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John H.[_5_]

On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 09:02:13 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 5:22:48 AM UTC-8, Tim wrote:
Beautiful morning. No fog. Got up at the usual 5am, and went to the farm to start the da, and as the sun started rising I thought this is too good to pass up. So I put in the jacket, helmet and gloves and went and fired up the mighty v11. Started easy...

Took out on the highway and headed north. Almost no traffic. Went 25 mi up to Dietrich. Went in the gas station for a quick diet coke and ran into my brother! Hey! It's coffee time!

Had a good yet brief visit at the table, then he had to go. Me too. So now back at the farm and ready for the day. Man, this is fun!

Be careful, Its an addiction and an expensive one at that! At least for me it is.
My main ride is a BMW R100GS Paris Dakar edition and its starting to get long in the tooth at 200.000 miles.
I have no plans of selling it, but thinking its time to start shopping for a new long distance bike, and the Moto Guzzi Stelvio is at the top of the list next would be a Yamaha Super Tenere, but no new BMW in my future.
Price point, and relability issues have turned me off on them.
Did you get any luggage or panniers with the bike?

He has a Moto Guzzi, not an expensive Beemer!

So one day my youngest bro and I were talking. He was riding a K100RS at the time. We
were talking maintenance and I mentioned that I could adjust the valves in both
cylinders in 45 minutes. He said he could do it much faster. When I asked how, he
said, "I just take it in and yell, 'Hans, adjust the valves please!', and then I give
Hans about $490."

I think the Stelvio is beautiful, as is the R1200GS. But, as I wouldn't be doing much
off-roading or 'adventuring', I'd probably get the Honda ST1300. At least I'd be
confident there's a nearby Honda dealer if something went wrong.
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