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BurgmanRiders GB

guestpost — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:52:18 +0000

I am pleased to announce that BurgmanRiders GB has formed as an offshoot of this site for all our Burgman riding friends in Great Britain.

Please visit Burgman Riders GB to find them in action.

Steve

Big Burgman Meet – Early Notice – Lissberg, Germany 2010

guestpost — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:59:35 +0000

Hi! We are planing a big Burgman-Meeting at the Burg Lissberg/Germany.
It will be held in Jun 2010 and I would be happy, if you will give this info to all your Burgman-Friends:

Die BURGMANFREUNDE Darmstadt laden recht zeitig zum:

2. Grossroller-Treffen
auf der Burg Lissberg
25. – 27. Juni 2010

Hallo Roller-, Motorradfreunde-in und Interessierte,

nach den vielen An- und Nachfragen von Euch freuen wir uns sehr darüber, das Burg-Lissberg-Treffen in Ortenberg wieder zu veranstalten.

Hierfür haben wir die komplette
Burg Lissberg
63683 Ortenberg-Lissberg

mit ihrem gesamten Areal angemietet, so daß uns dort folgendes zur Verfügung steht:

- Großer Zeltplatz
- Sanitäreinrichtung (mit Dusche & WC)
- Außenküche
- Großer Festsaal

Für das leiblich Wohl wird gesorgt! Und zwar mit Grillwurst, Steak, Salaten, Bier vom Fass, Weizenbier, Wein, alkoholfreien
Getränken und anderen Schmankerln.

Natürlich gibt es auch das bekannte Lissberg-Frühstück am Wochenende, mit diversen Wurstsorten, Käse, Rührei mit Speck, Konfitüre, Nutella und Kaffee, Tee, Kakao und Orangensaft.

Da so eine Veranstaltung enorme Kosten birgt – mit Einkauf, Mieten und Gebühren – für die wir erst einmal in Vorlage treten werden, um das Treffen zu ermöglichen, bitten wir Euch mit der

Anmeldegebühr pro Person von:

15.- € (von 6-15 Jahren)
25.- € (ab 16 Jahren)

um Eure Unterstützung.

In der Anmeldegebühr ist enthalten:

- Zeltplatz
- Sanitäre Einrichtungen
- Frühstück (Sa+So)
- Geführte Touren

Alle Frühbucher, die ihre Überweisung frühzeitig, spätestens bis zum 01.03.2010 an uns getätigt haben, erhalten als Dankeschön einen 5.- Euro Verzehrbon pro bezahlter Person auf dem Treffen !

Alle weiteren Details

Der Termin wird deshalb schon so rechtzeitig bekannt gegeben, damit sich jeder drauf einstellen und seinen Urlaub dementsprechend frühzeitg planen kann.
Denn es wäre schön, wenn a l l e Burgman-Fahrer aus
Nord & Süd, West & Ost zum Treffen kommen !

Burgman Club Information – Heart of Georgia Super Scooters

Steve Rhode — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:33:42 +0000

The HOGSS are a Burgman Club in Georgia. You can find out more information by visiting their site at WildHogss.com. You can also read the HOGSS interview on this site.

BurgmanCat Club – Thank You For The Shirt

Steve Rhode — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:15:30 +0000

Not that long ago I interviewed Pep from the BurgmanCat club in Spain.

Today in the mail I received one of their cool t-shirts.

BurgmanCat.com Shirt

Now I get to look as cool as the Burgman riders in Spain.

BurgmanCat Club Members

Thank you very much. I will wear it with pride as I cruise down the road on my Burgman.

Steve

Suzuki Burgman Clubs

Steve Rhode — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:03:05 +0000

If you know of any additional dedicated Suzuki Burgman clubs, please contact me and let me know.

Australia
Maxitag

Hungary
Burgman Club

Italy
Burgman Club
Burgman 400 Club
Burgman 650 Club

Russia
Burgman Club
Burgman Club

Spain
Burgman Club Spain
BurgmanCat Club

Burgman Interviews – Josep Perez ‘Pep’ – BurgmanCat Club, Spain

Steve Rhode — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:06:04 +0000

As always, it is a pleasure to meet and interview other Burgman groups. Here is an interview with Pep in Catalonia, Spain.

Q1: Pep, can you tell us about you and the BurgmanCat club in Catalonia Spain?

My name is Josep Maria Perez and I am 47 years old. I live in Reus, a small city of Catalonia (Spain). My experience with motorcycles is similar to the experience of other people of the same generation as me. When I was young I had several motorcycles, but when I got married and my children were born, I had to stop with this hobby.

But now, my kids are older, so my wife and me decided to come back to the motorcycle’s world. When we decided that, a lot of Scooters and Moto clubs were coming up in Spain. These clubs organize routes and events for its members by internet.

Some of the mates of these clubs decided, three years ago, to create a new group addapted to what we believe, and what we believe is that it has to be a friend’s club who share one same hobby: THE BURGMANCAT CLUB.

