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Old 11-08-2018, 02:38 PM
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So it was just a bitchy chick telling you to move?
 
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Maybe she thought you were Jehuish.
 
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Motorcycles aren't the only moneymaker in a dealership. The mark-up on t-shirts and accessories is well above that on motorcycles.
 
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Originally Posted by rjjj629
Maybe for some folks and some bikes. I really really like the seating position on the R1200GS and GSA bikes - nice and upright and great for really long days in the saddle.
I put Bar-Baks and lower footpegs on my R1100GS to give myself a more upright riding position, and would at least install lower footpegs on an R1200GS if I bought one. I can ride my GS all day but not as comfortably as I can on my Road King.
 
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Originally Posted by RK4ME
I put Bar-Baks and lower footpegs on my R1100GS to give myself a more upright riding position, and would at least install lower footpegs on an R1200GS if I bought one. I can ride my GS all day but not as comfortably as I can on my Road King.
Yup....put Suburban Machinery lowering blocks on my R1200GS. That, some bar risers, a Daylong seat, backrest, Cal-Sci shield, etc, etc $$$,$$$.

It was a nice bike for the long haul. But the Street Glide is better. For me anyway.
 
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Didn't Neal Pert ride one of these things around the globe or something? He lost his wife and daughter within the same year. That was his family. He used the bike in the picture to escape it all, and find some meaning to get his head in order.
"With the lack of answers to his aching questions, Peart, an avid motorcyclist, hopped on his BMW R1100GS motorcycle and rode 55,000 miles over the next 14 months in an effort to find some meaning in his life.

"As much as the endless driving cleared his mind, it was the compassion of others that proved most healing." <--------
more of this in the world, would be nice, especially during these times herein the US.

 

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Not a huge Rush fan, but I filmed this in Phily, Wells Fargo a few years ago.

 
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Originally Posted by SMCT1
Didn't Neal Pert ride one of these things around the globe or something? He lost his wife and daughter within the same year. That was his family. He used the bike in the picture to escape it all, and find some meaning to get his head in order.
"With the lack of answers to his aching questions, Peart, an avid motorcyclist, hopped on his BMW R1100GS motorcycle and rode 55,000 miles over the next 14 months in an effort to find some meaning in his life.

"As much as the endless driving cleared his mind, it was the compassion of others that proved most healing." <--------
more of this in the world, would be nice, especially during these times herein the US.


Yes, Neil Peart is his name. Just so happens I'm reading that book right now.


 
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Old 11-09-2018, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Jehu
She asked us to move our bikes ....We were parked in the parking lot, not the "test area" which was the public roads in and about Daytona. To be clear, our bikes were outside the tent, in the parking area.
I thought I understood the issue until it was clarified that you were parked in the parking area. Where are you suppose to park if not in the parking area? Now I am confused. Anyway, if it's an area they need to keep clear for some reason they can't let someone park there because in no time flat it will be outta control. First it's a couple Harley riders and then before you know it along comes a couple of Indians, a few Suzakis and a Yamaka. There goes the neighborhood. Obviously they had assigned their scariest employee to enforce the policy.

 
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Originally Posted by nevada72
Yup....put Suburban Machinery lowering blocks on my R1200GS. That, some bar risers, a Daylong seat, backrest, Cal-Sci shield, etc, etc $$$,$$$.

It was a nice bike for the long haul. But the Street Glide is better. For me anyway.
I'm due for a new Touring bike but I don't like the fat 6 gallon gas tank on the newer FLs, and I'm not 100% sold on the R1200GS, although they have a $2K incentive now. Maybe I'll go to an 800cc - 1,000cc bike w/hard bags.
 


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