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8th
June 2006 - Heeerrreee's Jonny !
It's a topsy-turvy world at Motoeuro, eh kids
? Just as John flogs the R1200GS and is bike-less
for Motoeuro he pulls this out the bag. Found
it on the GS Forum for sale, (powered by Rotax
and not BM) so here is the result of a bit of
E-mail haggling and that burning feeling in
John's wallet...... Looks near-mint, and with
so many extras it is a deal and a half alright.
Even better news is the the seller is just round
the corner.... In Peterborough. Grief, he picks
them eh ?
John's 2003 F650GS comes with....
- ABS - HEATED GRIPS -
AUXILIARY SOCKET - DAKAR SCREEN
- TOURATECH TANK BAG - TOURATECH BEAK EXTENDER
- REMUS CANS
- WUNDERLICH TAIL PACK - BMW VARIO PANNIERS
- TKC80 TYRES
- CHAIN GUARD - BMW ENGINE BARS
Not bad eh ? More pix posted as they come in.....
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June 2006
Ok, it's my own fault for not doing this earlier,
but in fairness, 3 weeks before M&S can even look
at my bike is just not on. (Goes in on 20th June!)
I was about as welcome as a slug in a saltbath the
other morning when I called in to the always cheery
service centre at M&S in Newcastle.
I only need.... Head bearings checked, new front tyre
fitted, new spring fitted to the centre stand and
shocker checked over, oh, and my chain is at max adjustment
so need a link removed ! Oh for Christ sake.... Anyone
fancy putting Motoeuro off by a week ? Oh, the shame....
Chance of going 5/1
At least I have a bike.
Should think myself lucky as the ever prepared Crocodile
Dundee John has got to sell his GS and buy another
bike that needs major mechanical attention. Also,
change the ferry for the new registration number and
EuroCover, Breakdown, alter insurance..... Walk in
the park if you ask me. Pleased the Harrisons didn’t
leave it to the last minute. Chance of going 25/1....Sing
along now..... "I see trees of green, red roses
too...."
Smug git Mark,
is on his way back from sunnier places. With a two
week holiday now over, he'll be returning to his R1150GS
which will probably need...er.... Nothing done. Steve's
also I the smug camp as his bike is 99% ready too.
That's if he has got the fork seals....
It's official
Jock's Buell is a write off. Just Harleys reckon there
is damage to too many parts that would justify a fix.
So Jock is waiting for a settlement figure, he's hoping
for £7k which would funnily enough give him
enough change from a Speed Triple for 20 smokes....
More as we hear. Clumpy is doing well, fingers crossed
for 6th June when he finds out if he is mending propper.
Speaking
of Buells....... Mark's love for the
Ulysses
has driven him to the point of adultery to his 1150GS.
Off to Just Harleys to give it a whirl.... Its no
big surprise that the Buell really is massive, it's
a good size for Marks as he is so bloody tall but
anyone under 8 ft 5" will have bovva. Off to
the beach - and off road (!), Marks gives the poor
Ulysses some grief and and falls head-over-heals for......
his 1150GS ! Oh yes, Mark isn't impressed. Best we
could get out of him was it was too 'quirky' and the
fuel injection or transmission was just naff. So then,
wanna 1200GS ???. Minta !
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Let's
go, Mondo Enduro !
For those who don’t know, Mondo is the
story of 7 lads going round the world (44,000
miles) on DR350's. Fantastic DVD of the trip
where the boys cook their own food, camp every
night and do it all on $2,500 each. Christ,
we wouldn't get out of Tesco car park....
Buy the Mondo book at Amazon
£9.80 Or, Ripping
Yarns have it for £15.00 - In stock. |
Anyway, the distributers are offering a FREE Mondo
booklet in celebration for the launch of the book
by mad-biker Austin Vince. Simply send a SAE to:-
Aimimage - Mondo Enduro Booklet, Unit 5, 63 Pratt
St. London. NW1 0BY. You
can buy Mondo and their second trip, Terra Circa by
clicking HERE. It's the best £15 you'll
ever spend and afterwards, you'll be selling that
150bhp sports bike and buying a 30bhp, single. Hang
on a minute......
This leads me nicely
to John.....His R1200GS is up for
sale, it's yours for £7,995 saving about £800
on new with heated grips, alarm etc. Having said that
John is sick to death of the BM's finish, overall
build quality and shit transmission. As I type, John
Clark in Dundee are fitting new cylinder heads and
a new swing-arm due the the corrosion from winter,
about £2,000 worth of kit on a bike that's only
5 months old. WOT ?
John is after a simpler life so a F650GS somewhere
has his name on it. (See what I mean about Mondo ?)
All in all, the F650GS is not really a true BMW, it's
a got a Rotax engine and transmission which is loads
better than BM's efforts. Ok, it's a single, ok it's
60bhp, but throw a couple of bags on it and it will
probably go round the world too - mind you with John's
luck getting to ASDA is more realistic....
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Stace
has been bitten by the bug of 'never-happy bike
ownership' too..... He's been looking at an
Yam MT03 but it's too small and by all accounts,
the attitude of the local Yam dealer doesn't
exactly fill you with confidence. The KTM has
seen some issues of late, mostly done under
warranty but the hair-line crack in the frame
isn't good news. Having said that, it's another
warranty claim so let's make it KTM's problem.
