One of the motorbikes the late famously rode between shows on 's R30 Tour is going to auction. The 1170cc BMW R1200GS is at this year's Vintage and Antique Motorcycle show, held at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, on February 1. Peart, whose 2002 memoir documented the 55,000-mile journey he undertook to try and find solace following the double tragedy of losing his daughter Selena and his wife Jackie within 10 months of each other, took up motorcycling in his forties.
On the road with Rush, he'd retire to his own bus post-show, then spend the following day touring before the next night’s performance. "I’ve had an 1150 GS, and three 1200s, because there’s no better bike for all the things that I like," in 2009. "It has the most flexibility, it’s the ultimate expression of versatility.
It’s fast and agile enough for me on twisty paved roads, capable on gravel roads, and it’s great for long distance. "I like to ride a lot of dirt roads – the places they can take you to are interesting, and just surviving them can be a challenge, and thus a satisfaction. I look for a little bit of unpaved road somewhere just about every day, because that’s part of the dual-sport mentality.
"I’ve ridden across the country a few times, and done the 'Iron Butt' 1,000-mile day – as comfortably as that can ever be! Last summer I rode over 20,000 miles, and 25,000 the year before." Released in September 2006, documented Rush's R30 tour from Peart's point of view, both fr.
