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Picked a nice location too:

Ain't got the nerve to steel a bike. I did pinch a Kit Kat from the corner shop once.

Yes, have it from new. The button used to switch information on the dash started to stick sometimes, and you’d have to press it on the other side to make it pop back up. It was a known issue so they changed that, and the controls on the other grip as well even though they were fine. That was a few months from new. It had a new clutch fitted at around 60 or 70000km, not a warranty thing as it wasn’t even slipping, but worn clutches affect gearchange quite a lot. It would still ride on that clutch today had it not been changed. I had the rocker arms replaced with upgraded ones, faulty coating on the stock ones. It’s a common problem with this generation BMWs, KTMs and Ducatis. I replaced the shocks with aftermarket, but the original ones still worked in their own way, and didn’t leak. BMW replaced the driveshaft even though it was ok, at around 93 or 94000kms. I would have changed it at 100.000kms so it was a nice surprise that they had that recall. Next will be the grips, they’re worn. It’s not the cheapest bike to have, but I am quite happy with it so far. Never used any oil or dripped anything apart from the filler cap sealant, that for whatever reason drips a while after having the oil done sometimes.

Is it wrong that I saw that and my first thought was "But his car wouldn't leave tracks like that"? Yeah, I'm a lot of fun at parties...

Can’t fault that @Pedro I did 37,000 miles on my first KTM 950 but that’s about the biggest mileage I’ve done on one bike . I think @XTreme changes bike after 1000 miles

Is buck getting rid of bodies again. https://uk.yahoo.com/news/fire-tears-historic-jenners-building-133149749.html

Not so much funny but interesting for some ....

......but could I live with a bike that has less power than my scoot.

20 minutes ago

I may wash the car today....I am sure that under the grey coating it is red.

Quite mild here today, if it carries to tomorrow ill be getting the bike out.

I've seen a map like that before, it's hard to imagine that those states are bigger than our country. On the other hand the population of Colorado is 5.8 million whereas UK is 67.3 million .

I have no idea. Most state borders have rivers or mountains defining them. That square area must be the random lines that were sold / stolen way back when. Nothing there except the town of Amarillo - I have a bike trip scheduled to go there in late April - if I can get the bike out. I shall endeavor to find out why it is shaped like that.

Feckin freezing riding into work this morning

So Marcel is going in......what can go wrong?

is he .... permission to go in sir

no ..that cunt is to drunk

no... he's still having his tantrum

This just went live......it's the Spanish equivalent of the JFilters site that went out last week: Fabricante de Filtros de Aire

Not the greatest choice of brand name to sell in the UK

Probably just a photo of someone else's bike, you pay up front and get feck all.

I believe this is the reason Clive!

Oh yeah, we have lots of 200 miles long stretches of road with no services, really gotta plan out your fuel stops. Not much of anything out there. And it gets worse into Utah, Wyoming and Montana. Have been on trips where others have run out of fuel as their bikes don't have very good range.

Just wondered, with the rest of its border being irregular, then it turns to dead straight and almost a square.

Irrespective of the power I wouldn't want to live with one.

Seem OK today, although I have not done anything yet...

Another week.......and more shit on the way.

Who would steal a POS like that?

Wouldn't be the first time.

It does sound exceedingly cheap.....looks (from the photo) in decent nick. As the saying goes "seems to be too good too be true"

has it sent you a pm giving you a severe drunken warning ?

Maybe @Six30 would be up for riding a Benda?

One of the prettiest motorcycling days I’ve ever done, there might be a ride report once I’m home.

The drawing on the traffic signs matches that neck, too:

That often makes me think.......see so many on Marketplace...no V5 Me....never lost a log book/V5 in my motoring life....

Just started it up......first time since Xmas Day. Fired as soon as I hit the starter, then ran it for about 15 minutes to let it get up to temperature. When will I be back out? Well I'm slowly recovering from this flu, but the weather forecast for the next couple of weeks is pretty brutal. So it may be a while!

Could be worth a look but why no V5?

How's the flu recovery Clive?

I did like the ones Derbi did a few years ago, the Mulhacen 659, using a Yamaha designed 660 single. They tried to make it look less classic scrambler and more modern dirt track, I once tried one out but ended up not buying, Maria was the prospective owner and she found the whole thing a little intimidating. It was a fun bike to ride around town, though. If it was for me alone I would probably ended up buying a XTZ660 Tenere with that same engine, even though it probably felt slower.

packing now .

Or you could go the whole 'hog' , this is what my mate Keith Noble had when we were 16

Spares aren't a problem you can buy practically anything for then from Germany, you used to be able (haven't checked recently) to buy modern fuel injection kits to fit to the old aircooled twins, as well as upgraded alternators and many other bits. Granted probably not from BMW themselves but there is no end of specialist support for these bikes. It's all about money and how you measure the practicality of running a 30 or 40 year old aircooled twin and how much you really want to do it.