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12-19-2011, 11:56 AM | #1381 |
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Rode to work 26 miles, 17 degrees F, love my gerbings. Supposed to get up to 45 for the ride home :-)
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12-24-2011, 08:25 PM | #1382 |
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Rough day to ride around here today...only high 70's...brrr! Had a RTE with about 20 people. Then went and got my friend's BMW 1200LT. Gonna ride it this week to see if I like it. All told, rode about 130 miles.
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12-24-2011, 10:08 PM | #1383 | |
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12-24-2011, 10:20 PM | #1384 |
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What no Nomad, Vaquero. or Voyager Dang Ponch, you can't change us all with one post. BTW, your bias is showing. . .
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12-24-2011, 10:25 PM | #1385 |
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I won't be getting rid of the KawaTanker. This is a dear friend's bike. He passed away in October and his wife wants me to ride it to see if I like it. We are going to use it for awhile and decide if it is a suitable 2nd steed for the garage.
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12-24-2011, 10:47 PM | #1386 |
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Another bike, the same bike, a new bike, an old bike, what bike?
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12-24-2011, 10:49 PM | #1387 |
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That bike?
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12-24-2011, 10:50 PM | #1388 |
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The BMW 1200LT is the one I'll be riding for awhile along with the KawaTanker. His was the BMW 1200LT.
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12-24-2011, 10:53 PM | #1389 |
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Mine is the KawaTanker, Big Jim had the BMW 1200LT. He died of pancreatic cancer in early October.
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12-25-2011, 12:26 AM | #1390 | |
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Comparing the LT with a Nomad is not a apples to apples comparison. They are two different kind of bikes. That said, Coach A will have found a great bike for Iron Butting if he decides to keep it.
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12-25-2011, 12:27 AM | #1391 |
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What year is the bike?
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12-25-2011, 10:11 AM | #1392 |
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02 BMW. I have ridden numerous BMW's: LT, RT, GT, GS. The LT or the Honda Goldwing are the top two-up touring rigs by most accounts.
On the IBA side of things, I have the KawaTanker all set up for that except for some additional forward lighting...but that is coming.
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Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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12-25-2011, 12:08 PM | #1393 |
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Won't get to ride today as it is raining. Did a short 11 mile ride yesterday. Felt good even though it was only 49 degrees.
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12-25-2011, 03:44 PM | #1394 |
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Got about 5 miles from the house and Tammy started to feel sick, so we came home.
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12-25-2011, 04:17 PM | #1395 |
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My brother and I went for a short local are ride. Total of 16 miles.
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