bye bye 800

[everywherevirtually]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/4466249700/" title="BMW F800GS by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4466249700_965b582a42.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="BMW F800GS" /></a>

It is with great sadness that I have to hand back my F800GS. The recession has bitten me hard and I can’t afford the bike anymore.

I could only afford such an expensive bike on finance and I can be glad I had two great years on it seeing places and meeting people others only dream of. For that I am grateful and privileged but 6 months out of work has meant that the time has come to part company with my bike.

BMW would not allow me to move the agreement to another EU state or another name.

The timing could have been better. Handing a bike back as you enter winter time would be easier to swallow but handing it back as we approach summer is particularly hard.

With luck and a fair wind I will emerge on the other side, stronger, happier and with a new bike.

It may not be a BMW but it will hopefully inspire the same spirit of adventure.

As the tagline says on the website. The adventure begins in your head.

Jonathan

 

[Gundog]

Very sorry Jon..keep yer chin up.
Hopefully things work out for you soon.
Phil.

 

[SamD]

Sorry to hear that

Let's hope it's not too long before you are in possesion of another bike and things are looking up

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Ahh Bollox

Hope things work out

 

[zippygser]

yeah, so sorry to hear John, well at least you can get some cash back by selling of the bits you have that do not belong to BMW, maybe enough money to buy a little second hand offroad tourer to tie you over

good luck mate,

 

[v8legend]

Fingers crossed that a little luck comes your way, and sooner rather than later. There but for the grace of God.....

 

[everywherevirtually]

Cheers fellas. As always it could be worse. There's a bloke on Youtube called Svengalie and I follow his videos and recently his 1200GSA fell on him and broke his leg. He'll be out of action for the next 6 months

http://www.youtube.com/user/svengalie

There are also people who have lost their lives on the bike or cannot ride due to illness. I'm also lucky to have a great girlfriend who has stuck by me when other so called friends have melted away when the good times have ended.

It is a real learning experience and I will ride again. I will have one last big ride as I leave Austria and head back to blighty so if anyone is riding back to the UK after a trip around mid April give me a shout!

 

[ace supreme]

gonna miss your posts mate. forum wont be the same without everywhere virtually. things will pick up i'm sure.

 

[Dean]

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/4466249700/" title="BMW F800GS by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4466249700_965b582a42.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="BMW F800GS" /></a>

It is with great sadness that I have to hand back my F800GS. The recession has bitten me hard and I can’t afford the bike anymore.

I could only afford such an expensive bike on finance and I can be glad I had two great years on it seeing places and meeting people others only dream of. For that I am grateful and privileged but 6 months out of work has meant that the time has come to part company with my bike.

BMW would not allow me to move the agreement to another EU state or another name.

The timing could have been better. Handing a bike back as you enter winter time would be easier to swallow but handing it back as we approach summer is particularly hard.

With luck and a fair wind I will emerge on the other side, stronger, happier and with a new bike.

It may not be a BMW but it will hopefully inspire the same spirit of adventure.

As the tagline says on the website. The adventure begins in your head.

Jonathan

Hi Jon,

Sorry to here this news, like you I was hoping you would get to keep the bike!

But you will get that Fair wind and you will pull through it !!!

heres a note for you :

I hope your going to stay around on the forum bike or not and have an input!

Cracking website by the way I will look forward to you adding to it some time in the hopefully near future.

All the best,


Dean

 

[rockchunk]

been there mate and i know thers feck all i can say that will make you feel any better , just keep your chin up and ride it out

 

[everywherevirtually]

gonna miss your posts mate. forum wont be the same without everywhere virtually. things will pick up i'm sure.

Worry not ace. The money might have run out but I can talk bollox for many years to come

been there mate and i know thers feck all i can say that will make you feel any better , just keep your chin up and ride it out

Cheers rockchunk, it's just a process I have to go through. I just hope that things improve for everyone soon.

Hi Jon,

I hope your going to stay around on the forum bike or not and have an input!

Cracking website by the way I will look forward to you adding to it some time in the hopefully near future.

All the best,


Dean

Cheers Dean,

I'll still be around talking nonsense for a while. I will be happy to report on others adventures in the meantime and I will be helping Colebatch with the Sibirsky Extreme website for 2010.

Jon

 

[everywherevirtually]

gonna miss your posts mate. forum wont be the same without everywhere virtually. things will pick up i'm sure.

Worry not ace. The money might have run out but I can talk bollox for many years to come

been there mate and i know thers feck all i can say that will make you feel any better , just keep your chin up and ride it out

Cheers rockchunk, it's just a process I have to go through. I just hope that things improve for everyone soon.

Hi Jon,

I hope your going to stay around on the forum bike or not and have an input!

Cracking website by the way I will look forward to you adding to it some time in the hopefully near future.

All the best,


Dean

Cheers Dean,

I'll still be around talking nonsense for a while. I will be happy to report on others adventures in the meantime and I will be helping Colebatch with the Sibirsky Extreme website for 2010.

Of course I could do one last video of the bike on fire whilst flying mid air from an Austrian mountain into a lake. It would look cool and BMW would have nothing but a charred shell

Jon

 

[Dean]

Dont do it! it will end in tears

 

[Racey]

been there mate and i know thers feck all i can say that will make you feel any better , just keep your chin up and ride it out

But on what ???

Seriously Jonathan I know the quality of your work from Walter & Nick and will keep my eyes open if you are looking for assignments or a long term contract in the UK...

 

[Dean]

 

[indaba]

Jon,

Seriously bummed to hear your news - I hope you get through this OK - let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Good luck!

Adrian

 

[GunZenBomZ]

Your posts from across Europe will be missed! Things get better Jon

 

[Little le800GS]

Sadly missed not !

 

[Micky]

Sorry to hear about this Jon

Hope things pick up pretty dam quick for ya....

Sorry too not to have that race on over the mileage attained

 

[everywherevirtually]

Sadly missed not !

What is that supposed to mean? Mr "not" subscribed Tosser