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My Daughter has no symptoms at all the wife is still suffering but hard to tell if its the normal moaning or something new

I think that's leaking......

This don't count there's no you in this so how do we know if your looking stylish ? EDIT I retract my comment just spotted the reflection ??

Thank you! well, at least the body is in perfect working condition, as for the head... well, ask @Pedro! On second thoughts, dont!!!

Well I'll throw number 64 in for good measure!

The day arrived to take the Strom to Granada (160kms/100 miles) for part exchange.......left at 10AM and it was a bit bloody nippy. Even had to wear a jumper! It was basically all motorway then getting round a city centre with a lot of traffic and a lot of people. Lot of Covid too! Not my ideal environment but it had to be done! Got there 11.45.......left at 12.30.....home by 2.30. So what's the G650GS like compared to the Strom because they're always classed in the same group for magazine reviews? The reality is they're poles apart. Apples and oranges! The Strom is a road bike with a very limited degree of offroad ability, while the GS is a Dualsport/Enduro......simple as that. Sure it's not a hardcore offroad machine because compromises have been made in order to make it useable on the road. And it certainly is......it really surprised me how competent it was. It's physically a lot smaller and about 70lbs lighter than the Strom, with a much lower centre of gravity due to the underseat tank. And you can feel the difference straight away. You can literally turn it on the spot it's just so easy to ride. I pulled away and it was like being back on XT's......but much, much more refined. Usual Beemer crunch going into first and second, but after that it was very slick. It really amazed me on the motorway.......because I thought it would be a bit of a slog. But it's not. I stuck it at 120kph and it was quite happy with it......took it up to 140kph......and it was quite happy with that as well. As usual with BMW the handling, brakes, and suspension were excellent. It was actually a much more comfortable ride home on it, than the earlier journey up on the Strom. Put it like this......I couldn't wait for the journey up there on the Strom to end! Coming back on the Beemer I didn't want the journey to end because I was enjoying it so much. And I got off much fresher than I expected. In fact I was ready for more! Obviously motorways are not really the perfect environment for it......but it handled it superbly! And returned over 70mpg! Seriously, if it's this good on the main roads, I'm interested to see how good it's going to be on the back roads and trails which is more it's natural environment. To sum up.....I absolutely love it! It feels to me so much like the XT's......but considerably more refined. It's still early days with it......but all I can say at the moment is this thing could well be the perfect fit for me! Here's a vid and some pics......including inside the dealer! And yes.....I know I'm going the wrong way up a one way street......and on the pavement. But I'm from Swansea......and I'm a Pensioner! So it's too late in the day now for rational thinking!

Best wishes to you all Fred, hope they have an easy speedy recovery.

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And the bad news is the older they get the more they fucking whinge and moan!

Looks like the contents of your pants have exploded Yen!

All test results back now, me and the boy both tested negative but my daughter came back positive so looks like its the women in the family who are riddled with disease LOL

Nice one, Pete, glad you like the new bike! Bet you're looking forward for some smaller roads now.

What, and then have to buy a new helmet too? Whataya think, I'm made of money? (I honestly didn't realize it matched my helmet until after I got home)

Blimey Fred, I hope that your wife recovers ok .

I'm the only one here that's met him......twice in fact! And he's only recently found out that I was spitting olives onto his dinner plate back in 2006.

TV?

That's only cos you've got the guns

Ya, my side, and the wrong side...lol