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yet another 11S

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:07 pm
by big rob
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 :shock: ) went for a quick blast up to Glenshee this afternoon, spotted herd of Red Deer on hillside (see 2nd pic)
Rob & Gail :D

Re: yet another 11S

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:10 pm
by Humbug
Nice to see a rough bike restored to a nice usable hack. Looks too nice for winter though!

Re: yet another 11S

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:38 pm
by Al
Looks good Rob, glad I could help, nice backdrop for pics.

Al.

Re: yet another 11S

Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:58 pm
by Paul
Very smart re-spray, much nicer than the factory "DDP" red. A couple of strategically placed Boxertrix stickers would just finish it off nicely. Drop me a PM with your address and I'll bung a couple in the post to you.

Cheers,

Paul

Re: yet another 11S

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 9:49 pm
by nab 301
Any before pics for comparison?

Re: yet another 11S

Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:12 am
by slparry
looking great Rob!

Re: yet another 11S

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 8:17 am
by dave the german
Looks good - not at all rough looking and a lovely colour

Re: yet another 11S

Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:14 am
by SLOSR11S
Looks great. Nice colour too.