March 1999
Rumors. For a year or so I kept hearing rumors about the new BMW touring bike. I almost hoped I wouldn’t like the bike when I finally had a chance to see/hear/feel the real thing. That didn’t stop me, however, from putting a deposit down in January for the model/color I could see myself riding. March 8th I had a chance to test ride a demo unit.
Damn.
I liked it.
March 12, 1999 I picked up mine. The Icon model in Basalt Grey. It was my main ride until I found a new love
left rear
cockpit
right front
front
front profile
Pretty, isn’t she? The picture of the instrument cluster shows that a CD was playing.
Plastic Removal
tuperware removal
Yes, the plastic does come off. Click on the picture for instructions. Or click here for a printer friendly version of the page written by Chuck Gardner – thanks Chuck. Also available are an A4 formatted MS Word doc and a Letter formatted MS Word doc, both of which were prepared by David H Mack. Thanks David!