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Offline stokester

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S1000XR Demo Ride
« on: October 16, 2016, 06:47:00 PM »
Yesterday I rode my R100S to Fredericksburg VA for Morton's BMW annual Oktoberfest.  As usual it was a great event with door prizes, food and great bargain bin items.  Reg Pridmore was there to talk and promote his riding school at Virginia International Raceway.

I got a chance to take a demo ride on an S1000XR.  It is a bit tall, even for me with a 32" inseam but the power and comfort of this bike was great.  The best part was the shift-assist, something I had never experienced before.  It was seamless as long as I let the machine do what it's designed to do and not change the throttle setting or attempt to outguess the shift.

A nice ride but I want to demo the new RS.
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Offline jj4hm

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Re: S1000XR Demo Ride
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2017, 10:12:00 PM »
That thing looks like a hoot, which is why I know I shouldn't try one.  That kind of power would be awfully tempting!
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