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grafikfeat
New member
Remember one thing. When mobs get angry they usually start throwing "bricks".
knary
looking for a coal mine
Remember one thing. When mobs get angry they usually start throwing "bricks".
If they can lift them.
gregfeeler
Dances With Sheep
gregfeeler
Dances With Sheep
johns3
2-up and havin' fun
Besides, K-bikes can go places Oilhead GSs can not.
Yeah, my K takes me places an R can't- I feel like my K1100RS is taking me straight over the river Styx. But then look at the name of my K.
If I did it over again, it possibly would be an "R".
Ride both- but if it is a hot day, I can guess which you will choose.
knary
looking for a coal mine
Besides, K-bikes can go places Oilhead GSs can not.
The back of the group when the road gets twisty or gnarly or otherwise more entertaining?
Into packs of goldwings, blending in so well that the even larger and even more ungainly behemoths aren't spooked?
From zero to boring in 2 seconds flat?
Into the cuisinart convention as the newest bestest german blenders?
To the bottom of the sea fastest with their higher weight to surface area ratio?
G
GSJIHAD
Guest
The back of the group when the road gets twisty or gnarly or otherwise more entertaining?
Into packs of goldwings, blending in so well that the even larger and even more ungainly behemoths aren't spooked?
From zero to boring in 2 seconds flat?
Into the cuisinart convention as the newest bestest german blenders?
To the bottom of the sea fastest with their higher weight to surface area ratio?
Knary - That is funny!
ALIENHITCHHIKER
New member
knary, you forgot one -
to the mosquito fogger exhibition at the exterminator's convention.
(confession - I'm a closet dark-sider)
to the mosquito fogger exhibition at the exterminator's convention.
(confession - I'm a closet dark-sider)
knary
looking for a coal mine
knary
looking for a coal mine
BRICKRIDER
BrickRider
Dude,
If we ever meet on The Tail of The Dragon, you'll get your eyes opened! The last time a kid on a crotch rocket tried to go by me while cruisin' The Dragon, he ended up face first in a sand bank and plastic pieces from his bike flew everywhere.
The K1200LT handles a whole lot better than one would realize just by looking at it!
To compare the LT to those butt-ugly Hondas is uncalled for!
Ride Safely,
BrickRider
knary
looking for a coal mine
Dude,
The last time a kid on a crotch rocket tried to go by me while cruisin' The Dragon, he ended up face first in a sand bank and plastic pieces from his bike flew everywhere.
The K1200LT handles a whole lot better than one would realize just by looking at it!
To compare the LT to those butt-ugly Hondas is uncalled for!
Ride Safely,
BrickRider
Do you really want to compare the twisty road prowess of a GS to an LT?
The GS has gobs more ground clearance and more power and more torque per pound.
FWIW, I had similar experiences with crotch rockets on that road when riding my anemic K75s loaded with a month's worth of gear. Just because they're slow and unskilled doesn't mean you're fast and brilliant. DAMHIK.
gregfeeler
Dances With Sheep
The back of the group when the road gets twisty or gnarly or otherwise more entertaining?
Into packs of goldwings, blending in so well that the even larger and even more ungainly behemoths aren't spooked?
From zero to boring in 2 seconds flat?
Into the cuisinart convention as the newest bestest german blenders?
To the bottom of the sea fastest with their higher weight to surface area ratio?
Ha! I was thinking more like over 100 - comfortably.
knary
looking for a coal mine
Ha! I was thinking more like over 100 - comfortably.
feh
Any ape can twist a throttle.
I thought you were a rider.
gregfeeler
Dances With Sheep
feh
Any ape can twist a throttle.
I thought you were a rider.
I didn't say on a flat road...
The K1200RS is VERY STABLE at 135... 
knary
looking for a coal mine
I didn't say on a flat road...
Oh, yeah, the K12RS's infamous "stability".
Flat or straight is implied whenever you praise the old QE2 K12RS.
"Bring her about!"
"Yes, captain! Plotting...plotting...initiating turn now!"
gregfeeler
Dances With Sheep
Oh, yeah, the K12RS's infamous "stability".
Flat or straight is implied whenever you praise the old QE2 K12RS.
"Bring her about!"
"Yes, captain! Plotting...plotting...initiating turn now!"
Oh, now - I suppose that's from direct personal experience - right? You wouldn't just be repeating urban legends, would you?
You seem to forget that I live in a state with more real mountains within a hundred miles of me than in nearly all of Oregon, and we have our share of Pterodactyls..er...GSs here, too. 
knary
looking for a coal mine
Fish meet barrel. Barrel meet Fish.
'old' K-bike positives:
1. Feel. If you like that hum, you will love it.
2. Smooth. Boxers are nowhere near as smooth.
3. Precision feel. See #1 and #2. Hitting the starter button feels like you've flipped a switch on an electric motor.
4. Train-like Stability. -ahem- If what you want out of a bike is the ability to go 135 mph for hours on end, it's the bike for you.
5. Impression of power. They always made decent power and with the big whale of a K12RS, made even more.
negatives:
1. Feel. Boring.
2. Stability. Handling is always described with the "despite.." or "for a..." caveat. IOW, the handling isn't very impressive, IMHO.
3. The impression of power is mostly just that, an impression. They're not all that powerful by modern measures and that power comes at the price of weight, weight, weight, weight.
4. Weight, weight, weight.
My GS is no sportbike or dirtbike or purpose built LD bike. But on a fun road, with equivalent riders, it'll stay with or pass the supposed rocket-ship K12RS without any problems.
'old' K-bike positives:
1. Feel. If you like that hum, you will love it.
2. Smooth. Boxers are nowhere near as smooth.
3. Precision feel. See #1 and #2. Hitting the starter button feels like you've flipped a switch on an electric motor.
4. Train-like Stability. -ahem- If what you want out of a bike is the ability to go 135 mph for hours on end, it's the bike for you.
5. Impression of power. They always made decent power and with the big whale of a K12RS, made even more.
negatives:
1. Feel. Boring.
2. Stability. Handling is always described with the "despite.." or "for a..." caveat. IOW, the handling isn't very impressive, IMHO.
3. The impression of power is mostly just that, an impression. They're not all that powerful by modern measures and that power comes at the price of weight, weight, weight, weight.
4. Weight, weight, weight.
My GS is no sportbike or dirtbike or purpose built LD bike. But on a fun road, with equivalent riders, it'll stay with or pass the supposed rocket-ship K12RS without any problems.
knary
looking for a coal mine
Oh, now - I suppose that's from direct personal experience - right? You wouldn't just be repeating urban legends, would you?
You may in fact be a brilliant rider. Just imagine how much quicker you'd be if you weren't dragging that beluga of an anchor around.
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