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Originally Posted by PaulD
You Blokes who mentioned BMW's it is only a matter of time before Ted finds this thread & when he does you will be in BIG TROUBLE !!!! LOL
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That is too funny PaulD 
(I too have a 650GS in the garage).
It reminds me that we have yet to hear from the XT600 aficiados about how rough and tough they are and how they will last a life time and cost only a few quid (but as for the DR650, in the UK at least, if you can find one that is not knackered).
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Originally Posted by realmc26
i dont want to hijack the thread but I'm looking at a Bonnie myself, not for overlanding but for every day commuting and the occasional trip away. I only have minimal experience on scooters and small 250 cc bikes to this point. Just wandering if the Bonnie would be too big a jump in size/power or should I get some experience on something a bit smaller first?
Cheers,
James
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Doesn' feel like a thread hijack to me; at least not as much as some of those that occur in the HUBB. 
The Bonnie has low seat height and is an overall more manageable looking bike compared with some of the behemoths on offer today; so that might be of interest to Jacks or anyone who wants a bike seat height that is not intimidating to the rider, especially for those of shorter leg length.
Another aspect of engine layout for the twins is that the most modern designs are leaning toward parallel twins, presumably for simpler, and therefore cheaper, manufacturing/assembly costs - but they should be simpler to maintain compared with V twin engines.
Jacks,
An exception to the above are the Moto Guzzis
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