Sean, I tend to agree with all you said, but as a rule of thumb, you always need more power, always! :-D
Javier. On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Hawaii Sean <[email protected]> wrote: > I also have an ST1100 so I am biased. I have a couple of friends that are > over the top biased against anything that isn't made in Europe. However, > one member of that crowd just sold his BMW in favor of the V-Strom (Which I > rode and will never get on one again). The bottom line for him was when he > had a breakdown in Western Canada and had to find a way of shipping his > bike about 200 miles to the closest place that could work on it. Suffice > to say, it ruined the trip for him and he went looking for a bike that can > be worked on by any shop when he got home. I don't remember what the > problem was but it was fairly major but I was surprised they couldn't fix > it at the shop in town. > > The ST is just flat out fun to ride and for me comfortable. The foot > position is further back then the Nighthawk but not as bad as a sport > bike. I've put 400+ mile on my bike and not had any problems. Plus the > power is amazing when you need it. Which brings me to the Concours. More > power - yes - but how much power do you really need? I was going up hill > on a mountain road, 8,000 feet 3/4 throttle and was at 105 before I > realized it. I passed 5 cars easily. Not sure how much more power I would > need. > > Sean > > > On Sunday, July 29, 2012 11:00:10 AM UTC-10, 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 >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/95IoAJeZEfMJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
