No, it’s not stupid for liking BMW’s. Even I like the designs, just not the quality. However SOME folk are a bit blinkered in the way they view things.
Exactly.
I really liked the way the 1300GS rode when I tested one last year . Don’t mind the looks either . But I did find it smaller than the 1250 so would need a taller seat which would then need a taller screen etc etc .
I love the look of the new F900GS.I prefer the looks to my Voge.
BUT I don’t prefer the price.As an only bike I might well go for a more expensive bike.But the Voge is one of four bikes I have and I’ll be using the others too for different trips.
As I said probably earlier in this thread, my brother has coincidently bought a new 900GS, a week before my Voge turned up and totally unbeknown to me.
He got a ‘great’ deal on it ( VAT-free) and paid £10750 for it.
It is fitted with heated grips and a quick shifter.Thats it…..not even cruise .
At the risk of repeating myself , the Voge came with these extras over his 900
Main stand
Heated seat
Cruise control
Blind spot detection
Emergency braking detection
Forward facing camera
TPMS
Aluminium panniers
Aluminium top box
LED spots
It cost me £7850 OTR so a full £3000 less than his basic bike that only has heated grips and a quick shifter and nothing else.Plus his bike should have been about £ 12000.
Spec it up as close to the Voge as you can and it’s over £15k so pretty much double.
Both bikes share the same wheels/brakes/frame/electronics and motor,albeit the GS has 10 more bhp because the Voge is capped at 95BHP to be A2 compliant.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I didn’t want some of the crap on the Voge like the camera etc.But it’s there .
If I had the GS I would definitely want cruise, a main stand and some luggage , on top of the heated grips and quick shifter. I’m pretty sure it’s not an option to get a heated seat .So spec those bits up and the GS is about £13500/14000.
I can’t see any point in paying a whole £6000 over the Voge for what is pretty much the same bike from the waist down.
If Voge can churn the 900 out for under £8k (VAT-free) then BMW must be making a killing charging double.
But times are changing . People are wising up. The Voge is sold out until at least March next year .
And whilst I reckon the 1300GSA with ASA is probably brilliant it ain’t £26k brilliant, FFS.
For about the same as that I’ve bought all three of these this year :

Now for me they are all different . The Himmy has been to the Picos off-roading and ridden back, a trip that the Voge could do, but not as great off-road.
I’m going to be taking the Himmy to be based in Brittany as soon as I can get it over there. Then I can get the Wing out of storage.
The XSR GP is a feel good sunny day bike but will be blatting around Brittany when I can in 2025.
And the Voge is pencilled in for the big annual trip to Picos/Asturia/Portugal in June.
So three different bikes, costing a grand total of about £26k or one 1300GSA.
I’d rather have the three, others would pick the GSA over Chinese shite, Indian shite and ….er….a Yamaha.
But if either one goes tits up I have two others (ignoring the Wing) to call on.
If yer GSA is needing a recall or similar just as you’re about to go away, you is fucked….
Anyway I’ve waffled far too much. I blame the painkillers .Not even sure I’ve made any valid points. Oh well
