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Cake day: June 30th, 2023

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  • Very hard to just have one. Any motorcycle is a compromise. The question is what you’re willing to compromise on. I personally like my R1250 GSA for luggage, comfort, and a reasonable good time in the corners if using dynamic mode. I ride two up regularly, or I’d entertain a 1000xr for those trips. I also have an s1000rr and KTM 350 EXC-F which have very specific charters. No bike that I can tour on in comfort will hang with the s1k in the corners or tackle true single track with the KTM. For a long time I had an fjr1300 which was a great middle ground before I could afford the GSA.


  • I’ve let high octane sit in dry environments for six to nine months multiple times w/o issue. YMMV

    As I understand it, the issue with the ethanol is attracting moisture. If I was going to leave a bike for a year, without someone around to ride it, I’d drain the fuel, run it dry, and put the it on a stand.




  • Two words: tribal police. I’d already gotten a lights and siren warning earlier in the day for taking a corner a nice bit faster than speed limit in the middle of nowhere. Thankfully he was oncoming and it was a twisty enough stretch that he just flashed the lights, blipped the sirent, and shut them off. Also, right over the rise in this picture were tourists taking turns standing in the road to get their picture taken.