T.Wesley wrote:Sweet! Nice that you stuck with the yellow - everybody knows the yellow GSes are the coolest
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Congrats on your new to you GS.
ENJOY!
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Re: My new ride!
by Janitor on Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:29 pm
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Congrats on your new to you GS.
ENJOY!
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Re: My new ride!
by sati8d on Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:38 pm
Hooray - another MANLY GS to drive the "former" President nutty...we'll get her to buy one - you'll see....
Congrats - always a great feeling with a new steed in the barn.
Congrats - always a great feeling with a new steed in the barn.
Smooth throttle and spirited twisties!
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Re: My new ride!
by BMWGirl on Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:27 pm
sati8d wrote:Hooray - another MANLY GS to drive the "former" President nutty...we'll get her to buy one - you'll see....
Congrats - always a great feeling with a new steed in the barn.
Hey Tony - like your new RANK??!!!
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Re: My new ride!
by ERC Scott on Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:57 am
sati8d wrote:Hooray - another MANLY GS to drive the "former" President nutty...we'll get her to buy one - you'll see....
Congrats - always a great feeling with a new steed in the barn.
Good luck with that!
And to OP, congrats on the new ride. I've always been partial to yellow & orange bikes. (And yet both of my bikes are white???)
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Re: My new ride!
by timtimtim2000 on Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:10 pm
As promised, here are a few more pictures. I still can't believe how smooth this bike is compared to my R1100! 
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Re: My new ride!
by Unity on Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:15 pm
That's a really nice-looking bike. Good find!
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Silver, the "cool and aloof" color.
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Re: My new ride!
by Georgeinva on Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:51 pm
timtimtim2000 wrote:I still can't believe how smooth this bike is compared to my R1100!
Do not ride an R1200GS with the DOHC motor
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Re: My new ride!
by eap on Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:08 pm
Janitor wrote:T.Wesley wrote:Sweet! Nice that you stuck with the yellow - everybody knows the yellow GSes are the coolest
+3
Congrats on your new to you GS.
ENJOY!
+4 (yellow is cool, but not quite as fast as the titaniums...I hear
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Re: My new ride!
by T.Wesley on Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:05 am
I see you have street tires on there ... a very enlightened decision (I guess we can credit that to the PO, but you'll enjoy them)
I miss the crossbar on the R12GS... it just looks so cool!
(I guess we can credit that to the PO, but you'll enjoy them)I miss the crossbar on the R12GS... it just looks so cool!
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Re: My new ride!
by timtimtim2000 on Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:01 am
T.Wesley wrote:I see you have street tires on there ... a very enlightened decision
That's interesting, Wes. I wouldn't have picked the street tires myself, but the previous owner had them installed less than 200 miles ago. I'm going to keep an open mind about them. From the short ride I did on Wednesday morning, I like them!
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Re: My new ride!
by timtimtim2000 on Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:06 am
Georgeinva wrote:timtimtim2000 wrote:I still can't believe how smooth this bike is compared to my R1100!
Do not ride an R1200GS with the DOHC motor
JVB has mentioned something similar to this to me before.
During the bike search, I was tempted to head to one of the dealerships and take a test ride. (I actually stopped by Morton's on Columbus Day (a Monday) as I was in the area and thought maybe they'd be open.)
I knew that if were to test ride a R1200GS or F800GS, I would inevitably buy one! I'm glad I stayed away!
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Re: My new ride!
by T.Wesley on Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:54 am
timtimtim2000 wrote:That's interesting, Wes. I wouldn't have picked the street tires myself, but the previous owner had them installed less than 200 miles ago. I'm going to keep an open mind about them. From the short ride I did on Wednesday morning, I like them!
For as little off-roading as I do, street tires are the way to go - I've got a set waiting to go on my bike as we speak. They're a lot quieter than traditional dual-sport tires, too - especially at high speeds
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