What Have You Being Doing With Your Non-triumph Today?

Glad you are okay @SleepyOwl of all the rotten luck, as you say thank god for those covers

 

Bad luck mate. Glad you are ok which is the most important part of this story. Good luck with the insurance claim.

 

Sorry to hear your news SleepyOwl. Glad to hear you're okay.

Suggest you get your bike checked over professionally for damage. A little scratch you miss here and there would be very expensive to rectify.

 

Ffs mate you just got it

 

Sorry to hear your bad news on your new ride @SleepyOwl but happy you’re not hurt. Putting the bm down would have been simpler than the r3

 

Ah crap, SleepyOwl, I’m really sorry to hear about the accident. I hope that you’re OK. As others have said, bikes are much easier to fix than bodies. It’s such a shame and so disappointing to have your new motorcycle messed up right out of the gate. I hope you get it all sorted with insurance and repairs and, most especially, your own personal health and well-being.

 

Got a new (to me, anyway, can't afford a new one) car today. Obviously the previous owner was a man of taste!

 

I can appreciate your projector lamps, DD. I have them on my Ford, too! But they came stock on my Mustang.

 

Haven't got those on my Kia...

 

I don't particularly care about my cars mate - just there for a purpose... my bike however...

 

Ahh, Vulpes, your poor un(der)loved cars. Cars need love, too, you know. And you can care about your bike AND your cars at the same time. I'm just teasing a bit and I do get it. I didn't particularly car about my cars either--until I got my Mustang. But don't tell my car this secret...my bikes are still my favorite "kids".

 

When out for a ride to Derbyshire yesterday with some fellow BMW S1000RR owners, 7 of us in total and went around the Peak District, Matlock, Buxton, Ashbourne and around the dales. I managed to cover circa 250 miles

Here are some pics, I'm on the far right in the first pic with the Red bike:







Chatsworth House in the background:

 

Nice pictures and 250 miles on a sports bike is a great effort...... I would not be able to walk had I tried that

 

Thanks Wessa, I'm feeling it today if I'm honest, feel like I've done 200 squats at the gym!

 

Not surprised mate....

 

Haha very funny @Dozers Dad I’m so pleased you have my back covered

 

None of that matters Jez cos,
1. He wears slip-on shoes (he's never learned to tie shoe laces)
2. His wife makes sure he's always had his horlicks by 4:00pm
3. He never gets to the bathroom in time anyway.
Ho ho ho and a bottle of JD Honey

 

I have never seen that many BMWs together without a single Top Box and pannier set .Good effort. ( and I bet it was a fun day out ! )

 

Haha, couple of the guys were from down your neck of the woods, Hertfordshire. They had made a real effort to get to Derbyshire, do all the riding around there and then get back in the evening. They covered circa 500 miles!! It was most definitely a fun day and some lovely fast sweeping bends which made good riding. It being a Sunday, there was quite a bit of traffic on certain roads but we didn't let it spoil our fun too much

 

That is a long way on a sports bike in a day . I have done it a few years ago but would not fancy it now.The test reviews on these bikes all say they are the most comfortable of the race reps but I guess that is all relative to that style of bike. It’s surprising how quick you lose bike fitness if you don’t ride them, as we all experienced during lock down . Great effort all round .