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Old Fxrt - New Guy

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Hi,

I'm an old guy finally throwing a leg over sport bikes. 1st ride was a Lambretta 125 when I was 14, followed by many mid-size Japanese cruisers, then 30 years on Harleys. When I saw a 07 K1200GT when they 1st came out, I wanted one.

Well, I got a good deal on a used 07 this past May and love it. I started riding with some sport riders around my age and realized that I really didn't know how to ride a bike, so I went for two days to California Supebike School where they use the S100RR. Was so impressed that I knew I would eventually get one.

Test rode one on the street and there is no way my arthritic old neck could handle the low clip-ons for street riding. I saw this one advertised with a hi-bar mod. Rode for around 30 minutes - loved it - Well, I bought it!



So now I have a 2007 K1200GT, a 2011 S1000RR, and a customized 2000 H-D Softail that will be for sale this spring. Looking forward to being on the forum. In fact, researching this forum is how I learned about hi-bar conversions and started me searching for a used S1000RR.
 

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Welcome. I did the Helibars mod to my bike about 1000 miles in. Made a huge difference. Glad you found out about this.

Mine has the Wunderlich Sportego bar conversion kit with the ABM handlebars. Glad the previous owner paid for the conversion!!
 
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