Well, with K seemingly dropping the Connie (though that's what was said in '07), and the big FJR gone, and the ST a distant memory, what are we left with for sport touring should my current steed eventually give up the ghost? Though if the connies are as reliable as you guys say at all the rallies, as long as I can keep from getting hit, I shouldn't worry about what to do about the next sport tourer (unless I get stupid bored and trade it off on a fleeting fancy)? Seems that the Nippon bike makers think we all don't mind chain maintenance. part of the reason for picking the connie in the first place was not having to maintain a chain. I'd be fine with belt drive as it's quite maintenance free as a shaftie is, but you don't find that in sport tourers currently in production that I'm aware of. of course there's the european sport tourers, but they've been making mechanics out of riders since they started. and the euro bikes are quite $$ compared to the big 4 from Japan. So will be left with the RT and K bikes from BMW and that's it?
-tdbru
-tdbru