John, from Spain / Leeds

[john-freda]

Hi, Just sold a couple of yam FJ's, so had some cash burning a hole!!, spotted a 1 owner 1999 R1100 S so thought I had better give it a go, Having never owned a BMW bike before, wanted something not too complicated that I could work on. First impressions very good. Can't say I like the colour though, it's sort of orangy / red, so I might look at getting a change, ( any suggestions? ).

Also Have:
Yam FJR
Triumph tiger 800
V-max
Vespa,
And a couple of projects, never finished.

[dave the german]

Welcome along. I'm sure there'll be plenty of suggestions

[Blackal]

Welcome!

They maybe take a bit to get used to, but worth it.

[Humbug]

Welcome along John. Paint colours are a bit of a personal thing made a bit more difficult for me by being colourblind. Orange must look completely different for me as its the one colour I would never use on anything although lots of others love it. A quick Google search on images brings up a load of options to give you an idea. Good luck choosing if you do decide to change it and post some before and after pictures.

[Skiddy]

Hi John

These bikes are such a lovely design and shape I think they look good in any colour, mine is black and its the last colour I would have chosen but I forgive it because its such a good bike although I'm still debating whether to have it painted, I really like the orange and red colours and the BCR's but there's plenty of them and fancy something a bit different so would go for a HP2 Sport colour style.