20 years of Boxertrix memories

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20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby Paul » Sat Oct 24, 2020 3:15 pm

Folks,

I've been digging through my photo archives for pictures related to the early days of Boxertrix, as we approach the 20th anniversary of it's founding by Gromit, Hermann and Nigel Speight. Feel free to add pictures of your own from your memories of Boxertrix weekends or pictures of your sporty BMW bikes.

Let me get the ball rolling with my first mandarin R1100S which started my search for Internet forums with fellow owners:
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This was my first attempt at dabbling with customer stickers on that bike:
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A few years later I sold that and bought another R1100S, this time from founder member Nigel, who had painted it up in the old R90S Daytona orange and silver paint scheme:

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Sadly that bike was written off on the M40 when I was rear ended by a car...

Onto Boxertrix meet ups. Here are some pictures from those over the years:

This first one is at Jack's Hill Cafe in Towcester in May 2004, with Stephen Bonas, Steve W, Gromit, Gats (behind Gromit) and Alan.
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Here's Gromit in January 2005 wondering who has pinched his saddle
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On the same day, a fine collection of 1100S's. We were all much thinner then and a lot more pixelated.
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Meeting at the waterside cafe in Benson, Oxfordshire in 2005
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One of our many meetings in Hawes for our Yorkshire weekends, this one in 2005 with Julian, Steve W, Hermann, Boxered, Huw and Bikemad99
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That same weekend, faces I recognise are boxered, Julian, Gromit, Hermann, PB Boxer and Steve W
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at Devil's bridge...
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...and Ribblehead.
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Later that year in Matlock Bath, at a a favourite dining choice on these runs...
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This was the biggest gathering of R1100S's we ever managed, at the brewery in Burton, organised by bikemad99 in May 2005.
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Sandbar brought along his carbon fibre R1100S, and here is is discussing it with Mick Mac.
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Cooling in the shade at the Le Mans circuit, on the way down to Chateau Flash in 2005. We had Yogi, Andrew S and his wife, Tom, Gats, Gromit, Alan and Steve W
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A fine body of men at Chateau Flash. They are Alan, Gats, Flash, a much thinner and hairier version of me, Steve W and Gromit.
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Julian at Chateau Flash with his innovative wing mirror/cup holder
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Back in Burton in 2006 and Gwen handing over a cheque with money she had raised for Macmillan Cancer relief.
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Skip forward to 2012 and a Welsh weekend at Llangollen organised by Mr Steve Parry. A rare sighting of an HP2S on the road.
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Feel free to add some of your own to this thread.

Cheers,

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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby Blackal » Sat Oct 24, 2020 5:23 pm

A few faces recognised in those photos! 2005 must have been my first Boxertrix outing (Burton) - we were just talking about that weekend and how strange it felt in the pubs there, since smoking had been banned in Scotland 6m before.

Here are a few from me>

2007 - Pitlochry
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Wales 2008

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Killin 2009

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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby BoxerCup R » Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:34 pm

Nothing as early as you guys and gals on this forum but from my history with Boxertrix :

First meet attended was Baskerville Hall in 2018 organised by Steve :D Great turnout, great bunch of people, great hotel, great weekend 8)


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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby GRAgusta » Sun Oct 25, 2020 3:26 pm

Here are photos that I have found from some of the trips we attended - all happy memories

Wales 2009

ImageWales 006 by gawaine appleby, on Flickr

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Moffat 2012

ImageMoffat May 2012 001 by gawaine appleby, on Flickr

ImageMoffat May 2012 031 by gawaine appleby, on Flickr

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Wales 2019

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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby RiceBurner » Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:58 pm

Paul wrote:
This was the biggest gathering of R1100S's we ever managed, at the brewery in Burton, organised by bikemad99 in May 2005.
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That's my Rockster in the middle. :D


Paul wrote:A fine body of men at Chateau Flash. They are Alan, Gats, Flash, a much thinner and hairier version of me, Steve W and Gromit.
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Julian at Chateau Flash with his innovative wing mirror/cup holder
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Cheers,

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I was at one of the Boxertrix/Flash weekends - but I think it was when Gromit took his R1100R, so possibly not that trip? (can't currently find any photos).
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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby RoLoo » Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:52 pm

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Burton 2006 :


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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby RoLoo » Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:59 pm

...Colemans Deli, Hathersage... https://colemansdeli.com/

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...at the Wing Wah...

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...and a obscure pub...

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...the first R12S in real...
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...and going home again...

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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby RoLoo » Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:03 pm

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...and went back in 2009 (Colemans & Fiddle)... :-)



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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby RoLoo » Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:05 pm

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...and 2010...



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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby RoLoo » Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:09 pm

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...lyrics by Boxerscott (2010)... :D



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...good advice btw !... 8)

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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby popsky » Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:32 pm

RoLoo wrote:
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Is it me or does Reg have an uncanny resemblance to Robert DiNiro

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Funny thing is I can hear Reg saying that :mrgreen:

Have to say it’s great seeing those old photos, and some of the ones since 2010 we’ve attended so thanks for sharing :D
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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby RoLoo » Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:20 am

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...yep, it is you... :lol:


The Real Robert --> : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp6KExqs_3o :roll:
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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby RoLoo » Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:15 am

Paul wrote:Folks,

Feel free to add pictures of your sporty BMW bikes.
Cheers, Paul





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First tiny modifications :

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And some more later...:

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(before) :

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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby RoLoo » Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:25 am

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...and..., just a few weeks after the 2006 Burton-weekend..., I bought a R1200S... :shock: :shock:

And again another few weeks later, I sold her present..., as in : I sold the BCR..., relation-wise that wasn't the best decision ever... :oops: :shock: :oops:



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Re: 20 years of Boxertrix memories

Postby Blackal » Tue Oct 27, 2020 11:10 am

They were both much-admired bikes. :)
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