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Post subject: Buying new bike need your opinion.{NWS}
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:55 am
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So i love the 650f and i'm adding a new bike to my garage its either going to be the bmw 1200gs adventure or the s1000rr since i know that all of you love the 650f what would you get?
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Post subject: Re: Buying new bike need your opinion.
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 3:10 am
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It all depends on your intended purpose. If you are planing on some really long trips, I hear the 1200gs is the ultimate motorcycle, but the 650F can be turned into a decent tourer for WAY less. If it were my money, and it were between the two, I'd go with the s100rr hands down.
Post subject: Re: Buying new bike need your opinion.
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:28 am
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You either want a All Road bike or a Supersport?! And how do you expect us to give you feedback on either without you telling us what you want to do with the bike? BTW the 1200GS is overrated and the 1150GS is better altho a bit heavier.
And the S1000RR is a beast if you haven't got experience riding big power bikes. It accelerates faster then a Busa and corners faster then any other sports bike. It will get your confidence up and you ride it to the edge, till you get over it.
Why the switch from Suzuki to BMW. Though very nice machines I have heard (and have some personal experience with) the higher maintenance costs of BMW bikes. I say stick with Suzuki and taker a look at the bandit 1250 Grand Tourer - http://www.thebikergene.com/naked-bikes ... d-touring/
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Post subject: Re: Buying new bike need your opinion.
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:40 pm
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dhula wrote:
IMO, get what gives you the most wood
In my case a Ducati 1198S, totally inpractical and I don't want to know the maintenance/insurance costs of owning that bike. 'wood' wise I would have never bought the 650F
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'wood' wise I would have never bought the 650F 
Oh dam...Yes, exactly like that...
