Four-bike comparo

[the Ferret]

wow... I am shocked. The yellow/black Beemer is gone. Shocked I say.

[offroadfx4_imp]

134,000 is a lot of miles.....all good things have to end eventually.....you definitely had a lot of good times on that one!

[4 Paws_imp]

Best time to sell a bike is when you’ll miss it.
I’ve repeatedly read that the K1200 is a superior motorcycle, numerous folks use them as sidecar tugs where they command a premium price.

Savor the memories.

[Paris_imp]

They say you should always stop when you're still having fun, before it gets old, whatever it is. That way, you'll always remember having a good time and nothing else. I guess that's why you should sell a bike when you know you'll miss it.

[Cormanus]

Great original post, LongRanger. I enjoyed your comparisons.

I'm impressed that it led you to sell your bike, obviously for a fair price.

By the way, when you said you were 'jaded' by the Telelever suspension, did you mean you are over it or that it is difficult for other suspensions to live up to? I took it to be the latter.

[Capo]

Superb write up. And honest emotion over the sale of your K. You have a nice stable of bikes remaining!


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[LongRanger_imp]

Cormanus, please excuse my poor choice of adjectives. By "jaded," I intended to convey a very favorable bias towards Telelever. It's a comparatively heavy design as compared to traditional telescopic forks, but on less-than-perfect roads, I find it provides superior stability, compliance, and control on non-sportbike applications. My RT also has it, as did my ex-R850R and R1100S. Those latter bikes handled extremely well and, I would argue, enabled me to improve my riding proficiency by increasing my confidence.

[Cormanus]

No problems, LongRanger. That’s what I thought you meant. Honda’s gone for a similar design with the new Goldwing, hasn’t it?

[LongRanger_imp]

The new Goldwing design is closer to the current BMW Duolever suspension, which is what you'll find on Offroad's K1600GT. It's a newer concept than the Telelever (first introduced on the 1994 R1100RS).

[Cormanus]

Have you ridden a bike with the Duolever suspension? If so, is it an improvement?