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I have been meaning to post some pictures of the new bike since I got it but have been too busy. Two Saturdays ago I traded-in the RT for a new BMW K1200GT. The RT was a little tall for me and I knew that if I ever wanted to ride “two-up” with Melissa I would probably either need to swap out the seat and lower it or deal with the handling issues inherent to being on your tip-toes at stoplights, parking lots, etc. Also, the RT was at 19821 miles and figured I would get what I could for it before hitting 20K on the odo. BMW of Louisville gave me a great trade-in and gave me a good price on the new GT. The GT has 152 horsepower compared to the RT’s 90. It also handles better and has more gadgets like heated front and passenger seats, cruise control, heated grips, electric windshield, electric suspension adjustment, auto canceling turn signals, ABS and all the other BMW engineering that makes their bikes so distinct. Anyway, the bike is still in the break-in period but I already love it. I want to get a color matched trunk, some PIAA driving lights, a GPS and maybe a BMW tank bag for it. Those will have to wait for awhile though.

   

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I saw Rush for the fifth time last night. It is the first time I have seen them play live since the “Hold Your Fire Tour” in 1988. I was a senior in high school back then. They did not miss a note last night and they were as good or better than they have ever been. Someone had called them or the show a “nostalgia act”, which is just complete bullshit. While it is true that they are not covered in tats, don’t have every corner of their body pierced and know how to actually play their instruments – they are still kewl and relevant to me in 2007. Their latest record is as thematically baked and musically tight/original as anything I have heard in the last decade. Anyway, it was a superb show. They played for about 3 hours with one brief intermission in the middle of the concert. It was a smaller venue than the arenas I saw them at in the 80′s. I was maybe 20 rows back and center stage. I can’t emphasize enough how good they sounded and how well they played.

 

 

written by mark