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The tips on fitness are right on point. The other question is: How well does the bike fit you? So starting with your 200 mile trips - what makes you so uncomfortable that you have to get off the bike? Fix that - bar backs, better seat, reposition the foot pegs, whatever it is. Then take another trip ...

Clifford:


and Hans:

LL sent me over with my manual, so here ya go.....

Every 10,000 km: Engine oil and filter. Check everything else - valve clearance and throttle body sync, brake pads, suspension and steering damper, clutch free play, cables. Adjust or replace any of those that need it.

Every 20,000 km: Do the 10 ...

Can anyone out there show me a bike from ANY manufacturer with the original engine with that kind of mileage on it?

Sure - Voni Glaves' original BMW R1100RS, with over a third of a million miles: https://www.bigbend.net/users/glaves/voni.htm

But I agree with you, that overall condition and ...

...so I told him to say hi to darwin for me and left. It didn't look like he understood that.

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You know you did the right thing when the MSF ridercoach laughs at it.

You still looking at getting trained and certified? When is the next RCP ...

storysunfolding wrote:...so I told him to say hi to darwin for me and left. It didn't look like he understood that.

Clifford (the RS) starts to really settle in at about 80. Anything below that and I have to drop a gear to accelerate. Now Muffin (the GS) has no wind protection, and starts to really beat me up above 65 mph.

Welcome aboard! What relation are you to Lion Lady? Congratulations on earning the trainer certificate. Enjoy the forums.

Cheers,
Loonette

Thanks for the welcome, all. LL and I are distantly related - we've only been married for 21 years!

Now the bikes..... My avatar is "Muffin", a 1988 BMW ...

Hi all - Been watching here for a while, and I've decided to get a little more active. I've been riding for about 3 years, and I've just earned my Maryland State certification as a RiderCoach. Oh, and there's another rider in the family - our own Lion_Lady!

Started with a Kawasaki KZ400, then a Suzuki SV650. Two in the garage today - a BMW R1100RS and a BMW R100GS.