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Or you can be like **** it all and shoot for a Ducati. How cool would that be, a Ducati? Would you like that? Yeah I bet you would.
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Honestly, I think Ducatis are ugly. The "Monster" is alright looking, but - call me prejudiced - I don't have faith in Italian engineering. I'm interested in getting a motorcycle primarily because the cost of running my truck around is getting too high; a Ducati would be an improvement, but not as much as I'd like.
Regarding the Rebel; again, I don't want to see what happens after a year of running it at 70+mph for some 15,000k miles. Honda engineering and all, I've my doubts the little engine would like being pushed to the max that often.
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Hmmm.
So, I think it's getting narrowed down to:
Triumph Scrambler (about $8.5k new) - 900 ccs, 58bhp
BMW G650GS (about $7.3 new) 650 ccs, 48bhp
Suzuki V-Strom (about $6.2 new) 650 ccs, 63bhp
I think the Triumph looks the best, well, is actually the only one that doesn't look like a sex toy - but would it be worth the cost difference?
Any word on BMW motorcycles reliability or cost of ownership? I know their cars quality has gone downhill the past few decades; same deal with the motorcycles?