RBEmerson
Kein Nasebohrer
The good news is we just pulled the trigger on our tickets to Germany and a week of Alpine riding. I think I'll be renting a K1600GT from Bike Travel Service in Munich (we're still negotiating km's - 300 km/day is ...um... well... yes, we're in a negotiations for something better than 300 km/day and €0.82/km thereafter - just under $2/mile? not in this life). Obviously the K1600 uses the Nav V and the Zumo 660/Nav IV doesn't fit the connector (no concern about not responding to handlebar controls). So, my options are to buy a Nav V, pre-load it with a host of waypoints and some day trip ideas, hope I can pre-load BTS' Nav V (about €40/wk - no fight there), or figure out how to use my 660. On my K1200RS I use a use a RAM Mount brake/clutch reservoir cover mount (longer screws holds the mount and reservoir together). Obviously, I want to be exceedingly low impact on BTS' bike. Sooooooo... ideas, anyone? Whatever I do has to be rugged, obviously, and leave not a hint of its presence when I'm done. I have a car windshield mount with a suction cup that generally works well. If, and this is a biggie, the mounting surface is clean. My assumption is there's no convenient flat place on the windscreen. I'll be happy to find that assumption's wrong.
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No, I don't own a K1600. Yes, I have put 500+ miles on one (and might just sneak in some more... heh, heh, heh... gotta love my dealer...). Yes, I've ridden in the Alps before (last July - R1200RT "wethead". Hated the motor, hated the clunky gear box, loved the handling, even in hairpins). Yes, I feel comfortable with a GT in this setting. If various flavors of vee-twins can get to the top of the passes with hairpins, tell me why the K1600 can't. Yes, some people told me an RT couldn't do it. My reply is [/expletive deleted].
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No, I don't own a K1600. Yes, I have put 500+ miles on one (and might just sneak in some more... heh, heh, heh... gotta love my dealer...). Yes, I've ridden in the Alps before (last July - R1200RT "wethead". Hated the motor, hated the clunky gear box, loved the handling, even in hairpins). Yes, I feel comfortable with a GT in this setting. If various flavors of vee-twins can get to the top of the passes with hairpins, tell me why the K1600 can't. Yes, some people told me an RT couldn't do it. My reply is [/expletive deleted].