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DOGSROOT · 01-11-2013, 02:46 AM

I think you did fine, uranerg.

I've ridden both an R850R, and the R1100R.

The 850 had been in a crash (seller was a stoopid scammer) so it rode funny. (Test ride for a friend.)

The 1100 was fine; preferred my GS. (Was test riding it for another friend; she bought it and is still ecstatic.)

I think it's an excellent bike, easy to handle, and likely has ABS, which is nice for beginners and LD.

W/ parts from Beemer Boneyard etc, you guys should do alright by it mechanically.

My only concern is that he's gonna have to wait a bit for the LD riding till he has sorted it.

I see a sports-tourer in his future...

All the best to you and your friend; great to see new riders!!!

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01-11-2013, 02:46 AM	#17
DOGSROOT OUTSIDE Joined: Jul 2008 Location: DOGHOUSE Oddometer: 457	Good Work!! I think you did fine, uranerg. I've ridden both an R850R, and the R1100R. The 850 had been in a crash (seller was a stoopid scammer) so it rode funny. (Test ride for a friend.) The 1100 was fine; preferred my GS. (Was test riding it for another friend; she bought it and is still ecstatic.) I think it's an excellent bike, easy to handle, and likely has ABS, which is nice for beginners and LD. W/ parts from Beemer Boneyard etc, you guys should do alright by it mechanically. My only concern is that he's gonna have to wait a bit for the LD riding till he has sorted it. I see a sports-tourer in his future... All the best to you and your friend; great to see new riders!!! . . . __________________ In what sense can economics still claim to be a science if its predictive capacity is so dismally low? Timothy Garton Ash This drug won't cure you...but it will put your symptoms to shame