Does this happen to you?

[DaveDragon]

I'm sitting at a red light on the LT this afternoon during the commute home,
I'm at position 1 on the right-most lane,
in 1st gear and casually scanning my mirrors and the open intersection before me when the light changes to Green,
I check left & right before rolling into the intersection then roll on the throttle
and smoothly shift up through the gears and realize you left the cagers behind
only to find yourself lost in the pure enjoyment of riding a BMW?


Seems to happen to me a lot.

[Patric]

Well I use to ride a '63 R60 to work . Some times on the way home from work , I would get stopped behind a school bus let kids off . Well... After the bus driver let the kids off , they would drive on the side of the road to let traffic go by . ... , Well I would give her all she's had ...,& ... and the Bus would pull ahead on me for the first 100 foot or so (;-»)

[hschisler]

I'm sitting at a red light on the LT this afternoon during the commute home,
I'm at position 1 on the right-most lane,
in 1st gear and casually scanning my mirrors and the open intersection before me when the light changes to Green,
I check left & right before rolling into the intersection then roll on the throttle
and smoothly shift up through the gears and realize you left the cagers behind
only to find yourself lost in the pure enjoyment of riding a BMW?


Seems to happen to me a lot.oh yeah... :cool:

I probably wouldn't know what to do if I was on a GT. Hang on, maybe? :o

[NascaLT]

And at the stop for gas when a total stranger walks over to you and says .... "Man, that's a beautiful bike. I really like its style." And not to startle the elderly folks when you start it up. Yes, Dave, it does happen. Damn the bad luck ............................!

[pburhoe]

Having ridden bikes for over 30 years, this is the first one that people will stop to look at and say "that is a beautiful bike" or just gape at it, or say "that is the biggest motorcycle I have ever seen"-at any rate, more comments from the peanut gallery than I am used to!

Additionally, I would agree that I find myself at the speed limit before I know what has happened, usually in 4th gear before I realize I have even shifted. I find myself cruising at about 4k rpm wondering if I need to shift into 5th, then thinking, "why did they even give it 5th gear when 4th is so much fun?"

So, yeah, I guess that has happened to me! Thanks for sharing the joy (even the subliminal joy) of motorcycling!

[grifscoots]

I like being on the highway, dropping a couple of gears and leaving everything as if it's standing still. "Objects in the mirror are smaller than they appear' .... because they are.

Is tomorrow morning ever gonna get here?

[DavidTaylor]

Not too often, just when I'm on the bike.

[grifscoots]

Not too often, just when I'm on the bike.Hey, meester! Wanna buy some cheeclets?

[Buchnerb]

Having ridden bikes for over 30 years, this is the first one that people will stop to look at and say "that is a beautiful bike" or just gape at it, or say "that is the biggest motorcycle I have ever seen"-at any rate, more comments from the peanut gallery than I am used to!

And lets not forget the all time number one comment from the peanut gallery "I didn't know BMW made motorcycles!".

Bruce

[saddleman]

+ 1 happens all the time at the drive thru early am

[meese]

. . . then roll on the throttle
and smoothly shift up through the gears and realize you left the cagers behind
only to find yourself lost in the pure enjoyment of riding a BMW?Pretty much on every ride. In fact, that's one of the best reasons to ride. :bike:

I got bored tonight, so I headed up into the local hills for a couple of hours. No traffic, warm Santa Ana winds blowing, and a bright, clear full moon. Nothing but me and the road. An hour up into the mountains I saw an old 80's UJM parked in a pull out. I stopped to see if they were OK, and it was just a guy and his wife who'd had the same idea as me. We talked briefly about old bikes, new gadgets, random wandering, life in general, and how it was bright enough to ride with no lights at all. So I killed my headlight and headed back down the mountain just enjoying the clear, bright night. :cool:

I probably wouldn't know what to do if I was on a GT. Hang on, maybe? :oFortunately, the GT has a built-in speed sensor. Just about the time you wonder if you're going too fast, these flashing blue lights come on in your mirrors. Trust me, it really works. :D

[hschisler]

I probably wouldn't know what to do if I was on a GT. Hang on, maybe? :o?Fortunately, the GT has a built-in speed sensor. Just about the time you wonder if you're going too fast, these flashing blue lights come on in your mirrors. Trust me, it really works. :DThose wacky German engineers - they think of everything! :rolleyes: