R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Wed Apr 28, 2021 3:04 pm
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Zitat von Brickhead im Beitrag #3 The former, I'm afraid - read quite a lot of French and German literature in my time but no Spanish, even in translation. The Expanse is, however, a personal favourite. I just wish Cas Anvar hadn't turned out to be an (allegedly) abusive arsehole because it won't be the same without Alex. Sadly, however, not even Wunderlich make PDCs for the RS... |
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I usually wait and let the bike "earn" a name. Sometimes they never do. Now I have "Bubbles", "Squeaky" and "Randy". 2017 R1200RS- 38,000 mi. 3 yrs. |
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Zitat von Duckbubbles im Beitrag #6Dare I ask how "Randy" earned its moniker?
KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS
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I find they come to me over time:
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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Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #8 Don (SWN- Don) - you did say sophisticated... My bikes are never identified by anything other than the maker's designation or a contraction thereof. The XR, the RS, the Explorer, the TDM, the red VFR as I had a white one before it. Gets a bit confusing when I say my first bike was a GS(125ES). |
Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #7Zitat von Duckbubbles im Beitrag #6Dare I ask how "Randy" earned its moniker? It's probably the least original name of any of my bikes. It is a 2003 R1100S Boxer Cup Replika (#6 of 200) that has the "Randy Mamola" signature on the side of the fairing. I absolutely love the thing. It has a Remus exhaust which is louder than I like most of the time, so maybe I should call it "Rowdy". A few friends started calling it my "Randy" bike and it has kind of stuck. I understand your reference to Randy and it's not that although it could be. In the US we would probably say "Horny". Frank 2017 R1200RS- 38,000 mi. 3 yrs. |
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I name all my vehicles and always have. It started with my very first car. My rule is that I use the first letter of either the make or the model of the vehicle. Currently I have Roxy (RS) and Frankie the 4Runner. My first 4Runner was Frank and this is a younger cousin of him.
A Straight Road Never Made A Skilled Rider.
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