It's a shame the C14 wasn't included.
Kawi didn't bribe as hard
I think the press is all gaga over the Trophy and K16000- they picked the FJR because they knew it would be a distant 3rd place- that way they can say how great these 2 machines are. You couldn't have a budget bike (C14) giving them a hard run for the money and have the same outcome...
No conspiracy theory at all. The FJR is older technology than the other 2 bikes. I expect it to come in third in the above comparison. Same as when the C14 was compared to the FJR & St1300- I expected the newer C14 to do better. You must have ignored the post where I said they were all good choices...
Of course the FJR is going to come up short in some areas, but that does not mean it's a bad bike, or is needed to justify praise for a Trophy or K16GT.
Where is all this conspiracy theory BS when the C14 has been chosen ahead of an FJR, ST1300, etc?
No conspiracy theory at all. The FJR is older technology than the other 2 bikes. I expect it to come in third in the above comparison. Same as when the C14 was compared to the FJR & St1300- I expected the newer C14 to do better. You must have ignored the post where I said they were all good choices...
The press almost always gushes over the newer bikes. That is not utter nonsense, that is fact.
The nonsense is that they would add the FJR to justify heaping their praise onto the Trophy and K16.Yeah because a tweak in bodywork and cruise control make it so much better. It still is down in power, handling, and almost every other category compared to the other bikes. Having it along for the ride lets them point out how vastly improved the new models are. Really, if you don't think bike mag comparos are biased....seriously?
If you read the article, the criteria was to test the newest sport touring bikes against the benchmark K16GT. Hence the reason the C14 was not included.
Not everything is a vast conspiracy against C14 admirers.
The BMW is the benchmark?
Gadets are cool but there is a point of diminishing returns.
It should be, its the top of the top for both performance and price. Nothing else compares to it (other than maybe on a drag strip). As a sport-tourer, nothing can touch it. I didn;t realize thats not a known fact.
What bike you know of surpasses it as far as sport-touring type performance, and standard OEM sport-touring features? The suspension alone is outrageous and trumps everything in the sport-touring class.