Has anyone seen or ridden this thing

[InfernoST]

  Has anyone seen or ridden one of these things?

I'm looking to upgrade and am looking at the BMW, 2013 Burgman 650 or the Myroad 700i.

[sissy mary]

I would stay away from the Burgman, I have known people who only get mid 30's MPG, and the cost to service the transmission is very high? The new Tmax 550 looks like a heck of a bike to. For touring, it looks like the 700 is the bike to beat.

[JustWantToRide]

The MyRoad 700i has been delayed for several countries in part because BMW commissioned Kymco to build the engine for their maxi scooters.  The front end of the MyRoad is bug ugly if you ask me.

I owned a 2003 Burgman 650 and never had any problems.  I got 38 to 43mpg on it.  It handles tons better than my XCiting because the engine is solid mounted and the transmission moves with the rear wheel.  It's smoother with a larger twin cylinder engine...   I get about 48mpg on my XCiting 500Ri - but I'd swap it back to a Burgman and 38mpg for the handling if someone offered to trade.

[ChandlerScoot]

...And the Tmax is not offered new here in the states anymore. You would have to buy that one used. I agree on the nose of the 700. It is butt ugly. Tmax would still be my 1st choice if $$$ wasn't an issue.

[sissy mary]

I read on some forum once where a guy had to pay $1,200 to fix his trans/variator on his burgman 650. The X500 owner could replace his entire variator, belt, and entire clutch essembly for about grand or so. I get at least 50 MPG on my X500. Many Burger owners state they get 34 MPG at freeway speeds. I think the burg 650 is very comfortable, but is to heavy. It is a nice looking bike too, but at the price they are asking for it, you could buy 2 new X500's. Also I fear if Osama Obama is re-elected we will be lucky to only pay $5.00 at the pump? If I made $200,000.00 per year, I would go with something else maybe? But I go the speed limit and don't worry so much about how the scoot handles. It's not a race bike, not a $28,000.00 Gold wing, BMW 1600 six cylinder and so on. My wife and I ride it about twice a week at least 100 miles per trip. It's comfortable and get's us there and back. That's all I ask of it. I don't like the look of the 700 also, the 4 head light front end was a misstake in my opinion. I have heard some great things about the new Tmax, but will we get it here in the USA? And the price, holy crap. I like the Silver wing, but it set's you to close to the handle bars, you can't move back on the seat, and the price? I feel the burger and yamaha 400 may not have the needed power for 2 up freeways? I may be wrong, but I don't want to spend thousands to find out I made a big misstake. I'm going to stay with the X500 for now. 

[Cortez]

Older Burgmans had issues, I think the pre 2004 models specificaly were prone to transmission problems, but I've never seen
problems on newer bikes.

The way I see it, my next bike or scoot will have to have some kind of electronic CVT or a dual clutch transmission.
There's just too much hassle with roller weights and stuff around it, and you always end up with compromise in some way.

I'd kill for a power/eco mode..

[axy]

Older Burgmans had issues, I think the pre 2004 models specificaly were prone to transmission problems, but I've never seen
problems on newer bikes.

The way I see it, my next bike or scoot will have to have some kind of electronic CVT or a dual clutch transmission.
There's just too much hassle with roller weights and stuff around it, and you always end up with compromise in some way.

I'd kill for a power/eco mode..

I am sure you will get all that and ABS and TCS on some crappy 250 kg 15.000 EUR 50 hp 2-cyl "bike".

[InfernoST]

  The Burgman 650 is very complex machine and those who don't understand its operation are apt to stay away from it. The transmission issues the 03/04 models had have been resolved. Who ever is only getting in the 30's mpg on the highway must be using this thing to drag race, I know a lot of people including several friends who achieve 53+ mpg @ 65mph on the highway with city riding yielding 38 to 43 mpg in NYC traffic.

  I don't know how many miles you all have on your machines but a lot of these 650's have 50,000 + miles on them and are still going strong with a few having over 90,000. My 08 400 Burgman has 22,000 miles on it and doesn't show any signs of slowing.

  All machines have there Pro's and Con's but IMO the Pro's of the 650 Burgman outweigh the con's and owning the 400 I will say that I am bias towards Suzuki but am keeping an open mind while going through the selection process.

It is unfortunate that neither the BMW or the Myroad are here in the states yet, I guess I'm just going to have to be patient but I hate waiting.

So back to the initial question, has anyone seen the Myroad in the flesh yet?

[Cortez]

I am sure you will get all that and ABS and TCS on some crappy 250 kg 15.000 EUR 50 hp 2-cyl "bike".

This would do, for 10.000 EUR:



And some further Burgman 650 fuel consumption figures:
http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/suzuki/burgman%20650

[hgw75]

I now have a 2012 Burg 650, only 4000 miles so far....worst 42mpg. best 54. XL windshield,large box. Great ride. My 2008 Burg 650(bought used) had 75000 + miles but a car took it out. Not a problem with it. If I was only riding single,and not loaded up I would have stayed with my 08 Xciting . The 15 inch front,14rear tires is what makes a big difference in the ride on the Xciting and Burg 650. 

[we is]

I'll buy one.  Have a couple of exciting  500s.  Fun and reliable.  I would wager  the Myroad  700  is a better value than  Suzuki, Honda or the BMW.   Have not seen one here yet.  Arizona.

[ailixhomes]

Hello guys,
I always prefer some ridden some thing and manage the scooter ride. I race with my friends car like BMW so its really very good car for ridden. I also ridden exciting 700i and its so smooth drive.

[Oldscoot]

I owned a 2008 Burgman 650.  My only issues with it were (1) weight; and (2) the automatic downshift into low.  At 620 lbs dry the bike was a lot to haul around in hot, slow, summer traffic. I've owned a lot heavier bikes though and the real issue for me was I could never get used to the computer automatically downsh**ing at about 15 mph.  Too me it was abrupt and annoying. The 650 transmission is computer controlled and it was always going to happen whether you were going through a turn or whatever.

For fun I installed a Yoshimura pipe and Power Commander III  module and it surprised a lot of other bike owners.

For the type of riding I do I enjoy my 500 Ri ABS better.

To each his own.

       

[sissy mary]

Did you install those on the Burger or the Kymco?

[Oldscoot]

Did you install those on the Burger or the Kymco?

Probably not - I'm very happy with the bike as it stands.  I added that stuff to the Burgman as an expensive lark.  I like the sound of the stock pipe on the Kymco.  I've lost a good deal of hearing to open pipes on Harleys, rock n' roll, and firearms.  I'll try to maintain what I have left.