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- Apr 6, 2005
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- 64
- Location
- Out in the sticks of NE SC
- Bike
- R1200 GSA / S1000XR
Not a real fan of it. Ergonomics don't look right (for a cruiser).
Those are probably not the kinds of buyers who lust after and save for a bike of their dreams. These buyers have the resources to buy just so the can say they have one. Like the OP said... be the first on your block........................
BMW reportedly sold out the first year pre-orders of 180 R 18s in two hours last Friday.
Yes. I know of a fellow who paid 40K for one of them custom choppers when they were all the rage. To me I'm thinking what a waste of good money as he never rode it more than 20 miles at a time. Between the time it was in the shop and the time he spent cleaning it what a failure. To me a bike has to look good but also be highly functional.....sorta like an ST1100Those are probably not the kinds of buyers who lust after and save for a bike of their dreams. These buyers have the resources to buy just so the can say they have one. Like the OP said... be the first on your block.
Just read this on a cruiser forum:Yes. I know of a fellow who paid 40K for one of them custom choppers when they were all the rage. To me I'm thinking what a waste of good money as he never rode it more than 20 miles at a time. Between the time it was in the shop and the time he spent cleaning it what a failure. To me a bike has to look good but also be highly functional.....sorta like an ST1100
a friend of mine still has a CLC, I was ( un ) lucky enough to get to ride it home for him. the ride was terrible and the seating position was horrible, I stopped four times on the 35 mile ride back to his house. i'll pass on this R 18, I've never been a cruiser guyMy Bud has a CLC and this thing doesn't come close.
I do miss those big gas tanks on the ST. The tracer only holds 4.4 gallons.a friend of mine still has a CLC, I was ( un ) lucky enough to get to ride it home for him. the ride was terrible and the seating position was horrible, I stopped four times on the 35 mile ride back to his house. i'll pass on this R 18, I've never been a cruiser guy
I've got the ST 1300 and the 2011 BMW r1200 gsa, new bikes don't interest me because they don't hold enough gasI do miss those big gas tanks on the ST. The tracer only holds 4.4 gallons.
I don't have nothing against cruisers. I rode one for 17 years. Its just this thing. probably for the same money that this thing cost you could buy yourself a well equipped Bmw RT1250 and look way cooler.a friend of mine still has a CLC, I was ( un ) lucky enough to get to ride it home for him. the ride was terrible and the seating position was horrible, I stopped four times on the 35 mile ride back to his house. i'll pass on this R 18, I've never been a cruiser guy
I guess getting off every couple of hours is good for and old coot though. Nice screen name. I hit quail with my truck and buzzards with my bike. Confusing, very confusing.I've got the ST 1300 and the 2011 BMW r1200 gsa, new bikes don't interest me because they don't hold enough gas
most of the guys I ride with ride H-D's, I would have one too but they don't play well with my pinched nerve. i my have to give up my GSA for the same reasonIf anybody is or is at all concerned about being a 'real' rider they don't care about 'looking cool'. That's for poseurs. For a forum that's supposedly about 'STs primarily but all rides/riders welcome' it's pretty harsh on H-Ds and most everything new. Apologies Mellow. It's not the forum.
Ask the dog.
Harley riders are a fun bunch generally and often mentioned my ST sounded like a sewing machine. That cost me $1000. worth of Staintunes.If anybody is or is at all concerned about being a 'real' rider they don't care about 'looking cool'. That's for poseurs. For a forum that's supposedly about 'STs primarily but all rides/riders welcome' it's pretty harsh on H-Ds and most everything new. Apologies Mellow. It's not the forum.
LOL! But I have to say – not that I put a lot of stock into stereotyping – I've seen more H-Ds running in the rain that any other brand of bike.Harleys will even run in the rain.
A Harley rider is the only person who will stand in the rain with you to show you what he has done to restore his bike to it's previous glory without a rain jacket. The rain was cold.............LOL! But I have to say – not that I put a lot of stock into stereotyping – I've seen more H-Ds running in the rain that any other brand of bike.