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Thanks for the welcome-back gents. It's good to be back. One of the reasons I dropped off was due to getting married and having a family. Been busy the last few years. Still doing the same thing for a living and enjoying it a lot. Rob - I do not have the SV anymore. Maintaining/storing multiple vehi...

Hi gang - most of you don't know me. I'm a veteran of this site active between 2002 - 2008. I just acquired a new RT and am back in the boxer fold. Good to see this site still active and alive. I've on occasion dropped by to see what y'all have been chatting about. The upcoming R1200R LC should be q...

Only if we can swap bikes.

State of Virginia. Haymarket and Blacksburg, to be exact.

Do any of you have a Facebook account? I set one up over the summer and have been reconnecting with some friends I haven't seen in years as well as new friends I've made. One thing I noticed is that Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers are not on the site as much as the younger generations. Gosh, it's strange ...

Jeff - welcome to the board. We're an eclectic collection of nuts who love to ride and chat about our bikes along with politics, families, and heaven knows what else under the sun. I've had my R for five and a half years and have bonded with it like very few possessions I have.

Will do Tony. I will be up again within the next two weeks.

Mike - It's looking like I'm going to stay up in Northern VA through the end of the week. So no, I won't make it to the game - not that I had a ticket anyway. I think we have a decent chance of beating BC, but overall I think they are the better team. I have no faith in our offense.

Rode home last night in the rain. 6 hours due to traffic south of Philly and especially in the DC area. I enjoy riding my Roadster so much that I found myself liking the ride despite the increased hazzards on I-95/NJ Turnpike. As the years go by, my experience with Suzuki, Harley, and BMW is making ...

Bob - that's something I've noticed in the Northeast where unions are prevalent. They drag out projects like there is no tomorrow. Southern states are a lot more efficient. Repaving projects in Virginia seldom take more than a week!!! Pennsylvania seems to be the worst. Their roads stink yet they ta...

Rode up here yesterday afternoon from Northern VA to Queens via central PA, Northern NJ, and the George Washington Bridge. Man, New York City has the crappiest roads in the country. With the traffic volume it's understandable. But the City sure doesn't seem to repave roads very often. Contrary to po...

Oops. A year goes by fast. Just sent this year's payment.

boxermania wrote:As punishment, can I get Boxer to administer 40 lashes with a wet noddle....please....pretty please....

I didn't know this was THAT kind of board...

Bike's running great on the Mobil 1 Extended Perf. Am about to head out on a 500 mile weekend trip, so life is good.

Sparky wrote:I'm always jealous when I read about highway mileage like this -- if I've ever gotten 45mpg, I can't remember. I'm pretty steady right around 40 mpg.

Some Roadsters have a shorter top gear. What does your tach read at 80 mph indicated?

Anthony - holy cow, this is Northern VA we're talking about. It is personally the worst area for congestion I've experienced and I've been to a lot of metro areas in this country. The only place worse for traffic I've ever been to was Chennai, India! Well, I've been to LA as well, but I drove throug...

Tony - if for some mental lapse you decide you don't want that bike, LET ME KNOW. I will gladly come up and pick it up myself!

I ride throughout the year and only refrain when it's snowing. As such, I've never had problems starting the R even in January in the mid-Atlantic region. I use 15w-50 year round. I suppose some weights are better than others depending on temperature. But I'm not as anal as some others here! Plus I ...

Oh my gosh, am I laughing hard! DJ, I have GOT to meet you. Gotta find a reason to go over there for business.

Just met a bloke from Down Under a few weeks ago. He's over here in D.C. working for the Aussie government. Very nice fellow.

Did the oil/filter change last night and rode in to the office this morning. Engine ran great. Considering the cost of BMW synthetic, it's more economical to go with Mobil 1.

My R has 46.1k miles on the odo. I'll probably hit 49k by the end of the year. She feels as great as ever.

Yup, at least at my primary residence. Let me know if you want to ride sometime. Been busy as heck this year, but I'm on track to piling on about 18k miles on motorcycles this year due to the extremely dry spring/summer we've had. Thanks for the input. I will change the oil tonight with no worries.