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#1 | Coffeeshop Stop datum

Fri May 19, 2023 1:22 pm (Last edited: Fri May 19, 2023 1:24 pm)

Yesterday, the weather was fantastic; no clouds and temps in the low 60s. So, I took a ride to checkout any changes at my closest MC gear shop (CycleGear). There was nothing new at the gear shop, but three groups of young customers bought helmets. That was nice to see.

Anyhow, there's a Starbucks coffee shop next door, so I treated myself to an iced coffee, diddled with the map app on the phone and watched the customers. One guy seemed to be loudly scamming people on his phone, in a language I didn't understand. After finishing my coffee, I walked to my bike and one of the young helmet shoppers from the MC gear shop called over to me........."That's a really sharp GS! I love the boxer engine!"

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#2 | RE: Coffeeshop Stop datum

Fri May 19, 2023 1:52 pm

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #1
Yesterday, the weather was fantastic; no clouds and temps in the low 60s. So, I took a ride to checkout any changes at my closest MC gear shop (CycleGear). There was nothing new at the gear shop, but three groups of young customers bought helmets. That was nice to see.

Anyhow, there's a Starbucks coffee shop next door, so I treated myself to an iced coffee, diddled with the map app on the phone and watched the customers. One guy seemed to be loudly scamming people on his phone, in a language I didn't understand. After finishing my coffee, I walked to my bike and one of the young helmet shoppers from the MC gear shop called over to me........."That's a really sharp GS! I love the boxer engine!"

did you unholster your .38 and slay this infidel?

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Fri May 19, 2023 3:33 pm

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#4 | RE: Coffeeshop Stop datum

Fri May 19, 2023 3:53 pm

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #1
After finishing my coffee, I walked to my bike and one of the young helmet shoppers from the MC gear shop called over to me........."That's a really sharp GS! I love the boxer engine!"

Several times this last trip when visiting to groups of Harley riders they referred to our bikes as Adventure bikes.

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#5 | RE: Coffeeshop Stop datum

Fri May 19, 2023 4:12 pm

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #4
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #1
After finishing my coffee, I walked to my bike and one of the young helmet shoppers from the MC gear shop called over to me........."That's a really sharp GS! I love the boxer engine!"

Several times this last trip when visiting to groups of Harley riders they referred to our bikes as Adventure bikes.

I'll take "adventure" over "Brrrraaappppp!!!!" any day...

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#6 | RE: Coffeeshop Stop datum

Fri May 19, 2023 11:56 pm

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #2
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #1
Yesterday, the weather was fantastic; no clouds and temps in the low 60s. So, I took a ride to checkout any changes at my closest MC gear shop (CycleGear). There was nothing new at the gear shop, but three groups of young customers bought helmets. That was nice to see.

Anyhow, there's a Starbucks coffee shop next door, so I treated myself to an iced coffee, diddled with the map app on the phone and watched the customers. One guy seemed to be loudly scamming people on his phone, in a language I didn't understand. After finishing my coffee, I walked to my bike and one of the young helmet shoppers from the MC gear shop called over to me........."That's a really sharp GS! I love the boxer engine!"

did you unholster your .38 and slay this infidel?

After I politely informed him of his mistake, he pointed to his new R9T, a few parking stalls away. Apparently, any one can buy BMW products.

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#7 | RE: Coffeeshop Stop datum

Sat May 20, 2023 10:02 pm

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #6
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #2
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #1
Yesterday, the weather was fantastic; no clouds and temps in the low 60s. So, I took a ride to checkout any changes at my closest MC gear shop (CycleGear). There was nothing new at the gear shop, but three groups of young customers bought helmets. That was nice to see.

Anyhow, there's a Starbucks coffee shop next door, so I treated myself to an iced coffee, diddled with the map app on the phone and watched the customers. One guy seemed to be loudly scamming people on his phone, in a language I didn't understand. After finishing my coffee, I walked to my bike and one of the young helmet shoppers from the MC gear shop called over to me........."That's a really sharp GS! I love the boxer engine!"

did you unholster your .38 and slay this infidel?

After I politely informed him of his mistake, he pointed to his new R9T, a few parking stalls away. Apparently, any one can buy BMW products.

GS became so ubiquitous as a 'general large motorcycle' to the point like if someone says 'expensive watch' people go Rolex. But to confuse the two after probably being goaded into buying one as one would be by any BMW dealer if he got his R9T new is beyond me.

My elderly female colleague that never sat on a motorcycle let alone can tell an XR from a S1000RR when talking to her son about my bike said something down the line of ''big white BMW, but pretty, not the huge ones everyone is riding in the city'' [GS]

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#8 | RE: Coffeeshop Stop datum

Sun May 21, 2023 2:03 am

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #2
Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #1
Yesterday, the weather was fantastic; no clouds and temps in the low 60s. So, I took a ride to checkout any changes at my closest MC gear shop (CycleGear). There was nothing new at the gear shop, but three groups of young customers bought helmets. That was nice to see.

Anyhow, there's a Starbucks coffee shop next door, so I treated myself to an iced coffee, diddled with the map app on the phone and watched the customers. One guy seemed to be loudly scamming people on his phone, in a language I didn't understand. After finishing my coffee, I walked to my bike and one of the young helmet shoppers from the MC gear shop called over to me........."That's a really sharp GS! I love the boxer engine!"

did you unholster your .38 and slay this infidel?

You're starting to understand America, but we carry 9s these days.

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