New bike tomorrow.......excitement growing

[Mr K]

Happy New Bike Day!

 

[logyk]

Thankee

 

[Big Nick]

Looks good in white but I still prefer 'Panzer' grey!

 

[marcusfordus]

Beagle

Very nice, I'll keep my eyes open for you out and about round Notts. Not hard to spot one of the new ones in white.

 

[Nobby]

nice in white

 

[ide508]

Have a few more additions lined up before I take my first big trip on her .

Seems to me that you've got all except a Ortlieb rack'sack

Enjoy it

 

[Morticia]

Very nice...I did go to Pidcocks and Richie said that you had clearence for take off at around 945 this morning....then apparently another GSer came in and asked if you had collected your bike.....

Enjoy...

Mortcia

 

[logyk]

Thanks Luci....and thank you for your kind voicemail.

No doubt we will meet up in the near future.

 

[logyk]

I know this must have been aired before on here....accept my apologies in advance.......what recommendations do people have for cleaning/polishing aluminium panniers.

I know how to deal with the rest of the bike but I have no idea of the best way to deal with the panniers.

 

[marcusfordus]

Don't clean, stickers is all I ever see on panniers.

 

[santrix]

Very nice...I did go to Pidcocks and Richie said that you had clearence for take off at around 945 this morning....then apparently another GSer came in and asked if you had collected your bike.....

Enjoy...

Mortcia

Yeh that was me.... Enjoy the new bike, where are you thinking of heading off to on your tours?

 

[logyk]

I have a tentative plan for Morocco....and I have a hankering to explore the area north and east of Istanbul ....where the destiny of the Roman Empire was determined.

 

[santrix]

Excellent stuff...

 

[Morticia]

If your off on a long trip....BMW have just bought out a long distance seat for the 800....i was sitting on it in the shop today..it is narrower at the 'thigh' area, so you don't get that digging feeling in the thigh when you put a foot down. It has a scooped out bit for your bum to sit in, in fomfort....£216 incl VAT.

Have fun

Luci

 

[logyk]

Think the standard seat will be fine for me .......long legs so I need the distance between seat and pegs.

 

[logyk]

Think the standard seat will be fine for me .......long legs so I need the distance between seat and pegs.

I can report that fun is being had.

 

[zippygser]

I know this must have been aired before on here....accept my apologies in advance.......what recommendations do people have for cleaning/polishing aluminium panniers.

I know how to deal with the rest of the bike but I have no idea of the best way to deal with the panniers.

I was advised to coat my panniers with a layer of WD-40 before using, getting it nicely rubbed in (like you would a new cricket bat with linseed oil).
Then all you need to do to clean is us some luke warm water and wipe it down. The lubricant also acts as a great water repellant

 

[everywherevirtually]

you could use autosol and then WD40. Be sparing with the WD40 though otherwise the dirt will stick to it