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I also own a Guzzi Lemans1 after riding that I get on the R90S and it feels so composed and civilized..... |
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12-11-2012, 12:30 PM
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I have still got my 78 RS, original except for the Conti Replica pipes.
But I actually have more kms on my 1100S now, 185,000 on the S, 179,000 on the RS!? 
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12-11-2012, 02:09 PM
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Location: Claremore, Oklahoma USA
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Hi Ray - sounds like we have similar taste in bikes - I have a LeMans Mk4.
<...is that because you were trying to ride the R90S like a R12S?> Maybe - granted, the 12S is a long way from a sport bike, but it has such better brakes and suspension (and no hinge in the middle) that I tend to forget why the 90S still merits a tag and insurance - not everything in the shop does. It was my first BMW (a birthday present when new). I also have a cafe racer with a heavily hot rodded R100 motor in a home-built chassis & shortened K1 forks, better brakes, etc. Honestly, the R90S earns more nostalgia since it came from my wife, but the R100 is much faster and more stable - especially on rough roads. Not as comfortable as the 12, but actually more fun than either as long as I only have to go a couple hours.
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12-11-2012, 02:27 PM
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That's me and my CBX. I love to look at it and wrench on it, but when I take it for a ride on the twisty roads around here I am quickly reminded how primitive it really is. Men were men back in 1980, including me I suppose, hooning about on my Yamaha XSes, but change has been a good thing for motorcycles :-). N.
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12-11-2012, 06:44 PM
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Horsepower son Brakes son I had a 1975 R90 put a lot of miles on it but I don't think the 1100 is in the same boat man these 1100s bikes are a whole lot better all the way around than the 90s
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