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Originally Posted by zebulonsmith
I much prefer the old airhead BMW's to the new telelevers. You can sit on an old /5 or /6 all day with no discomfort and they will run forever. I tried out a few 11's and 12's and didn't care much for the handling, hence the '03 Tiger I ride now. The GS went from being a wonderfully nimble little mule when they first started making them to the elephant-sized behemouth that they're selling now.
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I have/had both (owned 2 1150GS's and still have an airhead /7). The /7 is a dreadful machine! Handles like a pig, and is a lot less reliable than BMWs' reputation would have you believe. Luckily they are extremely easy to work on. Useless brakes. It's not uncomfortable though. The motor has nice lazy, lolloping kind of ( lack of ) power, but I'd take an 1150 over an airhead any day. 1150's are pretty easy to work on too. Just my two penneth...
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