So this is where all the airhead action is!

[gocytocis]

Hello all,

I am a rider of street & dual-sport bikes for over 20 years & 1/4 million Km (~150,000 mi). I have had a '72 75/5 Toaster in Polaris Silver for about a decade now, but I have never found a forum whose members post more frequently than every 6 months; until now!

I am also currently riding a 2008 BMW G550x, a 2006 Buell XB12Ss and a 2007 ZX6r. Some past rides of mine include an XS650, NT647gt, CB750, 919, VFR, KZ650, KLX250sf and CB600f.

Looking forward to joining in!

[bbelk]

Does each of your bikes get a garage that big?

Welcome and it sounds like you will fit right in.

[Steve in Golden]

Welcome to the forum gocytocis! How'd you come up with that handle?

That sure is a nice toaster.

[Ken in Oklahoma]

Welcome to the forum. Glad you found us!

I'm sure a bunch of us can hardly wait to give you that advice. But from the looks of your tasty /5 we might be better off getting advice from you.


Ken

[Major Softie]

WARNING!

There is at least one poster here who will tell you there's no such thing as a "toaster."

Don't worry about it. We all know he's wrong.

[Ken in Oklahoma]

WARNING!

There is at least one poster here who will tell you there's no such thing as a "toaster."

Don't worry about it. We all know he's wrong.

I know just who you're talking about, Major. But I won't spill the beans about his identity either--no matter how much he might deserve it. He seems to think that just because he sold new /5s, with those chrome panels on the tank, from his very own BMW Motorcycle dealership, that he knows more about them than we do.

Ken

[Jean]

Welcome to the forum. With any sort of luck, we hardly let 6 minutes elapse between posts...

[gocytocis]

Thanks for the welcome belk, steve, ken, major & jean!

there's no such thing as a "toaster."

Ahhh, aren’t we BMW aficionados anally retentive people? I also used to belong to a BMW ’02 series car owners club so I am quite familiar with the kinds of squabbles folks can get into over nomenclatures. Is it a ‘roundie’ or a ‘square tail’? is it a ‘long’ or a ‘short’ bumper? Is an ‘Alpina’ actually a ‘BMW’?

I even have to distinguish whether I am speaking about a 'Bimmer' or a 'Beemer' depending on whether I mean a motorcycle or a car!

[SteveD]

I even have to distinguish whether I am speaking about a 'Bimmer' or a 'Beemer' depending on whether I mean a motorcycle or a car!

You got it back to front. Get it right! Sheesh!

Crash bars. Do we need to talk 'bout crash bars?

Oh, and welcome.

[gocytocis]

You got it back to front. Get it right! Sheesh!

I was just testing, Steve!