You know you're a Beemerphile when:
1. You believe:
- good nutrition is the source of all life;
- granola will save you from all mental and physical problems;
- Dark Beer and Bratwurst is a basic food group.
2. You believe you meet the nicest people:
- in a fern bar;
- while drunk;
- at 160 kph.
3. You seee the latest Japanese Superbike ahead of you and think:
- the bike is very attractive with it's unusual graphics;
- the rider must be very good since he is wearing racing leathers;
- he must be passed immediately.
4. You believe a "nice little ride" includes:
- the nearest Starbucks franchise;
- a quick afternoon blast up a wiggly road;
- people who have never heard of your home town.
5. You are ready to buy a new bike and you:
- get all the literature on the newest Superbikes;
- buy the bike with the best stereo;
- rebuild your Beemer and spend the difference touring Europe on it.
6. You buy a new BMW because:
- your old bike has almost 20,000 km on it and is worn out;
- you want to "keep up with the Joneses";
- you believe it is your duty to buy one every Decade whether you need it or not.
7. You believe the perfect wife can:
- cook a mouth-watering souffle;
- discuss the niceties of international politics;
- bench-press an R1100GS while you change the tire.
8. You are annoyed when:
- the concierge doesn't know your first name;
- the hot tub is more than 5 feet from the hotel pool;
- the rock under your tent isn't big enough to be a really good pillow.
9. You believe leathers should be:
- a sign of your status in the motorcycling sub-culture;
- attractive to young ladies;
- black.
10. You believe a "Kill Switch" should:
- turn off the engine;
- be used to play tricks on your friend's bikes;
- launch ground-to-ground missiles at Volvos driven by idiots.
If you answred "C" to 3 or more of the above questions, you either have, or should have, a BMW motorcycle.
If you did not answer "C" to ANY of the above questions, you are on the wrong planet and must leave immediately.
-- Brian Dawson, Vancouver B.C.
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