The bike that invented sport touring

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The bike that invented sport touring

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Peter Egan always writes nice essays. He previously waxed poetic in one of his essay collections about his trusty Polaris Graphite R100RS. His joints may understandably prefer S-bars now.
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Nice to know that Peter agrees with me!
I always brake in corners and think how I am going to get home if I really mess up. When I get home, I wished that I hadn't used my brakes and should have ridden a bit further.
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Yes, I'll agree the polaris 507 RS perfected sport/touring/offroad riding. :mrgreen:
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ME 109 wrote:Yes, I'll agree the polaris 507 RS perfected sport/touring/offroad riding. :mrgreen:
Whaddabout firewood carrying? The humble R90/6 is pretty competitive on that count.

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Airbear wrote:Whaddabout firewood carrying? The humble R90/6 is pretty competitive on that count.

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There must be a Reynolds rack under there somewhere . . .

You can't count on a K1600GTL owner for a decent campfire, and the GS guy won't scratch up his new Jesse racks. :)
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Airbear wrote:
ME 109 wrote:Yes, I'll agree the polaris 507 RS perfected sport/touring/offroad riding. :mrgreen:
Whaddabout firewood carrying? The humble R90/6 is pretty competitive on that count.
That's SPORT firewood carrying.
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aka "Sporting Wood" ?
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Major Softie wrote: That's SPORT firewood carrying.
And it can be a great way to please the Significant Other when cold-weather camping ...

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Bamboo812 wrote:aka "Sporting Wood" ?
Good one, Tim.
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