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Mine is named Shadowfax after the white horse Gandalf rode in Lord of the Rings. My boys 9 and 14 helped me name it also "orgasmatron" was taken.

Just installed mine a few minutes ago. Thinking of getting some highway pegs to mount on the sides that can be folded down ... thoughts?

I was thinking about that also, but I am concerned about my pants leg melting on the hot cylinder head.

Found a good article that includes sound files if anyones interested

http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle- ... -noise.htm

$99 for a 100 miles seems like a good deal. I was towed recently with the BMW program and had to wait over an hour and a half, but that's probably a problem with my area/time of day and not the program. The tow truck driver treated the bike very well and was willing to drop the bike at my house ins...

They look great! You have a fine looking bike my friend.

Thanks for all the replies. To answer an earlier question, I now have a cheapo vega that was given to me free when I bought one of my old bikes. A few months ago I tried a Scorpion 900 and I returned it. Too noisy, too heavy. I decided then that I want a quality helmet to fit my quality bike and I d...

Does anyone have a suggestion as to a quiet (or less noisy) full face helmet? AJ

Nope- Sold the Harley on Saturday and my VTX 1800 is for sale now. I love riding my R1200R so much my other bikes would just be sitting. Plus- my wife is tolerating my hobby pretty well not to mention she's a gourmet cook

I guess their trailers are full of batteries to power all that-

Hi
I'm thinking about getting this SW-MOTECH Crashbars/Engine Guards from Twisted Throttle for my 2009 R1200R. SW-MOTECH Crashbars/Engine Guards (BMW R1200R, '07-)

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/pr ... /3076/594/

Any comments or thoughts would be appreciated - AJ

New bike (for me) 505 miles- can't wait to get over 4000 rpms

Hi, my name is AJ and I live in Summerville, SC. (near Charleston, SC). I am a brand new R1200R owner (2009 White for the pure of heart). I currently own a Honda VTX1800 and a Harley Ultra. Problem is my wife does not see the need for 2 motorcycles, much less 3. I retorted with "You wouldn't as...