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#1 | What a bike datum

Fri May 28, 2021 12:31 pm

After a full working day yesterday I loaded up my panniers and rode 150 miles through North Wales for the holiday weekend.
Fortunately it was a lovely warm evening, a mixture of motorway and dual carriageway riding as well as twisty mountain roads. I kept reflecting what a great bike the RS is, with great capability on all road types and with good luggage capacity.

A 31/2 hour ride and I arrived fresh and exhilarated. Maybe I�ll put that GS on hold for a few more years!

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#2 | RE: What a bike datum

Fri May 28, 2021 1:34 pm

Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #1
After a full working day yesterday I loaded up my panniers and rode 150 miles through North Wales for the holiday weekend.
Fortunately it was a lovely warm evening, a mixture of motorway and dual carriageway riding as well as twisty mountain roads. I kept reflecting what a great bike the RS is, with great capability on all road types and with good luggage capacity.

A 31/2 hour ride and I arrived fresh and exhilarated. Maybe I�ll put that GS on hold for a few more years!

Lucky bugger ! nothing like a good ride in Wales.

Double Lupin owner PCP free

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#3 | RE: What a bike datum

Fri May 28, 2021 2:05 pm

Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #1
I�ll put that GS on hold for a few more years!

Yep, no need to ride the "old man" bike when you're still young..........

Old Forum Orphan

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#4 | RE: What a bike datum

Fri May 28, 2021 5:33 pm

Excellent.

Some of us just seem to Fit the RS.

I�ve had days when my helmet has been on for 3 or 4 hours before a break.

And even tho I�ll be an OAP any minute, I find the bike is all day comfortable.

I enjoyed a GS for 6 years, but the RS trumps it for weight, ergonomics, fuel consumption (down to gearing).

Keep on enjoying it.

Carpe Diem!

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#5 | RE: What a bike datum

Fri May 28, 2021 9:03 pm

100% agree with the last few posts. Particularly Pete's comment about riding on and on!

I have had a boring ride to my BH weekend destination but will be out with a dozen or so biking friends around the twisties for the next few days. Bliss!!

Chris

19 Plate R1250RS Exclusive with "bells & whistles" & full colour matched luggage
13 Plate F800GT with full luggage
Past loves: Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX, Yamaha FJR1300

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#6 | RE: What a bike datum

Sat May 29, 2021 1:55 am

I got my R1250RS used in December 2020 with 360 miles on it. Looking at the ride long on the BMW Connect app, I didn't really ride until the middle of March '21 and now I have 1650 mies. I'm definitely enjoying it.

2020 R1250RS

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#7 | RE: What a bike datum

Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:51 am

I�m about 2700 miles into my annual tour here in the Western US. This is indeed a remarkable bike. It has been perfect in three other such trips...comfortable, fast, and an authentically safer ride.

The photo below was taken at Lolo Pass in Idaho:
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�I would rather be ashes than dust!" ~ Jack London

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#8 | RE: What a bike datum

Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:26 pm

Hi all
To spare the non-lupin owners I took this from a discrete angle! But more seriously an open winding road ( Snowdonia, North Wales) on an RS on a Friday morning - what could be better!
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