Warren
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Usually when you get a good trade in price you don't get as good a deal on the purchase price. One way or the other the dealer has to make his money.
That Red BMW 800 GT is still talking to me....
I am gonna have to get on cycletrader and see what they will be selling the NT for.....Lets see...there is a silver 2010 with 11000 miles at an Indianapolis BMW dealer for $9300, nicely equiped...
Hey, those marking on the tank look familiar somehow....
http://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2010-Honda-NT700V-110190345
or, get that Multistrada that Tim saw and get the best of both worlds.
(FWIW, the Wee is a very comfortable bike.)
Here's an update on the beemer. Things that I liked better on my NT vs this luxury tourer:
(1) the NT has more up-front storage. Only two tiny fairing pockets on the K16. And one of those is reserved for MP3 connectivity with a foam insert and cable.
(2) It was easy to mount my izoom/expass (used alot for tollways here in the eastern states) on the NT. I still haven't found a permanent home for it yet on the K16. Windscreen compresses flatly to the front end after each shutdown. No room there.
(3) Throttle response. Yes, I said it. The K16 is ride by wire or egas. It's flippin touchy. And with all that power underneath me, that's taking some getting used to. But I'm sure I will. (Only 250 miles so far.)
(4) The ease of activating my heated seat (Corbin) and heated grips (factory option). Just hit the switch. On the K16, I have to hit "menu" scroll through options, and then scroll the wonder wheel up.
(5) I could relax a lttle on the NT but given what i had to pay for the beemer, I think it will take me some time to relax a bit on it.
All in all though, I don't regret the move. The K16 is an amazing machine.