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5th gen VFR, this is a bike I've always loved and there is a big part of me that just wants to fine decently taken care of one and get on.
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Great bikes, have ABS, great sport tourers but I'm still a twins guy but if I were to go 4, a V4 would be a preference, great compromise in HP to torque...
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...Sprint 1050...
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Triples are cool, sound cool, again, good HP to torque compromise but do not know the reliability of these...
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...2004 R1100s...The weight of this bike is around 500lbs (all 3 bikes are really around the same weight) with a boxer engine is the weight centered lower most bikes? It looks like it should be but just wondering as I've seen some people comment that the weight on this bike is high.
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Heaviest of everything you're looking at but once it's moving, you would never know it, boxer is torquest of the choices but lowest HP, these Beemers handle well with good ABS and forgiving on bumpy turns like nothing else you'll ride, especially with good aftermarket shocks...
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...suspension on these bikes is very forgiving, and is an easy bike to ride.
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Yep...
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...looking at getting an older bike, but I want to minimize my headaches.
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It qualifies, parts are still readily available...
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VFR's if they are maintained will run damn near forever and still I can find ones in the 30K or less range.
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I have RCs, so like the Hondas more than the other Jap bikes, a good Beemer will run forever too, documented oilheads with over 300K miles on original engine...
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...what's the longevity like?
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Looooong...
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...want a sport tourer. Something that if I want to pop down the street 10 miles to go get something small from the store I can, or if I want to go on a few hundred mile trip on the weekend to visit friends/family it's no big deal.
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R1100S has so far been the best I've ever had/built, good bags, which all of my bikes have and never hesitated to ride from MD to FL for Bike Week or whatever, still the best bike overall I've every had but my Duc Hyper beats everything in the mountains...
Good luck...