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Had a guy in pickup truck at a stop light this morning roll his window down and ask me "How much?"

Thanks for feedback and tips. I'm thinking primarily of taking back roads, but I do think I may need to really hit the highway till Indianapolis. I agree, it is a pretty horrid drive from Chicago up until that point. My goal is to just see the back roads and little towns. I'm just looking to...

So I have a cousin who lives in Kentucky and I was thinking of riding the scoot down to see him this fall. It is about a 450 mile ride one way. There are some nice open roads and I figure it could be fun to take a long scenic route. I've never done something like this before. The longest...

Looks like BMW updated their website to include a build your bike function including all the accessories for the C series scoots.

So after owning my C600 about 9 months I've been amazed at the attention I get on it. I get all kinds of stares and questions about it. Anyway, figured I'd start a thread on the various compliments folks have received while riding their scoots. 1) On the way home I pulled up at an...

That is red from the embarrassment of getting beat by other more desirable colors and cheaper vehicles.

I'm a c600 owner in Cosmic Blue, the fastest color. I decided to purchase the BMW a mere three months after having owned a Vespa GTS 300. I originally bought the Vespa as I was looking for urban transportation. My primary use is to commute to work daily in Chicago. The Vespa was great, but...

So do you feel the 28gram rollers help with the throttle lag from a dead stop? I have sliders in the Vespa GTS300 and they made a noticeable difference. I could careless about top speed as I really have no desire to go beyond 90mph. I just want a bit better responsiveness off the line. I'm...

I do it all the time. LOL. What is even better though is when I do it on my Vespa GTS300. That really gets under their skin.

So yesterday I pull up behind a squid on a 'Busa on my way home from work. We both filtered on the right to get to front of a line of cars at a stoplight. I'm thinking the guy is going to take off quickly so we can stay in front of the cars. Light turns green and this guy is like slipping the...

I've been kind of wanting to add a new bike to my stable. Maybe a custom cafe racer type bike. However, the reality is that I just love the twist and go ease of use of my C600. I don't think I'd ride a different bike. My poor GTS300 gets no love now. I love looking at it, but the reality is...

I've always found the engine cutoff with side stand to be a PITA for the same reasons. I often park it on side stand and then I have to prop it up on center stand to warm up while I am putting on my gear. Very annoying. Fortunately, here in Chicago the highest hill we have is an ant mound, so...

Ancient Aliens?

I've only experienced DCT in higher end sports cars and it worked pretty well imho. The reviews I've read on the Honda DCT in bikes have been fairly positive. Any complaints seem to be nitpicking by traditionalist and not based on any reality. I expect the technology will get more refined...

My Nolan N44 won't fit unless I take the chin bar off first.

Make sure you don't have any thing draining the battery while it is sitting. I had a phone charger plugged up in my c600 that has some LED lights on the cord. It drained the stock battery after about 2 weeks of sitting this winter. It drained it enough that i couldn't get it recharged. I...

beautiful. We have no where to ride out here in the midwest like that. I did a week in Carmel Valley, CA over Christmas and really see why folks live in CA. It was gorgeous. I rented a BMW z4 and we did highway 1 from SF to Carmel to the resort and took a few trips to Big Sur and other...

Yeah, it seems a little dated though. Maybe I'll succumb and just get a shifty bike at some point.

So one of the reasons I bought my C600 was I really wanted a scoot that was more motorcycle like in both the power and handling department, but without the hassle of having to switch gears. Ninety percent of my daily riding is in stop and go traffic with speeds of less than 45mph so I really...

Mine was about $270.