Hi, I'm new here. I've got a Suzuki VZ800 which I've never been too happy with and which went down with total electrical failure in the port of Dover, England, immediately before crossing the first border of a 10-countries-in-10-days tour of Europe. All the hotels etc had been booked, so my wife & I had no choice other than to do the trip in a hire car as a hire bike couldn't have been arranged in time.
So, now that the Suzuki has volunteered itself as the donor bike for my forthcoming chopper project, I'm looking to buy a reliable, comfortable touring bike. It would almost never be used offroad and I'm not too concerned about top speed, although enough torque to breeze over the Alps is a must. My only experience of proper touring bikes has been a 2-week trip around California and Nevada on a hired Electra Glide which had been so detuned it was quite sluggish. I'm also not a fan of the amount of heat air-cooled motorcycles radiate.
After a little digging around, the BMW K1200 GT seems to fit the bill but I'm aware that my knowledge on the subject is very limited; would I be better off with a Gold Wing? Should I be considering a different BMW or a completely different make? Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Dorian
So, now that the Suzuki has volunteered itself as the donor bike for my forthcoming chopper project, I'm looking to buy a reliable, comfortable touring bike. It would almost never be used offroad and I'm not too concerned about top speed, although enough torque to breeze over the Alps is a must. My only experience of proper touring bikes has been a 2-week trip around California and Nevada on a hired Electra Glide which had been so detuned it was quite sluggish. I'm also not a fan of the amount of heat air-cooled motorcycles radiate.
After a little digging around, the BMW K1200 GT seems to fit the bill but I'm aware that my knowledge on the subject is very limited; would I be better off with a Gold Wing? Should I be considering a different BMW or a completely different make? Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Dorian
