Wanted to post a pic of my new R. So after my 2007 flat grey R12R was stolen in Jan 2010, I was without a bike till last Friday when I took delivery of Wilma, my white 2009 R1200R. Wilma's a looker for sure and will post more photos once farkles are added but below is a quick peek. I was lucky to get a 2009 that was a dealer demo so the bike is technically new, comes with full 3 year warranty, and got it without the side cases but with the luggage rack, clear turn signals, ABS heated grips , computer etc for US$13,500. Slightly more than I wanted to pay but hey we only live twice right? Basically I got one of the other two colors I wanted (the blue being the other one) and got it at Max BMW outside of Danbury CT and those guys are really great. My mother always said if you can't say something good about something don't say it at all, so I won't say anything about BMW Corporate dealer in Manhattan.
Now while white may not be the fastest color, I do like it and riding home to Manhattan from CT, I took a detour through the south bronx which isn't nearly as bad at it once was. I was stopped at a red light somewhere around 145th street in the bronx when a latino man was crossing the street and stopped and said to me, "man that's a really nice looking bike." Being a cowboy fan from the late 70s and early 80s it reminds me of their old uniforms and I have half a mind to put a star on the tank, a number "12R adjacent to it and "Staubach" underneath it--but I doubt I will.
Looking for a good pre owned R1200R was not easy, and finding a non black one made it tougher. Checking craigslist and cycletrader everyday within a 500 mile radius was tedious work. Nothing against black but my first real car was a black 1984 Rabbitt GTI and man it would not be five minutes after you washed it that it would get dirty , so I kind of vowed never to own a black vehicle again, especially living in Manhattan where we don't have hoses to do a quick wash.
Picking up stock bmw bags and a the proper luggage racke with the top case plate next week so I can get back to some touring like I used to do.
So here she is..Wilma, say hi to everyone here:
(She says hi)
I get compliments all of time. And it is usually dirty to boot. As to the fastest color, there is a reason for the term "White Lightning"!
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