Saturday, May 20, 2017

Remember that Honda XL600R?

A couple weeks ago I shocked the world by disclosing that we were actually reducing the stable by selling the Honda XL600R.  Trobairitz had asked if clearing space in the stable meant there might be a backfill…  I was pretty emphatic that there wasn’t going to be a replacement.  Yeah..hold that thought…

I was in some intense training in NJ Wed and Thurs of this week.  I hadn’t looked at my phone all day.  When I had a quick break at the end of the day this is what I saw that I had missed…
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Of course, I looked at Oilburner’s messages first.  The three messages here were foreboding.  Then I went to another thread that had about 23 messages waiting to be read in a group chat with good friend Alex. And this is what I saw…
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So guess who came home late Thursday night to see her new bike?  Guess I’m getting rid of the R1200R sooner than expected. 

P.S.  She is fun to ride…
By BeemerGirl at May 20, 2017
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11 comments:

  1. RichardMMay 21, 2017, 12:33:00 AM

    I've heard a lot of good things about that bike. Congratulations!

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    1. BeemerGirlMay 22, 2017, 10:22:00 PM

      You've done your research! Are you looking? Oilburner did lots of research and watched lots of videos. He liked the way it handled. I don't like not being able to ride a bike, but as Honda doesn't service them...you have to make a leap of faith. I put about 250 miles on it on Saturday. It handled very well.

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  2. SonjaMMay 21, 2017, 3:45:00 PM

    A man after my fancy. Ride, enjoy, and tell us about it.

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    1. BeemerGirlMay 22, 2017, 10:29:00 PM

      Sometimes he can be good, and other times he can be very good. :) It was a good ride on Saturday. It handles very well and was fun.

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  3. TrobairitzMay 23, 2017, 4:37:00 PM

    Sweet!! That was the other bike on our short list - and that color too. Almost pulled the trigger last September but waited for the Versys 300. Will be looking forward to your reviews.

    Congrats on the new bike.

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    1. BeemerGirlJun 4, 2017, 10:01:00 AM

      Hmmm....now you are making me overthink this! If you turned it down... :) It's been broken in and she is fun to ride. Strange to compare it to the 1200CC and how it is nice to have smaller bike. HA!

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  4. Coop a.k.a. CoopdwayMay 26, 2017, 10:16:00 AM

    You'll really like and hopefully love that 500....I know 2 people that do! Have fun with it!

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    1. BeemerGirlJun 4, 2017, 10:03:00 AM

      I'll need to go read about your adventures and opinions! I've got 500 miles on it now and she is very fun to ride.

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  5. Sojourner's Moto TalesJun 5, 2017, 2:43:00 PM

    Just looked up the bike. Sweeeeet! Bike gifts always a great thing. Enjoy your new baby.

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  6. GFAug 31, 2017, 2:17:00 PM

    Those are great bikes, love the color too. Wish you many adventures on it. Maybe you guys can come with me to Dawson City next year ;-)

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