Another Newby- Australia
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 9:25 am
Hello Beemers
I am Richard and live with my partner Paula in Brisbane Australia
I just purchased a 2010 R1200RT and trust I will do many 1000's of km as we can ride all year round in this part of the world. I have had Beemers all my riding life starting with a 17 y.o R67/2 for the first years and upgrading to R60; R75/5 and an R80RT which I collected from Munich BMW delivery point in '85. After covering 185.000km on it I bought a K1100LTSE but never liked it and sold it quickly after doing about 10.000 k's it. I am a boxer man obviously. The next bike was a R100RT Classic- the very last one available. At the same time I bought a Second hand R100GSPD on which I rode through Asia to Europe and travelled North Africa and the Middle East on it. Two years ago when it was 21 years old and had 225.000 km covered I sold it for a R1200GS. Later changing to a F800GS which s now up for sale. I trust I will do lots of km on my new RT. I also have a 1150RT (Converted RS) in Europe which is permanently parked in Holland. I travel to Europe every year and decide on the spot where to go. In Vietnam I have a little Honda 110 which is a large bike over there. I use that every year as well for about a month at the time when I am on my way to Europe or on the way back to Aus. Needless to say that I covered just about every major road in Australia and am leaving for a round trip Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney at the end of the January. Further more both my partner and I have BMW cars as well -are we BMW crazy-?perhaps.
And by the way, overseas riders are always welcome to stay a night or two. I hope to contribute and learn from being a member on this site. Greeting from a warm Brisbane[attachimg=1]
I am Richard and live with my partner Paula in Brisbane Australia
I just purchased a 2010 R1200RT and trust I will do many 1000's of km as we can ride all year round in this part of the world. I have had Beemers all my riding life starting with a 17 y.o R67/2 for the first years and upgrading to R60; R75/5 and an R80RT which I collected from Munich BMW delivery point in '85. After covering 185.000km on it I bought a K1100LTSE but never liked it and sold it quickly after doing about 10.000 k's it. I am a boxer man obviously. The next bike was a R100RT Classic- the very last one available. At the same time I bought a Second hand R100GSPD on which I rode through Asia to Europe and travelled North Africa and the Middle East on it. Two years ago when it was 21 years old and had 225.000 km covered I sold it for a R1200GS. Later changing to a F800GS which s now up for sale. I trust I will do lots of km on my new RT. I also have a 1150RT (Converted RS) in Europe which is permanently parked in Holland. I travel to Europe every year and decide on the spot where to go. In Vietnam I have a little Honda 110 which is a large bike over there. I use that every year as well for about a month at the time when I am on my way to Europe or on the way back to Aus. Needless to say that I covered just about every major road in Australia and am leaving for a round trip Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney at the end of the January. Further more both my partner and I have BMW cars as well -are we BMW crazy-?perhaps.
And by the way, overseas riders are always welcome to stay a night or two. I hope to contribute and learn from being a member on this site. Greeting from a warm Brisbane[attachimg=1]