles of freeway before hitting the dirt - or I ride a hundred miles of dirt, then put a hundred or two on the freeway to get home. That is where the big bikes shine. If it weren't for that, I probably wouldn't own a big bike.

[sandalscout]

I hear you completely. I just don't trust the idiots around here on the interstates. I honestly think that if I even had a bike that was interstate capable, I'd still not use the interstate. That was part of my agreement with my wife when I got into bikes, and I've stuck with it except a 3 mile stretch one time.... was not fun. Granted, it was uphill, in a big city, during rush hour, but still. I'd rather take the extra hour or two and avoid the interstate entirely.

[goodtimes]

Personally, I think the interstate (freeway) is safer than surface streets, and even many state highways. On the freeways, everyone is moving the same direction, with no cross traffic. Sure, the speeds are higher, and the concentration of semi traffic is much greater - but there aren't any blind cell phone users making left hand turns in front of you . . .

Of course, the freeways are boooring.