How many bikes have you had

[Capt. R Swipe]

You too Kayz1?

Hey, at least I predated Ewan and Charlie

Had the GS blinged but not fully blinged, just enough, loaded the thing up for Spain and rode off wiv me Smug face on, thinking that nothing's gonna catch me out when I'm crawling along that Pyrenean mountian track and crossing that 3 inch deep mountain stream.

Stopped off in a blazing hot Spanish town for a cold drink prior to setting off for that track, parked it on a slight incline into the kerb on the centre stand.

Crawled back in the heat to bike, drink all gone, off stand, adopted the stance, and could not wheel her backwards away from the kerb to ride off, what with the sapping heat, my sweating-BMW-attired-body and all the f**king weight bolted to her.

Eventually rode home cursing and sold her immediately. One Dakar 650 , one Transalp (both brand new and blingy) later, I gave up and bought an S-Wing.

Still got the BMW suit hanging upstairs. Wearing the GS gloves to this day. That's it for me. What was it all about?



PS at least 20 bikes in 32 years. Starting on a Suzuki FZ50, full circle, now on Vision 110 (AN400 now sold)

[kayz1]

***Wearing the GS gloves to this day.***

Me to, best gloves i have EVER had.
My first 1200gs had a new final drive at the first service as they all did...or most anyway then i took it to Russia and the East for six weeks and 8,860 miles and never missed
a beat....but the best BM i ever had was the 100GSPD,,,one bike i wish i had never got rid of..still have a 90s in Daytona with all of 9000 on the clock..and a 1200GSA rear rack on the shelf..sold that and bought a MK2 1200gs factory low...what a load of crap that was so then i went back to the second Big burger exec...