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Looks like it's going to be the week after next that it's available.......because there's a waiting list to get ITV's (MOT's) done due to the Covid shutdown. And you can probably guess that it's going to be the G650GS.......the CRF250L would be better offroad for sure, but onroad it would struggle because of the distance I need to go to reach the abandoned shit. I've done nearly all of the closer stuff......from now on it's going to be an hour or two to get to them. Doing that on a CRF (and I'd need to access motorways) would be hard going. So it stacks up like this.......2007 DL650 38K kms + €1500 = 2015 BMW G650GS with 19K kms, 1 year warranty, 2 years ITV (MOT). It's a no-brainer......I sell the Strom for what I paid for it 15 months ago, and the €1500 cash difference equates to 9 weeks Pension. That's been going into a separate Bank account and hasn't been touched.......so literally there's nothing coming out of my normal money. Like I said.....it's a no-brainer!

The upside though is we're all still here doing what we do........despite being the walking wounded these days. You look back and consider how many aren't.......most of my original bike mates never survived the 70's. It was like The Killing Fields back then. And since then so many others have gone through illness.......now I don't wonder what old friends are doing, I wonder whether they're still alive.

Been out on the bikes Dave?

I know the answer to this one: You need to assfuck DA's gay Honda!

Something's happening......but just a disclaimer that it's not the blue F700 in Malaga that I posted above. I don't have time to ride across Andalucia.

What Tym said!

That's one's OK Michelle! However, if Fred said that to you it wouldn't be OK! And just a bit of advice.......avoid using the word "flange"......it has another connotation for us!

Dropped 300ft?

Bozo has introduced some more restrictions there......it's not really clear to me though. I can't figure out why closing the pub at 10 is going to keep people safer? Does the virus only transmit after 10? But you can still go back to your mate's house and carry on drinking......but no more than 6 of you. So the virus doesn't take effect at your mate's house then?

Get out of that Brit ghetto and get some pics Ray!

Yeh that's fine Alan!

Don't forget @Skippy......he placed highly last time out!

And on yourself!

What do you make of this @Tym?

Is your bike 3 years old now Alan?

We don't have the social lives that we had in the 70's. And I expect most of the people we hung about with are no longer here. 20 years ago I'd look on the Internet to try and find what old friends were up to. Now I look to see if they're still alive. And a lot aren't.

Numbers seem to be going through the roof everywhere! They've already locked down parts of Madrid cos it's now out of control there again. Just waiting to see when they're going to come out with something for us. https://english.elpais.com/politics/2020-09-21/spanish-pm-meets-madrid-chief-over-covid-19-measures-warns-of-very-tough-weeks-ahead.html I know @Sir Fallsalot has got some restrictions in place already.......and Bozo is going to give some big speech to the nation tomorrow! So there could be more areas to follow. How about the rest of you.......you likely to get grounded again?

I really like the look of this! https://motos.coches.net/ocasion/bmw/f_700_gs/2018-en-malaga-7250381.htm

I have photos of the San Clemente reservoir in 2006 and the water was right up.......now it's so low there are actually rideable trails where the water once covered.

When are we going to have some abandoned Victorian toilet ride reports Yen? You need to embrace Dark Motorcycling......and I don't think there's anybody better qualified than you!

They all are here....no idea why!

No.......same as DR650.....not available here due to emissions. As is the case with the UK. If I could get a new DR650 I'd get one tomorrow......no hesitation.

I'll throw the Parts Bin Special in to make up the numbers!