Who rides motorcycles around here?

Originally Posted by jvr826

Being on the open road is the only way to enjoy it. I find inner peace every time I ride that way. In fact, I feel a "therapy" session coming on as I type this.

That said, I'm pretty sure there's two ways I'll stop riding: 1) "they'll" pry the grips from my cold dead hands, 2) I'm too old to get my leg over the seat and keep the bike vertical when stopped.

I hope to have my current bike as my last bike too. I figure I have 30+ years of riding left in me.

to the first, all i can say is amen. it's really a feelin i can't describe, other than you have to try it your self to see.

and for the stop ridding thing, i see you on the first, but as for not getting your legs over the seat, well i know a guy that is paralylize from the hips down. and he rides a nic tryc. bike.

Nice bikes, your wife is going to kick butt when she sees her green sewing cutting board.

Its been many months and no response from MMMM_rrt. Not from personal emails or phone calls. I hope that dude is OK.

Ive been riding since I was 8 yo, 4 decades now and been fortunate enough to have owned some very fine bikes, here are a few of the many.

my current rides
2008 BMW K1200GT

2008 WR250R

2007 Aprilia RSVR Factory

and some past favorites
1994 Ducati 900SSCR

2001 Ducati 996

2007 BMW R1200GSA

2005 BMW K1200S

2004 Ducati 999

1999 BMW K1200RS and 2002 Honda RC51

a couple action shots

Some very nice bikes Carl. How do you like the GT for comfort and smoothness. I'm considering waiting for the 1600GT. It should be awesome, but I'm a little worried about maintenance costs. Unfortunately the free maintenance doesn't include the motorcycle line.

No maint on the bikes is pay as you go and I am sure the 6cykl 1600 will be higher than the 4cyl 12-1300 series bikes. I like the K1200GT alot for sport touring both solo and 2 up. It is a very squared away mile muncher than is still pretty dang fun when you get there!! Last trip I left Crockett,Tx (100 miles n of Houston) at 4am and by 5pm was in Chatanooga,TN. snagged a room and got up the next mornign and took back roads over to Deals Gap and played for a couple days over in that area (stayed at Fontana Village) and then threw the bags back on and headed back to Tx. about 2500 miles in 6 days and got home wanting to just keep going!!