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Good day all!

I've been lurking on the site for the last week while I investigated the world of the R1200RS. Having rode a few GS and a friend's new 1250RT have a bit of experience with the boxers and felt it was time to own one!
Early last week a beautiful fully optioned 2018 (minus bags and GPS) with only 4800kms became available at my local dealer. I took it out for a quick shake down run, and promptly decided to trade in my 2017 Multistrada 950. Picked up my new ride on Friday and couldn't be happier. Ordered up a set of the Helibar risers and plan to add the Avantguard and Mudsling to help keep it clean.

I know the color is going to get some chirping, but I love it.

Hi Dave

I love my Multistrada 950s, however after having had a test ride on a R1200RS this past week I think you have made the right choice, enjoy.

Greg

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Good day all!

I've been lurking on the site for the last week while I investigated the world of the R1200RS. Having rode a few GS and a friend's new 1250RT have a bit of experience with the boxers and felt it was time to own one!
Early last week a beautiful fully optioned 2018 (minus bags and GPS) with only 4800kms became available at my local dealer. I took it out for a quick shake down run, and promptly decided to trade in my 2017 Multistrada 950. Picked up my new ride on Friday and couldn't be happier. Ordered up a set of the Helibar risers and plan to add the Avantguard and Mudsling to help keep it clean.

I know the color is going to get some chirping, but I love it.

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You win the best garage contest :)

Congrats on the new ride! I actually don't mind the color but love love love Vancouver!

I always say Vancouver is the only city I would move to outside the US, I loved my visit there, even tested out one of your ERs.

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even tested out one of your ERs.

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You win the best garage contest :)

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You win the best garage contest :)

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Wait, wait.............deduct two points...........no towels or towel storage rack.

But still, best in show for Garage, so far

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You win the best garage contest :)

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Wait, wait.............deduct two points...........no towels or towel storage rack.

But still, best in show for Garage, so far

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Aircraft trumps towels.

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ultimate blow dry available

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Welcome to the crowd Dave. Its not a Lupin Blue, but at least it's original/unique (colorwise)!

Took a road trip to Vancouver in summer of 2016. While there, we decided to rent bicycles and ride around Stanley park. Well, me being me (just short of an adrenaline junkie) I crashed my bicycle, doing something stupid, like popping a wheelie off a curb or something. NO big deal, I got up, dusted myself off and sheepishly grinned at the French family looking at me.

Fast forward to two days later, the morning after the Adele concert, and I woke up and could not breath, nor I could barely move due to the pain in my back and chest. I literally thought I broke my ribs or pulled something so fierce that it was keeping me from moving. I don't typically cry from pain. I didn't cry when I broke my femur, I didn't cry when I had ovarian torsion but here I am with alligator tears, in another country, crying on a strange couch.

So, we call my medical clinic for approval to go to a foreign hospital, which means we end up calling HQ to get approval and guess what, nothings wrong, per ER. They took xrays and said it was just a muscle strain. My SO doesn't accept the Ibuprofen and Advil regime they prescribe and uses the full NY native attitude to get something stronger because we were leaving the next day to drive 16 hours back to the Bay. They then go to the extreme and give dilaudid, which was way too strong. However, the ibuprofen and advil regime worked wonders. It is now our go to regime for pain management...Thanks Canada!

Side note....you have to pay parking at Canadian ERs but I will gladly pay that for the service I received.

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even tested out one of your ERs.

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Care to share the details? You brought up the topic??

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Good day all!

I know the color is going to get some chirping, but I love it.

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