Thanks ya'll.
My knees go where they're supposed to, and most times it's not a tight fit. i have knee cups / protectors inside the leathers, so it doesn't hurt at all. i do, however, need to adjust my riding position to bring the knees back from time to time, but it's not a hassle. Riding double is NOT an option for rides more than 30 minutes cuz the passenger swings forward when braking, and that's not good for the knees. The GSA (i call it the R bike) helps to balance things out for me though.
The bike is not designed to be a tourer like an LT type. It is what it is IMHO, so i'll spare you all the talk about the K1 bike is not. It's still my pride and joy. People ask me why i got it. I tell them:
(1) it's a significant part of BMW history, and
(2) the motor is tough as nails, and
(3) it's just fun to own, and
(4) it goes real fast.
It has become my 'non-summer' bike. Though i want to, i don't even look at it in the summer. I don't need to, which i know is a luxury, which brings me to another point. Every K1 owner i know, to a man, has more than his K1. Every K1 Club of Japan member (all Japanese except for me) has more than 1 bike. Interesting observation i thought. :hmm:
Would you guys say that's true across the board for K1 owners? I'm curious.When i need to, i work on it at my covered parking spot. But i gotta clean up after myself if i step away. Tools are no issue here, International competition has driven tool prices down dramatically over the past 10 years.
i'll post up a picture when i get a good one!
Imagine my surprise to see romanized Japanese up there. Wow!
