Category Archives: BMW

Ride to Folkestone

I joined my Knobblies chums for a ride down to Folkestone. we had good weather and travelled some nice roads on the way I took the F800 which ran sweetly and the TKC80s are still in reasonable condition after the … Continue reading

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My recent bike related activities have included a goodly number of maintenance cum modification items that I’ll mention in the next few posts. I’m splitting them up so as not too make too long and dull a post in one … Continue reading

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Changing tyres

I figured it was time for a bit of practice in preparation for the Slovenia trip so I rolled up my sleeves and changed the tyres on the GS from part worn TKC80s to the original Battlewings that came with … Continue reading

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Unexpected Service!

I went out on the F800 GS today as the forecast didn’t seem bad. The sky was threatening the entire time I was out but it didn’t rain! I was glad of me heated clothing as the temperature stayed below … Continue reading

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Out and about

Fresh from the triumph of fitting my new crash bars to the BMW yesterday, I celebrated by having a short ride on it today. Having both been laid low by the flu for two weeks, dearly beloved and I have … Continue reading

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Welcome to my latest attempt at a blog

Well if you made it over here from my old blog, you’ll understand that I am totally pissed-off with WordPress. Trying to upgrade to version 2.7 completely hosed my blog and all the archived entries have become inaccessible. I don’t … Continue reading

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Ils sont arrivés! Or the Eagle has landed!

My crashbars and bash plate arrived from Adventure Spec this morning. They were delayed apparently because the guys at AS had been unable to get up a snow-covered hill to their workshop on top of some god-forsaken moor and as … Continue reading

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Finally I got my map and other good news.

Well TomTom came through in the end although the communications through their web site still drive me potty. I had to create a new email address and set up a TomTom Home account in the new name, then the company … Continue reading

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F800 Updates

I took the BMW over to South London Motorrad yesterday for a set of factory mandated checks and updates. These involved re-routing the ABS connections, checking various fasteners on the brakes, replacing the fuel pressure sensor and a software update. … Continue reading

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Welsh Weekend with the Adventure Riders

What a great weekend it was too! It was a really sunny and lovely weekend weatherwise but I got wet, cold and muddy despite that. Probably that was because I rode my bike up and down Welsh mountains and along … Continue reading

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