Patrick, I used to own a lovely BMW Airhead, an '87 R80. It had the smoothest motor you could imagine, with lightweight wrist pins and Cariillo rods... not as "vintage" as some Beemers, but still plenty of soul, and fairly easy maintenance. Yes, they do take maintenance, which you should lovingly embrace. My 2000 "oilhead" R1150GS needs much less fussing, has more torque and higher power, but most of all - it simply fits me better, a tall bike for a tall rider.
Not knowing your height, you have many rides to choose from. My simple suggestion? Take and pass the MSF course FIRST, and if you're still motivated, get a $2000 used motorcycle - any motorcycle - and learn to ride. Learn balance, throttle, learn to pick it up when you fall, learn about wet roads and staying on the gas. Get some scrapes and bruises, nicks and burns. Then, and only then, consider something more ex;pensive. As much as I like my beemer, I am awfully fond of Yamaha's WR250R/X. Simple, lightweight, superbe fuel consumption, great handling, easy maintenance. - Andrew, Berkeley On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:30 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm an outsider looking in for this thread, but I've long been interested > in getting a motorized two wheeler. Not that I need another project with > the trike and Fargo (unless it sells) and the Herse all having plans, then > the body of the Acadiane, but I like to ask this question of motorcyclists: > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
