Winter Solstice a good day for a short Rockster ride to Death Valley CA for a nite at Stovepipe Wells. Will start out cold (20s') but will warm up!
Merry Christmas!
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ooo - would love to do that!
(I miss my Rockster ).
(I miss my Rockster ).
Re: winter Solstice
Merry Christmas Dude! Rode into work today, 28 F in Northern Virginia. I was shocked by the scarcity - hell, total absence of all motorcycle presence on the roads.
Sure I had to roll out all my Gerbings gear but I expected a few GS's to come out and show what's so cool about those crazy Germans. All I got were cages and crickets! SMH! I was perfectly comfortable and my equipment never gave me any reason to be concerned.
I did require heated gloves, heated jacket liner, heated in-soles and Alpinestars 3-season bottoms and uppers over all that - and yes the 1200's heated grips was put to crucial use, those are the difference maker for me as far as below freezing riding goes.
Sure I had to roll out all my Gerbings gear but I expected a few GS's to come out and show what's so cool about those crazy Germans. All I got were cages and crickets! SMH! I was perfectly comfortable and my equipment never gave me any reason to be concerned.
I did require heated gloves, heated jacket liner, heated in-soles and Alpinestars 3-season bottoms and uppers over all that - and yes the 1200's heated grips was put to crucial use, those are the difference maker for me as far as below freezing riding goes.
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I notice that Berlin Spandau has 'upgraded' / changed the colour option on the 2018 R1200R naked - they now call it "Iced Chocolate Metallic", after discontinuing the "Thunder Grey Metallic". They must have found a cheaper paint supplier.
See the puff video filmed in the Los Filabres mountain roads very near to me in Almería Province, showing the bike with the 'old' colour - looks a bit like a Rockster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... 00EmksTLNc
But I hated the new bike's so-called "clutchless shift" on my 2-hour test ride. Honda streets ahead IMHO.
See the puff video filmed in the Los Filabres mountain roads very near to me in Almería Province, showing the bike with the 'old' colour - looks a bit like a Rockster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... 00EmksTLNc
But I hated the new bike's so-called "clutchless shift" on my 2-hour test ride. Honda streets ahead IMHO.
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