R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Fri Sep 06, 2024 8:50 pm
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Started today’s 230 mile ride north slowly so I could pull in and snap the dash reading,
Carpe Diem!
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That is good news, still going strong, bodes well for all of us. We'll done that man. |
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We have this monument to the brave men lost to the sea two days before D Day along the devon coast |
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Mine is 8 years old in a couple of weeks. MOT passed this morning. All 4 have passed without a fault. 34101 miles. Nearly 6000 miles this year as only one bike now so it was used for a trip to Spain last Sept/Oct and Austria this year. Thought about changing it but only offered £4500 so keeping it. Will need new tyres before another trip to Spain in May as the Bridgestone T31 are nearly done and have a ridge on the front between where the two compounds merge.
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Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #6 they are adequate if you are on a budget as there is a T32 now would prefer the Avon Storm 3D but the fuckers closed the UK factory and Goodyear don't make them in France might try the Avon Spirit ST next as still available, or maybe the Metzeler 01 SE now they are not the latest expensive tyre. a lot depends on what is available after Easter next year as not used the local bike tyre place before (after house move). Looking at https://www.welshpooltyres.co.uk/ they have the Avons and Metzelers but Avons a lot cheaper. Will compare with https://www.motoswestry.com/ where I had the MOT done, 15 miles away. The T31 came from the Oswestry place.
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Zitat von Boxerboy55 im Beitrag #1 2020 R1250RS just reached 58,001 on arrival Friday at home on a 3 day trip to the Peak District. Will have been riding it 5years at end of February 2026. Loved every mile and it will be hard to replace. 80 next year and only weighing 10stone bike is heavy when manhandling it but will keep it until it gets to too difficult. if I do sell BMW don't want it with a high mileage and also can't think of anything significantly lighter with the ability of the RS. Hope you find something to celebrate you birthday Boxerboy next year-let us know what it is. Regards John |
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I’m with you on the R1300RS story. Silly money for a bike that won’t make me more handsome or faster on the twisties.
Carpe Diem!
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Every time I think of "trading up" for a new bike, I think of the way the RS has become like a well-worn pair of gloves. I get on it and nothing feels foreign, everything just "fits". Over the 3 years of ownership, I've come to know and anticipate the bike's personality, whether storming the twisties or cruising through the few straight sections in the mountains. Everything has become intuitive and the thought of giving a dealer an excessive amount of money for something with more "bling", but less personality, seems stupid, put it plainly. |
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #14Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #13 No, she's being intractable, saying I really should own 2 bikes. I take it as a sign there's something wrong with her, it's just not normal. I think she understands that saying to mean that if you don't have something, you must be unhappy, so if you buy it you own it, presumably making you "happy". Therefore, buying another bike makes sense from a mental health standpoint. |
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