What is this F5B you speak of?
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...still coming out of sleep inertia in the morning :icon_mrgreen:
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I like the new GW without the trunk,but definitely see the need on my longer trips. So far I have a large bag that I put stuff in and go. Wonder how much effort it would take to remove the trunk on the BMW?
Thanks for posting Jummytee
When it's just got to get there overnight! lol
Leno's garage does an episode where they talk about the H2 and the H2r. Kawasaki's flagship bike made with all premium materials. It's the model where Kawasaki engineers create for the sake of showing off their prowess. Apparently it should sell for a lot more than it's already very high price because of the hours and materials put into it. Kawasaki actually looses money on it but garner prestige in the industry. I'll look for the episode and post a link.
https://youtu.be/vAo0LWQFxdE
Thursday, I rode the BMW 1600B, the plus was the clutchless shifting, which had time not using the clutch, moves very quickly, better that F6B. Big bike to big bike, F6B short comings no ABS braking, no dash select ride. A better comparison would to Honda 2018, price new Honda to BMW about the same. Not have ridden the new Honda, but Knowing I have a 2016 for 7K less. My F6B I will enjoy for the next 3 years. Thanks
Cool looking, hi-power cycles! At Sturgis this summer, there was a whole group of the Boss Hoss bikes. One BIG man, got on his 504 cubic inch, turbo-charged Boss Hoss, and it had Nitriss bottles, and put down a black strip of rubber, about 1/4 mile long. He had a 14" wide tire on the beast. Had more HP than any 3 of the other mentioned bikes. :yikes:
Trust me when I say you dont want to set at a stop light to long with a Boss Hoss between your legs....I know.
https://blog.bikerornot.com/wp-conte...hoss-play2.jpg
(not me)
Bottom line for me in comparing the K1600B vs New Goldwing:
tech: comparable
price: comparable
performance and zoom/gee-wiz factor: comparable
reliability: favors the Honda
cost of ownership: greatly favors Honda
So that's the way I'll roll once they are both out and the initial bugs are flushed out
pete