Beemer Love

So...

Had some fun on this over the weekend:



I touched...even with all the liners in my riding pants. Winning!



I have NEVER ridden a moto like it and was instantly in love.

Riding it was effortless, I could flick it around like nothing, the heated grips were really amazing (I know these can be on any moto, but I had never experienced them before so I was WOW-ing in my helmet the whole time), and I can easily cut down the seat for more reach.

Now to make a plan on pimping out myself so I can afford one.

What is your opinion?

All I know is this slogan is so true and was the essence of another weekend away...so no matter what you ride... :



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Oh boy do I wish that moto would have just followed me all the way home.
You are right about my mind playing with me...

I'm determined to figure out how to make this happen.

 

I'd welcome a chance meeting with The Grabber for a million bux.
Well worth new motos for all muh friends here...even for the Official VFRWorld Troll Of The Year and SOW.
Take one for the team.

Fund raising endeavors include me pimping myself out to corporate America in a 2nd job.:grey:

But massage parlors, street corners and Craigslist ads could get me to my fundraising goal in probably 1 month instead of 12. :angel: :eyebrows:

 

Yes, as Lint mentioned, him and some other amazing friends here and elsewhere I met on my summer journey have suggested it.

Knowing how much I just love adventures of the crazy kind and the limitations I have on the Viffer when it comes to all terrain, muh friends figure I'd be very pleased with having an ADV.

I see my friend from out east take his ADV on amazing back roads that I'd never try on a Viffer with street tires, loaded down with gear, that I can barely touch on. I'm thinking of the day I got in a jam on the muddy dirt road I tried in Canada where I was nearly hit head on by an RV. THat sucked. I'll never do that again on Viffer, but I see him doing it all the time on his ADV.

I chose Beemer after high recommendations. I also have never ridden any BMW model before, so I had become very interested since this summer.
I've ridden Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda, Ducati (some sport, some dirt), but never BMW.

Now I know what all the fuss is about. From specs to beauty, I was blown away by all BMW models I saw yesterday.

I still want to try the Africa Twin. But, 33.5 in seat height in lowest setting still won't cut it for my 28 inch inseam.

Whereas I could tippie on the lowest seat setting (suspension unaltered) on the 700gs as shown in the photo.

 

Yes...now I have to find a way to cure my ailment.

Becuase I got a fever and the only prescription is more moto.

My current partner will deal... :couple_inlove:

 

Thank you, it is sure is a beauty and an instant attraction and surprising fit.
My legs even hug the tank where they should which is huge for me.

 

You can find a reasonable deal on the slightly older f650gs twin. They do not hold their value like other BMWs but are still good bikes that get great mileage. I have a bit of love/hate relationship with mine. I recently had to figure out a random issue with the bike dying. Turned out to be a fuel pump which was an easy swap, but I spent a little time and money trying to figure it out. I'm getting over it now that I got back from a trip in baja with no issues other than a K&N oil filter incident.

I have an account over at f800forums, and one at ADVrider where I researched a lot before buying. Just to give you an idea of what you'd be getting into: right now I need a sidestand (kickstand) spring. It's $28 online from a parts catalog plus $14 shipping. That's right, not a typo. See attachment.

 

Oh, mine is the f800gs which is slightly bigger and has spoke wheels.