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#1 | Belated new member datum

Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:42 am

Hello all from New Zealand!
I flew an hour (Wellington to Auckland) and picked up my 30,000km 2016 R1200RS and rode it the 8+ hour ride back home. Waiting for the flight was agony and I spent a lot of time on this forum to get an idea of what I was getting myself into. Fortunately it lived up to expectations and I've been enjoying the immediate torque, riding comfort, and omg the electronic suite! Coming from a bare bones, no ABS, bike to the R1200RS is a portal to the future.
Looking forward to more happy miles as well as my daily commute on this new addition.

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#2 | RE: Belated new member datum

Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:01 pm

Welcome to the forum, glad you enjoy the RS, I had a similar leap into the future when I bought mine in 2016, amazing how quickly you adapt! I�ve only experienced NZ in the winter on a ski - drive tour, mainly on the South Island, it must be an incredible country to ride, but I suppose for you it�s just normal. One day I might just arrange a bike tour over there.

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#3 | RE: Belated new member datum

Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:25 pm

Welcome. Great colour.

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#4 | RE: Belated new member datum

Tue Mar 02, 2021 4:32 pm (Last edited: Tue Mar 02, 2021 4:32 pm)

Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #2
it must be an incredible country to ride, but I suppose for you it�s just normal. One day I might just arrange a bike tour over there.

It really is.... I was fortunate enough to do a 3-week tour there last January (I arrived home just before Covid-19!). Not going to lie, it did cost an arm and a leg, but was 100% the best biking experience of my life.

KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS

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#5 | RE: Belated new member datum

Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:18 pm

Welcome! Bike looks great. Journey sounds lovely as well. Scenic trips home on a new bike are always the best. 👍🏻

now: 2020 R1250RS
then: 2015 K1600GT, 1999 VFR800, 1994 VFR750

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#6 | RE: Belated new member datum

Wed Mar 03, 2021 3:00 am (Last edited: Wed Mar 03, 2021 3:01 am)

Zitat von SweebahNZ im Beitrag #1
Hello all from New Zealand!
I flew an hour (Wellington to Auckland) and picked up my 30,000km 2016 R1200RS and rode it the 8+ hour ride back home. Waiting for the flight was agony and I spent a lot of time on this forum to get an idea of what I was getting myself into. Fortunately it lived up to expectations and I've been enjoying the immediate torque, riding comfort, and omg the electronic suite! Coming from a bare bones, no ABS, bike to the R1200RS is a portal to the future.
Looking forward to more happy miles as well as my daily commute on this new addition.

Thank heavens it's not another damn Lupin Blue! You have the same sexy Granite Grey as me. I'm across the trench in Brisbane, Oz, and I'm hoping to get across and do some bike touring over in NZ one day. Nice bike you picked up and it's got all the touring goodies by the look of it.

Welcome to the Forum. You will find a lot of good information on the site, although some members are a bit myopic regarding colour

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