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I should have listened!!

Postby smileymiley » Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:59 pm

You were right :notworthy) I should have listened to all the advice :P
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Phone call Thursday from Bmw. Don't ride the bike till further notice! :-? Bit miffed I can tell you :pullhair
Anyway made a few phone calls to BMW Motorrad customer services & my local dealer, told them I use the RT for work and in a fortnight are in Europe on an expedition :ride)
So today we picked up this:
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K1600GTL :clap:
BMW have registered it to me for the duration that the RT is off the road.
0 miles on the clock, so got to run it in before 26th June as we're going to the chunnel the day after :rockon)
Apparently they are doing the same to all RT owners until the stock of unregistered bikes are used up!
In a couple of months they'll be a few beemers going cheap from BMW all with one careful owner! lol
It's got quite a bit of oomph :D 5000rpm is approx 115 mph.
Very heavy when pushing it around, but once on the move it's very stable and manoeuvrable :clap:
Very low seat so easy to get both feet flat on the floor, which is just as well given the weight :shock)
Ro Ro likes the armchair :thumbsup)
It's very nice but a bit too big for me :(
Must say BMW have been excellent at getting me up & running :clap:
Can't fault the customer service :thumbsup) :rockon)
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Re: I should have listened!!

Postby T.Murphy aka Tim » Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:46 pm

"BMW have been excellent...can't fault the service...."


Err, this is the firm that made and sold you a bike that's not fit for purpose :P

lol lol


( sorry to hear the news Miles, but glad the Top Compnay has sorted you out.)
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Re: I should have listened!!

Postby Akuji » Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:03 pm

Didn't know blakey had a bike licence lol ......i'll get you butler :mrgreen:
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Re: I should have listened!!

Postby jono49 » Sat Jun 07, 2014 10:08 pm

:thumbsup) Nice one miles! ooh remember to take some top up oil with you! I'm lead to believe they like a drink or two in the early day's :-? Oh and Ro Ro looks happy 8) That pillion seat does look sumptious......a bit like the pillion herself :) Fnaar Fnaar
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Re: I should have listened!!

Postby Ro Ro » Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:11 pm

jono49 wrote::thumbsup) Nice one miles! ooh remember to take some top up oil with you! I'm lead to believe they like a drink or two in the early day's :-? Oh and Ro Ro looks happy 8) That pillion seat does look sumptious......a bit like the pillion herself :) Fnaar Fnaar



Now jono I'm a one man woman ........ and we all know who that is :wink)
Miles? Tim?

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Re: I should have listened!!

Postby daveb » Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:58 pm

Ro Ro wrote:
jono49 wrote::thumbsup) Nice one miles! ooh remember to take some top up oil with you! I'm lead to believe they like a drink or two in the early day's :-? Oh and Ro Ro looks happy 8) That pillion seat does look sumptious......a bit like the pillion herself :) Fnaar Fnaar



Now jono I'm a one man woman ........ and we all know who that is :wink)
Miles? Tim?

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aaaaahhh but they haven't shared a bathroom with you RoRo 8) :D
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Re: I should have listened!!

Postby Ro Ro » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:03 pm

daveb wrote:
Ro Ro wrote:
jono49 wrote::thumbsup) Nice one miles! ooh remember to take some top up oil with you! I'm lead to believe they like a drink or two in the early day's :-? Oh and Ro Ro looks happy 8) That pillion seat does look sumptious......a bit like the pillion herself :) Fnaar Fnaar



Now jono I'm a one man woman ........ and we all know who that is :wink)
Miles? Tim?

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aaaaahhh but they haven't shared a bathroom with you RoRo 8) :D


We had better keep that to ourselves Dave :wink)
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Re: I should have listened!!

Postby barsteward » Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:54 pm

Ro Ro wrote:
daveb wrote:
Ro Ro wrote:
jono49 wrote::thumbsup) Nice one miles! ooh remember to take some top up oil with you! I'm lead to believe they like a drink or two in the early day's :-? Oh and Ro Ro looks happy 8) That pillion seat does look sumptious......a bit like the pillion herself :) Fnaar Fnaar



Now jono I'm a one man woman ........ and we all know who that is :wink)
Miles? Tim?

:)

Ro

aaaaahhh but they haven't shared a bathroom with you RoRo 8) :D


We had better keep that to ourselves Dave :wink)


Scussa me but isn't it a bit late for that. Oh and is there room for another biker on your trip, I'll bring my own shampoo :wink) :mrgreen:
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Re: I should have listened!!

Postby Ro Ro » Mon Jun 09, 2014 8:19 pm

barsteward wrote:
Ro Ro wrote:
daveb wrote:
Ro Ro wrote:
jono49 wrote::thumbsup) Nice one miles! ooh remember to take some top up oil with you! I'm lead to believe they like a drink or two in the early day's :-? Oh and Ro Ro looks happy 8) That pillion seat does look sumptious......a bit like the pillion herself :) Fnaar Fnaar



Now jono I'm a one man woman ........ and we all know who that is :wink)
Miles? Tim?

:)

Ro

aaaaahhh but they haven't shared a bathroom with you RoRo 8) :D


We had better keep that to ourselves Dave :wink)


Scussa me but isn't it a bit late for that. Oh and is there room for another biker on your trip, I'll bring my own shampoo :wink) :mrgreen:



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Re: I should have listened!!

Postby smileymiley » Sat Aug 23, 2014 7:49 pm

Got the Beemer back today :D :ride) New shock in, bike all clean & shiny :thumbsup)
What a difference to the K1600GTL when I slung my leg over :P so small :-? So much lighter :thumbsup)
In fact so good I came home & picked Ro Ro up for a bimble :thumbsup). The 1600 was a nice bike but too big & heavy. Great for motorway travelling but a bit much for twisties.
Anyway off to Lincoln tomorrow for my birthday treat from Ro Ro :-? :thumbsup) A surprise for me, she's booked us into a swanky hotel near the cathedral 8) then Cadwell Monday if it's not persisting it down :clap:
Happy Days 8) :clap:
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Re: I should have listened!!

Postby jono49 » Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:29 am

:thumbsup) Nice one miles :clap:
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