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Thanks, Maurice! Yeah, it’s a BEAST, alright! I’ve never had anywhere near as much power or torque before; it’s a little intoxicating…. How goes with you?

@@CleverApes Overall things are good. Still in MTL, still semi-retired. In 2022 I bought a brand new KLR650. It was my third KLR having owned a gen I & II. It was a great bike, loved the better wind protection, EFI and suspension. But it was still a KLR and the vibrations felt like riding a paint mixer on the highway. Sold it last summer with my eye on a VFR, but missed the good deal. This summer I had other plans and didn't really miss the bike. Lets meet up for a bite and a pint to catch up. Moe

Sounds like a plan! I’m retired so unless I’m at my daughter’s (2 hours away…), I’m available pretty much anytime.

That ride was back in the Middle Ages, and my memory has been much abused since then, but would that name be Elias, by any chance? Truly a memorable ride, alright! (And, if memory serves, not for the right reasons, in your case…!) 😉

@@CleverApes Yes, it was in a previous century. Elias had the red CB400F, Marc the Water Buffalo, you had the aforementioned RD, and I had the yellow-tanked CB400F which I managed to crash in PEI.

Ahhh!! So I had it wrong…. For some reason I thought it was Elias who had the ‘incident’, not you. Shows you how unreliable memory is!

@@CleverApes We're not getting any younger. At least we're still riding, heh ?

Absolutely! You don’t stop riding because you get old… (You know the rest!) 😎

Thanks for the feedback! Rock on!

Well, beards are cool, so that's cool...! :-) I don't wear a beard, but I did add the nosecone in November (2019), so I guess that's appropriate!

Absolutely! One very talented individual…! 😎

Thanks, Manny - nice of you to say so! You know, I was checking out 'Top 10 (and 20) Naked Bikes' on RUclips today, and they rant and rave about all kinds of others, and seem all impressed with bikes like the Triumph Street Triple (121 HP; 58 ft/lbs), the MT10 (160 HP; 81.7 ft/lbs), the Indian FTR 1200 (123 HP; 87 ft/lbs), the S1000R (165 HP; 84 ft/lbs) and the Z H2 (200 HP; 101 ft/lbs). Never once is the R1250R (136 HP; 106 ft/lbs) mentioned, even though it makes more torque than any of those others (and more horsepower than some of 'em, too...). I guess having a shaft disqualifies it, somehow. I figure it's not too shabby for a boxer twin! ;-)

Thanks, Dom - I’d been meaning to get around to adding that for a while…. Now that my personal website is going to be deactivated, it seemed like the right time.

Hmm... I hadn't thought of that, but you're right!

Thanks, Dude! Rock on!

Merci! The shirt is a limited-production item, but I can try to get you one... ;-)

Merci, J-A - Hope you and your loved ones are all well. Stay safe!

@@RaulBarqueiro Beethoven in the back doesn’t look impressed though...

@@JAinMorocco Yeah - but he's DEAF...! ;-)

Stop it, now - you're making me blush...;)Later!

Would you like me to point out my least favorite ones to balance it out? ;)

Might be a good idea, actually! 8^)

Thanks for the nice compliment, JAB! How goes with you? The family? Stay well...Raùl

Raùl! We are well in our crazy lives! Was wanting to make it out to your show, maybe next time. Say hi to Alex for me. Cheers!

Hey, François - What's happening? En forme?

Thanks! Appreciate the feedback!