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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