Buckster Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Only kidding. Nice one Pete. Enjoy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Buckster said: You are opposed to twins are you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Wasn't expecting that probably the last bike i would have thought of but now i think about it the signs were there as in you hadn't mentioned how heavy a bike is in a while Nice bike enjoy 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Just now, Sir Fallsalot said: Wasn't expecting that probably the last bike i would have thought of but now i think about it the signs were there as in you hadn't mentioned how heavy a bike is in a while Nice bike enjoy Same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Wasn't expecting that probably the last bike i would have thought of but now i think about it the signs were there as in you hadn't mentioned how heavy a bike is in a while Nice bike enjoy 5kg more than my Strom and a totally different centre of gravity. I think it's about 35kg lighter than my R1150GS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 31 minutes ago, XTreme said: I know exactly what you're going to say so I could have prepared all the relevant answers. But I couldn't be arsed......so I'll let you all vent! And just in case you think I've taken pics of somebody else's bike...... It's a 2007 R1200GS.....just look at the condition! It's exceptional. 62K kms (38K miles), 1 old guy owner who's retired Guardia Civil. Two BMW dustbins (already removed thanks to a video call with @Pedro), Givi Trekker topbox, Givi touring screen, heated grips, and centre stand! One year's guarantee as well. I wasn't particularly looking for one of these......in fact I didn't even know what I was looking for. But at a price differential of €2K on top of the 650.....it was a fucking no-brainer. One point of note....heated fucking grips......you live in Spain and don't ride in anything other than hot conditions when exactly are you going to use them...... Other than that it's OK I guess 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I use my heated grips in Spain… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, Richzx6r said: One point of note....heated fucking grips......you live in Spain and don't ride in anything other than hot conditions when exactly are you going to use them...... Other than that it's OK I guess Unlikely I will use them really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Do you miss your BMW at all @Motobiker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 11 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Do you miss your BMW at all @Motobiker? it's the 650's big sister and it looks well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 Just now, skyrider said: it's the 650's big sister and it looks well And I've really fucked things up for the twats who've been throwing "Chinese bike" at me for 20 months. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, XTreme said: And I've really fucked things up for the twats who've been throwing "Chinese bike" at me for 20 months. Is this not chinese, it certainly looks chinese…. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motobiker Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 35 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said: Do you miss your BMW at all @Motobiker? No. Not in the slightest. Had one since 1997 so was long past the time to move on. It’s in good hands now. Just a shame it’s not coming with us next month. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 FFS !!! All you've done over the past months is moan about how heavy bikes are and now you buy a behemoth ................... Having said that, it looks very nice and clean. ANd .................. definitely a puddle dodger 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 20 minutes ago, Motobiker said: No. Not in the slightest. Had one since 1997 so was long past the time to move on. It’s in good hands now. Just a shame it’s not coming with us next month. I thought thats what you’d say. I love its looks, like a carbuncle on the smooth history everyone tends to drum up. I wouldnt go quite as far as to say it’s got the looks only a mother could love but it’s close I’m awaiting a dolomites update, any time.. Who bought it (user name obv). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, boboneleg said: you buy a behemoth 5kg heavier than the Strom, 7kg lighter than Fred's, and about 35kg lighter than my R1150GS. Don't get me wrong.....I'd prefer it to be lighter. But I either compromise on weight or I compromise on power. The wife (strangely enough) was the one who put the idea in my head.....because she said she'd like to get out now and again on the bike if it was as comfortable as Big Bird. When I got it back she looked at it and said "Well Big Bird had a longer beak than this one". 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, XTreme said: 5kg heavier than the Strom, 7kg lighter than Fred's, and about 35kg lighter than my R1150GS. Don't get me wrong.....I'd prefer it to be lighter. But I either compromise on weight or I compromise on power. The wife (strangely enough) was the one who put the idea in my head.....because she said she'd like to get out now and again on the bike if it was as comfortable as Big Bird. When I got it back she looked at it and said "Well Big Bird had a longer beak than this one". So size still matters to her eh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, XTreme said: 5kg heavier than the Strom, 7kg lighter than Fred's, and about 35kg lighter than my R1150GS. Don't get me wrong.....I'd prefer it to be lighter. But I either compromise on weight or I compromise on power. The wife (strangely enough) was the one who put the idea in my head.....because she said she'd like to get out now and again on the bike if it was as comfortable as Big Bird. When I got it back she looked at it and said "Well Big Bird had a longer beak than this one". That sounds great Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Ok, who taking odds on how long this lasts, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months are available, 2 years is even odds btw and sold out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I'll go for 9 months 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I’ll go for anything that means theres not another thread like this 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 I've got a year's guarantee.....so I may flip it at the end of the period. A lot depends on how it is during that time. But these things hold their price like nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Kraut shit. Should have bought Chinese. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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