[twitchy]

I want to see if it's just me or does your R1100s attract a lot of attention. I have been riding for over 45 years and have had many rare bikes for the time.

In 1978 I bought a new Moto Guzzi Lemans. It attracted attention because no one even knew what it was, never mind see one.

In 1992 I bought a new Ducati 900ss. They only started making the 900ss in 1991 and they were very rare. I had people tell me they read about them, but never saw one. I had one guy when I was riding in NY State come up to me when I was getting gas and say, "Wow Ducati, I never saw one of those. Does Honda make it?"

Now I have a 2004 Mandarin and Titan Gray R1100s. I bought it 3 years ago with 7,000 miles and now it has 40,000 miles on it. I have people approach me all the time to talk to me about it and tell me how beautiful they think it is.

I was using it this morning. I had to get gas on my way out. It was 6:15am and most people are on there way to work. I had a man in a HVAC van get gas next to me. He started pumping his gas and then crouched down to look at the front end of my bike.

He asked me how I liked it, and then told me he thought it was beautiful. He also said, "I have heard of these but never saw one. It is beautiful. I really like the colors".

Do others have the same experience with this bike?