Aye, have been looking for a cheap-ish bike for some escapism during the l-o-n-g winter. I had already viewed and made cheeky offers on a 650 Bandit and a TDM 900 (both of which were declined). Last thing I expected to find was a 2003 BMW R1100S for the smallish budget I had, saw this bike advertised on Plumtree and it was only 120-miles from where we live. When I contacted seller he explained why he was selling bike cheap; V5 stated:- "This vehicle has been salvaged because cost of commercial repair was more than the value of the vehicle"
Went to see bike and it was rough! engine & gearbox were sweet though, so made cheeky offer and after a wee haggle we shook hands.
I already had a lot of spares in my garage, sourced other stuff from Ebay, a quick respray by a good friend and this is the result.
A big thank you to fellow Trixter Al who was very helpful.
Put new tyres on bike yesterday (tyres on bike were 12-years old
) went for a quick blast up to Glenshee this afternoon, spotted herd of Red Deer on hillside (see 2nd pic)
Rob & Gail
