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From: YTC#1 on 20 Mar 2010 14:37 On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:20:53 +0000, Timo Geusch wrote: > I'm tempted to bid on a bid in the grim North and I'm just trying to > figure out what the logistics of getting it back to Kent would be. > > Trouble is that it'll take a day and half for the round trip (eight hours > up by train if yer lucky, 7 hours back by bike). I wouldn't mind asking > one of our recently unemployed but I'd be worried that he'd burn the bike > instead (yes, it's got BMW written on it). > > Any suggestions how to get a bike (MOTd, registered and all that jazz) > from Cumbria to Kent? If you don't mind it in stages, I could pick it up for you. And and if yu want to wait until the French run, I could bring it dowwn then (or before as will have soe time on my hands after next week. -- Bruce Porter XJR1300SP, XJ900F, GSX250, Pegaso 650 Trail POTM#1(KoTL), WUSS#1 , YTC#1(bar), OSOS#2(KoTL) , DS#3 , IbW#18 ,Apostle#8 "The internet is a huge and diverse community and not every one is friendly" http://www.ytc1.co.uk There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
From: Timo Geusch on 20 Mar 2010 14:35 Salad Dodger wrote: > On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:05:20 +0000, "Timo Geusch" > <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote: > > > I'll have to check - the documents I read regarding the tax-free > > status didn't state that you had to own said vehicle for a minimum > > amount of time. > > Is there a shortage of secondhand bikes in California, then - > sufficient that you have to take your own? 1) I'm planning to only go via California 2) The Morinis and the Laverda are already coming with me 3) There is a worldwide shortage of BMWs with these particular aftermarket accessories and they don't make any of them anymore -- Morini Corsaro 125 | XL250 Motosport | R1150RT | 3 1/2 Sport Laverda SF2 BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar
From: The Older Gentleman on 20 Mar 2010 14:52 Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote: > I believe there might be a > possiblity to borrow a trailer from a UKRMer if need be. <fx: looks at sky; whistles nonchalantly> -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: The Older Gentleman on 20 Mar 2010 14:52 Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote: > 3) There is a worldwide shortage of BMWs with these particular > aftermarket accessories and they don't make any of them anymore It's that bloody RS, isn't it? I wanted that. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Timo Geusch on 20 Mar 2010 14:57
YTC#1 wrote: > On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:20:53 +0000, Timo Geusch wrote: > > > I'm tempted to bid on a bid in the grim North and I'm just trying to > > figure out what the logistics of getting it back to Kent would be. > > > > Trouble is that it'll take a day and half for the round trip (eight > > hours up by train if yer lucky, 7 hours back by bike). I wouldn't > > mind asking one of our recently unemployed but I'd be worried that > > he'd burn the bike instead (yes, it's got BMW written on it). > > > > Any suggestions how to get a bike (MOTd, registered and all that > > jazz) from Cumbria to Kent? > > If you don't mind it in stages, I could pick it up for you. I'll keep that in mind. Your place is a lot easier to get to (St Helens, right?) than the middle of nowhere in Cumbria. > And and if yu want to wait until the French run, I could bring it > dowwn then (or before as will have soe time on my hands after next > week. Hmm. I'll be in the US by then so it'd really have to make it down here earlier. But as mentioned, getting up to St Helens should be a lot easier already. -- Morini Corsaro 125 | XL250 Motosport | R1150RT | 3 1/2 Sport Laverda SF2 BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar |