New toy

[SpongeBob]

Seems the natural progression for GSX1400 riders, when they get too soft/old, is to a Trumpy. 

I've actually just taken the opposite route: I'm turning 61, and here is the new garage mate of my beloved Suzi. No wonder as why I've insisted on installing clip-ons on the the good ol' lady. 

[Mr Gee]

Seems the natural progression for GSX1400 riders, when they get too soft/old, is to a Trumpy. 

I've actually just taken the opposite route: I'm turning 61, and here is the new garage mate of my beloved Suzi. No wonder as why I've insisted on installing clip-ons on the the good ol' lady. 

At sixty-one, you are a spring chicken, compared to some of the guys on here.    

[Eric GSX1400K3]

That's a proper bike that is. Have fun.

[grog]

Not much of a Beemer fan but those things are awesome.I even barrack for them in WSBK😎Little story, watched a middle aged bloke start out on learning on 300cc BMW, he rode same track to work as me. He went thru process, got his full licence. Next thing he's on a S1000RR  WTF i thought.A decade later he still does the work run on it, rain or hail. I doubt it's been over 80 kph,such a slow rider on such a fast bike. I always found it funny, everything passed him, he just waved and plodded on. 🤷🏼

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Great story Grog, feel sorry for the bike, those things go like stink and need to be ridden to within 1/2" of their lives to work properly.  So many issues on the BMW forum about poor running, rough idle and so on, these K series slant 4 engines need an Italian tune-up onc3 in a while.  They run high compression ratios, hard rings and valves, so need to get to their design operating temps to bed in and de-carbonise the bores.

My 2009 K1300GT now has 110000km on it, and usually sees the high end of the rev scale at least once a ride, they're great mile munchers.

[grog]

Agree Eric, doesn't seem to worry him. Tank bag, back pack, I'll try for a piccy.

[Tony Nitrous]

I've actually just taken the opposite route: I'm turning 61, and here is the new garage mate of my beloved Suzi. No wonder as why I've insisted on installing clip-ons on the the good ol' lady. 

I'm impressed !

Well done.