Let's not be so harsh on our beloved Honda Motorcycle Inc - Even BMW has entered into the automatic market. Has anyone seen or read about the BMW C600 Sport or C650 GT? I've seen 1 of the C600 Sport's here in Honolulu. It's kind of a new version of the Burgman but with a BMW badge. At least BMW calls them scooters and not motorcycles. Review below - even though the reviewer is trying to be neutral his review makes you scratch your head a little.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/9158264/BMW-C600-Sport-and-C650-GT-review.html I've never understood the concept of the 400cc+ scooter. It does exactly as you described below - removes you from the elemets - the very reason we ride. I rode a Burgman 650 (I think it was 650 - it was close to that anyway) and it just felt different. Somehow having the engine between your knees and having to shift makes it feel completely different. Aloha - Sean On Sunday, March 3, 2013 1:04:36 PM UTC-10, surfswab wrote: > > Why?....good question. > > My take on motorcycling: It is what it is because of the necessity > for total involvement of the senses -- the wind, the noise, the > smells, the "feel" of coordination between your brain, eyes, hands and > feet and the mechanicals of your machine. > > Those elements, because they require total concentration on the event, > provide a vacation from the hum-drum cares and distractions of routine > life. > > Every rider knows what it means to go for a ride "to clear my head." > > Auto-shifting, in my opinion, removes an essential element of the > experience and distances you from the satisfaction of a good ride. > > Honda's engineers don't seem to get that. > > > > > > > > On Mar 3, 5:12 pm, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Being into VFRs the general consensus in the community is "why??", from > what I know the manual sells 3x more than the DTC. I think you can also get > the NC700x with it too. > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: surfswab <[email protected]> > > > > Sender: [email protected] <javascript:> > > Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 12:50:04 > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]<javascript:>> > > > Reply-To: [email protected] <javascript:> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Honda DN 01 > > > > Apparently, the idea persists. Here's an interesting review of a VFR > > 1200 so equipped, but with a manual (sort of) option: > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab0ZLZBXaUg&list=PL35642E4811753525 > > > > On Mar 3, 11:05 am, EGrider <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Maybe, but that would mean that Honda figured new riders were going to > line > > > up to cut their teeth on a $15K machine. I'd like to see the minutes > of > > > that planning meeting. They should make the automatic an option, as on > the > > > Civic, IMHO. > > > > > On Saturday, March 2, 2013 4:32:46 PM UTC-5, nighthawkin wrote: > > > > > > Whats your take on this radical machine? I'm tempted to test ride > it but > > > > too pricey! Here's one for sale close to me. > > > > > >http://delaware.craigslist.org/mcy/3654103102.html > > > > > >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdTNWOMtbDc > > > > > >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_i06AVPtBM > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javascript:>. > > > Visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > > For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
