A little while ago, I posed the question to the Twitter group Motorcyclefans, “What is your ideal motorcycle?” The responses were great, and prove that there’s a wide variety of excellent bikes out there for anyone and any riding style. For those not in the know about Twitter, it’s a way to communicate a bit like text messages, and people can “subscribe” to get anyone else’s messages. Oh, and the messages have to be short. 140 characters max! So short and sweet = a good tweet.

MotorcycleGuy: What is your ideal motorcycle? I think mine would have to be the Triumph Street Triple R http://is.gd/mM95

JohnLowery: That is sweet! Don’t know my ideal ride but since I ride 7 days a week I can’t imagine not having my HD Road King Classic.

TheMotoworld: I ride 2 up a lot..the Suz Bandit 1250 is the modern ride of choice. But I’ll stick w/ my new (?) 1976 BMW

schleppydotnet: Hypermotard with a bigger gas tank for me.

jryden: Around town: Buell XB12Scg – Traveling/touring/etc: KTM 990 Adventure

Dragonwheels: Street Tripple R seriously considering debt for one this summer, rave reviews all round, and looks to die for

TheMotoworld: another good thought..the Buell Ulysses

TheMotoworld: almost maint free, oil changes only…comfy, plenty of accessories and can handle a dirt road here & there, plenty o dealers

nathanrtaylor: Agreed. Buell Ulysses. Good for 11 hour or longer days. Carries a load or pillion well. Great suspension.

superdougio: Streetfighter looks awesome tho and has the 1198′s traction control…

thekiwiguy: i LOVE my Multistrada…..its looks grow on you….and ride like a dream

OneWheelDrive: I’d be torn between the http://cli.gs/BMWR1200GSA and http://cli.gs/MTSReview – in the end it would be the BMW though.

spotcom05: Yes, rode the Multistrada, and love it. Perfect all-rounder. Just not as pretty as the Ducati 848!

OneWheelDrive: I love the Multi despite the “wet cat design aesthetic”. Rode one across Canada & it was bulletproof.

superglide: my fav. bike is a TwinCam Superglide Sport FXDX from 1999, but my next one will be a FatBob

I always love advice/reviews from real bike owners, who put serious miles into their motorcycles, and get to know them on an intimate, day-to-day basis. Motojournos are great and a wonderful resource, but I have to believe that getting to ride so many different motorcycles all the time can make you a little jaded, and in search of perfection.

So maybe I should consider a Multistrada then? Seems like a lot of people love ‘em…