Hi folks. Well the title says it really, name's Alec and I live in Romford. For those further afield that's in the Essex London borders in the overcrowded South East of England, on the edge of ......... you get the idea.
Brief history why I'm here. 6'2" and knocking on the door of 50 been riding for 30 + years (ouch). I had a ZZR14 for 8 years and chopped that in for a S1000R last year and within a month we were off to the Pyrenees. With adaption of a comfort seat and wunderlich screen the bike was fantastic, but its just too focused if I'm honest. Those of you that have experienced one may understand when I say I couldn't just go for a bible ride on it, it always egged me on.
So I contemplated a GS1200 and took one out, though having experienced the raw meat diet of the R it just felt a bit damp. Back to the dealers and took out the XR, I'd sat on one at the bike show when launched and thought it was spot on ergonomically for me. Absolutely the greatest combination of the GS style and R engine, can't deny the vibes but I'm sure bar weights wills sort out the minor irritation. The cost was just too much, I thought. Anyway that was it, had to have one. Got a great deal from SBW Motorad on their ex demo.
So here I am, hasn't stopped raining since I got it including the ride home in the dark but still so much better than on the R. It really does seem like the every bike for me.
Alec