I want a BMW.

[lumberjack_jeff]

2. I test rode it last night.

I must be getting old and set in my ways. Although it's a gorgeous bike, everything about the test ride was intimidating bordering on nerve-wracking.

I've been riding my old GS750 for 20 years, and have owned a variety of japanese standards before that, so I am very used to that paradigm.

By contrast, everything about this bike seemed alien (why are there three buttons to control the turn signals?) - including riding in an unfamiliar urban/suburban setting.

I really can't tell you why I didn't buy it, logically I should have.