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Motorcycle & Scooter

Straw Man

(6,774 posts)

6. I had an R1100R in the late '90s.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Sun Sep 10, 2017, 02:02 AM

Sep 2017

Last edited Sun Sep 10, 2017, 03:13 PM - Edit history (1)

No fairing, but I added a windshield. Nice bike. My only issue with boxers is that the torque makes you tip to the side when you rev it at a stoplight, due to the shaft drive. I'm used to the torque edging me ahead on chain-drive bikes.

I sold it because I never did get around to touring -- it was a bit too beefy for the backroads.

EDIT TO ADD: Didn't realize this was a zombie thread. Given how high it was on the post list, I guess there isn't much activity in this group. Anybody out there?

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I want a BMW. [View all] lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 OP

I'm with you. Glassunion Apr 2013 #1

I test rode it last night. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #2

A good touring bike does have more controls than an F-15. Glassunion Apr 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Owl Feb 2016 #4

Why not PavelKO Oct 2016 #5

I had an R1100R in the late '90s. Straw Man Sep 2017 #6

cool bike natheo Nov 2017 #7