Hi all --
I'm new here, but I've been on beemers for a few decades -- as I recall (which ain't easy at 65!) this has included:
76 R90/6
78 R100/7
79 R100S (wife's)
73 R75/5 (wife's, she had it when we met in 1981, and still has it)
75 R90/6
95(?) K100LT
99 R1100RT
4 K1200LTs
1994 R100Mystik
4 K1600GTLs
2 R1200RTs (cam head, wethead).
Others include:
21 GoldWing (current)
74 Honda CB360 T (first bike in 1978)
73 Yamaha RD350 (second bike 1979)
1980 Yamaha XS850G (third bike 1980)
1980 Suzuki GS850G (fourth bike 1980, after I crashed the XS850 - an event which led me to seek out training and eventually become an MSF Instructor)
1980 Honda CB750F (in the 2010's).
The above is not brag or say I'm an expert: I just want to let folks know that there's a few miles under my belt. A lot of those miles were daily commuting into Wash., DC from the northern Virginia suburbs. There's a few Iron Butts in there too, but usually because I had to be someplace asap, not for bragging rights.
The R1250RS is an entirely new world for me. I've always been an upright/barn door rider, so a "sporting" riding position is quite the change. But I believe I will adapt, as it fits what I want in a second bike -- something I can ride on for pleasant/fun jaunts in the hills of the central part of Virginia we've retired to.
Professional background: Former engineer (nuclear, which is not as fancy as it sounds -- basically a combination of mechanical, electrical, materials, etc. working with a really *weird* heat source). Finished my working life as a patent attorney.
Hope this isn't TMI! I'm looking forward to being apart of what appears to be a great RS-specific place.
Mark
I'm new here, but I've been on beemers for a few decades -- as I recall (which ain't easy at 65!) this has included:
76 R90/6
78 R100/7
79 R100S (wife's)
73 R75/5 (wife's, she had it when we met in 1981, and still has it)
75 R90/6
95(?) K100LT
99 R1100RT
4 K1200LTs
1994 R100Mystik
4 K1600GTLs
2 R1200RTs (cam head, wethead).
Others include:
21 GoldWing (current)
74 Honda CB360 T (first bike in 1978)
73 Yamaha RD350 (second bike 1979)
1980 Yamaha XS850G (third bike 1980)
1980 Suzuki GS850G (fourth bike 1980, after I crashed the XS850 - an event which led me to seek out training and eventually become an MSF Instructor)
1980 Honda CB750F (in the 2010's).
The above is not brag or say I'm an expert: I just want to let folks know that there's a few miles under my belt. A lot of those miles were daily commuting into Wash., DC from the northern Virginia suburbs. There's a few Iron Butts in there too, but usually because I had to be someplace asap, not for bragging rights.
The R1250RS is an entirely new world for me. I've always been an upright/barn door rider, so a "sporting" riding position is quite the change. But I believe I will adapt, as it fits what I want in a second bike -- something I can ride on for pleasant/fun jaunts in the hills of the central part of Virginia we've retired to.
Professional background: Former engineer (nuclear, which is not as fancy as it sounds -- basically a combination of mechanical, electrical, materials, etc. working with a really *weird* heat source). Finished my working life as a patent attorney.
Hope this isn't TMI! I'm looking forward to being apart of what appears to be a great RS-specific place.
Mark