Forum Meet June 18th
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Nick
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Thanks Budgie, it was nice to meet you all. I might take you up on the offer
Only thing injured is my pride & main thing is to get bike back on the road looking like it did before.
A big thank to you and Phil for attempting the running repairs! I whipped the belly pan off when I got home & see where the radiator pipe is split. Should be simple to replace.
Hope you enjoy the trackday -looks like weather is holding up for that.
Hi all, just a few lines to say how much I enjoyed our run out around Lincolnshire and finally meeting more of the gang and putting faces to names. A real shame Flyingscotsman had his accident but, as others have said, it could have been far, far worse! The damage does seem to be superficial though and it should't be too long before the bike is looking good again.
I have to back up what Nick said about Mrs Mac or June, as she introduced herself to me. You would't get me on the back of a bike, no matter who was riding it:dread: She did a sterling job of giving arm signals in good time before our next turn, which highlighted the poor rear indicators which are fitted to our bikes.
I have to make my apologies for not getting to our final destination and saying goodbye to the last of our remaining group. For the last 25 miles or so of the run I suffered really bad cramp, firstly in my left hip and then to the muscle of my left thigh. I'm sure some may have wondered why I was hanging my left leg off the foot peg for so long. It eventually got so bad that I couldn't put my foot on the peg at all before the cramps started again. Well I managed a lot of the time by just using the torque and tractability of the engine and just leaving it in top gear for as long as possible. Then I started using the heal of my boot to make the changes I had to. The long and the short of it was that I started to drop behind a bit and to be honest, by now, wasn't enjoying the ride too much. When I saw the sign for the Humber Bridge the urge was so great I just couldn't resist. I arrived home ok at 6.00 worn out to be honest, and just wanting to get my leathers off and have a cold shower.
So yes I did enjoy the day out and would like to do it again sometime in the not too distant future (but without the cramp)
I have to back up what Nick said about Mrs Mac or June, as she introduced herself to me. You would't get me on the back of a bike, no matter who was riding it:dread: She did a sterling job of giving arm signals in good time before our next turn, which highlighted the poor rear indicators which are fitted to our bikes.
I have to make my apologies for not getting to our final destination and saying goodbye to the last of our remaining group. For the last 25 miles or so of the run I suffered really bad cramp, firstly in my left hip and then to the muscle of my left thigh. I'm sure some may have wondered why I was hanging my left leg off the foot peg for so long. It eventually got so bad that I couldn't put my foot on the peg at all before the cramps started again. Well I managed a lot of the time by just using the torque and tractability of the engine and just leaving it in top gear for as long as possible. Then I started using the heal of my boot to make the changes I had to. The long and the short of it was that I started to drop behind a bit and to be honest, by now, wasn't enjoying the ride too much. When I saw the sign for the Humber Bridge the urge was so great I just couldn't resist. I arrived home ok at 6.00 worn out to be honest, and just wanting to get my leathers off and have a cold shower.
So yes I did enjoy the day out and would like to do it again sometime in the not too distant future (but without the cramp)
THANK YOU ALL. GREAT FORUM WE HAVE. Hope the track day went well today!
Was supposed to be quote/copy of Nick's photo of Phil/Andy et al trying to fix my bike but hasn't copied.
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Update on my flying escapade:
Got some parts from BMW: radiator hose & new mirrors. Bike is now sorted & running. Some cosmetic scuffing to the bellypan but otherwise all good. Ran a GS-911 scan & no codes showing.
I have a question about the two drain hoses in the bellypan: one is coolant overflow. The other I am guessing is the fuel tank overflow? This one is dripping a little fuel, but probably to be expected given bike was upside down for a while.
Got some parts from BMW: radiator hose & new mirrors. Bike is now sorted & running. Some cosmetic scuffing to the bellypan but otherwise all good. Ran a GS-911 scan & no codes showing.
I have a question about the two drain hoses in the bellypan: one is coolant overflow. The other I am guessing is the fuel tank overflow? This one is dripping a little fuel, but probably to be expected given bike was upside down for a while.
stuartb
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Sounds like you had a brilliant day then lads, even with a wee spill thrown in.. looks like your on top of the repairs then Flyingscotsman. No fault codes showing is even better. At least you kept the tradition going with a Scot hitting the skids lol.. as Jimmy Mac says we can have a laugh as long as no one was hurt, I'd take a hit in my pocket over an injury everytime mate..glad your OK.
Wished me and Jimmy could have made it in his tranny van, but I know fathers day was important this year.
Anyhow be great if there was another meet this year...any plans Mods ?.
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Wished me and Jimmy could have made it in his tranny van, but I know fathers day was important this year.
Anyhow be great if there was another meet this year...any plans Mods ?.
S
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JimmyMac
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Got this little beauty whilst travelling to London at Christmas Snow, funnily enough the Cop knew I was an ex-copper and spent ten minutes chatting about guys we both knew and bikes before handing me my early Christmas prezzie.
I was still laughing about it when I got to London the next morning, coming from a small town it isn't unusual to lock someone up, fine them or the like during the week and then have them buy you a pint on the weekend, it is very easy to forget tax, MOT etc now with the busy lives everyone has.
Ride safe and I hope to meet up at the next forum do.
JimmyMac
I?m up for this next year if it?s open to new members?
Does the forum get a discount or preferred bookings for BMW Trackdays?
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It's open to anyone who turns up, ideally on an S1000RR of course (cough!) Trouble was the event this year coincided with it being 34degC AND Fathers Day, good to catch up with everyone and worth doing despite that though. I dare say something will get sorted once we're into the better weather next season.
It was a good day Mac and well organised mate, I'm sure you'll be invited even tho you've bought some inferior Japanese thingy, I'll bring some bmw decals and sticker it up while your not looking matey lol
I think some forum decals sounds like an excellent idea! [emoji6]
Great. When the next one is decided there will be a thread put up. Usually around a dozen or so make it which is great and all members (and friends) are welcome. Somebody invariably manages to fall off which is a trend I would be pleased to see ended
, although it has not been serious injury wise, so it may persist for comedy value perhaps?There is no affiliation between the forum and bmw uk so unfortunately no discounts on bmw trackdays. If anyone knows a TD organiser who wants to do something with us then I am interested. We do have close ties with the BMW Club road bike only trackdays organised by bins on here the secretary. Robert ensures the forum gets a reserved garage but no discounts. Worth a read in the trackday section if you are a casual trackdayer with a road bike and fancy tracktime. Good way to meet other forum members too.
Inadvertently choosing fathers day was a big mistake on my part, and it turned out to be the hottest day of the year. Lots of traffic and heatwave, not the best.
