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I believe those bikes were always well known for their top notch quality.
I think they (the new models) still are well known for excellent quality.
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Hard to know what "quality" means.
Does it mean an uncomfortably high center of gravity?
Does it mean a buzzy engine?
Or is it simply the older we get the better we were?
Hard to know what "quality" means.
Does it mean an uncomfortably high center of gravity?
Does it mean a buzzy engine?
Or is it simply the older we get the better we were?
I would like to hop on that so-called crap! and isn't the "Jap" thing a little dated?
Problem is, this is what it was supposed to look like when they originally envisioned it a couple of years ago.
I would have one of these 10 minutes after it hit the showroom floor.
And I still have this in my garage. My first real bike that I bought brand new in 1981.
Does anything make you happy?
Sure, back in the day when UJMs were the thing, the Airhead was a better choice.
BMW today has lots of better choices than this Honda, although I'd have to admit I wouldn't be happy with BMW if I were so seriously looking for nostalgia. But, I'm a looking forward kind of guy and that's a great way to be happy.
(UJM = universal Japanese motorcycle for those that missed that era, and this is exactly that look.)
As for "going and going and going," well that's another market entirely. I suggest to my friends on Mercedes and BMW car forums, for example, that their cars are closer to Ferraris than they are to Camrys (or refrigerators). Same pretty much applies to BMW motorcycles.
It's kind of silly I know, but I think those looking for refrigerator-like reliability and "economy" owning BMW motorcycles are simply suffering buyer's remorse or feeling otherwise guilty about how much fun they're having and how nice their bike is. There's even more fun to be had if the guilt is left behind.