Riding to Scotland from Andover on an LC tomorrow

Callard

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Should I be doing this. I have read lots of posts from 1100 and 1150 owners and as they have been riding BMW's longer than me must know best.

In order I am concerned about the following;

1. Will the electronics melt and strand me
2. Crosswinds are forecast, will this upset the bike
3. Will I be able to afford the fuel, what MPG should I get
4. What if it tankslaps
5. Will the oil light come on and then go off again
6. What power mode and ESA settings will I need, M1 and M6 are quite different
7. Leaving at 5pm, is the new headlight suitable
8. What if I can't see the speedo because of the SatNav
9. Are the gear ratios right, do I need a 7th gear for this.
10. Should I remove the Enduro Pro plug from under the seat before setting off, just in case.

I knew getting such a complicated bike was a risk, thank god for all the constructive advice over the passed few weeks or I could have just filled it up, selected dynamic, normal ESA and hammered up to Knockhill without thinking of the chance I was taking. :rob
 
i was born in Andover memorial hospital...thats a non sequitur by the way :blast
 
Callard said:
Should I be doing this. I have read lots of posts from 1100 and 1150 owners and as they have been riding BMW's longer than me must know best.
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To achieve a non bias opinion you should have put this in the old farts ... sorry, 11*0 section.

HTH :thumb
 
Go for it

Callard said:
In order I am concerned about the following;
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Tongue in cheek i know Callard and your probably not!

So just go and enjoy it all - good luck and hope the weather works with you - it usually does.
ps - nice avatar pic
 
Aye - just type "Scotland" into your sat-nav................. You'll be 'right ! :thumb2
 
Callard,

I live not far from you and am planning to do a trip around Scotland in September. It will be my first long distance solo trip and I would be really interested to know how you get on - how many miles you do per day, routes taken, places to stay etc...
Have fun

:D
 
Wreford Miles said:
....and please post a ride report that tells us how you kept up and then passed other well ridden bikes.
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Passed! More like destroyed them. I saw three guys on sports bikes about 38 miles ahead of me and went for it. I caught up with them as they tipped into a 125 mile an hour right hander. I stayed off the brakes and dived underneath the first one, the shock wave from the "beak" caused his R1 to disintegrate. At the apex I rode round the outside of next one, some of the molten metal pouring from my cam cover ignited fuel leaking from the injectors on his 1000RR and it exploded in a fireball. The third was still ahead, I went for Dynamic mode and lit up the rear as I gassed it away from the apex. I passed him, my rear tyre by this time was spinning so hard that a plasma jet was being omitted and it cut clean through both the fork legs of his highly tuned ex Ron Haslam Fireblade and he was scattered throughout the boarders region.

Typical sports bike riders, cant see why they bother. :rob
 
Callard said:
Passed! More like destroyed them. I saw three guys on sports bikes about 38 miles ahead of me and went for it. I caught up with them as they tipped into a 125 mile an hour right hander. I stayed off the brakes and dived underneath the first one, the shock wave from the "beak" caused his R1 to disintegrate. At the apex I rode round the outside of next one, some of the molten metal pouring from my cam cover ignited fuel leaking from the injectors on his 1000RR and it exploded in a fireball. The third was still ahead, I went for Dynamic mode and lit up the rear as I gassed it away from the apex. I passed him, my rear tyre by this time was spinning so hard that a plasma jet was being omitted and it cut clean through both the fork legs of his highly tuned ex Ron Haslam Fireblade and he was scattered throughout the boarders region.

Typical sports bike riders, cant see why they bother. :rob
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Brilliant:D:D
 
Callard said:
Passed! More like destroyed them. I saw three guys on sports bikes about 38 miles ahead of me and went for it. I caught up with them as they tipped into a 125 mile an hour right hander. I stayed off the brakes and dived underneath the first one, the shock wave from the "beak" caused his R1 to disintegrate. At the apex I rode round the outside of next one, some of the molten metal pouring from my cam cover ignited fuel leaking from the injectors on his 1000RR and it exploded in a fireball. The third was still ahead, I went for Dynamic mode and lit up the rear as I gassed it away from the apex. I passed him, my rear tyre by this time was spinning so hard that a plasma jet was being omitted and it cut clean through both the fork legs of his highly tuned ex Ron Haslam Fireblade and he was scattered throughout the boarders region.

Typical sports bike riders, cant see why they bother. :rob
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:bow genuine LOL
 
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