Rapid Dog here.
You'll be callin' me a noobie here for a while I suspect, all good...
At any rate, I'm thrilled to have discovered another R11S forum from a nice fella by the name of Peter, not sure what his handle is here at Boxertrix just yet.
I'm a good old coger from the Pelican R11S forum...regardless of what they say over there...
Please ta meet ya all!
"...the burble of my exhaust unwound like a long cord behind me. Soon my speed snapped it, and I heard only the cry of the wind...." Larry of Arubia
...I understand you guys out on the island pretty much have seasonal riding there...is this true?
The fellow that hooked me up is a member here that I met via him buyng a set of my S barbacks...he indicated the season was soon coming to a close.
It seems odd to me when the best motorbike mags come from there.
Must be some hardcore bikers then...
"...the burble of my exhaust unwound like a long cord behind me. Soon my speed snapped it, and I heard only the cry of the wind...." Larry of Arubia
Good to see you've made it over here Rapid, some of us browse the Pelican from time to time panning for nuggets of useful information but find the stuff like the Ilmberger threads a touch too hysterical
I'd say it's more like 90% park up their bikes for at least 3 months of the year - I for one would have to be pretty desperate to go to work on a bike (even the STX1300) but mine are road legal year round for that glimmer of sunshine moment. Main problem for us is the road salt (grit) that they put down if the weather is looking to freeze. It is very corrosive and the finish on most bikes is very poor now they have mostly switched to water based paints. And it rains here .......................a lot
Enjoy the board
Lloyd
It's not how fast you ride, it's how you ride fast.
Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear
bright until you hear them speak.
Yes biking can be seasonal, but some of us have jumped ship and moved to places where the season is much longer. Like the comments about Yorkshire tourists, we have the same here, other than July/August, I can complete a 30 mile ride without seeing more than three cars!
Hello Rapid, like the pic of the upturned S there's not enough pics on this forum. Its great that despite the 'trauma' of tipping the bike you had the good humour to photograph it. Nice one.
Some of us ride all year round... and the bike (and we) suffer for it.
