WHO'S ALL GOING?????

[Joyridn]

South Sound BMW in Fife is having their annual vendor fair tomorrow April 17th Starting at 930am.

BMW will be having every current model available for demo plus Food, Drinks, Vendors of every kind with substantial discounts.

I'm in for sure, who's all coming?

[Rainman]

I was all ready to go this morning, when the rain showed up. I may be there tomorrow afternoon, but by then the vendors will be gone.

[Swanny]

With a name like Rainman....you aren't allowed to cry about the wet stuff!
If you wanna meet at my place we can scoot down together!

[Rainman]

Originally Posted by Swanny

With a name like Rainman....you aren't allowed to cry about the wet stuff!
If you wanna meet at my place we can scoot down together!

So since I was "diss-ed" by my good friend Swanny, I rode out to Ride West this afternoon to order a new blinker cover. I broke the little tab off one while wiring up my tidy tail earlier this week. Forget that shitz guys. No cover only, you have to replace the whole fricking blinker unit for $47.

If that wasn't enough shame, the biggest bad-ass line of clouds appears in the sky over RW, about 4:00pm and by the time I hit I-5 northbound it was raining cats and dogs. Change mode back to "rainman",... oops, "rain mode" and feel much safer - only there is about a 1/4-1/2" of standing water on the freeway and the faucet is on full force .

A couple of quick lane changes and moves over the paint to the HOV lane, and the tail is twitching and swinging out more than I am comfortable with - probably hydroplaning on those K3s that have a minimal tread. The thing is, I realize the DTC is kicking in and making me ride like I'm a hero. I love this bike.

I'm soaked to the bone by the time I get home, but my grin in the foggy helmet is huge. I am Rainman,... and proud of it.

[Swanny]

That's better Brian.....

[SillyWhitey]

I made it on Sun. and took an S1 on a group ride. Holy balls. They had had two demo units, and it turns out the one I was on still had the rev limiter enabled. Holy balls.

Obviously I only saw a fraction of what this bike can do, but man it was just fun. Even at low speeds it felt relaxed and forgiving. Anyway my loan is approved, just need to pull the trigger...

[Rainman]

I went down to South Sound on Sunday as well. I'd never been to their shop so I wanted to see it. I met Jason there in parts. We talked for a while then I had a great ride home via Snoqualmie Falls, Duvall, and the High Bridge Road back to Cathcart. Spanked a Porche badly after he tried to pull away from me on the low road before the bridge to Monroe. Of course we never went over the speed limit .

Well Silly, all you've got to do is convince yourself you need it. Hope you make the right choice for you.