[bbach]

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A customer pulled up today with a very nice 2005 BMW. Two things I immediately loved were the power center stand and the power windshield. Honda should pay attention to that. Nice bikes. I do think I like the sit on the Goldwing a little better, but I could get used to the BMW with the right backrest.

 

[pogoism9]

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my cousin has a 2002 K1200LT, its a top heavy pig, and while its a VERY nice bike, he still says that he would rather have a 1500 wing. The K1200 is also prone to rolling off its side stand.

 

[garyft]

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Also I see that in the last few years many Iron Butt Rally veterans are switching from BMW's to Wings due to frequent failures of the newer BMW final drives.

 

[Nitrowing]

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Power screen, power centre stand and central locking are all features we should have as standard. I can't remember how many times I've had to turn the bike off to go and unlock the boot grrr!

 

[bbach]

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Nitrowing wrote:

Power screen, power centre stand and central locking are all features we should have as standard. I can't remember how many times I've had to turn the bike off to go and unlock the boot grrr!

Definately. Every bike has it's upsides and down, but the Wing should be the grand master. The power windshield on the fly is a great feature. Things like that might make someone like me buy a new model, but simply adding xm radio or a nav won't do it. Those are too easy to add aftermarket and in fact I prefer them aftermarket. I wonder why Honda has shied away from that on the Wing for so many years?