[feisty]

Good luck with your choice. I was smitten by an 1100s 10 years ago. Quirky looking and full of character. It was my first BMW. I never wanted one as I saw them as old man bikes.

The bike I came from was a VTR1000 and before that a late VFR750

I loved the v4 of the VFR and the howl it produced with a decent exhaust. It made me feel like a superbike rider. I love my r11000s more though. So much so I sold it. Ok I sold it to buy a super low mileage boxer cup replica.

I have a hinkly triumph in my collection. (93 900 tiger) I hope they have improved the design. Simple maintenance jobs take forever. You have to remove the carbs to check the airfilter. The air filter is not available separately. You have to buy the whole airbox. I could go on. I love that for the howl of the triple at wide open throttle.

That 1 bmw has now turned into 9. So I am a little biased.

If you find a 2nd tier bmw specialist to work on them the servicing and repair costs are no more expensive than any other bike. In fact I find the boxers cheaper to maintain well than any other bike I have had.

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