Which would you get (and WHY?)

[OTB]

Originally Posted by neebelung

Admittedly, I wasn't a fan of them really until I rode one for an all day ride (including about an hour of it in heavy rain ). I was actually SURPRISED at the end of the day at how much I enjoyed it, because the reputation is that it's such a pig.

That's the problem with the internet....soooo many people have opinions about things they know nothing about ....("my FRIEND said.....").

SO many bikes get a bad rep becuase of somebody else's prejudices (but ya gotta ask yourself why the 'Busa sells in excess of 10,000 units here in the US every year).

While I understand the emotional component of motorcyles (for God's sake, I ride one of the MOST impractical bikes ever built....but I LOVE how it looks and feels) you've got to look at how the bike functions for most of the riding you do. ANd if it works for how you ride and feels right, then, by God, buy the thing. At the price you ware getting it, if you find out it doesn't suit, you can turn around and sel it in a minute.

........as a matter of fact, if you decide not to buy it, at the price it's going for I might be tempted to fly down and ride it back up here......