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I figure this is a long shot here, but what the heck...
I'm looking for a larger, adv-touring type bike. I'm trying to stay near $4500 including good hard luggage (good == as close to water- and dust-tight as possible, as I have a photography habit as well and want to keep that gear better protected). The R1100GS or a Tiger would likely fall into the plausible category; I'd consider stretching the budget for the perfect bike (probably a 1200GS with a salvage title but clean maintenance history...we can all dream, right ). If I'm really lucky and someone with a spare 1200GS needs computer work done, I'd be more than happy to trade consulting time towards the bike purchase (then again, if my luck were that good, I'd probably have managed to buy the correct Powerball ticket by now).
Oh, and I've got a 29" inseam and I'd like to be able to reach at least one foot easily. I don't expect to get both down at the same time.
Local is decidedly better, and leads are appreciated.
Thanks,
Kevin