I am partial to the ST since it’s a Honda and I own one, but I have
recently looked at some BMW’s and my bro in law owns one. The consensus is
they are engineered very well, and have disgustingly expensive parts and or
service. And they do break down. Having BMW repair them is insane. $500
of an oil change to get an idea. I love my ST1300 but it does not have
all the bells and whistles of BMW. I think it is over engineered for what
the average rider wants to spend. Before you buy that BMW I suggest you go
price an air filter and brake pads.
Ron
On Sunday, July 29, 2012 4:00:10 PM UTC-5, Jeremy.Kindy wrote:
>
> I made the mistake of visiting the local Honda dealer here. They have a
> BMW K1100RS ('93 ABS with ~49K miles, around $4K) and a Pacific Coast 800
> (unsure of year, I think around 22K miles, no price on it - they apparently
> just got it in recently).
>
> I have a '92 750 with ~26K miles that I bought almost 2 years ago. I've
> been eyeing the ST1100/ST1300s for the additional wind protection and
> luggage carrying capability. Of course, it would likely be cheaper to add
> hard bags to the NH for the luggage and you can add a fairing.
>
> Realistically, it would take a lot of convincing of my wife to get
> anything else and I would sell/trade in the NH to fund the purchase. I'll
> still see if I can get a test ride out of them. Any thoughts on the
> relative strengths/weaknesses of these 3 bikes?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jeremy
>
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