Burgmancat Club was bornt because of our passion for megascooters and more specifically, our passion for Burgmans!!!

In Burmancat Clubâ€™s forum you can find a lot of information about our motorcycles, and about the trips we organize in order to share sensations with other riders of Burgman, we advise to try the restaurants we suggest and we encourage to do the same routes we purpose, routes full of sight-seeing and also, tourist and cultural visits.

Q2: How often do the members of the BurgmanCat club get together and ride?

Even though we don’t meet always after the same time, we do, approximatelly, one trip every month.

The routes can be of one day, or more than one day. Maybe we go to different rallies of scooter meetings. In these routes there are several miles of fun roads, some of them with bends. Normally, we stop in order to visit cultural and tourist places and we finish with a good meal in a nice restaurant where we talk with our friends about the incidences of the rout and other isssues before coming back home.

Q3: Why did you select the Burgman to ride?

When Nuria (my wife) and I decided to buy again a new motorcycle, at first we didn’t think about a megascooter but the versatility and the comfort of a Burgman convinced us and we have never regretted this decision. We use our Burgman for our daily work, to go to small trips with our clubs or to go to long journeys.

Q4: What kind of Burgman do you ride?

Our first Burgman was a 400, but nowadays we have, since one year ago, a Burgman 650 executive.

Q5: When you ride, do other people ask you about the Burgman?

Well, some riders who have conventional motos affirm that they would never ride a Scooter, but they look surprised every time they see the power and comfort of our Burgman and they are jealous of the load we can carry with our motorcycles.

Q6: How does riding the Burgman make you feel?

One of the mates of our club assures that while four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul. No matter the motorcycle you ride, what unites all motards is the sensation of freedom that you feel every time you connect one bend with the next one with the wind on your face.

“While four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul.”

Q7: Have you ridden other scooters or motorcycles in the past? How does the Burgman compare to those?

I have had different kinds of motorcycle… Trail, Racing, Custom…. even though they are different, all of them make you feel the sensation we were talking about before, but nowadays, the comfort and the elegance of our Burgman satisfy us very much and we wouldn’t change it for any other motorcycle.

Q8: How often do you ride your Burgman?

Although the distance I need to drive to my work place is short, and usually I do it walking, sometimes I use my Burgman, simply because I like to ride it. During the weekend we usually ride our Burgman by the coast or we ride it in the roads of the mountains of the middle of our region, but when we really enjoy our Burgman is during trips and journeys we organize with our friends of Burgmancat Club.

Q9: What modifications have you done to your Burgman and what, if any, would you like to do?

Spain’s legislation is very strict approving modifications to our vehicles.

From my point of view, I like very much Burgman 650 as it leaves the factory so I wouldn’t really do a lot of modifications, but some of my mates have installed lights with more power, have customized their motorcycle painting it or upholstering its seats or sometimes they put electronic gadgets, but here is very difficult to see modifications like the ones we observe in the US’ forums and other countries.

Q10: Is the Burgman a popular bike in Spain?

Yes, Burgman 400 has been during many years the Scooter most selled in Spain.

Q11: What do you think a good Burgman club needs to offer its members?

We see our club as the perfect tool to keep in touch with other lovers of Burgman and with other motorcycles clubs in order to share information and experiences and to organize new routes too.

Q12: What make the BurgmanCat club special?

Burgmancat Club is a little bit atypical. There are no membership fees, neither a board of directors. It doesn’t have the classic club structure. We are just a group of good friends with one hobby in common.

That’s the way we like it so we don’t want to change it. But if there is something that really makes our club special they are the people who join it. During these three years we’ve found in this club great friends.

Q13: Is there anything you’d like to say to Burgman riders in the U.S.?

We just want to send you our best wishes and we hope that over there, in the US, you all enjoy your routes with the Burgman as we do here in Spain. Who knows? Maybe someday we will meet in an american or euopean freeway and we will be able to recognize in our faces the satisfaction of riding a Burgman surrounded by friends.

Burgman Interviews – Chad Grosklags – ‘HOGSS’

Steve Rhode — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:02:26 +0000

Burgman riders are a friendly and welcoming bunch of people. Recently I caught up with Chad Grosklags of the H.O.G.S.S website and had a chance to ask him a few questions.

My favorite quote from the interview, “Burgman’s are not for people who want to look cool, they are for cool people.”

Q1: So Chad, what’s the story behind the HOGSS (Heart of Georgia Super Scooters)? How did it come into being?

When I first got my Burgman there was a group that had started called North Georgia Scooters. I went on my first ride with the Group on January 1st 2007. I really enjoyed getting together with others that had the same passion for riding that I did.

The group would communicate on the forum at the website. Unfortunately the website and forum was shut down due to excessive spammer registrations. I realized there was a hole in the community without a way for people to communicate, and decided I would try to figure out this internet web design stuff and get the group back on track. I was fortunate to have help and encouragement from others such as Pat Roddy BurgmanUSA.

