Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

Maybe it’s a sign you need to keep the bike??

 

Another nice surprise today and I came home to a letter from the next town over PD that they had my title, registration and KEY!!! I was able to run up there and pick them up before they closed and actually get the bike out of my trailer, haha.

Looks like it has 500 more miles on it than it did last week but still starts right up and no other issues I can see.

 

wow man, what a turn of events

talk about gut wrenching though, you must be emotionally exhausted lol

 

I mean yeah, I didn't have any kind of emotional attachment to the bike so it wasn't nearly like selling my Tacoma last month but it was still a bit of a Rollercoaster. I'm just glad I can actually get a little something back out of it now instead of taking it as a loss. And I got a $600 lesson that people are assholes.

 

That's awesome. Hard to belive you got it back. Any word on how they found it or whether the thief will be prosecuted?

 

Nope, best I can assume is that someone riding it got pulled over for an expired trip permit with no plates and they had the title and stuff on them. Whether that was the guy that scammed me or not, I have no idea.

Certainly not the way I expected the whole thing to work out.

 

@BkerChuck do you know this guy? He did the trans-labrador highway on a RC51. He mentions the Iron Butt Association too

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-honda-motorcycle-that-was-made-to-outrun-ducatis-11647047791

 

Not personally but I've heard his name a few times.

 

Thank god for heated grips and a heated jacket liner. Rode the bike up to a soccer match tonight because it was 60° and predicted to only go down to 38° on the ride home. Coldest temp on the 90 mile ride was 25°.

 

@4x4Runner Do you have an iPhone, and if so, any problems with the BMW Connected app only recording the first parts of rides and just cutting out randomly? Never had any problems with it in either BMW until I switched from Android to iPhone.

 

Found out that my ski bibs fit nicely over my pants and knee armor! Between that and my heated gloves, my new commuting cut-off temp has dropped from the low 40's to the low 30's. As much as I enjoy driving the truck, using one gallon of gas per day vs. 4-5 is wonderful! When I ordered my gloves, I told my wife they'd pay for themselves and, with current gas prices, I think they've already done so...

 

David, I knew the name seemed familiar but like I said I haven't met him yet in person. I looked back at the standings from some events I have ridden in like some of the Team Strange Grand Tour events and that's where I knew the name from. He and I have both participated in some of their events.

 

i would love to ride one of these for a weekend
https://longisland.craigslist.org/mcy/d/east-hampton-88-bmw-r100-gs/7457712856.html

 

What was on there before? Those look to be the same ones as my 1250R, I figured BMW would've used the same setup across the various 1250 models.

 

welp...... if all goes well........ bringing home that tiger tomorrow. $6k w/ 6k miles and a top box. I'd prefer a 2015, but I think I'll enjoy a week of riding next week and like a $3k savings more than updated suspension and cruise control.

 

Finally got my BD S1 lights wired up and working with my SRCmoto dash panel. Went for a ride after but it was short since the winds were gusting quite a bit.