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New bike, sold the Savage
10/14/14 at 21:17:46

After Mrs Doc spent 1400 miles on the back of the Bonnie, it became apparent that something more akin to a road sofa was needed for our further travels.
There is now a Goldwing in our garage -- more on that later.
There was also just too many bikes in the garage -- even though we could squeeze the Suzuki in front of the Mini, it wasn't very practical. Since the Bonnie is such a classic, it was the Suzuki that needed to find a new home.
Thanks to Craigslist, we found one with a student at my alma mater, Washington U -- here's a photo of them together:

Now I need to figure out how to add FSO to my profile...

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: New bike, sold the Savage Reply #1 - 10/14/14 at 21:59:15 Congrats on the Bike... ... and we get a new FSO... and perhaps a new member as well... Sounds like a win win... Now,... how long 'till you miss your dear old Savage and buy another?... ... ....
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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: New bike, sold the Savage Reply #2 - 10/15/14 at 05:45:12 Congrats on the Wing. Post some pictures. Good hunting
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18098 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: New bike, sold the Savage Reply #3 - 10/15/14 at 06:50:00 Is that a "Dragon" sticker on the S40 tank? You went to the Dragon without inviting us to go along?
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: New bike, sold the Savage Reply #4 - 10/15/14 at 16:29:14 drharveys - FSO wrote on 10/14/14 at 21:17:46: just too many bikes in the garage Ummm...what? I don't understand.
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sjaskow - FSO Senior Member Offline Posts: 365 Frozen Tundra of MN Gender:	Re: New bike, sold the Savage Reply #5 - 10/16/14 at 09:38:41 drharveys - FSO wrote on 10/14/14 at 21:17:46: Now I need to figure out how to add FSO to my profile... Click on "CPanel" in the menu click "Profile" in the menu click the "Edit my profile" link, it'll prompt you for your password change "Displayed Name" click the "Change profile" button
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: New bike, sold the Savage Reply #6 - 10/18/14 at 08:11:03 Kris01 wrote on 10/15/14 at 16:29:14: drharveys - FSO wrote on 10/14/14 at 21:17:46: just too many bikes in the garage Ummm...what? I don't understand. Yeah,,it's sad to see someone who has a teentsty weentsy problem and doesn't see the simple and OBVIOUS answer.. Add on to the Guh Rajh. Uhh, hello..
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kimchris1 Serious Thumper Offline Pink Posse Rider... Posts: 2135 Belfair, Washington Gender:	Re: New bike, sold the Savage Reply #7 - 10/19/14 at 11:08:23 OH no you did what? Please tell me I read that wrong. Too many bikes? I am with Justin on this one, build a larger garage.. I do wish you well and many long and happy rides on your new ride. Please continue to be a part of our forum with ride reports and pictures. Hugs and please post new pics. Kim & Genie
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Re: New bike, sold the Savage
Reply #8 - 11/17/14 at 19:42:57

Dave wrote on 10/15/14 at 06:50:00:

Is that a "Dragon" sticker on the S40 tank?

You went to the Dragon without inviting us to go along? Sad

I've done the Dragon twice, and I no longer have either bike:

First time was in 1996 on my BMW K-75. My daughter and I went to the BMW MOA national rally in Morgantown North Carolina. Here we are on the way:

The second was with Mrs Doc on my BMW R1150 RS for the BMW RA rally -- here's the killboy photo of us on the Dragon in the rain:

The RA rally was held at the Biltmore in Asheville NC. We camped on the grounds, but a visit to the house was part of the rally package. Unique among all the mansions in the former slave states, this one was built well after the Civil War by paid artisans and craftspeople.

I no longer own either bike, so the memorabilia is for the rider, not the bike.

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Re: New bike, sold the Savage
Reply #9 - 11/17/14 at 19:53:08

Here's a few photos of the new bike. At least I kept the color of the Savage!
These were taken at the Falling Leaf rally last month.

Here's our campsite. I'm pleased to state that all our gear fit into the saddlebags and topcase. That's one tent, two sleeping bags and liners, two self-inflating air mattresses, two chairs, one table, two dry-bags for clothes, two rainsuits, two pairs of crocs (double as campsite and shower shoes), and one portable espresso maker. I didn't need a thermos, because there was coffee and tea in the lodge for the duration of the rally.

curvephotos.com had a photographer stationed, and I bought three of the hi-res image files. As you can see, he was photographing on a curve.

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Re: New bike, sold the Savage
Reply #10 - 11/18/14 at 08:25:10

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/18/14 at 08:11:03:

Kris01 wrote on 10/15/14 at 16:29:14:

drharveys - FSO wrote on 10/14/14 at 21:17:46:

just too many bikes in the garage

Ummm...what? I don't understand. Cheesy

Yeah,,it's sad to see someone who has a teentsty weentsy problem and doesn't see the simple and OBVIOUS answer..

Add on to the Guh Rajh. Uhh, hello..

My garage is big enough that I have 2 Jeeps, 4 bikes, and a small 150cc dune buggy parked inside Grin

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Re: New bike, sold the Savage
Reply #11 - 11/18/14 at 19:11:19

12Bravo wrote on 11/18/14 at 08:25:10:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/18/14 at 08:11:03:

Kris01 wrote on 10/15/14 at 16:29:14:

drharveys - FSO wrote on 10/14/14 at 21:17:46:

just too many bikes in the garage

Ummm...what? I don't understand. Cheesy

Yeah,,it's sad to see someone who has a teentsty weentsy problem and doesn't see the simple and OBVIOUS answer..

Add on to the Guh Rajh. Uhh, hello..

My garage is big enough that I have 2 Jeeps, 4 bikes, and a small 150cc dune buggy parked inside Grin

My "2-car" garage is currently holding
2 cars -- a Mini and an Xterra
1 Kendon dual motorcycle trailer
2 motorcycles -- Goldwing and Triumph Bonneville
3 solo bicycles -- my road bike, Mrs Doc's flat bar road bike and a folder
1 tandem bicycle -- hanging from the ceiling on a block and tackle
1 mechanic's tool set, Harbor Freight light duty
1 rack with 6 fishing rods
1 rack with 2 golf bags and clubs
1 bicycle rack
4 hanging cabinets
1 floor standing shelf unit
1 expanding ladder
1 set chest waders
Various hangars on the walls for motorcycle gear, camping gear, lawn chairs, cable modem for the internet connection, cases of espresso pods, motor oil...

And yes, we were able to squeeze in the Savage, but only on a temporary basis.

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