Here's a couple more photos:
1. Waiting at a cafe is Imbil(?) on my first ride.
2. The bike (of course) at the Railway Loop Lookout carpark on the Lions Rd.
3. Ebor Falls this morning. It was cloudy at the time so I've boosted the contrast.
4. Another shot of the new toy.
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Originally Posted by Ric
Beautiful bike Al
As another Beemer rider, I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on how it performed on tour.
Cheers
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It goes really well Rick. The ride home was 7 hours yesterday and 9 1/2 hours today, and it was just eeeaaasssyyy...
. I took my Air Hawk seat up with me, so no sore bum.
The bike is very tall. It reminds me of riding my brother's XL250 when I was about 10
. I will need to look at getting the seat lowered or buying a low seat (~$750 I'm told
). I haven't had any problems with it, but a lower seat will definitely improve confidence in less than ideal conditions especially 2 up.
The windscreen could do with being just a bit taller to kill the wind noise. The wind blast hits my helmet just above the visor. There are bigger and different shaped screens available, so I have an idea of what I want without going too big.
Once mobile it doesn't feel like a big bike at all. It feels like a 250 - 400 enduro bike to flick about... its just amazing. It not only stops and accelerated quicker than my R80 (of course!) but it steers quicker too. On my first ride I found I often had to pick the bike up and tip it into the corner a second time... but I'm getting used to it.
It eats long distances with ease. After riding the R80 for several years now, I found it easy to creep the speed up
. Twice today I passed highway patrols doing a little bit faster than I should've, simply because it is so easy to do, but fortunately neither time they were interested in pulling me up. Whew!
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Originally Posted by kustard
BMW R1150GS Adventure *drool*
I'm envious!
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Thanks. I was too, but I figure we only live once, and I'd like a GSA before I get too old to enjoy it, so there was only one solution...
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Al.