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ME 109 wrote:You need to lay some more bricks Vanzen!

All those bricks / blocks / stones may well account for the "perfectly acceptable" part ...
and the fact that an RS still fits !

Ken in Oklahoma wrote: So there you have it Dougie. My solution for your dilemna, if you have the coins and room, would be to buy yourself an S bike. Ken

One problem is I don't have either the coins or room.
I am also still wrestling with "heavy bike" thing that I was talking about a couple of months ago. I would really enjoy something that weighs in at 300 -350 lbs. Modern "gas 'n' go" wouldn't hurt either.
It's all a big dilemna, especially now that my Beemer is functionally damn near perfect.

A big part of my airhead enjoyment lies in visual appreciation.

Same here. But last Spring, as well as the one prior, my plan was to put Pearl the 84 RS up on the block because as much as my eye appreciates her, my back does not...

Well, if you decide to stay in the RS mode...I might be interested in your S mode. Got a naked R100 I'd like to convert into a CS maybe.

moosehead wrote:Well, if you decide to stay in the RS mode...I might be interested in your S mode. Got a naked R100 I'd like to convert into a CS maybe.

Only been out for 2 short rides so far, but my gut feeling is that the RS garb would be for $elling the bike and the S garb would be if I keep the bike.

Completley understand. Enjoy either way you want it.

I have both configurations. I love the RS bars for about an hour. By hour two, I'm not so happy. My upper back, between my shoulders is starting to get tied up in knots. I've had that bike on dirt roads after about 900 miles. That is, just under 700 the first day, and then, the rest on the second day. I was miserable until the dirt road. The distraction, the difference in the dirt road was a life saver!

The other thing about the RS is that if you are going to travel when it is hot, it may be better to take off the lowers. Last trip, I wore mesh pants. When I got home after the desert section of my ride (North San Diego County to Gardiner, Montana) which encompasses Las Vegas (real desert), I had a second degree burn blister the size of a quarter on my right shin. I wished I had taken my S configured bike instead. I only had encountered about two hours of cold rain on the morning I started back home.

My problem is the bars. I've done very well with the seats. I love the looks of both. In the rain, I love the RS!

Chuey

Chuey wrote: I wore mesh pants
Chuey

C'mon man, we're friends here.
They were fish net weren't they!

ME 109 wrote:

Chuey wrote: I wore mesh pants
Chuey

C'mon man, we're friends here.
They were fish net weren't they!

No. But I have worn leather pants on the motorcycle.

Chuey

BUT,

where you wearing leather underwear?????