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The Dark Side / Re: New steed
« on: January 04, 2021, 09:18:24 pm »Happy New Bike Steve :)
Many thanks, it's looking forward to going on a tour.
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Many thanks, it's looking forward to going on a tour.
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The Dark Side / Re: New steed
« on: December 23, 2020, 09:36:48 pm »
I spent yesterday cleaning all the shit off my bike from Sundays ride, strangely therapeutic though to be honest.
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The Dark Side / Re: New steed
« on: December 21, 2020, 11:16:05 am »
Yesterday I had another short and COLD ride out towards Fridaythorpe on the bike testing a new camera and vlogging set up. Stopped off to take some pics and thought I'd share then with the BMW fans on here.
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The Dark Side / Re: New steed
« on: October 29, 2020, 07:56:38 am »
Now that I'm retired I'm going to have to be more cautious with the spending but it was a retirement gift to myself.
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The Dark Side / Re: New steed
« on: October 21, 2020, 09:33:16 pm »
Apparently someone has bought a new bike, 
and this is it. The BMW GS Adventure 1250cc Rallye HP model.
I'll be the first to admit I never thought I would ever buy another GS Adventure as I never gelled with the last one and kept dropping it. This time I've gone for the factory lowered chassis model, my short stumpy legs can now reach the floor so I'm happy and hopefully won't drop it.
and this is it. The BMW GS Adventure 1250cc Rallye HP model. I'll be the first to admit I never thought I would ever buy another GS Adventure as I never gelled with the last one and kept dropping it. This time I've gone for the factory lowered chassis model, my short stumpy legs can now reach the floor so I'm happy and hopefully won't drop it.
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The Dark Side / Re: Can Am Spyder
« on: September 26, 2020, 04:34:13 pm »
Rog, all I can reiterate is that I have seen a number of them in recent times at Devils Bridge. They seem a perfectly capable mode of transport and because I am on the same wavelength as you I fully understand where you are coming from with regards safety and confidence on the bike.
Keep us in the loop.
Keep us in the loop.
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The Dark Side / Re: The big one.
« on: January 25, 2020, 07:29:24 pm »
I think people are thinking way too deep into this thread. 
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The Dark Side / Re: The big one.
« on: January 24, 2020, 09:03:19 pm ».....Or arrange for you baby sister to get a job at a motorcycle dealership.
I planted mine in one over twenty five yaers ago and have been "looked after" as family ever since as long as I book in when the workshop is quiet.
Mind you, four MOTs and all fall in December now.
The GTR passed its first one last month by the way, so all good
Very cunning and devious, but highly effective, I like your style!
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The Dark Side / Re: The big one.
« on: January 24, 2020, 09:02:15 pm »A third of 18 is 6 therefore you don’t have to pay for a big service for another 6 thousand miles on a GTR. Must be more economical then.
The mileage is not the element I’m comparing, it was the cost of the major service which is virtually almost identical making both bikes affordable to own and maintain.
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The Dark Side / Re: The big one.
« on: January 24, 2020, 05:17:53 pm »
You’re missing the obvious, two thirds of 24 is not 18, however that’s not the point. The mileage is not the element I’m comparing, it was the cost of the major service which is virtually almost identical making both bikes affordable to own and maintain.
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The Dark Side / The big one.
« on: January 21, 2020, 09:20:42 pm »
The big service, 18k is due, or should I say overdue as I slightly overlooked it as the bike has now done 19300 approximately. 
The bike is scheduled to have a new set of plugs (6), valves doing, engine oil, oil filter, air filter, brake fluid change, final drive oil change, general health check etc and any software updates which may be due. Fearing the worse I got a quote from my local BMW dealer and was pleasantly surprised, £570 all in.
So this got me thinking, how does this compare with the Kawasaki 1400? Purely for experimental purposes and to quash malicious rumours that if you own a BMW you have to bring more wallet (for example), I got a quote, like for like from an authorised Kawasaki dealer. The quotes were almost identical with the Kawasaki coming in at between £580 to £600.
So in reality the service costs of each bike are extremely comparable which is good to know and reinforces what I have experienced during my ownership of both bikes.
The bike is scheduled to have a new set of plugs (6), valves doing, engine oil, oil filter, air filter, brake fluid change, final drive oil change, general health check etc and any software updates which may be due. Fearing the worse I got a quote from my local BMW dealer and was pleasantly surprised, £570 all in. So this got me thinking, how does this compare with the Kawasaki 1400? Purely for experimental purposes and to quash malicious rumours that if you own a BMW you have to bring more wallet (for example), I got a quote, like for like from an authorised Kawasaki dealer. The quotes were almost identical with the Kawasaki coming in at between £580 to £600.
So in reality the service costs of each bike are extremely comparable which is good to know and reinforces what I have experienced during my ownership of both bikes.
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The Dark Side / Re: Another GTR moved on.
« on: January 04, 2020, 01:31:41 am »Is that a typo Steve?.
You said Asif cleaned it 🤔 did you mean 1 of his minions 👍
My apologies, yes he probably pays one of the local kids a few bob to give it a good wash.
