Sometimes life isn’t fair

April 7th, 2007 · Comments

I just got this in the mail today. I think Dallas would get upset if I came to the wedding late because of this:

BMW Motorcycles of Atlanta is holding their Spring Open House on April 14th, which appears to be a schedule conflict for me. I went to their fall event and had a great time testing bikes. This caught my eye on the flyer this time around: “Demo ride the F800′s and the G650′s!”. Those are the new lineups of bikes that BMW has for 2007, two of which I am very interested in. The BMW F800ST has gotten really fantastic reviews, and is quite a different beast from what I am currently riding. I obviously wouldn’t give it much offroad time, but it looks like the best compromise of a good commuter bike and a good two-up bike for the time when I can convince Dallas to hop on the back.

The G 650 xChallenge would also be nice to demo-ride, as it’s the closest thing to a replacement my bike has in the 2007 lineup. I got to sit on one at the Moto show in Atlanta a few months ago, and it didn’t seem too bad. It’s much more trail-worthy than my bike, but suffers some usability issues for using as a long distance tourer. The gas tank on it is half the size, the seat a bit stiff, and it doesn’t have a large alternator for powering goodies such as electric vests and gloves. Ideally, I would be able own both motorcycles, but I don’t see it as terribly practical at this point.

I don’t have any plans to buy a new bike in 2007, but perhaps another used one in 2008 to broaden my experience would be nice. There will be more demo-ride days for sure.

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