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Ever since I totaled my Honda CB450 back around 1970 I've ridden BMWs, but I'm getting too old to comfortably handle a "real" bike, and I thought they were behind me. Hence the forum handle. But just as I was about to spring for a new Burgman 650, BMW comes out with a comparable maxi scoot, the C650, which should be in the US in a few months.
The question I have is whether it's best to go for the Bergman which has largely been unchanged for years, the kinks pretty much worked out but showing its age a bit, or to go for a 1st year release of the Beemer, perhaps more exciting but untried?
Also, the fact that the C650 engine is made in China is not a plus. To me the most iconic feature of a Beemer is its boxer engine. While I don't expect, wouldn't even want, an air cooled boxer in a maxi scoot, having the engine outsourced to China seems a bit lame. Is it really a Beemer or just a Kymco with a propeller badge?
The question I have is whether it's best to go for the Bergman which has largely been unchanged for years, the kinks pretty much worked out but showing its age a bit, or to go for a 1st year release of the Beemer, perhaps more exciting but untried?
Also, the fact that the C650 engine is made in China is not a plus. To me the most iconic feature of a Beemer is its boxer engine. While I don't expect, wouldn't even want, an air cooled boxer in a maxi scoot, having the engine outsourced to China seems a bit lame. Is it really a Beemer or just a Kymco with a propeller badge?