I agree with what Wolf said.Originally Posted by Wolf
I came from a 1991 CBR1000F to a 2000 BMW F650. At first it was great, then i missed the warp factor and although i could still carry the missus on back, it wasn't nearly as comfortable. And the vibration of the single compared to the four was quite a change too.
BUT in the end the more i rode it in to the unknowen, the more i liked it, and manovering it was a dream.
Then I finally swapped the F650 for the 1996 XLV600 Transalp about a year ago and have never looked back.
The Transalps V-Twin smoothed out the vibration and there's enough fairing to protect me from the wind giveing better sealed road comfort and long distance touring joy (and the misus is happy now too). The 21inch front wheel (F650GS had a 19inch slightly wider tyre) gives a much better dirt, mud, shingle and lately snow ride.
I've found the perfect bike for me . Now I don't miss the warp factor at all anymore, and almost every shingle road or track i see, i want to explore.
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