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Sod that. I'm 62 and still enjoying my GSXR1000 :)
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I had my first BMW when I was 23. That's getting old :D
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inewham wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:10 pm
Horse wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:04 pm I had my first BMW when I was 23. That's getting old :D
To be fair when we were 23 BMWs were cool, I'd still like an Orange R90RS (the one with the little bikini fairing) e
Oddly - I saw one of those only yesterday. :D
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inewham wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:18 pm
Rockburner wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:16 pm Oddly - I saw one of those only yesterday. :D
Good to hear it hadn't been turned into yet another cafe racer
It did indeed look and sound absolutely standard (and tidy). (well - it rode past me through a village so I only caught a brief glimpse)
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inewham wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:10 pm
Horse wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:04 pm I had my first BMW when I was 23. That's getting old :D
To be fair when we were 23 BMWs were cool, I'd still like an Orange R90RS (the one with the little bikini fairing) e
Whilst the bike might have been, I have never been 'cool' :D
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I found my FZR400RR very uncomfortable after 20 minutes of riding, and I'm 54
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inewham wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:10 pm
Horse wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:04 pm I had my first BMW when I was 23. That's getting old :D
To be fair when we were 23 BMWs were cool,
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Haha, it’s happening far quicker than I’d like 😫
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Horse wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:04 pm I had my first BMW when I was 23. That's getting old :D
My first BMW was aged 20 ;)

To be fair it was bought as a work bike as i was a courier at the time and my tuned RD250LC wasnt going to cut it on the long run deliveries :mrgreen:
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inewham wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:10 pm
Horse wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:04 pm I had my first BMW when I was 23. That's getting old :D
To be fair when we were 23 BMWs were cool, I'd still like an Orange R90RS (the one with the little bikini fairing) e
I'm calling bollocks on that, brother used to ride his r90 in shorts & tee shirt to try & deflect the boring old fart image
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Dickyboy wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:59 pm
inewham wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:10 pm
Horse wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:04 pm I had my first BMW when I was 23. That's getting old :D
To be fair when we were 23 BMWs were cool, I'd still like an Orange R90RS (the one with the little bikini fairing) e
I'm calling bollocks on that, brother used to ride his r90 in shorts & tee shirt to try & deflect the boring old fart image
I'm 60 & I don't ever remember BMW's being cool.They were thought of as the bike of choice for the Dayglo Derek's & pipe slippers brigade...
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Bustaspoke wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 7:12 pm
Dickyboy wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:59 pm
inewham wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:10 pm

To be fair when we were 23 BMWs were cool, I'd still like an Orange R90RS (the one with the little bikini fairing) e
I'm calling bollocks on that, brother used to ride his r90 in shorts & tee shirt to try & deflect the boring old fart image
I'm 60 & I don't ever remember BMW's being cool.They were thought of as the bike of choice for the Dayglo Derek's & pipe slippers brigade...
What he said.

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inewham wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:10 pm
Horse wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:04 pm I had my first BMW when I was 23. That's getting old :D
To be fair when we were 23 BMWs were cool, I'd still like an Orange R90RS (the one with the little bikini fairing) e
I had a green/silver one when I was in my 30s,but I'm alright now. :thumbup:

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I'm 53 and my cbr1000rr is awesome for 20 minutes out of every hour when I can nap for the other 40 minutes.
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It’s not what you ride it’s how you ride it that makes it exciting or boring, some non BMW riders can’t even wheelie, now that’s the definition of boring 🤣

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Couchy wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:49 pm It’s not what you ride it’s how you ride it that makes it exciting or boring, some non BMW riders can’t even wheelie, now that’s the definition of boring 🤣

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Couchy wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:49 pm It’s not what you ride it’s how you ride it that makes it exciting or boring,
Horse wrote: Wed May 27, 2020 10:23 pmA tale about my mate Beedubya:

He had an early K100LT (with the 'spoiler' screen, for the cognoscenti) in horrible cowpat green. He also had an old Porsche and was a member of the owners club. One Sunday afternoon he was heading off to a get-together of motorcycle-owning club members. On the way, he caught up with some sports bikes, whizzing along dual carriageways but wobbling around roundabouts. He got bored, passed them, and carried on.

Into the pub car park, bike on stand, helmet off ... and in turned the sportsbikes.

"We thought those BMWs didn't handle" said one owner.

"They don't" said Beedubya.
He was probably in his 70s then :)
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