I am not sure what really happened next. The G650Xs were like hen's teeth to find. They didn't sell well quantity wise, and they were a bit too new for people to be dumping them yet. Add to that, I wanted one that hasn't been flogged. Not having much on the market at the times, I decided to sit this one out a bit. I set up some seemingly innocent Google searches and went on my merry way.
I guess when you aren't looking (or needing) something, you will certainly find one. In this case, I found a 2009 just 150 miles north in Pennsylvania. The 2009 was the last production year of the bikes (2007-2009), and perhaps the most attractive for me. First, it was the only year it was yellow, secondly, it the suspension had been lowered more and third, it had a steel sub-frame, as the Aluminum ones had been cracking under the weight of panniers.
As the first BMW was the same color as Doritos, I elected to keep the naming convention. This one would be "Cool Ranch" Dorito.
I guess when you aren't looking (or needing) something, you will certainly find one. In this case, I found a 2009 just 150 miles north in Pennsylvania. The 2009 was the last production year of the bikes (2007-2009), and perhaps the most attractive for me. First, it was the only year it was yellow, secondly, it the suspension had been lowered more and third, it had a steel sub-frame, as the Aluminum ones had been cracking under the weight of panniers.
As the first BMW was the same color as Doritos, I elected to keep the naming convention. This one would be "Cool Ranch" Dorito.
