08-12-2013, 11:26 PM
(08-12-2013, 10:35 AM)ChipBeck_imp Wrote:(08-08-2013, 09:17 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Funny story on how I came to buy the KZ if you care to read it. Since I was a kid I wanted a BMW. My dad rode Indians, then Harleys but I always loved the looks of the opposed twin Beemer. Anyhow at the time I was managing a Kawasaki shop. I had saved up $ 2000 to put down on a BMW R 90S in orange and silver.I was going to put down $ 2000 and finance $ 2000. My wife and I went to the local Beemer shop and took a test ride. I didn't go 2 miles and knew I didn't want the Beemer. In fact, I hated it. The suspension was soft and due to the drive shaft wanted to raise every time you gave it gas and drop every time you let off. It was like riding a horse on a merry go round. I left crushed. Really crushed. I had wanted one so bad for so many years.
Anyhow a few days later our shop got in our first KZ 1000. I had it set up and took it for a test ride. What a motorcycle. it was awesome! I called the store owner ( 4 stores Honda and Kawasaki) and asked what my price on the bike would be. He said he'd call me back. A few minutes later he called and said $ 1887.00 incl tax. Done deal baby. I paid cash for the bike, and had gas money left over.
Probably the best motorcycle I ever owned. Sold it a couple years later to get cash for a down payment on a house.
Funny thing, I still love the way Beemers look. I think the 76-77 R90/ R100s were the most beautiful motorcycles ever made. 3 times since then I have tried to buy R 75 and R 90 Beemers, and each time a test ride has convinced me not to buy one. Too bad, I really love the way they look.
Mickey,
I could have written almost the same post. I've wanted a BMW boxer twin since I was a kid because I thought they looked cool. I just knew I was going to love it when I rode one. I had been building it up in my mind for so long. And then......I rode one. Within a couple miles my desire to own one was extinguished. Oh well.
Chip
Mickey,
I could have written almost the same post. I've wanted a BMW boxer twin since I was a kid because I thought they looked cool. I just knew I was going to love it when I rode one. I had been building it up in my mind for so long. And then......I rode one. Within a couple miles my desire to own one was extinguished. Oh well.
Chip Motorcycle like cars are sold for any number of reasons. Every sense is involved. I am admittedly more of a collector then a rider. There are times when I just have to have it (like the CB). I would guess there are lots of other who experience the same. But once it's home and ridden sometimes there is a certain amount of buyers remorse. Another obvious point is that what is the cats meow for one is not necessarily so for the other guy. Harley makes a nice machine but why it sells so well as compared to other makes has nothing much to do with the machine but more to do with the "image" and the "esthetics". And I am not condemning that at all. A fellow should have what he likes and why he likes it should not be analyzed to a fault. More often then not for me it's the "esthetics". An example is my CB1100. I just fell in love with it at first glance. It's a nice riding bike but it's no better then others. When you combine the esthetics with the functionality it's a winner. But it's not a Harley and it's not going to appeal to a real large contingency. That's OK.