Seeing the light?

Spud · Post by **Spud** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:21 am

Hi all,
I'm from Norn Iron who's been living in Scotland for nigh on 24 years ... so I'm an alien on both sides of the "shough".

I originally joined many years ago when looking to change from a Trumpet but ended up on ... another Trumpet. I'm now that much older, greyer (correction - make that prematurely white) but not necessarily endowed with any more common sense.

Anyway, long story short is that there's a gap in the garage where I think an R1100S would be well suited. I'll admit that I've lurked for far too long - but the search tools are great and any questions I have had are already in the "been asked" pile, and well answered.

I only rode one once for about 60 miles and did enjoy the way it hustled along on the A/B-roads around here. I also need something for occasional 2-up duties so I'm after a good one.

I noticed these two on a well known classified site and wondered if they belonged to folks on here?
http://bit.ly/139FWQP
http://bit.ly/17EeLzf
Condition and evidence of care in ownership are more important to me than age or mileage. I hate to say it, but colour plays a part too .....

Anyway, hopefully my search is a fruitful one and I can look forward to learning lots more.
Cheers,
Spud.

eyore · Post by **eyore** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:30 am

Hello and welcome

Bikerhoss · Post by **Bikerhoss** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:29 am

Hi,
Dunno who the bikes you mention belong to, but no.2 seems a good buy for what she's already got

Whatever you buy, you'll love it, Welcome along (again)

eyore · Post by **eyore** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:40 am

I prefer the blue one, nicer colour that suits the bike better imo

tanneman · Post by **tanneman** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:26 pm

Welcome to the forum. Blue is the answer.

conkerman · Post by **conkerman** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:51 pm

Hi and welcome.

You could save yourself some cash and have a look at what's on offer in the for sale forum.

There look to be at least 3 for sale recently at a range of prices.

Spud · Post by **Spud** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:01 pm

Thank you all, and at least no one has said which colour is faster .. .although I suspect the air and exhaust mods to the red one will make it sound faster if nothing else!

conkerman, I will indeed take another look. If I can get rail or air travel close to the bike, then riding it home from wherever is always an option - or up to 3-4 hours by car is on the cards. As I said, I'm after as good a bike as I can find and these are still in budget - although the red one has the edge there for sure. I thought I saw a boxertrix logo on one of the pictures of that bike so that's why I enquired if it was known on here.

I'll give them both a call at the weekend when home and see what happens.
But I'll admit I've always had a soft spot for that blue ... which was actually the colour I test rode.

tanneman · Post by **tanneman** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:08 pm

If the budget can stretch to it there is an 1150 R110s for sale. Just shy of £4000.

Spud · Post by **Spud** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:04 pm

tanneman wrote:If the budget can stretch to it there is an 1150 R110s for sale. Just shy of £4000.

I must be going blind because I don't see that in the For Sale section ... but is it a R1150R or an R1100S that has been "upped" to an 1150?
Confused of Lanarkshire.

tanneman · Post by **tanneman** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:20 pm

Spud wrote:
tanneman wrote:If the budget can stretch to it there is an 1150 R110s for sale. Just shy of £4000.
I must be going blind because I don't see that in the For Sale section ... but is it a R1150R or an R1100S that has been "upped" to an 1150?
Confused of Lanarkshire.

viewtopic.php?t=17866

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:37 am

welcome and +1 on the for sale section here. If it comes from here you know an enthusiast has owned it

Spud · Post by **Spud** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:01 pm

tanneman wrote:http://www.boxertrix.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=17866

That's certainly an "interesting" bike. Being a pedant ... how the heck do you get that past an insurance company .... oh hang on, I think I might know ....

Spud · Post by **Spud** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:03 pm

dave the german wrote:welcome and +1 on the for sale section here. If it comes from here you know an enthusiast has owned it

Fair point well made. Hence my intrigue when I saw the Boxertrix sticker on one of those two ... but it does look like I've missed a couple of beauties in the last month or two.

conkerman · Post by **conkerman** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:13 pm

Just to add an observation,

My experience with bikes is that you are best not restricting yourself on distance to view.

My R1100 was from Edinburgh and I am near Oxford.

Just saying like

eyore · Post by **eyore** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:08 pm

And my R12s was in Glasgow and I am in the sw of Ireland