Flagging interest in riding lately...

[tommymac]

well to throw all this off I am going to buy a bike today

[Papa_Complex]

A few years back I started going through a series of injuries, that weren't really bike related. I re-broke my collarbone in a 'photography related incident', that I'd broken years before when I got hit on the bike. I got a bad ankle sprain, that took months to heal. Sprained the wrist of my clutch hand. Messed up tendons. All of them were separate injuries, at separate times.

As a result, I was off the bike for extended periods. I only rode a few times during, those seasons, and didn't miss it as much as I thought I would. Involvement in racing, via photography, seemed to be filling the void.

But then, at the beginning of last season, I bought the ER-6n and started doing some mods on it. At least I'm now back to commuting, most days, and have taken a few pleasure rides. I've done more riding in the first couple of months this season, than I did in the previous two years combined and I'll start in again with trips next season.

Originally Posted by azoomm

Greg, BMW GT. Seriously. All you have to do is ride one and you'll be hooked. That is, especially if you ride at night. That headlight is absolutely tremendous. It's crazy that the headlight - with ALL the advances on that bike - the HEADLIGHT was my favorite thing

That's nothing new. When I had my BMW K75RT, back in '91-'94, people refused to ride in front of me at night. Cars would flash to get me to turn off my high beams. When I flashed my real highs back, the oncoming car would frequently swerve as the driver was momentarily blinded. That headlight was like a punch in the face

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

I'm noticing that with the exception of Tommy, every other buell owner is selling, has sold and don't ride them much at all.

You missed one...

Haven't ridden as much as I'd like this year, since I was all over the state fighting floods, but the miles are coming on now.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by tommymac

well to throw all this off I am going to buy a bike today

What ya getting?

[tached1000rr]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

What ya getting?

yeah inquiring minds would like to know

Originally Posted by Cutty72

You missed one...

Haven't ridden as much as I'd like this year, since I was all over the state fighting floods, but the miles are coming on now.

hold down the fort

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by tommymac

well to throw all this off I am going to buy a bike today

Pics or it nevah happened....now post 'em up!!!

[tommymac]

signed the papers for the GT, I will be picking it up some time this week

[acalliste]

Sometime this week? If I just signed the papers on a bike, I would have leave with it right there! Waiting would drive me NUTS.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by acalliste

Sometime this week? If I just signed the papers on a bike, I would have leave with it right there! Waiting would drive me NUTS.

true, I needed to talk to my ins people and get that going, bastids took the weekend off so Iwill go there monday get that done then head back up there this week.

[tached1000rr]

Originally Posted by tommymac

signed the papers for the GT, I will be picking it up some time this week

will be expecting a nice write up in the near future (no pressure )

What finally sold you on the GT vs the others in consideration?