Greetings! Just moved here from Virginia, and the movers ended up totaling my beautiful '08 V-Strom. Once I concluded my mourning period I purchased my first BMW: A 2007 R1200GS. I am looking forward to many long rides (both on-road and off) with my new ride in the Ventura County area.

My dream bike is the R1200GS. I'm currently on a VStrom DL650. THings I don't like about my Vstrom include the floatiness(as compared to a Tiger 800), the buffeting and waving back and forth of the bike when passing Semis on the highway (typically between 65 and 80mph), the toyish feel(as...