CheddarHead has a new CheddarBike

[chornbe]

Charlie (CheddarHead) showed up at my place about 11am today. From here we cruised over to my brother's house to pick up my trailer in my van. We rolled down to Mt. Airy, MD where we had a fan-freaking-tastic sausage, roasted red pepper and red onion pizza with sides and soft drinks. Then we met up with the seller of Charlie's new bike. Charlie took it for a spin for a little while, then upon return to the seller's house agreed to buy the bike. I loaded it up while Charlie and Tim (the seller) went inside to do the paper work. We then drove back to my place where the new CheddarMachine will cohabitate with my Guzzi until Charlie and I can figure out how best to get it up to Boston for him.   He got a kickin' deal on this pristine and perfect F650-GS.  

Charlie looking over the bike and getting ready to mount up for a test ride in the twisties of Mt. Airy, ice and all.


Yes, its an '03 with 965 miles on it. No kidding.


Nestled away in el garage del hogar del chornbe for the next few weeks

[Mastros2]

Nice bike!  Congrats!

A 2003 with 965 miles?!?!  Why did Tim hate his bike so much?  That is torture!  Great find, btw.

[vulcanbill]

Mt. Airy is like 15 minutes from me if I go the long way.  Where did you get such good grub?

[mxvet57]

Congrats Charlie on the new/used cheddar bike.

So i take it we won't see you for coffee tomorrow.

[Spanky]

Best way to get it to Boston? Ride it? Just a thought. If that doesn't work I heard of a nice garage in York that will keep that pretty bike warm and dry. I will even talk nice to it - I promise.   Just leave it and the key...  

Nice bike.

[stromgal]

Congrats Charles.  Looks like hooliganism is in your future!

[chornbe]

Mt. Airy is like 15 minutes from me if I go the long way.  Where did you get such good grub?

With the understanding that I don't know Mt. Airy at all, it was right "in town", a place in the group of stores and shops, and about a block from the bicycle shop (that the seller, Tim, owns). Laurienzo Brick Oven Pizza (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laurienzo-Brick-Oven-Cafe/117100121643180)

[bluepoof]

Woo, red thumper F650GS!  

I feel morally obligated to mention that when my intake manifold tore and I complained about it to my local BMW shop, they suggested that perhaps the rubber had gotten too hard while sitting (mine was a 2001, bought in 2006, with 5000 miles -- I'm assuming a 2003 bought in 2010 with 1000 miles has also been sitting ).

While clearly my particular Beemer was (is) cursed , I just wanted to mention it in case this one also starts acting like a bucking bronco.  Very easy to fix, luckily.

 

[sodapop6620]

With the understanding that I don't know Mt. Airy at all, it was right "in town", a place in the group of stores and shops, and about a block from the bicycle shop (that the seller, Tim, owns). Laurienzo Brick Oven Pizza (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laurienzo-Brick-Oven-Cafe/117100121643180)

I go by that area alot.  Thanks for the place to stop and get something to eat

[Condor]

Are you guys sure that you weren't looking at the trip odo?

Excellent find there Cheddar.

Do you think that you could find a deal like that for me?

[Flyer]

...the new CheddarMachine will cohabitate with my Guzzi...

Wife doesn't know yet, huh?
 
Nice score! Congrats

[vulcanbill]

With the understanding that I don't know Mt. Airy at all, it was right "in town", a place in the group of stores and shops, and about a block from the bicycle shop (that the seller, Tim, owns). Laurienzo Brick Oven Pizza (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laurienzo-Brick-Oven-Cafe/117100121643180)

Riiiiiight.  The new stuff.  I need to get in there more often.  Good Q joint by the tire place now too.  Award winning apparently.  Carter Q I think.  Yum.  

[MK96xj]

Cheddar,

You buy a round the world GS and can't ride it to Boston

Very nice find. Good luck with it.

[phoenix]

Congrats Charlie!

[FiremanBob]

Nice score, Charlie.  It sure is different from your ST.

[squeezer]

New bike!!!    Congrats!

[Cheddarhead]

 He got a kickin' deal on this pristine and perfect F650-GS.  

Charlie looking over the bike and getting ready to mount up for a test ride in the twisties of Mt. Airy, ice and all.


Yes, its an '03 with 965 miles on it. No kidding.

Over a dozen posts...time to weigh in.

It is/was a smokin' deal, to be sure!  Definitely different from the ST, as well...which is what I wanted...a different ride experience for my "away" bike.

The pizza was really good, too

Cheddar,
You buy a round the world GS and can't ride it to Boston

Very nice find. Good luck with it.

.

LOL.  No, the issue is / was that I didn't have my riding gear...at least, not all of it, (no riding pants or boots, no gerbings (brrrr....and no fairings to hide behind in the 30 degree breeze) etc...and what little gear I had was not enough to do anything more than a test ride...which, by the way, took of 5 of the 965 miles as shown on the odometer.  

