SkooterG
Purveyor of Crooked Facts
Last Wednesday, my girlfriend Jane bought her first new motorcycle! :clapping: :yahoo: It's her second bike, a used 2001 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 being her first. I never did like the Vulcan much, but for starting out and her first bike, what was important was that she felt really comfortable with it. However, thanks to the 'SkooterG Tough Love Motorcycle Skool', she quickly outgrew it. I am not sure what to make of her new bike though. I mean.....................it's...........it's...............it's..............well..............
I've now got kraut krap in the garage!!!!
Jane's new bike, a 2009 BMW F650GS, awaiting her on the showroom floor:
At least I can find some solice in the fact that it doesn't have a final drive.
Needless to say, Jane's excited. HER FIRST BRAND NEW MOTORCYLE! It's getting tougher as I get older and knarlier, but I can kind-of remember all the stuff that was going through my mind the day I bought my first brand new motorcycle (A 95 Harley). It was funny to watch her. At some point in time, she started babbling incoherently. A sharp slaaaaap brought her back. (If you believe this, you are more stupider than I is)
Cunning lil bastard Oliver, claiming dibs on first ride!
Here is da man, salesman Herr Steve counting all those hard earned Ben Franklins. There were a lot of them. It IS a BMW after all.
While Jane was forking over her hard earned cash and filling out paperwork with Herr Steve, I took a walk around the dealership. Me being me, I went right through the door marked 'employees only'. It was unlocked after all. Well, I don't think I was supposed to be there. A lot of posters on the wall with German writing that I couldn't understand, strange music playing, and then my prying eyes came across THIS!!!
Ahhhh-Haaaaa! Those krafty krauts!!!!
After all the paperwork was done, it was time for the 4 hour explanation of how to operate this fine example of german engineering. Of course, three and a half hours of that was just to explain how to use those !#*&%@ BMW turn signals! This dog and pony show took so long, it got dark outside!
And finally, the act of capitulation, the final submission, to the klub of kraut..............
JANE DRINKS THE KOOL-AID!!!!
Salesman Herr Steve is happy. Another poor soul assimilated into the blind faithful - the BMW collective.
It being dark, and Jane being really nervous (and a bit light-headed from the kool-aid), I got to ride the new bike home. Nice little bike. Wish I could tell you more, but I haven't been allowed to ride it since! Imagine that! What? She think I am going to crash it or something? :****:
Due to work, no riding on Thursday for Jane. Then on Friday and Saturday, we took a trip to retrieve her broken down Kawasaki CLICKY HERE. So the first day she was able to ride her new BMW came on Sunday! :yahoo: She was a bit nervous at first, but once there were a few revolutions of the tires, I could see her smiling even though she had a full face helmet on.
Practicing getting it off the sidestand. (Not a lame one like the FJR has! )
Ready for take-off. Trusty chase FJR eagerly awaiting.............
Off she goes!
Looking GREAT!!!
Would have been a great piccie if in focus:
Jane's happy. Absolutely loves her new Bimmer.
Hopefully, someday soon she'll let me ride it. But I think I come after the dog, so it could be a while.
I've now got kraut krap in the garage!!!!
Jane's new bike, a 2009 BMW F650GS, awaiting her on the showroom floor:
At least I can find some solice in the fact that it doesn't have a final drive.
Needless to say, Jane's excited. HER FIRST BRAND NEW MOTORCYLE! It's getting tougher as I get older and knarlier, but I can kind-of remember all the stuff that was going through my mind the day I bought my first brand new motorcycle (A 95 Harley). It was funny to watch her. At some point in time, she started babbling incoherently. A sharp slaaaaap brought her back.
(If you believe this, you are more stupider than I is)
Cunning lil bastard Oliver, claiming dibs on first ride!
Here is da man, salesman Herr Steve counting all those hard earned Ben Franklins. There were a lot of them. It IS a BMW after all.
While Jane was forking over her hard earned cash and filling out paperwork with Herr Steve, I took a walk around the dealership. Me being me, I went right through the door marked 'employees only'. It was unlocked after all. Well, I don't think I was supposed to be there. A lot of posters on the wall with German writing that I couldn't understand, strange music playing, and then my prying eyes came across THIS!!!
Ahhhh-Haaaaa! Those krafty krauts!!!!
After all the paperwork was done, it was time for the 4 hour explanation of how to operate this fine example of german engineering. Of course, three and a half hours of that was just to explain how to use those !#*&%@ BMW turn signals! This dog and pony show took so long, it got dark outside!
And finally, the act of capitulation, the final submission, to the klub of kraut..............
JANE DRINKS THE KOOL-AID!!!!
Salesman Herr Steve is happy. Another poor soul assimilated into the blind faithful - the BMW collective.
It being dark, and Jane being really nervous (and a bit light-headed from the kool-aid), I got to ride the new bike home. Nice little bike. Wish I could tell you more, but I haven't been allowed to ride it since! Imagine that! What? She think I am going to crash it or something? :****:
Due to work, no riding on Thursday for Jane. Then on Friday and Saturday, we took a trip to retrieve her broken down Kawasaki CLICKY HERE. So the first day she was able to ride her new BMW came on Sunday! :yahoo: She was a bit nervous at first, but once there were a few revolutions of the tires, I could see her smiling even though she had a full face helmet on.
Practicing getting it off the sidestand. (Not a lame one like the FJR has!
)
Ready for take-off. Trusty chase FJR eagerly awaiting.............
Off she goes!
Looking GREAT!!!
Would have been a great piccie if in focus:
Jane's happy. Absolutely loves her new Bimmer.
Hopefully, someday soon she'll let me ride it.
But I think I come after the dog, so it could be a while.
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