Re: [ST] new 06

[Erik Miner <eeminer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The replacement for a pre 05 Sprint  IS a BMW K1200S.. It's 
comfortable, fast, has luggage etc...  $16,000 without the options.. 
mine was after discounts, and with ABS, ESA, Heated Grips, Luggage, 
and Centerstand a bit over $17K  I don't believe that there's a bike 
out there with the same combination of performance, comfort, 
technolgy, and long haul ability.. Unfortunatly the fucking thing is 
expensive. I was going to buy an 05 ABS but the heat the bike throws 
and the lame luggage put it out of the running. And after test riding 
the K1200S I was done...  I suggest that anyone that has a local BMW 
dealer to give the S a ride.. If only for the fun of knowing :-)





At 11:45 AM 4/25/2006, you wrote:
>Erik,
>You do have a significant point.  I've been looking at Ducati 
>Multistradas, FJR1300's, R1200GS's, Tiger's, ST1200's, R1200S/RT's, 
>FZ1's and when I hullucinate, taking a new Speed Triple and putting 
>an RS fairing on the front.  When I really think about how I ride or 
>how I want to ride two bikes go to the front: the GS and the FJR, 
>BUT no matter what the rags say I don't see what either of them do 
>that I can't do on my ST.   If you really think about how you ride 
>on the street and strip out all the track based fantisies, the 
>pre-05 Sprint is one heckuva bike.  Factor in that a GS floats 
>around $17K, dreaming about a new bike and keeping the Sprints 
>doesn't seem all that bad.
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