Comments on: Letters from Cleveland

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sun, 02 May 2010 17:59:00 +0000

Anonymous: Junior stayed with a local dog trainer this time. He gets all the care he needs and some extra training too.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:58:50 +0000

Where’s Junior? Stone Valley, or Royal?

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:03:20 +0000

Mr. Riepe: I will not waver, I will not give in, I will not go quietly into the night!

Do you think the dealer will take a personal check?

Speaking of Weiner Schneitzel--the best meal I ever had in my life was in a small restaraunt in Marchellenberg (?) Austria. The finest weiner schneitzel. Nothing has come close to that meal back in 1968.

Still I search...

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:56:51 +0000

Doug: I have the one-piece silver Olympia riding suit. Does that count?

The other stuff you outline certainly plays into my mental pictures of a BMW.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:54:26 +0000

Mike: Yeah, the crisis of faith has long lingered beneath the surface. Maybe it’s time to drive a stake through it.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:52:44 +0000

Sojourner rides: You are in the drivers seat having a bike you love and a BMW fix when you need it. I’m curious though–does your husband ever say he needs a fix on your bike?

By: Jack Riepe

Jack Riepe — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:20:10 +0000

Dear Steve:

I tried to warn you about this... Yet you just laughed in my face. Feels a little odd now, doesn't it? That desire to start the day with two fried eggs over wiener schnitzel? Pouring yourself a beer at the end of the day in mug that looks like a Bavarian castle? Wanting to be the tuba player in the oompah band?

Just give into it. Give the man at the dealership all your money. Get the roundel. Next year's MOA rally is in Bloomsburg, Pa. I'll introduce you to the guys. We've all been through this. It's nothing.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:02:40 +0000

Uh oh, next will come the muted German silver one piece riding suit, aluminum panniers covered with travel stickers, a 300 liter tank bag, and weekend ride reports from BMW rallies a minimum of five states away.

;-)

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:46:04 +0000

Steve: looking forward to your observations on the BMW. Can’t wait to read more about your “mini crisis of faith.”

By: Sojourner rides

Sojourner rides — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:04:38 +0000

Steve, I can relate you your “crisis.” I’m glad I’m married to a F650GS owner so that I can ride it often. Love my bike more, but I will need a GS fix every now and again!