Ride Report!

XS11E · 2005-03-01T01:55:59+00:00

When I sold my BMW R100RT because I was no longer able to ride it, I figured I was finished with motorcycling but I finally decided I couldn't be without a bike so....I got a replacement!Today I picked it up, got the title transferred, got the plates, grabbed cap, jacket and cane and took off to Tortilla Flats. It ran perfectly, cruised 75mph and more effortlessly on the freeway and handled the twisties WAY better than I could have ever imagined!I LOVE IT! It fits, it's comfortable and I'm HAPPY!Who'd have thought going to a Japanese machine would have worked so well?Who'd have thought I could get a motorcycle with training wheels to solve the problem of not being able to get a foot down at a stop?Here's the pictures: 1993, cost just over what I got for the BMW, PS, PB with anti-lock, PW, 5 speed, 1600ccs and better gas mileage than the new Goldwings!Beautifully maintained, new timing belt and water pump, new brakes and tires, new clutch, new top and new battery all with in the last couple of thousand miles. One or two rock chips in the paint, upholstery perfect, etc. etc.I haven't enjoyed myself so much since the Beemer went away.

Mar 01, 2005 21 Replies

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Scott Hughes 21 years ago

rammm@REMOVE_THIS_TAGdommelen.net (Leon van Dommelen) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Ya know, that seems not too far from what I've told some of my friends about Miata aerodynamics, which is that the Miata is so small it goes UNDER the wind...... yeah, they don't believe me either.

-Scott

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Leon van Dommelen 21 years ago

They are wrong. The closer you are to the ground, the lower the average wind.

Leon

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