Quote from: teddy037.2 on January 29, 2010, 06:21:30 AM
me and elTristo did that in 08, on BMWs,

Yea, but an R1200GS handles is a far cry, ergo wise, from a sport bike.  Crazy thing about those bikes though, is that they will handle almost as good as a sport bike with a competent operator at the controls.

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As some of you guys know, I have been sponsoring a Marine at work the last month or so under the wounded warrior program.  Well, his time is pretty much up, the medical command released him to go back to his unit as a sniper and he is set to leave on Monday.  Today, the NST chief comes down and we are all chatting.  Near the end of the conversation, she tells my Marine Corporal that the agency would like to offer him a direct hire position, and the band 4 level.  My jaw almost hit the make the beast with two backsing floor!!!  This guy has been the definition of squared away, but make the beast with two backs!!  A month's practical experience at the job and they are looking at hiring him as a GS-13??!! 

I need a drink.

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Wowsers.  For a Corporal, not too shabby.

Yea, turns out the agency's director has taken a keen interest in hiring these guys on.  I think I feel a paper cut coming on.

ok soldier! step away from the ream of paper, now. 

Quote from: doorsdude on January 29, 2010, 04:24:47 PM
ok soldier! step away from the ream of paper, now. 

lol, it's the military... there's no way around paperwork! danger everywhere 

btw the weather is crappy as hell on this side. no use coming out for SS waipahu's stuff, prob rain out. it's a movie night.

Quote from: DRKWNG on January 29, 2010, 03:41:12 PM
Yea, but an R1200GS handles is a far cry, ergo wise, from a sport bike.  Crazy thing about those bikes though, is that they will handle almost as good as a sport bike with a competent operator at the controls.

so you're saying jebus ain't competent?

all i'm saying is that we did the milage, fully loaded up, on bikes more than capable of making those roads "fun" at pace... and in any case, more fun than could be had on a cushy ol' sled.

they may not be pure sportbikes, but as far as handling is concerned, you basically backed up my side of the argument.



you couldn't pay me to redo that trip on a cruiser.



ok, well... you could pay me... only because i'm cheap like that. if I were to repeat that trip, there is no way in hell I'd do it on a cruiser.

well some of us ride because riding is well, riding, and we'll do it on any bike.  we can all rip up the twisties and that is the best of all worlds (for me anyway), but sometimes just being on the road is where its at.  in my experience cruisers are the cheapest and easyest to rent and that is the only reason i recommended them.

where did you rent the bmw's from and for how much if i may ask?

www.dubbelju.com

Quote from: teddy037.2 on January 29, 2010, 10:44:29 PM
so you're saying jebus ain't competent?

Not at all.  I was saying that riding a GS is much more comfortable than riding a sport bike.  And then later I was saying that the 1200GS bikes handle really well, especially if the rider knows what they are doing on them. 

Quote from: elTristo on January 30, 2010, 07:13:15 AM
www.dubbelju.com

cool thanks for the link.  will check it out for sure.  rates on the cruisers appear to be in line with what one can get from eaglerider.  i have rented from eaglerider a few times and can get a bit of a discount from them.  the more options the better.

Quote from: DRKWNG on January 30, 2010, 01:43:49 PM
Not at all.  I was saying that riding a GS is much more comfortable than riding a sport bike.  And then later I was saying that the 1200GS bikes handle really well, especially if the rider knows what they are doing on them. 

I knew how to alost fly off a cliff after passing a REAALLLY irritating mini van on PCH...

Quote from: elTristo on January 31, 2010, 06:07:01 AM
I knew how to alost fly off a cliff after passing a REAALLLY irritating mini van on PCH...

Quote from: elTristo on January 31, 2010, 06:07:01 AM
I knew how to alost fly off a cliff after passing a REAALLLY irritating mini van on PCH...

I hated that van! so, sooo much.

I'm thinking it's Saturday afternoon ride & drink beers at Varsity time.