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Hi All,
First post here, so please bare with me.
I'm currently the owner of a Honda CBR250. I use it exclusively for commuting, a tad less than 50 miles round trip, 3 or 4 days a week. Though it has proven an extremely frugal ride, as I'm getting up in age I find the forward lean less and less desirable (numb hands). This is especially evident if there's an accident on the highway and I have to sit in traffic clutching it for an uncomfortably long time. Also, during the colder months, the lack of wind protection becomes an issue. I live in AZ, but in the winter 30 degree mornings are not uncommon, in fact rather typical.
Lately I've been looking around to possibly replace my ride, and I don't want to overlook any of the auto bikes, such as Honda's NC700x, or the CTX, and of course maxi scooters. I'm not necessarily ruling out a manual, CB500X looks nice for the $, as well as many others. But when I sit down and consider what I really want: LOTS of wind protection, LOTS of comfort and LOTS of storage the Burgman 650 shoots right to the top of the list. It also has considerably more power than my current ride and heck, the auto tranny might be pretty sweet.
Oh, I should throw in for fun that I used to own a PC800, probably one of my favorite bikes just for the convenience and simplicity. I'm not much of a chrome polisher, though I do do my own maintenance I don't want to be overwhelmed by it, maybe hose it off once a month or so, keep the oil clean etc.
Anyhow, I also like the looks of the Silverwing, or even the new BMW, but the Burgman seems to have so much more, here is a short list of reasons I like it over the Silverwing:
Larger electronically controlled windscreen
Wider fairing with body mounted rear view mirrors (also liked this on the PC800)
More glove compartments
Twin headlights
Larger wheels
Heated grips and seat
Passenger floor boards
Less vibration
and, the variety of shifting modes
Now here is where I have to apologize as I'm sure these things have been asked a 100 times. I have done a few searches on the forum and quite a bit of reading, but I still have questions.
There are also some sweet looking deals on craigslist which are so tempting, but ... I get worried reading about the potential for a CVT failure. This is something I (well, I'm sure all of us), desperately wish to avoid. Are the late models, say 2011+ any less vulnerable? I did read that the stopper bolt has been upgraded? Or is it completely hit or miss? The Burgman has so many advantages in my mind over the silverwing except for that one big issue. I definitely need a dependable ride. Or, as long as you keep an eye on that bolt wearing are you okay?
Well, sorry again for the long post asking a question that's probably been asked many times before, but I certainly would appreciate some informed feedback.
Thanks ...
First post here, so please bare with me.
I'm currently the owner of a Honda CBR250. I use it exclusively for commuting, a tad less than 50 miles round trip, 3 or 4 days a week. Though it has proven an extremely frugal ride, as I'm getting up in age I find the forward lean less and less desirable (numb hands). This is especially evident if there's an accident on the highway and I have to sit in traffic clutching it for an uncomfortably long time. Also, during the colder months, the lack of wind protection becomes an issue. I live in AZ, but in the winter 30 degree mornings are not uncommon, in fact rather typical.
Lately I've been looking around to possibly replace my ride, and I don't want to overlook any of the auto bikes, such as Honda's NC700x, or the CTX, and of course maxi scooters. I'm not necessarily ruling out a manual, CB500X looks nice for the $, as well as many others. But when I sit down and consider what I really want: LOTS of wind protection, LOTS of comfort and LOTS of storage the Burgman 650 shoots right to the top of the list. It also has considerably more power than my current ride and heck, the auto tranny might be pretty sweet.
Oh, I should throw in for fun that I used to own a PC800, probably one of my favorite bikes just for the convenience and simplicity. I'm not much of a chrome polisher, though I do do my own maintenance I don't want to be overwhelmed by it, maybe hose it off once a month or so, keep the oil clean etc.
Anyhow, I also like the looks of the Silverwing, or even the new BMW, but the Burgman seems to have so much more, here is a short list of reasons I like it over the Silverwing:
Larger electronically controlled windscreen
Wider fairing with body mounted rear view mirrors (also liked this on the PC800)
More glove compartments
Twin headlights
Larger wheels
Heated grips and seat
Passenger floor boards
Less vibration
and, the variety of shifting modes
Now here is where I have to apologize as I'm sure these things have been asked a 100 times. I have done a few searches on the forum and quite a bit of reading, but I still have questions.
There are also some sweet looking deals on craigslist which are so tempting, but ... I get worried reading about the potential for a CVT failure. This is something I (well, I'm sure all of us), desperately wish to avoid. Are the late models, say 2011+ any less vulnerable? I did read that the stopper bolt has been upgraded? Or is it completely hit or miss? The Burgman has so many advantages in my mind over the silverwing except for that one big issue. I definitely need a dependable ride. Or, as long as you keep an eye on that bolt wearing are you okay?
Well, sorry again for the long post asking a question that's probably been asked many times before, but I certainly would appreciate some informed feedback.
Thanks ...