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1Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty My First Beemer Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:49 pm

Barcelona Pat

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Not sure how that happened, but after 30 years of two wheeled travel, I´ve only just got around to owning my first BMW!

A 25 year old K100LT with only 29k, and in pretty good condition all told. Aside from giving it a wash and covering the thing with ACF50 I´ve not done much to date, but looking forward to throwing a few spanners at it when time and weather allows.

As for myself, I´m a pretty well travelled Welshman, who has been living in Spain for the last 11 years. Well, I say that but as my employer is in the UK, I´m back on the islands each month for work.

The plan is to keep the K100 in the UK, and my XT660 in Spain, but who knows the BM could be in for a run this summer!

Good to be on the forum - and I note a few familiar names already!

Cheers
Pat
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2Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty My first Beemer Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:18 pm

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Welcome Pat from Barcelona (no Faulty Towers jokes, I am sure you have had enough of that).
How's your Spanish. Nice to have you on board and look forward to some pictorials. (got that from a book),
RT


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3Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:57 pm

japuentes

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Bienvenido a bordo
Saludos
JAP


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4Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:23 pm

Rick G

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Greetings Pat welcome to the forum. It took me about that long to get a BMW but now I just can't imagine life without one.


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"Man sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


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5Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:50 pm

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Welcome Pat! Many years back I spent some great times in Barcelona and Sitges. I'd like to return, but I now fear I can't afford that luxury Crying or Very sad Still, hope springs eternal....
You're fortunate to have some nice country to ride in there in Cataluña! Enjoy!

    

6Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:42 pm

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Welcome to the site Pat - enjoy your time with us Wink


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7Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:13 am

BIG D

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Hi Pat,

Not the ABR Pat who did the blog from Alaska on the yam if so hiya BIG DON from the same site. These are great bikes the K's and this forum is the tops

BIG D

    

8Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:18 am

charlie99

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welcome pat ....enjoy !!!...they are fantastic bikes ...


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cheezy grin whilst riding, kinda bloke ....oh the joy !!!! ...... ( brick aviator )

'86 K100 RT..#0090401 ..."Gerty" ( Gertrude Von Clickandshift ) --------O%O
'86 k100 rs.. #######..  "Fred " (f(rame) red ) ( Fredrick leichtundschnell ) - -
bits and pieces from many kind friends across the k100 world ...with many thanks ..
1987 k100rs ########   "Red"  - (red sports rs TWB style )
1989 K100rt #009637   "Black Betty"  (naked rt ala Nigel , now sporting an rs main fairing )
    

9Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:25 am

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Welcome Pat, check out this link if you havn't already done so. Soon the call of the continental roads will reach you on the k and you'll have to atreatch its legs! Good to have you along.
88


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"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

10Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:45 am

Inge K.

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Welcome to the madhouse, full of K-nuts, Pat.


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11Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:15 am

Barcelona Pat

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BIG D wrote:Cool Not the ABR Pat who did the blog from Alaska on the yam if so hiya BIG DON from the same site. These are great bikes the K's and this forum is the tops
BIG D

Don - there is only one Barcelona Pat... tis I. I know it isn´t BMW related, but if anyone is interested in my run from Tierra del Fuego to Alaska last year - check it out here: http://patonabike.blogspot.com.es/

88KE - thanks for the link... looks really useful that. I´ll just fix myself a cuppa and get stuck in now.

Inge K, charlie99, krambo - thanks for the welcome folks.
Pat
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12Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:17 am

Barcelona Pat

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japuentes wrote:Bienvenido a bordo
Saludos
JAP

JAP, muchisimas gracias. Me alegro estar aqui!

Pat

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13Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:22 am

Barcelona Pat

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RT, Rick G, brickrider - thanks for the welcome guys.

Spanish is not bad (I married a native so that helps!). And I have to say so far I´ve been pretty impressed with the LT (aside from those screen extenders on the sides, had to take those off!).

And you´re right about this neck of the woods when it comes to roads. I´ve been around most of Europe, and I still think Spain offers some of the best and most diverse riding available in the EU. Weather´s not bad either!.

Pat
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14Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:29 am

BIG D

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Hi Pat,

I thought it was you. you will enjoy the K I adore my K100LT I use it for two up & long trips and keep the transalp for knocking around and off road.

By the way your blogg was very helpful I have just found out I may have a long detachment to Alaska this year great stuff.



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15Back to top Go down   My First Beemer Empty Re: My First Beemer Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:35 pm

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Hi Pat,
Great to have you with us.
Regards,
K-BIKE

    

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