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| | I am considering buying a rockster or f 650 cs. This will be my first bike but will have to last me a while.I am affraid I will grow out of the horsepower of the cs and am affraid the rockster might be too heavy. I am 5'10 and 150 pounds. There is about a 100 pounds difference between the 2. Any suggestions? |
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| Buy the rockster, the boxer is more stable and the suspension of the rockster makes it an easier bike to handle. And, when it comes time to sell it will be easier to move!
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| I just traded-in my F650GS for a Rockster. I'm much more happy with the big twin. You will be able to handle the bike well.....just practice!
The F650 is a nice bike, but like most dual-sports, it's not very good on the street and not very good on the dirt. It also liked to blow fork seals after just minimal fire-road riding.
Rock on with the ROCKSTER!!
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| | i just traded in a 650 gs which i owned less than 2 mos for a rockster. i am 20 lbs heavier than you and 5'11". rockster is much more comfortable on interstate, has lots of power and epitomizes bmw bike technology. interestingly, it's not alot harder to handle at low speeds, either. my advice: buy the rockster - it would be a shame to spend almost 10 grand on something you'd end up deciding you don't really love to ride. |
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| I've got a similar experience. I only owned my 650CS for two months before I realized that, even though I was enjoying biking much more than I ever expected I would, I was very unhappy with the way the CS ran. I did like the bike but the engine would cutout to the point of bucking back and forth on light or steady throttle situation. The Rockster, on the other hand, is so quiet and smooth, that sometimes I almost forget that there's an engine between my legs. There is no comparison on the freeway, the Rockster will give you a much more relaxed and confident ride at higher speeds. I was just noticing today how much better the Rockster handled too. Some of the twisty roads that made me a bit shaky on the 650 are easily gobbled up by the Rockster. The only time I really notice the difference in weight is when I'm moving the bike around by hand in the driveway and I'm very quickly getting used to that as well. I'm 5'8" 190 pounds and I don't have any trouble handling the bike. I would highly recommend buying the Rockster over the 650. Don't make the $3000 mistake that I did.
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| I'd like to strongly echo the statements above. I'm a 35 year old male, former college football player. I'm 6' tall, and weigh about 200#. Until this summer, I had never driven a motorcycle. I took a safety course, during which I asked the instructor "Which bike should I buy," referring primarily to engine size and power. The instructor said "Buy what you want - as long as you remember good clutch control, you'll be just fine." It was the best thing I learned in the whole course. So instead of buying an F650 (which I considered briefly, and discarded as too small), I saw the Rockster, and fell in love with its rakish, unique looks. It has plenty of power for a beginner and an intermediate rider, in my opinion. I'm just getting comfortable with it, but I know that I haven't even come close to pushing the performance envelope. This bike can do anything you want it to. I was a little upset for a month or so, because it didn't seem as nimble as the little 600cc Japanese bikes...then I learned to countersteer. Now I can cut through traffic (safely, of course) with the best of them. A word of caution - this is a big, heavy, masculine bike, and difficult to maneuver manually. But I'm getting the hang of that, too - again, a little clutch control will take you a long way. Bottom line, buy this bike over the F650. You'll grow into it within a few months, and have plenty of reserve performance for years to come. And don't be timid at low speeds - I've dropped it twice, both going less than 5mph. (Had to replace a valve cover, and installed some valve cover protectors.) You don't want to tip this thing at that speed, because unless you're a powerlifter, you won't have the strength in one leg to hold the thing up. This hobby, and the bike I bought, have opened up a whole new way of living for me, and I can't say enough good things. (Except that I'll be getting an R1100S as soon as I pay off the Rockster!) Cheers, and be safe.
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| I just sold my cs to buy a rockster.
don't reccomend you to go on a rockster as first bike. cs fit very well for that and for few yeears to come as you build yr driving experience . Great maneuvrability and forgive many mistakes. Suggest you fit ABS on it as well as I did. mind yr head first. then come the rockster. max
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| I myself have just moved from a 650 to a Rockster. I bought the 650 because its been 15 years since I road a bike!
GO WITH THE ROCKSTER!!!! It's a powerful bike with both daily commuter or 2 week road trip built in. Money lost buying one then trading up could be spent on other gooodies for the bike.
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