Here I will resort to the old bike-parked-in-front-of-landscape shot. Because what a bike- and what a landscape. The motorcycle is a new BMW R1200GS, and this was our first adventure together. Strangely, BMW did not offer the bike in red this year (are they insane?), so I had to have it painted- because all my motorcycles have been red. I've never been comfortable driving a red car, you understand, but it just seems right for a motorcycle. And I didn't want to settle for a silver, blue, or (gasp!) yellowish-orange one. After having the paint done, and the accessories installed- Jesse luggage cases, Motolights on the front for extra conspicuity, GPS (Dingus III), power for the radar detector- I finally brought the new bike home in late November. I stood looking at it in my garage for a while, and wondered, "Where will we go together?" My two previous 1200GSes had certainly carried me far. For the Snakes and Arrows tour in 2007 and 2008, my two 'working bikes' had been a 2004 1200GS, with over 70,000 kilometres (42,000 miles), and a 2007 model, with over 60,000 kilometres (36,000 miles).
Far And Away Neil Peart p114