Bubba

Sent you a DM.

@Pauly Sent a guy from the ADVR forum your way. His location said PA. He was posting questions in an R1200RS FS thread so I sent him your link. Good luck with sale....yer gonna regret it.

Sure. No problem if you have that spare pot o' gold sitting at the end of the rainbow. As for ever aspiring to own a mile-muncher like the Wing or the RT, I'm at the point where the weight will become an issue, not to mention that type of riding holds absolutely zero appeal for me. Even just rolling the damn things around on a flat garage floor is gonna get sketchy as I age. Pretty sure the RS is gonna be my "retirement" 2-wheeler. When riding a 500# bike becomes a chore--or worse, dangerous for me--I'll turn my gaze to something with 4 wheels and lots of HP! Smoke 'em if you got 'em!

That R1200RS @Pauly is selling is a great backroads brawler....and about 300# lighter than the Wing.

Well, you could always drop to first. Bike prolly pulls well past 70 MPH before it hits redline. 😱 ☠️ That dyno comparison does say it all though. Really surprised Ducati didn't do a better job of smoothing the throttle response. With a tune, you'll definitely have a more user friendly experience.

Jen, as most have said already, break-in guidelines are more for protection of the manufacturer than the consumer. I agree that it makes sense to follow them if only to avoid nasty surprises should you encounter an issue with the engine on your new bike. I think what you are remembering about break-in rules dates to many years ago (back when I was a young rider 😕) when the machining and clearance specs were not as well controlled and consistent as they are now. The mantra was to run the engine at less than WOT and especially, to vary the RPM for the first few 100s of miles. Theory is (was?) that under closed throttle/deceleration conditions, the engine created a high vacuum in the combustion chamber which helped "draw" oil up the cylinder walls, lubricating the piston(s) and upper cylinder(s) and thus, ensuring break-in without damaging the bores. The more precise machining in modern engines coupled with metallurgical advances and the fact that many manufacturers use a Nikasil coating for the bores has kind of made the old rules unnecessary. The other point is that modern motorcycles all have an ECU that likely records events like throttle plate position, over-revs, pre-detonation, coolant and exhaust temperatures, and a few other data points that could be used against you in a warranty claim. Likelihood is that you could probably "run it like you stole it" and nothing bad would happen, but this way, you get to enjoy the anticipation of that first WFO blast to redline when you hit the magic number!

Pauly: Cross posted your sale to a couple of the FB MC forums I belong to (Greater Cincinnati BMW, MSTA). Hate to see you sell this beauty. Best sport tour motorcycle ever built! After I was taken out on my '16 RS by the bozo driver back in '22, I drove all the way to St Louis to buy its replacement. Hope I don't have to sell it until I'm in the dirt.

Wow! Just WOW!!! I'm really glad I'm old enough to know that I don't need anything like this beast in my garage...or in my life...which would be very short from time of acquisition to ugly, terrifying death.

Gonna go with an R1300XX....RS or RT or less likely, GS.

Hey Mike, Bill Francis in Cincinnati. I bought one of the Arai IOM-TT helmets from you a few years ago at a righteous price and it's getting a bit long in the tooth, although still not ready for retirement. Saw the new Arai RX-7V Evo with the gorgeous IOM graphics. I know it's a limited production and this would be more of a "want" than a "need, but if you have one in a large, DM me with a price. Thx!

Well, if it was truly "balls" plural, we can definitively rule out @Tonik....

This option is something I've ALWAYS WANTED....no, NEEDED....in my automobile. I mean Bamboo? Rainforest? Iceberg? Waterfall? Excuse me, but now I have to go burn my 2018 F150 XL. It doesn't even have carpet! 😰

Sounds like a fantastic trip. Awesome roads!!!

Testes.

Jim: That's pretty much the timing the dealer told us for the car, too. Interesting that they've issued a "Stop Sale" to dealers on new bikes but haven't done the same for driving the affected vehicles. If I had to make a WAG, the faulty impellers suffer more significantly when owners don't keep an adequate level of fuel in the tank and the pump has a greater likelihood of overheating. Not to say that's the case, but I've recommended that the GF not run the tank down past 1/4.