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A quandry.
I'm selling my BMW R1200GS
I commute about 30 miles a day, most days except for snow and ice.
I tour Scotland for a week once or twice a year.
I can't buy a sports bike because I get cramp in my legs after a short spell.
Sensibly (Head) I'm considering a BMW K1200GT as my next bike.
Perhaps foolishly (Heart) I really fancy a new V-Rod, with the bigger tank in the denim black style.
Has anyone had/ridden either bike. All thoughts welcome!
I'm selling my BMW R1200GS
I commute about 30 miles a day, most days except for snow and ice.
I tour Scotland for a week once or twice a year.
I can't buy a sports bike because I get cramp in my legs after a short spell.
Sensibly (Head) I'm considering a BMW K1200GT as my next bike.
Perhaps foolishly (Heart) I really fancy a new V-Rod, with the bigger tank in the denim black style.
Has anyone had/ridden either bike. All thoughts welcome!
I think I'd keep the GS, surely these must rank as one of the best all round bikes.....anyway you'd get bored of polishing all that chrome unless you are going for a night rod special which are very nice.......incidentally you can have the forward pegs moved on the night rod special to the centre position so your feet are not in front of the engine like the pedals on the street rod.
I sat on one at the NEC and the riding position would probably start aching your back after a while with the foot pegs forward but with them moved to the centre position the riding position would be a bit more relaxed. One of the Harley technical guys confirmed that the pedals can easily be moved.
Depending on your riding I still think I'd keep the GS.
Andy.
I sat on one at the NEC and the riding position would probably start aching your back after a while with the foot pegs forward but with them moved to the centre position the riding position would be a bit more relaxed. One of the Harley technical guys confirmed that the pedals can easily be moved.
Depending on your riding I still think I'd keep the GS.
Andy.
Davel said:
A quandry.
I'm selling my BMW R1200GS
I commute about 30 miles a day, most days except for snow and ice.
I tour Scotland for a week once or twice a year.
I can't buy a sports bike because I get cramp in my legs after a short spell.
Sensibly (Head) I'm considering a BMW K1200GT as my next bike.
Perhaps foolishly (Heart) I really fancy a new V-Rod, with the bigger tank in the denim black style.
Has anyone had/ridden either bike. All thoughts welcome!
I'm selling my BMW R1200GS
I commute about 30 miles a day, most days except for snow and ice.
I tour Scotland for a week once or twice a year.
I can't buy a sports bike because I get cramp in my legs after a short spell.
Sensibly (Head) I'm considering a BMW K1200GT as my next bike.
Perhaps foolishly (Heart) I really fancy a new V-Rod, with the bigger tank in the denim black style.
Has anyone had/ridden either bike. All thoughts welcome!
V-Rod.......not a bike I would have considered as a commute tool I must admitt.....
They are nice though, was a bit surprised at it when I was looking at them before I ordered my Harley. Actually, the V-Rod with the forward controls is more comfortable to ride than you would think, well for my long legs it was.
However, I would say the head decision is the Bimmer for what you need, but, I've never gone with that, motorcycling is about heart not head....
So, nice riding position and character, plus ability to scratch is you want....Ducati Multistrada 1000.
Or, how about the new Triumph Tiger 1050, getting rave reviews, and a colleague has just test ridden and said it's the best riding position of any bike he's ridden, and immediately ordered one, part ex'ing his 12 month old Sprint ST for one.
andy tims said:
aeropilot said:
V-Rod.......not a bike I would have considered as a commute tool I must admitt.....
Me neither - everything else asside, think of all the cleaning needed to keep it looking OK
Not so much a problem as long as you went for the all blacked out Night Rod version.
But, I'd say the better bet from the Harley stable for a commute/touring bike would be one of the Buell's, as they retain the belt drive as well, which is good from a maintainance point of view, and have great grunt, and reasonable riding positions, depending on version. And no chrome...
Edited by aeropilot on Thursday 14th December 12:35
Hadn't thought of a Multistrada cos I had one previous - and there's a new 1100 version out too! The front is still ugly though.....
The V-rod that I was looking at is mostly mat black but point taken about suitability for commuting. None avaialble till April either in that spec.
There is nothing at all wrong with the GS and sensibly I'd keep it.
Just fancy a change again.
The V-rod that I was looking at is mostly mat black but point taken about suitability for commuting. None avaialble till April either in that spec.
There is nothing at all wrong with the GS and sensibly I'd keep it.
Just fancy a change again.
Cruisers aren't really my thing, but then BMWs really aren't my thing, so I'd say V-Rod. Have you looked at the Victory range ? I think that as cruisers go, the Victory Hammer is a far better looking bike than the V-Rod and similar priced - I think. It's all down to personal preference. I'd agree with others that I wouldn't really consider either as a commuter bike though. Why not get something cheap and cheerful for the chores, and buy the bike you really want for the times you want to ride it - if that makes any sense 
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