Gnslngr
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Well, it's done. Papers signed, deal made, and delivery to be made on a date in this Chicago weather that's conducive to riding, or at least isn't ridiculously frigid. Black/black C600 Sport. I looked at a lot of bikes before I decided on this one. I hesitated to buy a scooter until I really thought about it. I've seen guys on motorcycles with scowls, with angry looks and with bad intentions. Clearly, riding a motorcycle, in and of itself, does not make you happy. Oh, there are many happy people who own and ride motorcycles, but actually riding a motorcycle will not make you a happy person. On the other hand, I have never seen anyone on a scooter in a bad mood. In fact, the opposite - they are invariably happy and they are smiling. I made the decision based on this, again: I've never seen anyone on a scooter in a bad mood. I also realized that in my dotage I have the need to carry a whole bunch of little crap - or at least I want a whole bunch of crap close to me in case I need it. The scooter solves this problem nicely.
Now - why not a Vespa, a Silverwing, a Burgman, a Kymco, a Chinapanese 1500 buck scoot? Why the Beemer and why the Sport as opposed to the GT? Well, honestly, I loved the Vespa. I liked that 300 GTS a lot. A whole lot. But it was too small to accomplish my other need, which was to commute in Chicago traffic. I never really considered the Kymco or the Chinapanese bikes because I'm really not close to any dealers for them, and they didn't have the feel of the SW, the Burgman, or the BMWs. I've owned an r1200rt and I had the Bmw riding gear, and that stupid reason is probably why I leaned toward the BMW. I didn't want to buy new gear.
So why the Sport as opposed to the GT? The GT is a very, very cool machine. Chock full of neat doo-dads, like the automatic windscreen and the big, big storage space. But when I compared the Sport with the GT the Sport seemed so much smaller, so much narrower, so much lighter (yea, I know its only 40 pounds or so, but it seemed like a lot more) and I liked how it acted on the road better, I like how I know it will fit in my small garage better, I like the look of it more, and boy, did I get a deal on the Sport I couldn't get on the GT. Probably that last part had a lot to do with it, but the other stuff I really liked as well. The SW and Burgman seemed ponderously large in comparison. So here I am.
When I get this thing delivered, I will post pictures. Until then, I'll be content to read what you guys say about both bikes, content in the knowledge that I will be on the road soon. See ya'.
Now - why not a Vespa, a Silverwing, a Burgman, a Kymco, a Chinapanese 1500 buck scoot? Why the Beemer and why the Sport as opposed to the GT? Well, honestly, I loved the Vespa. I liked that 300 GTS a lot. A whole lot. But it was too small to accomplish my other need, which was to commute in Chicago traffic. I never really considered the Kymco or the Chinapanese bikes because I'm really not close to any dealers for them, and they didn't have the feel of the SW, the Burgman, or the BMWs. I've owned an r1200rt and I had the Bmw riding gear, and that stupid reason is probably why I leaned toward the BMW. I didn't want to buy new gear.
So why the Sport as opposed to the GT? The GT is a very, very cool machine. Chock full of neat doo-dads, like the automatic windscreen and the big, big storage space. But when I compared the Sport with the GT the Sport seemed so much smaller, so much narrower, so much lighter (yea, I know its only 40 pounds or so, but it seemed like a lot more) and I liked how it acted on the road better, I like how I know it will fit in my small garage better, I like the look of it more, and boy, did I get a deal on the Sport I couldn't get on the GT. Probably that last part had a lot to do with it, but the other stuff I really liked as well. The SW and Burgman seemed ponderously large in comparison. So here I am.
When I get this thing delivered, I will post pictures. Until then, I'll be content to read what you guys say about both bikes, content in the knowledge that I will be on the road soon. See ya'.
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