Well, looks like Santa came early this year

[hitmanh]

Now, my K100 is showing it's age and marking it's territory like an elderly slightly incontinent dog and the 850r is mid rebuild (or rather spread in many small bits over my garage), I decided I need something reliable to run around on while I have something to tinker on over the winter with the old bikes. After drooling over 1200GS for years I somewhat surprised myself by buying a F800GSA. Oddly enough when I had a F800GS loner back in 2009 I hated the thing, yet over the years they have somewhat mellowed on me and when I took one out on a demo ride last year I quietly fell in love with the thing. So a few weeks searching and researching on the interwebs led me to the GSA. A 800GS with extra GSness. And a half decent seat. Awesome. More searching and there she was, one mildly used little minxy thing, staring at me in a slightly flirty manner from those odd, squinty eyes that only a BMW could have. She had to be mine. A nice chat with a man, bargaining like manly men over strong drinks (er, ok, tea and paperwork) some cash (or rather a lot of cash) was exchanged. And she was mine, all mine, muahahahahaha!

The little minx

Obviously the superior and faster sand colour. Can't wait to give her the sound thrashing the little darling is asking for. I also should probably stop drinking now

Cheers

Matt

 

[Clifton]

Great looking bike, congratulations Matt!

 

[Gromit]

Yes your right by far the best colour.
I really love mine. My girlfriend hates it so have a green light to px it for an adventure WC just can't bring myself to do it.

 

[Buz]

Well done on the new bike....the colour, is it magnolia?

 

[hitmanh]

Well done on the new bike....the colour, is it magnolia?

Magnolia?! It is Sand Matt, the king of almost but not quite white and far superior to the old radioactive urine yellow of old, or the 'metallic' brown, boring blue, or 'because the other colours don't match me shoes' white.

Plus anything with Matt in the title is bound to be full of awesome sauce

Cheers

Non-sand Matt

 

[Fanum]

Hugely underrated GS I reckon, and still able to mix it with the fully grown ones
Out of all of the spankin' new ones in the showrooms today, I'd go for one of these as well.......not that that matters

Enjoy the new bike, and just try remember to keep telling people it's "Sand Matt" not "Meconium"

 

[hitmanh]

Hugely underrated GS I reckon, and still able to mix it with the fully grown ones
Out of all of the spankin' new ones in the showrooms today, I'd go for one of these as well.......not that that matters

Enjoy the new bike, and just try remember to keep telling people it's "Sand Matt" not "Meconium"

I just typed that into google. Mistake

 

[Fanum]

I just typed that into google. Mistake

Sorry

 

[SERVDAVE]

Nice bike!

 

[JayC]

The bike and the colour I would most like to have, right now, enjoy!

 

[Mad_Accountant]

Yes your right by far the best colour.
I really love mine. My girlfriend hates it so have a green light to px it for an adventure WC just can't bring myself to do it.

Have one of each (obviously)

 

[Gromit]

Have one of each (obviously)

seems reasonable

Rob

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

more money than sense...fix your other ones.



probably will sell most in magnolia for BMW riders of a certain type

 

[ListerofSMEG]

Cool ride & a great colour

Enjoy

 

[hitmanh]

more money than sense...fix your other ones.



probably will sell most in magnolia for BMW riders of a certain type

Oh the K100 will be sorted over winter, but having already had the drive shaft re-splined, new fork seals, new clutch, new headlight, and new battery this year and now the ABS has shit the bed and the clutch pivot arm pin has rusted to the pivot arm, I need to take a step back before I start using rude words at the thing. Plan is remove the ABS and refurbish the brake system (nice new hoses and service the calipers) over the winter as well as sort the clutch pivot arm out (and replace the clutch cable). The 850r is a bit longer term than that as I'm stripping the frame and forks for repainting and considering doing the same to the engine. Also getting rid of the cast handle bars and adding GS bars and considering suspension system replacement/upgrade (defo need new springs at least). The K100 was supposed to be my runabout while I worked on the 850r, but I've ended up spending as much time with that in bits as the 850r. So, yes, lots of money spent, but I should gain some reliability (and if anything breaks, it's the dealers problem).

The colour choice was easy, it was sand or nowt

Cheers

Matt

 

[Bayman]

Bike looks great

 

[Dean]

I,m liking the Minx



Enjoy

Early indeed, have you only left your self only a walnut and a tangerine for the day

 

[hitmanh]

And got her home today

Glad the bike is already broken in, no way would I have the discipline to stay under 5k rpm for 600 miles, such a fun bike to ride!

Cheers

Matt

 

[Clifton]

But it's still so clean!

Glad the bike is already broken in, no way would I have the discipline to stay under 5k rpm for 600 miles.....
Matt

LOL don't worry, I'm pretty sure those who did brake it in did NOT keep it under 5,000 rpm.

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

But it's still so clean!

LOL don't worry, I'm pretty sure those who did brake it in did NOT keep it under 5,000 rpm.

makes not a bit of difference these days