Paging Wik - R1200RT question.

Any good? (I'm thinking you had one as courtesy bike recently)

I'm considering plumping for one next March on me hols, instead of a
GL1800.

Roomy? Bear in mind it has to transport family Dodger around for 3
weeks.

Then again, I might try the ST1300.

Harleys are right out.
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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SE-V/CBR1100XX-X/CBX1000Z
|_\_____/_| ..78875.../...19923.../..31251.
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 PM#5 WG*
'^' RBR 2005: Abandoned - Bronze Award.

 

BMW? Noooooooooo.....!

Quicker to walk.

 

Buy or rent?

Linda would love the laid-back luxury of a FLHTCUI...

http://www.ridersofbristol.co.uk/rental.htm

 

Rent. I thought about buy&sellback, but don't want to be left in
Auckland a few hours before flying home, with a crash damaged bike to
get rid of.

Plus there's the lack of hassle with registrations, insurance, etc.
It's only fucking money, and I can't take it with me.

She can pay, then.
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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SE-V/CBR1100XX-X/CBX1000Z
|_\_____/_| ..78875.../...19923.../..31251.
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 PM#5 WG*
'^' RBR 2005: Abandoned - Bronze Award.

 

Oh, right. You're off to the Antipodes.

Hang on. Big Tony's already out there. Have you done weight-and-balance
calculations for NZ?

I thought she had control of the purse-strings anyway.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Salad Dodger

Very true. But you *can* leave it to those who love, admire and respect
you.

You gorgeous hunk of all that is best in humanity.

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Wicked Uncle Nigel - "Oh Bollocks" said Pooh, having forgotten his lines.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

That's the plan - for the whole of March.

Control <> paying out of one's own pocket, but you're right.

I'd like to have a GL18 again, but I fear the temptation could prove
expensive on our return. Especially as we would be returning
penniless.

If that wasn't bad enough, apparently we *are* going bungee jumping in
Queenstown. You know, the one over the river gorge. >300'. =8-0
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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SE-V/CBR1100XX-X/CBX1000Z
|_\_____/_| ..78875.../...19923.../..31251.
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 PM#5 WG*
'^' RBR 2005: Abandoned - Bronze Award.

 

Eurgh. This is wrong on so many levels, but at least it gives me the
opportunity to dust off an old but cherished bit of adjectival terminology:
"sucking blandishments".

 

There's a garage full of stuff for them.

Steady on.
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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SE-V/CBR1100XX-X/CBX1000Z
|_\_____/_| ..78875.../...19923.../..31251.
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 PM#5 WG*
'^' RBR 2005: Abandoned - Bronze Award.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Salad Dodger

Too much, you think?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "Oh Bollocks" said Pooh, having forgotten his lines.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

<starts calculating unspring weight of the South Island>

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

It's OK, it's on the bottom of the world, so the C of G will still be
low. Shouldn't affect the handling much at all.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "Oh Bollocks" said Pooh, having forgotten his lines.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

My credulity-ometer has just broken.

 

It's only fucking money, and I can't take it with me.

Specsavers, you should've gone to Specsavers



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Robbo
Trophy 1200 1998
BotaFOF #19. E.O.S.M 2001/2002/2003/2004/2005
B.O.S.M 2003, 2004, 2005
FURSWB#1 KotL..YTC449
PM#7
..

 

That looks like a floodlight on the top of the departure lounge. Do they do
night jumps?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

It's a radar antenna.

Makes finding the bodies easier.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "Oh Bollocks" said Pooh, having forgotten his lines.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

I have this vision of unsupecting Kiwis strolling underneath when a
screaming Dodger looms suddenly out of the blackness...

 

It's alright for you; the tsunami will be heading outwards from your
location.

 

<bagsies bike lift>

Hope your trip goes well. Honest.

<crosses fingers behind back>

 

You'll have to get the CBX off it first.

Ta.
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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SE-V/CBR1100XX-X/CBX1000Z
|_\_____/_| ..78875.../...19923.../..31251.
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 PM#5 WG*
'^' RBR 2005: Abandoned - Bronze Award.