I came across the CTX line totally by accident to be honest. However the looks of the bike caused me to do a bit of research which only heightened my interest. From looking at the 700 my next move was to research the 1300CTX, only to discover that the 700 would be the better fit for me for various reasons.
Over the years I have owned many different bikes from full dress tour to on/off road KLRs. My latest being a Kawasaki 1600 Vulcan bagger which I felt was a tad on the heavy side and sold after only putting on a few hundred miles.
Now the CTX700 from all that I have read while weighing in at around 500 pounds feels much more light and nimble greatly due to the low center of gravity. It seems to be very dependable in the long run. Delivers high mpg and loads of smiles to the mile. Reports also say that while it is no road racer that it will get up and move with ease with the understanding that 6th gear is more of an Overdrive gear.
The greatest downside that I have read is that the CTX700 depreciates quickly, which is not a concern as I would take advantage of this in purchasing preowned.
Now to the punch, I have not had the opportunity to ride one, lease of all sit on one. I do have one that I am interested in going to take a look at however. It does have the front fairing and taller windshield, but no luggage/bags.
Based on being a young man in my early 60s, at a height of 6', and weight of 235 pounds would this be a good fit, both in physical means as well as casual riding of back roads seldom seeing the trials of Dallas traffic if ever.
I am looking to have fun and relax. But, I also what to have adequate power. And don't want to look like a monkey humping a football due to my size on a smaller sized motorcycle.
Your feedback would be greatly appreciated,
Thank you
Over the years I have owned many different bikes from full dress tour to on/off road KLRs. My latest being a Kawasaki 1600 Vulcan bagger which I felt was a tad on the heavy side and sold after only putting on a few hundred miles.
Now the CTX700 from all that I have read while weighing in at around 500 pounds feels much more light and nimble greatly due to the low center of gravity. It seems to be very dependable in the long run. Delivers high mpg and loads of smiles to the mile. Reports also say that while it is no road racer that it will get up and move with ease with the understanding that 6th gear is more of an Overdrive gear.
The greatest downside that I have read is that the CTX700 depreciates quickly, which is not a concern as I would take advantage of this in purchasing preowned.
Now to the punch, I have not had the opportunity to ride one, lease of all sit on one. I do have one that I am interested in going to take a look at however. It does have the front fairing and taller windshield, but no luggage/bags.
Based on being a young man in my early 60s, at a height of 6', and weight of 235 pounds would this be a good fit, both in physical means as well as casual riding of back roads seldom seeing the trials of Dallas traffic if ever.
I am looking to have fun and relax. But, I also what to have adequate power. And don't want to look like a monkey humping a football due to my size on a smaller sized motorcycle.
Your feedback would be greatly appreciated,
Thank you