Wife doesn't know yet, huh?    Nice score! Congrats

Too funny!  No...this is the bike I've been looking for since I moved to Boston in August.  What began as a search for an SV morphed into a search for a Wee...which became the baby GS Thumper.  I could have / would have waited until March to pick it up, but the seller was a touch impatient and I wanted to inspect the bike before laying out $$$.

One last thing...I want to publicly "shout out" for Chris.  We'd never met before Saturday....never even spoken on the phone.  We were "complete" strangers...except within the ST-N community.  When I was researching the bike (I'd found it listed on ADV Rider...) I knew only that he was "in the area" somewhat...and took the liberty of asking if he'd be willing to go inspect the bike on my behalf, if it came down to it.  He quickly volunteered to do that, and lots more...offered a room if I need to overnight...to retrieve the bike and store it, etc, etc, etc.  Truly the best of what you could hope to see in folk!  Thanks again, Chris!  Lots of good karma headed your way...and I have still more good deeds to "pay it forward" on.

[bomber]

Good snag, Charlie --

And good on Chris for lending a hand!

Good cycle news in the depths of December . . . .yippeeeeeeeee!

[stevent]

Sounds like a good deal all the way around, props to Chris for helping out. What I would do is find a Ryder or similar truck rental, rent the smallest (cheapest) box van I could find and drive down and pick it up.

 

[jadziadax8]

So, you bringing it to the track in June?  

[Cheddarhead]

Sounds like a good deal all the way around, props to Chris for helping out. What I would do is find a Ryder or similar truck rental, rent the smallest (cheapest) box van I could find and drive down and pick it up.

 

I have several options...it's an easy ride north, provided you bypass Newark / NYC.  I'm sure that I'll make a long weekend of it and take the train down and ride it back in early spring.  Would like to have an escort / wingman, just in case there some untoward "opportunity" presents itself.  Could have done so this weekend (it was dry, at least!) but most of my gear is currently in Wisconsin.

So, you bringing it to the track in June?  

Boy, you sure are interested in passing me back, aren't ya?  Ha!  

The R4 Track Day was a great experience...of course, with the GS instead of the ST I'll literally have "half" the motor that I had before...so you'll be licking your chops to blow by me coming out of turn #6, won't you?  Guess that means I'll have to be prepared.      Game on!  

[jadziadax8]

Boy, you sure are interested in passing me back, aren't ya?  Ha!  

The R4 Track Day was a great experience...of course, with the GS instead of the ST I'll literally have "half" the motor that I had before...so you'll be licking your chops to blow by me coming out of turn #6, won't you?  Guess that means I'll have to be prepared.      Game on!  

Damn straight!

[RedCBRRider]

That's a nice score Charlie, but you should know by now that all the really cool guys have silver FJR's.  

[chornbe]

Happy to help. It was a fun day, for sure.  

I'd also be happy to ride it up when there's sure to be no ice or snow on the ground and hitch a train ride home. Or meet in the middle somewhere if you can snag a truck. Or trailer it up. Or wait and hang on to it.

Whatever works. I'm easy.  

[Oddball]

Sweet Charles!  Now get an other set of gear for Boston.

[Mastros2]

I'd also be happy to ride it up when there's sure to be no ice or snow on the ground and hitch a train ride home. Or meet in the middle somewhere if you can snag a truck. Or trailer it up. Or wait and hang on to it.

Charlie, Bolt Bus has $1 fares.  Take Chris up on this!  

[falconati]

I had an '03 650GS.  Sweet bike.  In fact, I'm looking at buying a leftover xCountry

[Cheddarhead]

I had an '03 650GS.  Sweet bike.  In fact, I'm looking at buying a leftover xCountry

Road Track, and Trail has a 2009 G650 XC in their inventory.  They are in Big Bend...just south of Waukesha...

http://www.roadtrackandtrail.com/new_vehicle_detail.asp?sid=0405987X12K21K2010J7I48I28JAMQ2767R0&veh=91687&pov=1838243

[Cheddarhead]

That's a nice score Charlie, but you should know by now that all the really cool guys have silver FJR's.  

I'm just not worthy....  

Besides....there can be "only" ONE...er...two!

So, instead of piloting an "EdSled"I'll just have to stick with my Silver ST.

[Cheddarhead]

Damn straight!

...Guess you're just going to have to wait for months (and months and months and...) to collect your payback.  It's a good thing that you're not obsessing on this now, isn't it?  

[jsanford]

So, you bringing it to the track in June?  

Seriously--one of the instructors at a local riding school has a photo of himself taking a knee on an F650GS...in the pouring rain.  I think it's his your-bike-can-do-more-than-you-think slide.

[Papa Lazarou]

I'm not entirely sure that buying a bike made of cheese (and, BTW, it looks like Edam not Cheddar) is an entirely sound idea.


Just my tuppeny ha'penny's worth.

[Cheddarhead]

I'm quickly falling in   with this thing.

See the puppy.  Would you like to pet the puppy?

Wouldn't you like to have a puppy just like this one?

All it takes is $$$...