Pat lives fairly close to me and we would get together and ride. Pat had a heart attack around June or July of 2007, and was struggling with the idea of giving up two wheels. So the name was sort of inspired by his situation. I also like the acronym. HOGSS, aka Wild HOGSS. I had a friend of mine who is a professional cartoonist create the logo playing off the Harley tough guy image. So with a logo, a name and me struggling through the design, the club was born.

Q2: Do you ride a Burgman? Can you tell us a bit about it?

I do ride a Burgman. I have a 2006 Burgman 650 Executive. It is painted the same color as the 2008 Haybusa Orange. I did this for two reasons. Initially I had Tapeworks create a Reflective Halfabusa logo for my Gray Burgman to increase visibility. I have yet to replace them.

My Burgman has a Clearview windsheild with Goldwing vent, Utopia Backrest, Zumo 550 with XM, Givi Top Box, Airhawk Seatpad, L.E.D. Blinkers installed in sideview mirrors, DJ’s Tanks Bag and Givi Soft Saddle Bags. Did I mention it has a custome Orange paint job?

Q3: When did you start ridding your Burgman 650?

I bought it used in November of 2006 from a Burgman USA member in Kentucky. With about 600 miles on it. The previous owner just got back from his first service when he found out the Goldwing he wanted was in stock.

Q4: Did you ride before you got your Burgman?

I have ridden since I was in grade school. I begged for a motorcycle even before I could read. I stopped riding for several years, until I had a customer trade me a Tank 150 for some work I was doing. It was so new it had about 50 miles on it. I was having a blast riding it, but it just was way to underpowered, and frankly very cheaply built.

I highly discourage others from buying one, although it was fun when it ran. I started my search for an upgrade. I ended up with one of the most amazing scooters ever built. There are several others I like though, and if only I had unlimited space.

Q5: How long did it take before you fell in love with your Burgman?

I will never forget my test ride in Kentucky when I bought it. I pulled out onto the highway and was up to 65 in no time. I had plenty more left on the throttle and I knew at that moment it was the one.

Q6: For people that don’t ride a Burgman yet, how would you explain what it is like?

Quick, decevingly quick. It’s a sleeper for sure. Nobody that sees one for the first time expects it to leave them at the red light.

Q7: How often do the HOGSS get together?

There are rides every month. Sometimes it’s 4 or 5 of us getting together in North or South Georgia. Last week we had about 30 of us in North Carolina riding Cades Cove, The Tail of the Dragon and the Blue Ridge Pkwy.

Q8: Are you planning any big rides in the near future?

The big ride on the horizon is on September 12th-14th. This is the 3rd Annual Mentone End of Summer Rally. [Ed: You can see highlights of last years ride below.]

Q9: What advice do you have for people that may never have ridden a scooter and are considering a Burgman?

Take the Motorcycle Safety Course! Check out Burgmanusa.com and please stop in and visit us at wildhogss.com Their is a lot of information is availbale. Figure out what it is you want the scooter to do for you. Short in-town commuting, get a 400. If you are into distance riding highway riding look at the 650. In the end make sure it’s a good fit.

Q10: Suzuki calls the Burgman a scooter in advertising but a motorcycle in the owners manual. Which do you think it is?

A cunundrum?

Q11: Have you put any aftermarket accessories on your Burggie?

Zumo 550 with XM, Clearview with Goldwing Vent, additional L.E.D. blinkers on mirrors, Utopia Backrest, Air hawk Seat Cushion, Givi Top Box, Motorcycle Larry Brake Resevior Covers with Ram Mounts, Fiamm 130db Low tone horn, Emergency Trunk Release. That’s all I can think of right now.

Q12: Can you tell us about a favorite HOGSS event or ride and what made it special for you?

I have enjoyed several so that’s tough, but if I had to say one, it was the Second Annual Mentone End of Summer Ride. I volunteered to help Scout from Burgmanusa plan the event. I was able to get several others including proddy, sealburger and six-fiddy form the HOGSS to help as well. We had a great time. Lots of prizes, great rides, excellant cabins to stay in, but really the best part was getting together with 50+ Scooter riders form around the country and talk about our passion for riding. So many people just don’t get it. I see that changing rapidly though. Gas prices have people searching for another way.

Q14: What advice do you have for someone that thinks they can’t look cool on a scooter and need a sport bike or Harley?

That’s tough. Usually I just run down the numbers and pop the seat open. I explain that I like all motorcycles for a variety of reasons, but if I was forced to have just one, and be able to ride anytime I wanted including to work or the grocery store, this is the best option I could find. If they know of something that will do all that the Burgman and other Super Scooters can do let me know. I haven’t found it.

Q15: In your experience, what are Burgman riders like?

People with a passion for life. Typically very intelligent and successful in their fields. Burgman’s are not for people who want to look cool, they are for cool people.