New R1200R Rider in San Francisco
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:34 pm
I've posted up a couple times over the last couple days, so figured I better introduce myself. My name is Surj, and I bought a new '11 R1200R Classic last Thursday. Put 300 miles on her Saturday - halfway to the break-in maintenance already!
I've ridden lots of boxers over the years, and went into San Francisco BMW intending to buy a used R1100S they had. But it just didn't move me in the same way it did when I last rode one 5 or 6 years ago, and I ended up with the R1200R instead - truth be told, I'd been lusting for a Classic anyway. I feel like I got a good price on her and I love the way she rides. I can go from gentlemanly upright good behavior to straight up railing the twisties in a second and the balance is unbelievable - much more refined then the R1100S. So, if you know of anyone looking for a well set up VFR800, let me know.
Anyway, a couple pics... I didn't get any good ones, because I was riding but note the awesome California coastal riding weather. That fog you see? That's Highway 1 just north of the Golden Gate on the way to Stinson Beach. These pics were taken just above the ocean - it's there, I swear!
As you can see, I added the luggage and I need to mount the backrest on the topcase. I'm also planning on trying to mount my Givi E52 - thanks to Shakey for pointing me in the right direction after a lot of frustrating web searches. Next up: running power from the GPS plug to a Powerlet up on the bars or thereabouts + a mount for my iPhone (running Navigon), and I need to find some mirrors that are usable at speed - hopefully some nice-looking barends. Oh, and maybe some better pics.
I've ridden lots of boxers over the years, and went into San Francisco BMW intending to buy a used R1100S they had. But it just didn't move me in the same way it did when I last rode one 5 or 6 years ago, and I ended up with the R1200R instead - truth be told, I'd been lusting for a Classic anyway. I feel like I got a good price on her and I love the way she rides. I can go from gentlemanly upright good behavior to straight up railing the twisties in a second and the balance is unbelievable - much more refined then the R1100S. So, if you know of anyone looking for a well set up VFR800, let me know.
Anyway, a couple pics... I didn't get any good ones, because I was riding but note the awesome California coastal riding weather. That fog you see? That's Highway 1 just north of the Golden Gate on the way to Stinson Beach. These pics were taken just above the ocean - it's there, I swear!
As you can see, I added the luggage and I need to mount the backrest on the topcase. I'm also planning on trying to mount my Givi E52 - thanks to Shakey for pointing me in the right direction after a lot of frustrating web searches. Next up: running power from the GPS plug to a Powerlet up on the bars or thereabouts + a mount for my iPhone (running Navigon), and I need to find some mirrors that are usable at speed - hopefully some nice-looking barends. Oh, and maybe some better pics.
