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<blockquote data-quote="waynevb" data-source="post: 1453624" data-attributes="member: 98703"><p>I visited the USA last August to ride Route 66 from LA to Chicago. I tried a couple of times to buy a bike with a view to selling later or shipping it back to Australia. I would have loved another FJR like this one. </p><p></p><p>I found a BMW RT in California but couldn't convince the seller that I was genuine, so I abandoned that plan and rented a bike via Riders Share. It looked like a good idea and the bike I rented was a BMW 1200RT. High miles and burnt some oil but an easy ride. The down side was that I didn't take out the max insurance, which would have made it quite an expensive proposition. I rode out from Corona to Kingman on day 1 and unfortunately had the bike tip over while I trying to get a Route 66 photo and a very quiet stretch. The bike fully loaded was too heavy to pick up, so I remove one pannier and the top box and managed to get the beast upright. About 40 miles down the road, the top box came off, it wasn't seated correctly. It ended up with severe road rash.</p><p></p><p>On day 3, I detoured via St George Utah to meet with some friends and continued back towards Flagstaff. On the UT/AZ border, I had a flat rear tire. Needed a tow back to St George for a new rear tire. $580 ouch. This was reimbursed on insurance.</p><p></p><p>At the conclusion of the trip, I told the owner to get the top box fixed. He said not to worry and the insurance should cover it. Not so! Riders Share took another $1600 from my credit card. I don't believe that was a fair charge for a fill and repaint of a top box on a 10 year old bike. Lesson learned.</p><p></p><p>So back to the original concept. If I could have bought a good FJR like the OPs, it would have worked out well I think. </p><p></p><p>The original hire I made totalled around $4,000. I'm sure I could have resold a good bike on conclusion of my trip or just shipped it back to Australia.</p><p></p><p>Anyone planning a trip to Australia can have a loan of my bike. I'm at the start of the Great Ocean Road. An easy 2-3 day trip. Similar to Highway 1.</p><p></p><p>My Route 66 trip was great. I didn't do the whole thing, I covered 3,600 miles which included Monterey to Morrow Bay and thence to LA.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="waynevb, post: 1453624, member: 98703"] I visited the USA last August to ride Route 66 from LA to Chicago. I tried a couple of times to buy a bike with a view to selling later or shipping it back to Australia. I would have loved another FJR like this one. I found a BMW RT in California but couldn't convince the seller that I was genuine, so I abandoned that plan and rented a bike via Riders Share. It looked like a good idea and the bike I rented was a BMW 1200RT. High miles and burnt some oil but an easy ride. The down side was that I didn't take out the max insurance, which would have made it quite an expensive proposition. I rode out from Corona to Kingman on day 1 and unfortunately had the bike tip over while I trying to get a Route 66 photo and a very quiet stretch. The bike fully loaded was too heavy to pick up, so I remove one pannier and the top box and managed to get the beast upright. About 40 miles down the road, the top box came off, it wasn't seated correctly. It ended up with severe road rash. On day 3, I detoured via St George Utah to meet with some friends and continued back towards Flagstaff. On the UT/AZ border, I had a flat rear tire. Needed a tow back to St George for a new rear tire. $580 ouch. This was reimbursed on insurance. At the conclusion of the trip, I told the owner to get the top box fixed. He said not to worry and the insurance should cover it. Not so! Riders Share took another $1600 from my credit card. I don't believe that was a fair charge for a fill and repaint of a top box on a 10 year old bike. Lesson learned. So back to the original concept. If I could have bought a good FJR like the OPs, it would have worked out well I think. The original hire I made totalled around $4,000. I'm sure I could have resold a good bike on conclusion of my trip or just shipped it back to Australia. Anyone planning a trip to Australia can have a loan of my bike. I'm at the start of the Great Ocean Road. An easy 2-3 day trip. Similar to Highway 1. My Route 66 trip was great. I didn't do the whole thing, I covered 3,600 miles which included Monterey to Morrow Bay and thence to LA. [/QUOTE]
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