Donnie, I had it for a day (about 9.30am to 6pm) and had a lovely route in Spain to do. I guess one thing you'd miss about your ST if you got an XR is the fuel economy; I somehow managed a rather...

I haven't tried the R12R, but the XR pulled like a demon to 240km/h, which the GS certainly wouldn't do! Some of the other guys passed 250km/h comfortably on it. So much want right now :p

Oh man, I had the chance to ride it for a day. It's a beast. Goes like a bull, but doesn't try to throw you off. The cornering ABS was a revelation, too.
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So, last week the local importer launched the S 1000 R and R nineT here in Singapore. Just thought I'd share a pic of the stars of the event. [:D]

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Couple more pics here:...

I like hi-vis but I'm generally against crooks and nannies looking into nooks and crannies.

http://www.bikeme.tv/index.php/congratulations-victoria-youve-murdered-motorcycling/

Hot Wing,

darn I'm back in Singapore. I was only in CA for three days and didn't have access to a bike, anyway.

I'm planning to be back in a couple of months but since I'll have a girl with me,...

Depends how you do it, IMO. Empty road, why not?

Widening an entry to a corner (and extending your vision line), why not?

Exiting a corner (especially a blind one), NEVER.

Er, does it count if you're in a pretty car? :p

Oh here's another one: crossing the double yellow centre line.

I don't do it for blind corners, and if I do at all it's usually before a corner (and not after it) so I can make the apex as late as...

notacop, what's the wiggle room on speeding here? I mean some stretches were 35MPH zones and that seemed ridiculously slow.

Hi guys, I had a day to drive around near Santa Monica so I hit the PCH down to Malibu and up Mulholland Highway and back down through Piuma Road, passing Malibu Lake and David Brown Lookout (?)...

"snowdropper" - this word is new to me. What means it exactly?:confused:

Swapped your bar ends for something fancy? I'd be happy to take your old/stock ones for the right price :)

OTOH, if you put in a better-than-stock item that didn't cost crazy BMW parts pricing...

I need a right hand mirror. Johnbbain, want to share a pair? [:)]

Also are the levers still avail? I'll take them if so.

Lots of cool bikes on this list!

I notice our bikes have gotten bigger/faster over the years. But are we having more fun?

Man, seeing this list made me feel kinda young [:D]

howdy, fellas. Ain't been on for a while (felt like a while, it was only a week) and for some reason have been feeling nostalgic about my biking career, such as it is.

Got me to thinking about my...

Woo-hoo! Very nice and a great choice! That first-gen Z4 is way better to drive than the current, hard-top model, too. Congratulations!

very nice! i'll be sure to add those to the route when I'm back. :) Might be a car, might be a bike, but if it's scenic and twisty, I'm there!

And as a matter of fact, I did stop by Julian for...

hellboy, what's GMR? green mountain range or something?

notacop, is this the bit you mean?

http://goo.gl/maps/pSU5C



Couple of weeks? Man... the bike rental alone will kill me :p

Notacop, do tell! That run down the mountain into Palm Springs was pretty breathtaking.

Mind you, I didn't see much of the PCH and that's on my bucket list. Is it worth it? And how many days would...

Howdy ya'll,

Just a shoutout to pals in Southern California. I had a nice day here exploring a couple of roads, and some of them are just gorgeous.

I did a nice run up from Julian's Apple Pie...

IanA, I'm sorry to hear that. Nothing profound to say here; I just wish you the best.

Wow, there are pump attendants in the states? I thought that was a yesteryear thing.

There are pump attendants in singapore/malaysia but they ignore motorcycles and only attend to cars.

@IanA,...