Since I love riding my BMW R1200GS I thought it might be nice to post some additional news on that. It is a truly awesome motorcycle as I stated and I just hit 60,000 miles on it! On the truly excellent mileage I get riding it one nice thing is I just got one tank of gas where I hit 61 miles per gallon which is a really excellent number of miles to achieve because that saves me money! Also, when I ride I have a variety of back roads I love to ride on since they have beautiful curves which makes them much fun because I love riding on curvy roads!
One other thing is I just got a Garmin zumo 660LM GPS which is one they make specifically for motorcycles. That is truly nice since it is waterproof and weatherproof and sun proof which keeps it very reliable and it also has lifetime map updates included which saves me a lot of money over the years. It also works super well and has many options on what and how to display everything. I set it to always have it oriented with the screen having North up and showing the motorcycle icon on the map moving in the direction I am actually going.
One other nice thing is I use it for the speedometer since it is way more accurate than the speedo on the bike which prevents me from having problems riding at the proper speeds. One nice thing it does is showing a speed zone sign on the bottom right corner of the display which always is well matched since it updates as I pass posted speed zone signs on the roads.
Saturday, November 01, 2014
Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Riding My BMW Update!
Since it's been so long since my last post I thought it might be nice to add an update on riding my BMW motorcycle. The nice thing is I have hit the 51,500 mile mark. I truly enjoy riding it since it's the best motorcycle I've ever ridden. One other nice thing is it is excellent in performance. It accelerates quickly and also handles better than any other bike I've ever had and I typically get over 50 miles per gallon which makes it truly nice to ride and saves me lots of money.
One other nice thing is I use a Garmin GPS which is the 276C model. I bought it over 12 years ago. I picked it out back then because it was originally for fishing boats. That is excellent since it is totally waterproof and works perfectly! I also use it as my speedometer since it is so accurate compared to the speedometer on the bike.
The other nice thing is the BMW handles incredibly well and only weighs 612lbs which is really light for a 1,200cc bike! It is also exceptionally reliable and I also use Mobil1 super synthetic oils in the engine, transmission and final drive. Because of the extremely high quality Mobil1 has the bike's engine and transmission are still like brand new!
When I go for rides I always go out on country back roads to enjoy the beautiful curves and also the low traffic amounts and sight seeing.
One other nice thing is I use a Garmin GPS which is the 276C model. I bought it over 12 years ago. I picked it out back then because it was originally for fishing boats. That is excellent since it is totally waterproof and works perfectly! I also use it as my speedometer since it is so accurate compared to the speedometer on the bike.
The other nice thing is the BMW handles incredibly well and only weighs 612lbs which is really light for a 1,200cc bike! It is also exceptionally reliable and I also use Mobil1 super synthetic oils in the engine, transmission and final drive. Because of the extremely high quality Mobil1 has the bike's engine and transmission are still like brand new!
When I go for rides I always go out on country back roads to enjoy the beautiful curves and also the low traffic amounts and sight seeing.
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