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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 7:48 am
by Dog Tyred
SP250 wrote:New owner announcing himself!
Pick the bike up next week, so will have a couple of weeks to get aquainted before a long weekend in Scotland with Steve Parry and Boxertrix mates in the middle of August.
And yes it is better close up than the pics.
Nice one John. Looking forward to seeing it although this does mean that you now have a cleaner bike than me
Enjoy
DT
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 7:52 am
by dave the german
John you will love it!!! I think next year my BCR may go, I love riding the 12 so much
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:08 am
by andy griff
Eyore,
the plan is ...
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plus order an R1200RS with all the gadgets. Stock is a bit short on the ground currently so this may take a little while. Some dealers quoting October
- which if true may result in waiting until early next year. The K11 is a great machine so I'm looking forward to using that a bit more.
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:30 am
by slparry
SP250 wrote:New owner announcing himself!
Pick the bike up next week, so will have a couple of weeks to get aquainted before a long weekend in Scotland with Steve Parry and Boxertrix mates in the middle of August.
And yes it is better close up than the pics.
Ah .... so you've decided to use the 12S not the 11S
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:33 am
by SP250
Thanks Nik
Greg - yes parking my old 11S next to yours in France convinced me I need to polish more!!
But I guess your HP2 is even better than the BCR - thanks again for the ride. That's what convinced me I need lighter weight and more grunt so I can keep up with you lot more easily than flogging the old 11S.
Got a sneaky eye on a new S1000XR as well, when the new registrations arrive.
Dave - plan on keeping the old tractor as I've had it from new and I'm quite attached, but that may change depending upon how well I get on with the 12S
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:43 am
by SP250
Maybe Steve - need to ride it a bit first to see how I get on over distances, compared to the 11S.
Plan on a Friday trip up to Bagster in Abergele for a 12S tank bag harness, you want to come along in a couple of weeks as you don't work Fridays now?
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:40 am
by Dog Tyred
SP250 wrote:Thanks Nik
Greg - yes parking my old 11S next to yours in France convinced me I need to polish more!!
But I guess your HP2 is even better than the BCR
Could my HP2 be any cleaner than the my BCR? I think not
As for 'keeping up' I take it you were referring to the other lot
Look forward to seeing it in the flesh. Maybe at Hawes?
DT
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:30 am
by SP250
Greg - yes I am booked into Hawes for the ride out, but that's a long way off.
I may just take a spin over to Tamuff, if you're about, or you can come over here and we can persuade Steve P out for spin into Wales somewhere.
Just so you can exercise the HP2 you understand.
Oh yeh, keeping up, well anyone with more grunt really, hence my eye on the S1000XR - the test ride really was a hoot.
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:55 am
by slparry
SP250 wrote:Maybe Steve - need to ride it a bit first to see how I get on over distances, compared to the 11S.
Plan on a Friday trip up to Bagster in Abergele for a 12S tank bag harness, you want to come along in a couple of weeks as you don't work Fridays now?
I think they've gone bust matey, a few of the guys on the euro K forum have been mentioning that the UK imported, abasport, had gone pop
The website
http://www.baglux.co.uk/
now alias's to a company near Guildford
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:14 pm
by andy griff
Correct, this is MotoLegends on the edge of Guildford, Surrey.
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:33 pm
by SP250
Ok Steve thanks for that.
Will have to get one through the post then.
Or next week when I collect the bike, I will have to go past Guildford.....thanks Andy.
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:09 pm
by andy griff
John,
just so you know - they are quoting 14 days lead time for this model - not exactly a volume seller probably - I have only ever seen 1 yellow R1200S in the flesh on the road as it were ... ( apart from mine before someone points out I was probably looking in a shop window
)
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:03 pm
by Boxered
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:23 pm
by Dog Tyred
Good call Steve
Good price too.
DT
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:29 pm
by Dog Tyred
SP250 wrote:
I may just take a spin over to Tamuff, if you're about,
You are always welcome...but give me some warning so I can clean the HP2. Not seen a sponge in a while as its covered in coats
DT