Since this website won't allow me to reply with a quote I'll kind of answer everyone responses here.
John (saaz) asked "why change from the beemer?" Well essentially there's no reason to change from the BMW other than I like to change bikes from time to time. If I see something that looks a bargain and it interests me as a bike I'd like to own for a while, I'll check it out and buy it if its good value in my mind.
Most of the bikes I've brought have in my view offered "better than average" value. My logic is that if I buy bikes that way, I can enjoy the bike for a year or two, put another 10,000k's on it, and generally sell it for somewhere close to what I originally paid for it. Of course, I loose out on the cost of rego and insurance and basic running costs like replacing tyres etc every year, but I'm going to have those costs whether I change bikes regulalrly, or hold onto the same bike for years.
To answer Kev's question about the wing for sale in Tassy. To me, that bike only offers average value given you can buy a brand new wing these days for about $32,000, and have it come with a full warranty.
In reply to John M's suggestion that the stone chips might have been from riding on dirt roads. I agree with you John! But there were too many stone chips this early in the bikes life. Even the leading edges of the panniers were stone chipped. It made me feel suspicious about the bikes milage?
I guess if your into touring bikes, the Goldwing has always been the "ultimate" tourer there is.
I'd be happy to own. So one of these days when the right bike comes along, hopefully I get my chance :)
Cheers
Barry and Marissa :) :)
