My BMW R series

Suzuki Katana 3.0 I'm certain that you'll agree with me that BMW motorcycles are unique in its technology, futuristic in their appearance, are an absolute joy to ride and handles very well, even though they are expensive to maintain. But then again, what isn't expensive today? In my opinion, the trade of is really worth the money . However, as I've mentioned in a previous blog, it took me a long time to acquire a BMW . My reason for wanting a BMW is because I rode a Suzuki Katana GS650G for very many years and I was very impressed by its technology, overall appearance and ride-ability.   The balance of the Katana was superb, the handling was easy, the shaftie unlike a chain had no backlash, the front and rear disk breaks were unlike any other motorcycle I've had the pleasure to ride. It's four into one black-chromes exhaust had a very different pitch yet quite, but it was fast. Faster than the GSX 750 Katana that was later released. Beside, the Suzuki K...

My BMW I've been a biker for some 40 years. Biking for me, is a life-style rather than a fad because I ride, hail, blow or snow. Talking about snow, I had snow blindness at one time whist going to a Buffalo Rally in Maseru , Lesotho several years ago. Whilst riding, the  continuously falling snow reduced my visibility so-much-so, that it eventually brought my travels to an abrupt stop.  BMW 1100RS I'd been riding with an open visor and snowflakes had been bombarding the pupils of my eyes for an extended period of time causing my eyeballs to freeze. I was totally unaware of what was happening to them until I starting seeing two images of everything. The vision of my left eye didn't coincide with the vision of my right eye any longer, causing me to see two distinct images, side by side though vertically displaced.   I was forced to park my Suzuki Katana GS650G on a pavement quite close to a Mobil filling station and went to have some much needed coffee at Wimp...