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#1 Post by lazarus » Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:17 am

Bought a 2008 GS1200 this weekend. :smt003

Had a SMIDSY 5 years ago and whilst I had a KTM990 for a year after that, my wife wasnt happy with me riding and so I sold up and bought the next best thing to a bike - a Lotus Elise R. But it is only the "next best" thing and after agonising for a few years ( dont do quick decisions :smt005 ) I decided to buy another bike. And of course keep the Lotus which is, as you all know, an investment and a diversification of the family assets base. So a good thing and better than an ISA.

Can't see me doing lots of miles but I will be packing some sandwiches and having a day pottering about the Brecon beacons on the bike. For some reason, I could never do this in the car and I missed it. Probably a speed issue. I dont ride fast as you can see from the bike choice. But in the Lotus I find it really difficult to travel at less than warp factor 5.

So first task - get the bike cleaned up and polished and the corrosion dealt with. How BMW can charge £15 k for a new bike and paint and plate so badly I do not know.
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#2 Post by DavShill » Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:55 am

Hey well done laz. Enjoy and take care. Sounds like a versy sensible investment decision to me.
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#3 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:12 am

were you agonising over the decision over the bike, or how to tell her indoors??

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Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...

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#4 Post by lazarus » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:58 am

both! particularly "her indoors" who got herself really wound up about it.

tbh I still feel a bit rotten going ahead with it, but a pal of my age just dropped dead three weeks ago and that made up my mind for me. you only live once
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#5 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:10 pm

any one else pissing themselves about a post from Lazarus saying you only live once.....


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...

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#6 Post by Gio » Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:30 pm

Nope.

A GS 1200 eh, no slomo that bike and its a real wheelie machine.

You need to go to the alps with it, you won't stop grinning as you pass all the sports bikes.

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#7 Post by paddyz1 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:29 pm

Gio wrote:, you won't stop grinning as you pass all the sports bikes. :smt003
Only the ones that can't ride :smt002
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#8 Post by D-Rider » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:37 pm

Glad to hear you're back on 2 wheels .... and we do seem to have a growing Panzer Corps on the forum these days!
Aladinsaneuk wrote:any one else pissing themselves about a post from Lazarus saying you only live once.....
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#9 Post by BikerGran » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:39 pm

I reckon you've done the right thjing Lazarus - remember fat Harry? He gave up bikes cos he thought they were dangerous and has had various accidents since then including falling off a stepladder and putting himself in hospital!

Or are YOU FH?
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#10 Post by Dusty » Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:53 pm

Well done, Lazarus! I can empathise with your dilemma and eventual decision. I kept away from bikes while my children grew up but the passion for bikes was too strong to resist permanently and I succumbed 6 years ago. Like you, I like nothing better than a day trip with a flask of coffee and sandwiches, and you just wouldn't do that in any car, even your lovely Lotus! The GS is an excellent bike; I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
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#11 Post by randomsquid » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:12 pm

:smt002
Dunno about pootle, aren't big jessies on a par with Falcos and such for weight and power?
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#12 Post by lazarus » Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:26 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:any one else pissing themselves about a post from Lazarus saying you only live once.....
Positively Lazarus like. Not only a born again biker but one who has been born again twice over now. :smt003
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#13 Post by lazarus » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:31 am

randomsquid wrote::smt002
Dunno about pootle, aren't big jessies on a par with Falcos and such for weight and power?
Definitely poodle with me riding. I'd change my ID to BikerGramp ( fully qualified - 3 grandsons so far) if it didnt look a bit like propositioning BikerGran. :smt008


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#14 Post by BikerGran » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:02 pm

Oh do! I haven't been propositioned for years!

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#15 Post by randomsquid » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:13 pm

Ever since Rackhams shut.
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