03-09-12, 08:19 AM
All I will say on the bmw front is...try it .....you might be surprised. So much shite has been written both for and against these bikes its untrue. Look at it this way...very few bikes have had that degree of development to hone and perfect it. the VFR750 is a worthy comparison...I bought the very last new one in the country back in 98,and it was perfect, all the bad things sorted, a jewel of a bike.Years and years of small changes to make an incredible bike.... Ride a 2012 GS and an 05 and see what 7 yrs development can do ...
Bike mag has had a big reversal in opinion this year ...starting off with massive bull ups of the Triumph Explorer , and now championing the GS, RT and S bikes...maybe just an editorial shift , but FFS they sell well for a good reason.BMW has a worse image than the IAM ! lol
On a plus note for the CBF, a tour company I use has run these bikes for 30k+ miles with no major issues, but has a problem with its image !..when tours are full of big expensive bikes...its slightly incongruous for the tour leader to be on an ageing 4 yr old budget bike ...lol
Its also not that far away from the Hornet 900 which while underrated was a decent bike.
Bike mag has had a big reversal in opinion this year ...starting off with massive bull ups of the Triumph Explorer , and now championing the GS, RT and S bikes...maybe just an editorial shift , but FFS they sell well for a good reason.BMW has a worse image than the IAM ! lol
On a plus note for the CBF, a tour company I use has run these bikes for 30k+ miles with no major issues, but has a problem with its image !..when tours are full of big expensive bikes...its slightly incongruous for the tour leader to be on an ageing 4 yr old budget bike ...lol
Its also not that far away from the Hornet 900 which while underrated was a decent bike.