I was looking for the ultimate in urban mobility.
I grew up riding 80cc dirt bikes and an aunt bought me a Honda Elite 80 scooter when I was 12 or 13 years old. Had a blast riding it around our neighborhood. So I'm not adverse to having a scooter.
Fast forward almost 30 years. I was getting tired of the traffic in Chicago and the humongous gas bills I am paying to fill up my SUV just to drive 9 miles to work in city traffic. My administrative assistant and a co-worker we riding scooters to work and raved about the convenience. We have a 50cc Vespa at our vacation home, so I decided I'd look at bigger CC scoots and on a whim I bought a Vespa GTS 300 last summer. I immediately fell in love and woke up the passion of riding. I put about 1800 miles on it in a few months. However, as I started riding more and more, I quickly figured out that the Vespa wasn't really going to cut it for longer, higher speed rides. I needed a more serious bike.
I kind of wanted to upgrade to a motorcycle like a Ducati Hypermotard or a Multistrada, but I really didn't want to deal with having to shift. I also didn't want an ignorant amount of power either. I wanted something fast and sporty, but I have no desire to do burnouts and pop wheelies. I also didn't want to fiddle with a clutch in stop and go traffic. Only bike I could really find was the Honda NC700, but I thought it was a little bland looking as far as bikes go. The VFR1200 just seemed like too much bike for my daily needs (and expensive). All the other manufacturers are behind the curve on offering DCT options.
I saw the BMW scooters and started doing some research on them and it seemed to have what I wanted. Plenty of power, sporty looking, heated grips/seat, and generally a sexy looking bike. The C600 fit the bill for urban commuting. I made the mistake of test driving one on a Friday for about an hour and brought it home that Monday.
I've been totally satisfied with the purchase. It is truly a work horse for me. It can handle the weekend runs to the farmers market, my 9 to 5 commute, and long leisurely rides to no where or I can hop in the fast lane and hold my own.