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Hiya from West Cumbria

Postby Marra » Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:58 pm

Hello,

I'm a newbie as far as BMWs are concerned - have admired them for the last 40 years or so. Saw my R1100s on Gumtree, fell in love with the photos......got the bike. Black, 1998, 59k on the clock and looks as if it has been cherished. Can't afford the insurance but come March will be able to add it to my classic bike insurance. Looking forward to getting to understand the bike via this forum. :?: :roll:
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Re: Hiya from West Cumbria

Postby Humbug » Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:33 am

Welcome to the forum
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Re: Hiya from West Cumbria

Postby Paul » Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:25 am

Welcome Marra, and hopefully we'll see you in July at our Reivers weekend based in Jedburgh.

Cheers,

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Re: Hiya from West Cumbria

Postby sjrainsford » Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:29 am

Welcome from another BMW newbie.
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Re: Hiya from West Cumbria

Postby dave the german » Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:41 pm

welcome
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Re: Hiya from West Cumbria

Postby nab 301 » Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:29 pm

Marra wrote:Hello,

Looking forward to getting to understand the bike via this forum. :?: :roll:


Welcome , I've owned my S since '03 and i'm not sure whether I fully understand it yet :wink: but with the help of everyone on this forum and the WWW in general i've managed to keep it running ok myself.
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Re: Hiya from West Cumbria

Postby Marra » Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:22 pm

Thanks for the welcome, guys, much appreciated.
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Re: Hiya from West Cumbria

Postby Marra » Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:28 pm

Paul wrote:Welcome Marra, and hopefully we'll see you in July at our Reivers weekend based in Jedburgh.

Cheers,

Paul


Thanks for the heads up, Paul. I'll look out for the Reivers Weekend. Maryport to Jedburgh would be a nice ride out.
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Re: Hiya from West Cumbria

Postby Marra » Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:36 pm

nab 301 wrote:
Marra wrote:Hello,

Looking forward to getting to understand the bike via this forum. :?: :roll:


Welcome , I've owned my S since '03 and i'm not sure whether I fully understand it yet :wink: but with the help of everyone on this forum and the WWW in general i've managed to keep it running ok myself.


That's quite an achievement, Nab. The bike is pretty sophisticated compared to any I'm familiar with. However, being a BMW, I'm hoping it will just be routine maintenance that I will need to doing. Any repairs it may need, the first thing I'll do is consult Haynes and then shout for HELP on the forum :lol:
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