Or If I start with the base 750 Stone, see what I can do for a retro scrambler look with the optional 2 into 1 high pipe, keeping in mind that I probably won’t be able to use the OEM saddle bag attachment kit. The alternative [remembering that my old Honda XL175 through XL350 the exhaust pipe on those went down below the foot pegs before going high] keep the stock black pipes and use the 750 Rough as a base. Or if I choose a V9 get the 2 into 1 pipes for that, since Duro has the widest range of tyre sizes, see if I can get the Bobber’s wheels on whatever I decide and fit some semi-knobby or vintage-style rubber on those, the possibilities are almost endless.

Depends on if the dealer wants a really happy customer. Myself, I have no use for big heavy bikes above 850cc/50-55c.i. . Learned my lesson years ago, the bike I had the most fun on was the Honda CL-450 scrambler, more power than the small XLs had, to travel on a 400 series highway but could go on a cow path or torn up and abandoned railroad right-of-ways as well. It had a centre stand, very useful for fixing flats, nowadays I see they’re optional {pity} and you can’t even find optional ones for the big behemoths these days. At least my ’80s Yamaha XS1000 had one, proved very useful and these days I notice the older crowd {like me} are adding side-cars to the massive cruisers and baggers that have no centre stand, so no worries about tilt-overs. For me its no fun if you can’t lean into a turn. So I would never buy anything above 1 Litre any more.

Don’t even start me on the parts bin raided so called ‘Limited’. An epic marketing fail does MG think we all idiots.