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(Mostly) OT: 3rd Boxer-engined vehicle to join the stable Leor ('09S, North of Boston) - Tuesday, 31 January, 2012, at 7:17:44 pm |
I only have two, and happy with both - Boxster and Outback, great combo for fun and utility *NM* Bobtesa - Tuesday, 31 January, 2012, at 7:31:49 pm |
How do you like that BMW m/cycle? I've toyed with the idea of the economy goes to hell... MarcW - Tuesday, 31 January, 2012, at 8:24:00 pm |
Deleted! *NM* MarcW - Tuesday, 31 January, 2012, at 8:25:46 pm |
If you haven't already, read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Laz - Tuesday, 31 January, 2012, at 8:54:43 pm |
I'll have to take another stab at that book... Leor ('09S, North of Boston) - Tuesday, 31 January, 2012, at 10:20:30 pm |
Re: How do you like that BMW m/cycle? I've toyed with the idea of the economy goes to hell... Leor ('09S, North of Boston) - Tuesday, 31 January, 2012, at 10:32:13 pm |
Last time I was on a motorcycle was sometime in the early '80's. I forget just when I got rid of ... MarcW - Wednesday, 1 February, 2012, at 3:41:17 pm |
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Leor ('09S, North of Boston)
It's the first bike I've owned in 17 years, and the heaviest, and the one with the most annoying directional signal controls by several orders of magnitude and with a shifter I still haven't quite come to terms with (Beemer shifters like to be pre-loaded, especially that pesky 1st-to-2nd shift, but so far I've found doing that to feel unnatural. I'll keep working on it, especially since I don't like the transmission to be stuck in first with impatient cars right on my tail...)
Some folks like the riding position, rather erect with feet a bit further back than on most other bikes, but others find it really wierd. I actually love it, my body remains quite relaxed in it. The previous owner also put an extra spacer on the handlebar mount to raise them a bit, and since we have the same size torsos, it was a good fit for me as-is.
The low-revving nature of the big twin is also new to me on a bike (I've owned a 175 single, a 3-cylinder 350 2-stroke, and a "baby Magna" (V30/500cc 4-cylinder water cooled beauty), all high-revving. The Beemer engine turns with about the same RPM's as I used to drive my '03 Boxster S with the stick...(but still higher than the '09S's PDK in auto mode, where i usually leave it because I'm too lazy to shift.)
I've always just loved the flat twin BMW "look and feel", though, and it's always an especially meditative experience to go cruising on mine (except when the tranny gets stuck in 1st because I haven't pre-loaded it, lol)