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This thread was pretty good for the first couple pages, nice, friendly exchange of opinions and experience. It was OK right up to Post #28 when
Margus came barging in with his very defensive posture and calling any non BMW zealots a liar.
So read the first couple pages ... some great comments that compares Japanese singles with BMW singles .... and quite respectful and civilized as well.
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Originally Posted by mollydog
This thread was pretty good for the first couple pages, nice, friendly exchange of opinions and experience. It was OK right up to Post #28 when
Margus came barging in with his very defensive posture and calling any non BMW zealots a liar.
So read the first couple pages ... some great comments that compares Japanese singles with BMW singles .... and quite respectful and civilized as well.
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"nice, friendly exchange of opinions", "quite respectful and civilized"?!?
I think it quite innappropriate for you, Mollydog, to level those sorts of criticisms considering your derogatory comments and jibes aimed at Margus' country and nationality (post number 55): something for which you have not had the decency to apologise.
Not to mention you pidgeon-holing anyone who has bought a BM as a rich wannabee with more money than sense:
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...970#post201217
I think its bang out of order to have than sort of attitude toward people, let alone based on their choice of brand. What's next? Their nationality? oh sorry, you've already done that one.
Evidently, you feel this is perfectly acceptable behaviour....
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Personal insults aside (and I dont think they fit this forum at all) I must say that several posts by Mollydog have been very useful for me, and in fact his well-informed opinions some time ago played a part in convincing me, that I can do a big trip on a Vstrom.
And I did (or we, that is, 2-up with my missus), from Europe to Australia, over 30.000 kilometres, with no worries worth even mentioning. The choice of the right bike was a big factor in succeeding in all this, and I did need a bit of convincing, that we can go with fuel injection, and something thats not a "real" offroad-bike. The opinion of an experienced rider, who has done similar trips on a similar bike, was of great value.
With this I do not mean to say he would be the only one here who knows his stuff, though.
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Ok, enough said! It's about time for a break for this thread, people are getting a little too hot-headed about it.
A little less "personal opinion" and a little more - "it worked for me - or not" as at the beginning would have been useful, but it seems to have deteriorated entirely too much.
so, it's closed. 
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