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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: malonef on July 19, 2005, 06:45:54 PM

Title: What a great bike
Post by: malonef on July 19, 2005, 06:45:54 PM

I just want to say that I have now had my B1200S for close to 4 years. I weathered the oil usage crisis and have to say that I absolutely love this motorcycle.
I became fuly aware of just how great it is when I left on a 3 week trip in June. All told I rode 8300 miles and Changed the oil at 4399 miles in Eureka,CA. I used around 1 litre of oil for the whole trip and the bike ran like a train. Whatever speed I wanted was there. Whatever road I was on fit and I just had fun. What more could you ask of a motorcycle. In fact the only thing that did not perform as it should was my Hawkoiler which quit after one day, but I believe it was cause by my installation and no fault of the oiler.
If anyone has any question as to whether this is a good sport-Touring bike take my word for it. Add a set of GIVI luggage and head for the horizon.

Title: What a great bike
Post by: solman on July 19, 2005, 09:25:11 PM

Glad to hear that your trip went good. :beers:   A few weeks back, I took a trip to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.  I ended up with about 2900 miles on my trip.

Title: touring
Post by: dandan on July 19, 2005, 10:59:17 PM

i couldn't agree more. i rode a new zzr1200 recently, it was cool but  too much plastic and cramped riding position. with my corbin seat 8 hours at a shot isn't bad at all :grin:

Title: What a great bike
Post by: jfudo on July 20, 2005, 10:29:20 AM

Neighbor!  :beers:

Title: neighbor
Post by: malonef on July 20, 2005, 11:11:44 AM

We'll have to get together for a short ride one day.

Title: What a great bike
Post by: jfudo on July 20, 2005, 12:35:38 PM

We can just go up and down Whiting road all day.   :motorsmile:

I work in Syracuse, so when I ride in, I always go down bennet's corners/whiting on my indirect route home.

And it sounds like per your standards, a short ride is what?  750 miles? :shock: