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GS 1100 BMW wanted !!
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:54 pm
by Cortina
Thought this was worth a try , knowing that some of our readers have the odd two wheeler tucked away !!
I am on the look out for something of the 1998 or 1999 vintage - colour and mileage not important (within reason !!) ... I want to ride it , not admire it.
Let me know if you have one to part with, or know of anything ... ta !!
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:26 pm
by Nick Moss
I have a 2001 GS 1150. Around 18K miles, signed by John Deacon.
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:21 pm
by Cortina
This is where I show my ignorance ..... who is he ? (and why is this important ?) ...
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:45 am
by Nick Moss
John Deacon (1962 – August 9, 2001) was a Motorcycle enduro racer. He had won several Paris Dakar Rally stages. He died as a result of head injuries sustained when his BMW bike flipped, 77 miles from the town of Palmyra during the seventh stage of the Masters Rally between France and Jordan. He was lying third in the event at the time.
He won the British Enduro four-stroke championship on ten occasions and won nine gold medals at the ISDE event. He first contested the Paris-Dakar in 1997, becoming only the second British rider to finish the three-week, 7,000-mile event across Africa on a motorcycle. Within two years, and still funding his own participation, he claimed his country's best finish of sixth, beaten by five riders who enjoyed substantial financial backing.
GS
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:10 am
by Boxerfan
Nice bike Nick! I have an old airhead, R100GS, in bumblebee black & yellow. Just the job for everything from picking my son up from school to setting off around the world.. though I only do one of the two regularly!! Good luck with your search Cortina, are you keeping an eye on
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=260 ?
Cheers, Jon.
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:49 pm
by Cortina
Yes , thanks - am keeping an eye on that site !
OT - bikes
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:30 pm
by Boxerfan
No worries Cortina. By the way, which is the Royal Enfield in your sig? We have 3 Indian Enfields in the family, 2x 350 & 1x 500, two with a tale to tell...
Cheers, Jon.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:02 am
by Cortina
It's a 500. I worked and lived in India for almost 2 years , this was my daily transport (complete with 3rd set of footrests !!) It's "parked" out there at present , and the plan is to go out and ride it home ! .... just not sure when. (brand new including 15 years road tax - they call life time , and a years comp insurance for £1150 ... hmm)
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:12 pm
by Boxerfan
Get in there quickly if you want a new traditional Bullet - they're about to be phased out in favour of newer, Euro 4 compliant engines. The end of an era! We shipped ours from Bombay to Marsilles, then rode them back from there... many moons ago now!
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:57 pm
by Cortina
Got it !
1998 .. 50,000 miles.. fly off to Birmingham in Feb with crash hat under arm ... ride home ! (fingers crossed for no snow !)
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:14 pm
by Airhead
Never a beached container ship around when you want one eh
Result!
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:28 pm
by Boxerfan
Well done Cortina, I'm chuffed for you. 50k? Just run in! Did it come from a UKGSER? Got any pics?
Cheers, Jon.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:15 pm
by Cortina
Yes , UK GSer was root source. Had put wanted add in local paper , but it's still running with only one call ... bird in the hand and all that !
Cheers for the good wishes ... no pics till I get it