I've emailed you.
Alan...if your reading this I've managed to put my mobile through a full wash cycle (high heat!) and it doesn't appear to be working properly
(Alan of John Clark BMW - top bloke!)
Ahh, you can't do that, you're not subscribed. Give me a call on 07966 406680 then.
Never ever ever doing that again!
Eventually made it back. Totally freezing and soaked, bike has a huge build up of salt over the engine and headers where the road crud hit the warm engine and stuck! Washed it all off as soon as I got home and then put some muck-off on before washing it off again - I'll give it a thorough clean in the morning.
The highlights were:
1. So cold (with the wind chill) that I had to stop every 50 or 60 miles so my limbs didn't bind!!
2. Bum ache so bad that I probably couldn't have ridden much more than 50 or 60 miles before stopping anyway!!!
3. Freezing fog came very close making visibility zero at times.
4. Icy / sleety conditions that put me into a slapper as I traversed the white line markings going from middle to inside lane on an open sweeping bend - was a lot more careful after that!
Thank god for:
1. The wiper blade on my new BMW Atlantis 2 gloves that kept my visor mostly clean - they sure didn't keep my hands warm though.
On the positive side, it's a lesson learned - I'll never do anything so silly again! And I am so appreciating my nice warm house
On the positive side your GS is a totally different animal to the G650 I rode back, quite a bit of protection from the elements and a relatively comfortable seat
That said, I wouldn't do it again (even on your GS). It was so bloody cold and the conditions were quite treacherous. Get Alan to deliver it to your local BMW dealer - they will deliver to BMW car dealers also.
Nice looking bike, hope your happy with it. Does it have heated grips??
from my old GS, and the seat has got to be more comfy than the 650 
. Even so, I'm glad I'm not doing the trip after all. 
The only issue is that they will now have to get the bike back to the showroom but I don't think that's a problem. If I'd have known from the outset that it could have been delivered to a car dealership then I would have done the same and had it dropped off in Cardiff. To be honest, when I booked the flight I was quite looking forward to the ride home....BIG MISTAKE!