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| Throttle Jockey ![]() Joined: Apr 2004
Bike: '05 Boulevard C50
Location: Central Kentucky
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| The July '05 (just got it yesterday...) Motorcycle Consumer News has a nice two page spread on the Burgmann 650 vs. Ford Expedition as a commuting vehicle. The tester was an accountant for Bowtie, the parent company of MCN, and he ended up buying a Burg 650 for himself.
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| Where Am I ? Joined: Oct 2004
Bike: 2006 Triumph Tiger, 1999 DR350SE
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 35
| I think a more reasonable comparison would be between the AN650 and a mini-van. Gear up!
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| Throttle Jockey ![]() Joined: Apr 2004
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| Squirrel Target ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: Burgman 650 K3- 29,100 miles as of 10-20-08
Location: Dodge Co. Wisconsin
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() Joined: Apr 2005
Bike: 2002 V-Star 650
Location: Winston Salem, NC
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| Since you guys represent the Burgman, I'll speak up fot the Expedition crowd, and say WTF? Talk about your apples and oranges comparison. Did they tow any boats to the lake?, or any horses to and from shows? Sure it got 4x's the MPG, but did they mention toting 8 passengers in comfort. pssstt I'm only bitter that I have too much negative equity that I can't get rid of my Expedition w/out taking it in the financial rear
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| Squirrel Target ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: Burgman 650 K3- 29,100 miles as of 10-20-08
Location: Dodge Co. Wisconsin
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| Throttle Jockey ![]() Joined: Apr 2004
Bike: '05 Boulevard C50
Location: Central Kentucky
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The comparison was buying a Burgman 650 as an additional vehicle and saving money. Sure, keep the gas guzzler to haul people, tow boats and horses. (most SUV owners have no boat or horse...) The whole article was pointing out how much time and money you can save in the author's situation. His highway time is down over an hour a day, since bikes can use the HOV lanes in LA and other cities.
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| Throttle Jockey ![]() Joined: Apr 2004
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| Throttle Jockey ![]() Joined: May 2005
Bike: 05 M50, 06 CBR600F4i
Location: Sitting on the can... duh!
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| It seems I'm going to have to put forth my dos centavos on the SUV thing. I like to use a vehicle for its intended purpose. Sure you can commute to work, get groceries, tow your bike, and take the kids to the soccer game with one. Guess what, you can do the same thing on other vehicles that burn less fuel. And for those who drop their SUV's and put spinners on their rims, OMG that's hideous! Were they not originally designed to navigate rough off-road terrain or am I wrong? C'mon, you can tell the Captain!
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| Throttle Jockey ![]() Joined: May 2005
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