1 Greetings from North Dakota Thu May 25, 2023 9:26 pm
oofdakota
New member
My first motorbike was a 1966 Yamaha Big Bear 250. It was 2 years old, I was 15. They called them scramblers at the time, but I think the definition evolved to enduro. I've had a succession of enduros since then, they looked rough when they were parked for the last time. Life changed in 1984 when a friend let me ride his BMW gs. I had to have my own and was successful 3 years later. What really got to me was how well they worked in both the dirt and on the highway. My lastest (and probably my last) is a 2001 1150 GS. I can still work on this one as the electronics are not beyond my capabilities. My riding has been mostly on the road now as I don't seem to bounce as well as I did when I had the Big Bear 55 years ago.
So I got to thinking maybe a road bike would be a good companion. The gs is a good road bike, but I was thinking something more gentlemen-like. So I acquired a 85 K100RT. It's quite the treat to ride. I'm fairly good with BMW mechanicals, but I thought it might be beneficial to join a forum and read what others do, and it appears to be a great repository of information. Good to meet all of you.
So I got to thinking maybe a road bike would be a good companion. The gs is a good road bike, but I was thinking something more gentlemen-like. So I acquired a 85 K100RT. It's quite the treat to ride. I'm fairly good with BMW mechanicals, but I thought it might be beneficial to join a forum and read what others do, and it appears to be a great repository of information. Good to meet all of you.