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so nothing like the hands going numb after 10 miles at 75-80 like on my k4 750. i figured it was something like that but i needed to be sure before spending the most money i've ever spent on a vehicle in my entire life

i am getting ready to buy either a rockster or an 1150rt and one of the issues i've been reading about is the vibration issues with the 1150 motored bikes. can anyone here who also owns and ride vintage bikes (the old sohc cb750 in particular) tell me what theyre like in comparison for vibrations? i...

ok, what is the vibration level like as compared to.....................oh...................my k4 honda cb750? both the 1200 and 1150? hands numb after 10 miles on the highway is the norm right now, i just ride through it. i've done 250 mile days but hated myself for days after. as a former bmw tec...

the BMW dealer in atlanta has a 2003 r1150r for less than 4,000 dollars but it does have 79,xxx miles on it. theyre asking only 3750 dollars for the thing too. i had my heart set on a rockster but this deal seems almost too good to pass up. opinions?

i'm thinking that the onlky extras i want are a set of the hard bags, maybe painted to match. i'm not going to do any performance mods or anything like that. i have a hot-rodded 750four for that. this is going to be my touring and travel ride.

you couldnt pay me to ride in the dc area, my self-preservation instinct is way too strong lol.

i used to spend alot of hours on horseback and i got the same cramps, stand up on the pegs (in the stirrups) for a couple of seconds, thats what always worked for me.

i have AAA rv plus which covers motorcycles. as someone who used to tour alot on old brit bikes i can tell you that it's worth the 137 dollars a year i spend. i have used it a few times with the honda as well.

for the last 4 1/2 years my daily rides have been a modified 1974 honda cb750k and a 72 suzuki titan. i just finished the 18 month long restore on the honda and now i just want to turn the key, hit a starter button (electric start eliminated on the honda, the suzuki never had one) and go. i CAN do t...

i understand that when changing from dino to synthetic, the deposits that are in the motor left by the dino oil are blasted away by the detergent action of the synthetic oil. if you've done more than 30 or 40k on a motor with dino oil in it, i wouldnt change over to synthetic is what we told people ...

i thought i'd pop in and introduce myself. i have been riding for 20+ years, during the 90's i rode triumphs and a couple of nortons, i got out of riding for a few years then back in 2005 i got my first japanese bike, my 1974 honda cb750k. later that year i went off to AMI and got my certification o...

I would recommend taking the filler neck out of the tank to eliminate all the stuff you're worried about. Is there a reason you don't want to do that? What he said. it's NOT hard. oh - and grinding into the filler neck will definitely throw sparks and debris into the body of the tank as soon as you...

after many years of lusting for one, i can finally afford to get my first bmw and after riding all the new models in 2004, 2005 and 2006 i really fell in love with the rockster. after years of riding and enjoying my vintage japanese bikes i have really started to want something a bit heavier, more p...

a few years ago (2005/06 i actually worked as a tech at a dealer in new england and i probably replaced on average 4 or 5 drive seals a month, all using the factory tools and holding fixture. how bad of a job is it doing it with your regular shop tools? i am looking at buying my first beemer, the 11...