01-21-2023, 09:57 PM
(01-21-2023, 01:37 PM)emullick_imp Wrote: I keep the CB 1100 because I like to look at it, and ride it.
Is that a BMW R100R, or a BMW R1000R? I'd like to compare the R1000R with my GSX S1000
I wish you were closer to So. Calif, we could do a ride and switch bikes half way.
I turned 80 last year, so I do not ride crazy, fast but not crazy.
Crashed on the track a few times, but never on the street, been riding since the 70's
Never heard of a BMW R10000R. Given that he also mentioned an SR400, I'm figuring that he really is interested in old-school bikes that are light.
For Raceman, I have both the SR400 and the R100R. The SR400 is a ton of fun and I really like it, but for me anyway, it's a tool-around on back roads or city surface streets sort of bike. The R100R is the pinnacle of BMW airheads (in my view) and can be used to tour across the world if you wanted to. Entirely different bikes. The R100R is mid 400s, so falls in that middle range to me. It's very comfortable to ride. The only ergonomic complaint (that is pretty universal for anybody who has one) is the side stand. It's pretty much useless in that it's impossible to extend while on the bike. If one is mobility limited, the drill of getting off of the bike before deploying the stand (at that point you may as well use the center stand in any case) is something that needs to be solved with a modification to the stand. If you can find a decent example of an R100R to ride, I'd highly recommend it.