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The waiting is over...56k beware!!!
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 2:21 am
by EddieRR
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 2:29 am
by Bry
Great pics!
Never seen the "BMW" on the calipers in red like that before.....
Bry
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 3:28 am
by chris
Fantastic pics! It looks really mean in that first low angle one. Enjoy your new toy!
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 6:51 am
by R4R&R
It's so clean and shiny! Looks nice - get out there and ride it!
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:24 am
by mcooperstein
Well...not to hijack your joy or anything...but here's my baby!!
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:35 am
by rdsmith3
Great looking bike. Atlanta Blue is the best color, of course.
Nice yellow Porsche, too.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:45 am
by Just-Beeming
Eddie
You will love her. You will soon develope the finesse to deal with the weight you are feeling. It will become effortless soon.
congrats....
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:48 am
by Capt. Blackadder
Classy photos of a classy bike. Enjoy!
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:56 am
by Boxer
Mark, I thought you had coated headers!
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 10:50 am
by The Velvet Monkey
They're so cute when they're babies.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 1:07 pm
by Dauntless
Just-Beeming wrote:Eddie
You will soon develope the finesse to deal with the weight you are feeling. It will become effortless soon.
I agree. Nice R. Enjoy!
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 1:56 pm
by FM696969
I NOTICE THE PREVIOUS OWNER CUT THE MUD FLAP SHORT, RIGHT EVEN WITH THE LICENCE PLATE.
I'M THINKING OF DOING THE SAME THING.
Colour
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 2:25 pm
by Croc
Hey, how long does it have to stand in the sun to fade to the right color, Silver??
Looks great - enjoy.
Croc
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 2:27 pm
by EddieRR
WOW! thanks for the compliment. I'm all over the moon...
Just-Beeming wrote:Eddie
You will love her. You will soon develope the finesse to deal with the weight you are feeling. It will become effortless soon.
congrats....
I'm sure the day will come...
FM696969 wrote:I NOTICE THE PREVIOUS OWNER CUT THE MUD FLAP SHORT, RIGHT EVEN WITH THE LICENCE PLATE.
I'M THINKING OF DOING THE SAME THING.
Yes, I notice this last night while I spent some time in garage with her. I think it looks good with shorter flap. funny that I went to state inspection today and in Texas we required have inspection sticker on the mud flap which I don't have it. the dealer gave me free tag holder which has plastic extended for sticker. overall still shorter than original and it looks good to me.
Bry wrote:Never seen the "BMW" on the calipers in red like that before.....
Good eyes Bry, does any one here paint your calipers?
wrote
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 2:34 pm
by Croc
does any one here paint their calipers?
Must be a Texas thing.....
Re: wrote
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 3:49 pm
by EddieRR
Croc wrote:Must be a Texas thing.....
It's very common mods in car world. you can find people painted their calipers from Civic to Carrera, car makers to Brembo. the black calipers on R it just factory painted (powder coated) black. I just wondering what others colors will look like on R...
Eddie
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 7:30 pm
by DJ Downunder
Eddie....your new bike is beautiful...that's the classic original Roadster color...it looks great.
You may find that you will need to put a small fly screen on it because you get a lot of wind hitting you in the chest once up to speed like on freeways.
Also you might consider the small plastic valve cover protectors...they will help in an accidental drop while stopped..let's hope that doesn't happen..
DJ
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:07 pm
by gel9001
Ed,
Nice bike, looks almost like it rolled out of the dealer, so clean and polished.
DJ. I hear ya about the wind protection. I don't mind it and like to feel and look of a all naked street bike. You get used to the wind. I'm not in the best shape and I've ridden several long trips without a windscreen, including 23 hours straight from Florida to New York Last May at times speeds over 100 mph.
best regards,
Gene
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:40 pm
by LonestaRR
I live in Texas and I have heard that the registration doesn't HAVE to be under the plate. It can be anywhere on your bike. In fact, you can keep it in the storage under the pillion seat. You just have to have it ready to show if you get stopped. I've seen many bikes that have their registration sticker in places other than under the plate.
I would cut that long mud flap too if I had the tools. Then I would just keep the registration under the seat.
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:54 pm
by EddieRR
DJ, thanks for the suggestion. but I am with Gene on this one.
I'd rather let the wind blow me off freeway and keep the naked look. hee hee
Kristi, I really admire you. next time if we are in Houston, I'd like to ask you show up with your R in front of my wife. she will be jaw drop...
thanks for the trick and I will definitely put the sticker under seat next year... new to bike world and dealer probably use me as free advertising. too bad I just figure that out...
Eddie
