Hello from Ross-Shire!

Jimster · Aug 17th 2020

Hello everyone and thanks for letting me join this forum,

Firstly I have a confession to make - I do not yet own an adventure motorcycle, but I am saving up my pennies with the intent of buying an F800GS in the near future. The thought of doing large mileage trips on my current bike (Harley Sportster) now fills me with dread rather than excitement as the aches and pains take longer to dissapear afterwards. A lockdown filled with youtube videos on adventure motorcycling has reignited my desire to do lots more touring and camping in the UK and further afield, so I look forward to trawling the depths of this forum while seeking answers to all the newbie questions I have!!

Cheers

James.

Three Dawg · Aug 17th 2020

Nice one. Question away - roadsign repurposing a speciality here.

Kiddo · Aug 17th 2020

Welcome to you from Inversnekie!

Steve T · Aug 17th 2020

Hi & Welcome James from a serial F8GS owner - currently on number 4! I don't break then or wear them out, I just sell them on, realise I shouldn't have, then get another in short order .

Good hunting for your new ride

Edit

james, found this advert on gumtree:-

https://www.gumtree.com/p/bmw-…es/bmw-f800-gs/1381872389

LargeWayRound · Aug 17th 2020

Hi James

Welcome to the forum

Any Question just fire away

Steve T · Aug 17th 2020

Quote from Three Dawg

. . . roadsign repurposing a speciality here.

Oy, I resemble that remark

Jimster · Aug 17th 2020

Thanks for the welcome messages folks, I am intrigued with what repurposing roadsigns entails!! Hopefully its 100% intentional!

Steve T · Aug 17th 2020

James - check out the sump guards on my bikes! All my own work

flyfifer · Aug 17th 2020

P.S.

An adventure bike doesn't have to be an Adventure Bike ---- but personally I avoid anything that goes Potato Potato Potato Phart Phart !

Do you answer to Seumas as well as Jimster ?

Jimster · Aug 18th 2020

Quote from flyfifer

P.S.
An adventure bike doesn't have to be an Adventure Bike ---- but personally I avoid anything that goes Potato Potato Potato Phart Phart !
Do you answer to Seumas as well as Jimster ?

Hi flyfifer, couldn't agree more. I've had adventures on every bike that I have owned, Sportster included, just looking for something more comfortable and better suited to longer trips. And if its capable of going up the odd dirt road then it would be rude not to!

Yes, I have been known to answer to Seumas although I've not been called that in a long time!

JimRidesThis! · Aug 20th 2020

Quote from flyfifer

P.S.
An adventure bike doesn't have to be an Adventure Bike ---- but personally I avoid anything that goes Potato Potato Potato Phart Phart !

Jimster just needs to wrap some different parts around that Sportster motor ???

A Buell Ulysses!... the very best or very worst of both worlds, depending on your point of view.

Oh yes, welcome to the forum Jimster.

JimRidesThis! · Aug 20th 2020

Quote from flyfifer

P.S.
An adventure bike doesn't have to be an Adventure Bike

True words indeed. Every bike I’ve ever owned in the past 40 plus years ? has been an adventure bike!

Hello from Ross-Shire!

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