the DR650 thread

Thomaston Dam, that brings back some memories. It was an hour and a half drive north for me when I lived back east. I remember thinking how lucky I was to have a place to legally ride off road "so close". Now I'm a spoiled brat with great off road riding just minutes away. Had lots of fun there.

my new BM would just sail through there no problems at all..

you can tell by it's design and slim shape, stuff like that wont be a problem for me on the BM..

it's so skinny and smoothly shaped, if you look straight on at my BM you'd swear it was just a stick..

It was this that I saw recently that made me think of the cows.

@nogoodnamesleft there you have it, the name for you new beemer is Elsie

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_the_Cow

Daisy!

Funny you mention that..
I have been thinkin..

I tend to go male names and first letter of brand or model..
Henry the Harley
Derek the DR
My last car an XR Falcon was called Fred

Female would be Betsy or Bessie..
But i need male..
Or neutral..

Would it be wrong to call my new Beemer - Brisket..
Mmmm..

I’d go for “Butch.”

Butch is a touch "butch" for me.. i nearly need to de-butch the beemer
Butch also has female overtones or undertones, not sure which, i cant keep up with all the PC madness..
and i also think of Butch Vig which doesn't help.

My last beemer was Boris..
Boris did what he was told then i got bored and sold him..

Maybe “Buford”?

so i just learnt who Buford is and some american civil war history..

maybe i should start a poll for a name..

best tyre polls be damned, name my bush cow..

Brisket is fine just make sure you don't try to barbecue the bike.

Brutus
Bruno
Barnaby
Mr. Belvedere ?

you were also lucky that the rut wasn't full of water that day. I have been there when it was. I miss the "Dam"

I recently visited the nearest BMW and Triumph boutique, sitting on a few bikes whilst there...including the new 1250, natch. I want to like the model, but I continue to be put off, a bit, by its sheer width (vis-a-vis the bike's mission brief) when viewed from the front.

Visions of Daisy laying on her side, off road, are not encouraging.

i have no illusions of what it is, despite what the sales brochures might tell me.
it's the goldwing of easy dirt for an ageing man and i'm ok with that.
a street bike that can handle some dirt, to compliment a DR.

when i was getting impatient i started looking at even more road orientated bikes, but the GSA weighs less than a new huyabusa and is more comfortable.
the ktm790 was on the more dirt orientated list, but i realised a GSA could add more to my riding spectrum with the bikes i have.

i see another for nod Daisy as a name..

i'm used to a DR with a safari and the weight of a harley.
i can see how it could be off putting for many folks.
it is a big leap into the world of wide from a regular DR.
but it all falls to the wayside for me when i wind on all that torque.

the DR is way more competent to go anywhere in aus - i've done that.
this is a big ticket luxury item, to help me forget about my day to day life.
totally not needed, but f#ck it, lifes riding time is way too short.

edit..
i bet you flat footed it as well..

https://pethelpful.com/farm-pets/cow-names

75 classic cow names.


Honeybun...yep, definitely honeybun.
Or MooMoo maybe.

there's no way in hell when a mate says what bike you riding today, am i gonna answer honeybun..!!
a single guy doesn't ride a motorcycle called honeybun..
maybe a bike called sweet cheeks, but not honeybun..

I was almost able to flat foot the new GS...

...with the bike on the centerstand, as pictured. Yes.

notice i didn't like your post..

No worries, honeybun.

Er, mate.