G'day guys. I'm an Aussie who has been living here in the UK for over 20 years.
My bike journey has gone a bit backwards (in a good way!). Started with dirt bikes in Australia and then a bit of a gap before having a G650 Xmoto for commuting over here. Had an Ariel Atom (which is basically a bike!) and then went full grandpa in my early 30's with a R1200 GS. I wanted an XR but they had only just been announced and I got impatient. Grabbed an XR after a couple of years on the GS.
The XR was an awesome bike. I did the first 3 levels of California Superbike school on it. That moved on last year and I was just hiring bikes for proper Trackdays. Mostly Yamaha R6's which are just too small for me. Was at Donington a couple of weeks ago on a new RR which was awesome. Then made a snap decision to look for a RR as I had been thinking I would just go for a R with the lower pegs and wider bars but the RR had taken me in.
Managed to find a leggy RR at a BMW dealer for a finance price I couldn't turn down.
2017 Sport
Full Akra system
Granite grey.
I'm assuming it has had plenty of time on track but it appears to be in great condition and with a 2 year BMW warranty, I'm not worried.
So here's to some fun! Got an evening on track at Brands Indy on Monday. Let's hope it's not a monsoon...
My bike journey has gone a bit backwards (in a good way!). Started with dirt bikes in Australia and then a bit of a gap before having a G650 Xmoto for commuting over here. Had an Ariel Atom (which is basically a bike!) and then went full grandpa in my early 30's with a R1200 GS. I wanted an XR but they had only just been announced and I got impatient. Grabbed an XR after a couple of years on the GS.
The XR was an awesome bike. I did the first 3 levels of California Superbike school on it. That moved on last year and I was just hiring bikes for proper Trackdays. Mostly Yamaha R6's which are just too small for me. Was at Donington a couple of weeks ago on a new RR which was awesome. Then made a snap decision to look for a RR as I had been thinking I would just go for a R with the lower pegs and wider bars but the RR had taken me in.
Managed to find a leggy RR at a BMW dealer for a finance price I couldn't turn down.
2017 Sport
Full Akra system
Granite grey.
I'm assuming it has had plenty of time on track but it appears to be in great condition and with a 2 year BMW warranty, I'm not worried.
So here's to some fun! Got an evening on track at Brands Indy on Monday. Let's hope it's not a monsoon...