Let me try this one more time.
Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 10:09 am
A couple of days ago I made a post that turned out to be much more controversial than I ever intended it to be. Even after my apology, some folks feel the need to keep "piling on". After getting my thoughts together, this is what I was trying to convey to the group. I have been riding motorcycles for about 40 of my 63 yrs. When I was 14 living in a small Michigan town, there was a guy who sold BMW motorcycles from a small garage. I used to go over there & look at those huge, beautiful, black machines almost daily, vowing to one day own one. The years went by & finally I was able to buy a 1988 K75S. I loved that bike, but after 8 yrs. of ownership, I felt the need to move on. After determining that "at that time" BMW was not offering anything that really interested me. I traded for a Honda Valkyrie. That was nearly 10 yrs. ago & the Valk has served me well, But now I'm getting that "time to move on" feeling again. I had read about the 12R & when I looked at one I thought "this is my next bike". I test rode one & was convinced that my earlier feelings were true. But it was hard to do the dirty deed of parting with the Valkyrie. I knew that was what had to happen because once I had the "R", the Valk wouldn't get ridden. In the meantime, I had become interested in "Adventure Bikes". A dealer had a smokin' hot deal on a new 650 V-Strom, so I bought it to see what all the hype was about. As I said in my earlier post, "so far I like it". Is it better than a 12R? I doubt it, but I didn't buy the Strom to take the place of getting an "R", I bought it to keep the "R" company in the garage when I decide how & when to get rid of the Valkyrie. I don't have room for all three plus my Son's Vulcan in my garage. So, you see I wasn't finding fault with the 12R at all. I had read about some final drive failures on a few of the newer BMW's & figured that the law of averages would put one of the troublesome units in my garage. Now that I have been educated about that matter, I will no doubt continue my quest for the 12R. That's about it, I have apologized for my previous post, I have gathered my thoughts & re-written them here. If that's not enough, so be it. I'm getting that "R" anyway. Oh yeah, Airshaft, regarding that reference to Pamela Anderson; I wouldn't F$#k that "Skank" with your dingle. 
", but you expressed the thought that actually popped into my head. 
