Needless to say but the BWM 1600 is off my bucket list.
The C14 has not changed enough over time for me to want a new one.
And, there is no other bike out there that evokes enough passion in me to put it in the "got to have" position. So, I will likely keep the 09 for a very long time.
I have owned my 2009 Connie since 2010 and it now has roughly 35,000 miles on it - rode the Tail of the Dragon (TN), Back of the Dragon (VA Rt 16) and Snake (TN) last year. It has been (is) a great bike and I have not had any issues it - not even the infamous heat the 2008s and 2009s are known for.
I other day I was thinking about upgrading and decided to test ride a BMW 1600 GT. Boy was I disappointed. First, the transmission was clunky, making a big clunking sound when the gears were engaged, which reminded me of the Suzuki M90 I owned before the Connie. Second, the wind protection and seat were no better than the Connie's, meaning I would need to buy an after-market seat and windshield. Third, I did not like the throttle response. The bike also felt too wide. Lastly, the 2013 I tested was priced at $20K.
Needless to say but the BWM 1600 is off my bucket list.
But you are missing the most important reason to buy a BMW -- the abuse the sales person, parts counter help and maintenance/repair people will hand out. That is worth the $25K right there!
The reason I buy Kawasaki's is so I don't have to go to the dealers- after 5 years the only time the bike saw a dealer again was for the safety recall. Awesome reliability so far.
Unfortunately there are good BMW dealers. We have a good one here in Fredericksburg, VA. Not all of them are like that. Kinda like Kwackers dealers. There's good ones and bad ones.Cant be the same dealership I visited. They did not speak or great when I was in there a week ago for about 15 minutes...not a soul came up to speak to me. Poor customer service will never get my check.
Cant be the same dealership I visited. They did not speak or great when I was in there a week ago for about 15 minutes...not a soul came up to speak to me. Poor customer service will never get my check.
I admit I secretly Covent a bwm 1600gt, I keep telling myself surely they must be better since they are over $10k more than what I paid for my connie.
Martin...are you saying the bmw is that much faster than the c14? IM assuming nothing fiat makes is very fast and to compare it to a Ferrari...I would hope the slowest would still be faster than the fastest fiat....
...the Ferrari probably doesn't have much in the way of electronic convenience (nice stereo, GPS, auto everything). It probably has a horribly stiff and rough race-car suspension and restrictive, low, stiff seats. It probably has little in the way of storage or sound deadening. Probably is only a two-seater. ...