Thinking of a new bike

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Edumakated

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So I kind of want to add a different bike to the stable. I don't know that I really want to replace the C600 as it is just too practical. However, I would kind of like to ride something else. The following have caught my eye. Just wanted to get some thoughts on them:

Honda VFR1200 DCT

Ducati Monster 821 or 1200.

Ducati Hyperstrada or Multistrada

Ducati Scrambler (Maybe. Will see what it looks like).

BMW R Nine T.
 
SteveADV

SteveADV

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How are your knees and hips?

I can relate to the itch. I fixed mine by putting a dual purpose in the garage. While certainly subjective, I like the looks of all those but have only been on the monster and the nineT (which I tested just for the heck of it). They were a bit tight for my old knees and hips.
 
Xian Forbes

Xian Forbes

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Everyone I know that has an older VFR 800 says it's the best bike they've ever owned. I'm sure the 1200 is just as pleasant.
 
exavid

exavid

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...So I kind of want to add a different bike to the stable. I don't know that I really want to replace the C600 as it is just too practical. However, I would kind of like to ride something else. The following have caught my eye. Just wanted to get some thoughts on them...

One option would be to do as I did. I kept my GT and bought a very nice low mileage K1100LT. If you look around you can find some great deals in older bikes that look and run like new. My LT has 11,000 miles and looks like it just came off as showroom floor. Not bad for $2800. A friend of mine picked up an R1100RT in much the same condition for $2500. I've had three different maxi scooters before the GT and eventually regretted selling them. The GT is just too handy for running around town and running errands. Besides a fellow needs at least two bikes so you have one running while doing maintenance on the other.
 
yellasei

yellasei

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I was just about to start a thread on this myself but i am thinking of selling up my c600 sport!!!!!
i still love it but thinking of scaling down to a smaller, lighter comuter bike. At the moment its in its prime and just fitted a fresh pair of tyres so its feeling just like it was new.
It would be a shame but maybe time to move on??
thoughts??
 
SteveADV

SteveADV

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So much depends on $ and time. I bought my second bike with the idea that I would eventually pair down to one after figuring out which I preferred. Problem is that I like both and look forward to riding the one I haven't ridden for a few days...a lot like having two wives, I suppose (gulp - unintentional and totally inappropriate analogy:eek:) I love them both even though they are so different; maybe that's why.

I am looking forward to getting my GT back (recall work done). Looking forward to it a lot! That said, I know that in a few days or a week, I will want to get back on the dual purpose and feather through those gears after the comfort of the GT makes me feel like a passenger with little to do but look out the window.

Then, a few days after that, I will want to get back on the Beemer.

I've learned to accept the siren call of both.
 
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JaimeC

JaimeC

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Of your list, I'd go with the R Nine-T. But my list would include the basic R1200R Roadster. Nice, basic "Do-anything" motorcycle; dress it however you want. Hard bags and a windscreen to go touring or commuting, naked for track days and weekend sport riding. Closest thing to my old K100 that I bought back in 1985 and had for ten years before some mouth-breathing, soul-less son of a ***** stole it from the train station while I was at work. I put over 150,000 miles on that bike in the ten years I owned it. The paint was all faded for the SECOND time (I had it repainted once already) and I had JUST dropped theft coverage (who the hell would want to steal a ten year old motorcycle with 158,000 miles CLEARLY showing on the odometer?).

I never got it back, either. Still pisses me off when I think about it. One of the best "All-around" motorcycles I'd ever owned. Simple enough for me to do my own valves and timing, too. The modern K bikes? As we say in Brooklyn: "Fuhgeddabouddid!!"

The oil-cooled boxers are still somewhat user-serviceable. I don't know about the newer water-cooled ones, but the R1200R still has the older oil-cooled engine.
 
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Edumakated

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The Nine T is really calling my name. I kind of want a retro / unique looking bike but I also like the fact it has modern updates like ABS. The VFR1200 is attractive as think it would be fun on longer rides and I really like the DCT option. However, it might be too much bike for me size and power wise. I wish the Vfr800 had the DCT. I visually like the Ducati's but they may be too edgy for me. I'm not a big fan of bikes with stupid amounts of power. I'm not the kind of guy that wants to pop wheelies and all that nonsense. The bike I didn't mention is the MV Agusta Tourismo. Kind of Multistrada like but has clutchless shifting up and down, anti-wheelie, traction control, power modes, and more manageable 800cc. Although it looks like I will need a mortgage to buy one and oil changes won't be cheap.

I just would like a more recreational ride in the stable. My c600 is fun, but sometimes I just want something with a little more personality.
 
SteveADV

SteveADV

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I hear yah. The Beemer scoots are tough to beat, but sometimes we want to just kick a$$.

That said, if I were allowed only one bike, my C650GT is the one that would be in my garage.

I am looking so much to getting mine back after less than a week. I can't imagine how Christian felt without his for more than a month. Beware prospective buyers....it is addictive.
 
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SteveADV

SteveADV

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When I picked up my C650GT today after the chain tensioner fix, the tech mentioned to me that he added another bike to his stable...a C600. When I asked him why not the GT, he just smiled and said that he has a back pack he uses for additional storage. But he did say that although he personally preferred the look of the C600 he did not think there was that much difference in handling (was he being kind???) and that he got the C600 at a significant discount.
 
exavid

exavid

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I doubt there's a dollar's worth of difference in performance between the C600 and C650. I agree the 600 looks a bit cooler but I definitely prefer my GT for it's increased carrying capacity, makes it much more useful in running errands. I can get a week's worth of groceries in the bike with the top case on. I can also carry my AR15 to the range along with my range bag under the seat. It's handy to be able to do that because I can stop for lunch or whatever with the rifle secure in the scooter.
 
Skutorr

Skutorr

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exavid said:
I doubt there's a dollar's worth of difference in performance between the C600 and C650.
Click to expand...

My brother and I test rode them BOTH, back to back, on our local twisties and the freeway. The 600 was just "quicker" in the twisty stuff, faster to respond with less input; probably due to the Diablos and less weight.

On the freeway the 650 was pushing against greater wind resistance; not as quick but more rider protection.

The 650 was more practical and better-finished...
 
exavid

exavid

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I bought the GT for it's convenience and utility. It carries a lot with the under seat storage and top case, and I do like the electric windshield. When I feel the need to be a bit more 'sporty' there's the K1100 parked beside the scooter in my garage which does that job just fine. It may be an LT but it doesn't know that when the rpms are in the upper end of the power band.
 
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