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Spent most of the week at the gap for the unofficial OR summer trip. Now I need a new front tire

Picked up yesterday. Rode 464 miles today. Dipped her wheels in WV twisties, so now she needs a bath and a tetanus shot.

State Fair opened today.

Kind'a looks like you were overdue for an oil change!

I feel like I've been here before... Touring windscreen and handlebar upgrade. Now she's ready to hustle.

It's showroom condition, 2700 miles (more now), and it already has all the hard to find Honda accessories. Lighter than the GW, with firmer suspension and a touch more lean angle.

The Dome of Hate held well today. Pouring rain on east bound 90. West bound, our side, was dry.

Trailer hitch adjustment instructions for a Land Rover Drfender.

Just got tires mounted on the new MT09. Decided to try the new Bridgestone T33 due to their lofty claims. I am seriously impressed with the handling and power delivery. The front suspension is fantastic, and it pulls out of corners like a freight train. I added a Puig Touring Screen and a T-Rex center stand. I'm considering adding a top box, but if I do it would be hard to justify keeping the BMW R1200R and after riding it for 40k I have little interest in parting with it.

I think everyone is referring to how ugly your foot skeleton looks up close. #notfappable

If you put a tide pod in it does it make it a washing machine or a teenager?

Just passed 40k on my R1200R and it's been flawless. It's a little lighter and a little quicker steering than the RS. I recently added a German Market Speed Pro exhaust. It saved about 10lbs,has a nice raspy sound, and smoothed power delivery especially at lower rpm.

Actually, it is. Damn thing costs 8600 bucks and they only made 80 of them.

You laugh, but I will only drink that espresso if the press was made from an old Boxer engine. I like my espresso w/ a little extra sludge.

I agree on the analog tachometer. The R shares its dash with the RS. The RT has analog speedo and tach. I also agree about short-shifting. I don't run more the 6-7k when I am really pushing my pace. It's not necessary, and the 1250 is even better. It's faster and more refined at the same time. The power delivery surprised me on Sunday's ride. I think BMW did a great job with this engine. I didn't care for the dash on the 1200, but I never really looked at it when riding other than a quick speed check coming into a town or neighborhood. I try to be respectful to the locals as long as they're not in front of me in a car. The exhaust is a SC Project in titanium and it is not quiet. Louder than the Akrapovic I had on my black 1200. The engine guards are BMW. These were installed when I bought it. I have only installed the windscreen and handlebar. All else is from the previous owner. I think the 1200 engine spoilers are better looking than what I have, but all the other upgrades outshine that preference. The TFT is awesome, updated front end w/ LED headlights, auto-preload/sag adjustment so Jim can shut the fuck up about it already, ABS Pro, better quick shifter compared to pre-2017 boxers, and the engine is night and day. The 1200 isn't slow by any means, but the 1250 is really impressive for a boxer. I thought I could live with just the RT, but I'm excited to be back on the RS. The RT is great in the corners, but lacks that something extra it needs to be exciting. Both scratch the itch, but the RS is the better time. Especially this generation RS. I now know that if I had to live with one bike, it would be the RS and Amanda would be retired from pillion.

The one glaring fail--IMHO--that BMW screwed up on the RS (and presumably the R and RT as well) is the idiotic choice of going with a digital bar tach and an analog speedo. WTF? I'm guessing my strong hate for the digital tach is maybe an old guy thing, aka techno-grouch, but I can't figure out why the design team and engineers went that way. The only saving grace is that the engine is so tractable from 2500 to 7000 RPM and provides and almost infinite well of torque that there's no need to explore the upper limits of the engine--simply stick it in 3rd or 4th and short-shift when you add speed.

@Pauly We both have good taste in motorcycles! I've added 1" risers, the touring screen and sport engine guards from Wunderlich, and the bike came with a Sargent seat. I don't want to cast aspersions on your age but as an old guy who's been riding 60+ years and having gone through countless bikes searching for that one unicorn that scratches every itch, the RS comes as close to being the perfect sport touring bike for a man whose starting to lose a bit of leg strength but finally achieving some semblance of maturity. Y'all believe that, right? 😏 I like the pipe on your bike and prolly a lot lighter. Brand? Louder than stock? Or fairly quiet?

Nope, too high tech for me! 😁

*an

Close. I sold the slightly-less capable R1200RS and have purchased a R1250RS. Notable differences: TFT dash w/ Connectivity, Ride Modes PRO, Cornering ABS, smoother quick shifter, moar HP/torque. @Bubba was right and I knew it all along.

Got the bike out for a quick spin Saturday before work. I hadn’t got my annual Muskie photo, so stopped on my way through.

Love the Valk... have a 99... if the newer ones were more styled traditionally I would have grabbed one..

So now I've owned motorcycles with 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 cylinders. Might be time to start looking for a Boss Hoss.

Four, but who’s counting? Not YouTube.

Home. 4124 miles.

I know a guy, but he is 2 hours from Mansfield. He is the only person I trusted to service my Ducs in the past. He might be available for the right amount of money. What does the dealer charge for this job nowadays, anyway?

Just past Montreal. Drop into NY tomorrow.

Back at Port Aux Basques. Grabbing the ferry back to Nova Scotia tomorrow. Sorry Dan, no food pictures today.

I sold the Goldwing and brought this sexy thing home. Always loved the looks of these street brawlers. I binned the stem mirrors and am expecting my CRG Blindsight to arrive tomorrow. Ordered new tires and an oil change kit. Suspension refresh happens before I can ride it. The trailer ride home cashed the fork seals. Both sides are pretty wet. Might as well have the shocks worked over while its down. I'm not even going to pretend this bike won't end up with Ohlins everywhere, but if it can wait until the car is paid for... that'd be swell. 😆 Handlebar is probably being replaced with a Renthal Street Bar sometime before the season ends.

They were closed man. We were very sad.