BASTARDS. Funny though, but now the KTM has
a new gel seat - it's far comfier so big miles
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Man
down....4th May 2006
Oh bastards. As Jock sits at home with his leg
in the air, its hard to get excited about Motoeuro
2006 the latest news is that he could be looking
at 2 months before he is riding again. You can
thank a compound fracture for that. Motoeuro
snoops get pix of hospital X-rays, Click
here to view it.
All Motoeuro members are sincerely thanked by
our Scottish friend for moving the departure
date to 24th June rather than the 10th, lets
hope this is long enough for his ankle to heal
properly. This gives 'clumpy' 8 weeks.... Jock
is currently trying to find a large microwave
so we can get better quicker. Should be done
in 4-8 minutes.
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feedback from unknown viewer....
Dear MotoEuro Editor,
Please see attached picture obviously taken
in a very sunny and hot country. I am concerned
that some of your members are actually 'UnDead'.
Really, inviting these sort of folk along is
irresponsible and frankly dangerous. The Undead
are obviously going to take bigger risks when
riding, possibly causing us 'living' folk to
get into dangerous situations. I would very
much like to be part of your fun little club...
but only once you have purged such undesirables
- sending them back to where they belong.
Please advise when the club is Zombie free.
Looking forward to your reply,
Yours
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Motoeuro
news 15th April 2006 - A
bridge too far....
Grab a copy of this months Bike Mag as they
head off to Millau, How cool is that then ?
Worth £3.80 ? Nahhhh, but if you happen
to be in Tesco's free library, then have a read.....
Also, first review of the Deauville and CBF1000,
both bikes do rather well - no big surprise
as new bikes usually do. Give it 12 months and
we'll see....... Go buy it as I cant be arsed
to scan, PDF and up-load the images for you
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Steve's
shiny new helmet....
"Stay on target...stay on target....."
'Red Leader' pays only £160 for this true
enduro-style lid, but whichever way you look
at it, that's 16 private dances at the Strip
Club or 70 pints...... Or roughly 35 packs of
fags..... Or.... doesn't matter. He's also got
the Cagiva booked in for new fork seals, chain
and sprockets in preparation for Motoeuro 2006 |
John's sorted... Well,
for now anyway.
You just don't realise how good
something is until it's gone. This is true of John's
GS. After test riding the Deauville and new CBF1000,
John's back with his true love the GS1200. All said
and done the Deauville is too heavy and a wee bit
under powered, the CBF is too new to be fully rated.
Also, it's half faired you can tell by just looking
at pictures of it that all the road crud will weld
to those nice shiny pipes... It'll look crap very
quickly we fink. Clunky box he can live with, Jury's
still out on reliability.....
3rd April 2006 Ladies
and Gentlemen... Ringside at fight-night...
In the Blue corner, the mighty
R1200GS, the red corner welcomes the brand new Honda
CBF1000 and in the neutral grey corner, the re-vamped
Honda
Deuaville 700...... Round one....(ding)... Oh
and what to do. Torn between bikes, the love triangle
or a different kind..... Put briefly, pro's and 'cos
on these suspects:-
GS1200:
Massively irritating clutch and crap transmission
makes it impossible to zoop through traffic and city
centres. Questionable build quality and many owners
reporting too many reliability issues "it's not
a question of IF it will break-down, it's WHEN will
it break-down....."
Honda CBF1000: Great
value at only £6,000 new, but it could be reported
that it's too bland and perhaps it's "just another
bike" No real features to boast about. It's heavy,
with an average centre of gravity, no charm or character,
however, re-tuned Fireblade engine gives good top-end
and midrange too (100BHP). Better in town with slick
clutch. Not a great riding position and no luggage
available yet either.
Honda Deauville 700:
Re-designed for 2006 with extra power, yet still this
mini-Pan-European pumps out only 68BHP. Is this enough
for a 230kg bike ? We suspect not. Far better than
the '05 model, it's been re-styled too and with a
shaft final drive it's a winner for John. Can it cut
the trifle ? Nice for 60mph but it might not fair
well at speed and not exactly knee-down material.
Dull ? Perhaps. Practical ? Oh, yes. Fun and exciting
? TBA...
March
24th 2006
In the delay of getting the new site on line a few
bits to report..... John still can't decide weather
to go for a new CBF1000 or stick with the GS1200,
arguably the build quality and reliability issues
still haunt the GS1200 which is sits uncomfortably
on a £9,000 machine.
No deposits in for Motoeuro
2006.
Why am I not surprised ? We really should get a move
on and get the bloody ferry booked or we will miss
the special offers. By the way, suggestions for Motoeuro
2006 - 2nd trip include Spain, Napoleon Route in France
and John's sensible suggestion of through Norway to
the Arctic Circle..... I will be sipping Margaritas
in the afternoon sun while you lot freeze your bollox
off in Norway. Have fun.
Stace is thinking of getting a MT01 so the KTM is
up for sale...... Can anyone lend Dave £4k with
0% APR and no payments for the first 10 years ? Also
available in leather too, offer ends this Saturday...err.......ter.......
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