Oh, okay, go on then … 
Some of you may recognise me from other places: ukrm, Elefantadventurebikes, Ixion … you know, the usual gangs of idiots.
I'd been toying with the idea of trading in my Super Duke GT against an R1250GS, for "reasons", then fate made the decision for me: the GT got nicked. But I got more from the insurance company than I'd have got as a trade-in, and I didn't have the hassle of tidying it up or (look of fear) cleaning it, so it could be worse.
So, long story short: I've got a 2021 R1250GS Adventure TE being delivered today. Comes with the panniers and top box, which is nice. Looks like a tart's handbag, with extra colour-matched paint protection stickers on the tank and fancy colour-matched seat. No idea when I'll get time to ride it, and it's quite likely that the most extreme terrain it'll ever see is Kielder Forest Drive. Still, the centre stand means it's easy to sit on it in the garage and make vroom-vroom noises, so worth every penny.
Some of you may recognise me from other places: ukrm, Elefantadventurebikes, Ixion … you know, the usual gangs of idiots.
I'd been toying with the idea of trading in my Super Duke GT against an R1250GS, for "reasons", then fate made the decision for me: the GT got nicked. But I got more from the insurance company than I'd have got as a trade-in, and I didn't have the hassle of tidying it up or (look of fear) cleaning it, so it could be worse.
So, long story short: I've got a 2021 R1250GS Adventure TE being delivered today. Comes with the panniers and top box, which is nice. Looks like a tart's handbag, with extra colour-matched paint protection stickers on the tank and fancy colour-matched seat. No idea when I'll get time to ride it, and it's quite likely that the most extreme terrain it'll ever see is Kielder Forest Drive. Still, the centre stand means it's easy to sit on it in the garage and make vroom-vroom noises, so worth every penny.
