Quote Originally Posted by crismoe' View Post

I agree with the sticking with the mainstream brand but suzuki is tied up with a chinese company too. Haojue has been assembling bikes of suzuki in mainland for years. And I'm certain the GWs being sold in overseas are buit in china as well, I know it has something to do with suzuki's quality control policy that makes their bikes in general not only the GWs quality top class.

I'm just being positive here but maybe qianjiang/benelli already figure things out and the 2-year run of the bj600gs taught them a thing or two ....or..... maybe it's just wishful thinking. Still on the fence here guys not rushing it though, still need more opinions before i make any final decision. My main concern is just like what ZMC said, don't wanna kill myself for giving up a great bike for something uncertain.
I know the Suzuki GW's are all built in China, but the circumstances are different...Suzuki gets to 'call the shots' at their joint venture, while the Benelli...who knows, although ZCM888 made it sound like the Chinese 'call the shots' at that factory, and I am pretty sure he is not just making it up!