Hi Guys,
For about a year now i've been thinking about replacing my 1998 BMW R1100Rt and the Connie has risen to the top of my list (I think!). I have to stick with a sport tourer, so in any case thats a short list !
Yes, i want the new BMW 1600GT - who doesn't ? From what I've deduced from recent editorials though, the 2011 Connie is most of the way there for a lot less money, and in the end - that wins the day for me !
I haven't given up on my old RT yet though and maybe someone here can push me over the edge. I've done a lot to my RT and trust it completely (misguided trust probably - there are a lot of idiosyncratic little things to go wrong on these bikes).
I have modified and changed almost everything on this girl, stripped apart and lovingly reasssembled her, until she has become like an old family member, but she is not in the class of the modern bikes. I'm sure most of you have felt this way about one of your bikes !
I spent a lot of time redoing the stereo until it actually works the way it should, and if i change to a Connie, I will miss it. What do you guys do for tunes ?
In fact i'm going to stop right there. I'd like to know what the jump felt like from whatever you rode before, and if anyone made the jump from an RT, I would love to hear about it.
For about a year now i've been thinking about replacing my 1998 BMW R1100Rt and the Connie has risen to the top of my list (I think!). I have to stick with a sport tourer, so in any case thats a short list !
Yes, i want the new BMW 1600GT - who doesn't ? From what I've deduced from recent editorials though, the 2011 Connie is most of the way there for a lot less money, and in the end - that wins the day for me !
I haven't given up on my old RT yet though and maybe someone here can push me over the edge. I've done a lot to my RT and trust it completely (misguided trust probably - there are a lot of idiosyncratic little things to go wrong on these bikes).
I have modified and changed almost everything on this girl, stripped apart and lovingly reasssembled her, until she has become like an old family member, but she is not in the class of the modern bikes. I'm sure most of you have felt this way about one of your bikes !
I spent a lot of time redoing the stereo until it actually works the way it should, and if i change to a Connie, I will miss it. What do you guys do for tunes ?
In fact i'm going to stop right there. I'd like to know what the jump felt like from whatever you rode before, and if anyone made the jump from an RT, I would love to hear about it.