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Offline Cartejo5

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Embrace the beakiness.
« on: November 23, 2020, 08:22:30 »
After 3 years of umming and arring it’s finally happened, having sold my r1100gs 6 weeks ago I started looking in earnest.

Yesterday I put a deposit down on a 2018 650 xt and very nice it is too, sadly I won’t be picking it up for a while as we’re in the middle of a major kitchen refit and the garage is part of it.

Excited, yes I am - as my grandson would say wahooooo!  :text-woo: :happydance:
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Offline kwackboy

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Re: Embrace the beakiness.
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2020, 08:59:35 »
Congratulations 👏 .. enjoy your new ride, it'll be a bit different to your old GS   :auto-dirtbike:
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Offline StromGeeza

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Re: Embrace the beakiness.
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2020, 13:05:51 »
Beaktastic!
Enjoy.
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Offline BlackRockFox

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Re: Embrace the beakiness.
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2020, 13:41:48 »
Your garage is in the kitchen?  :grin:

You swapped beakause?
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Offline tonybiker

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Re: Embrace the beakiness.
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2020, 14:12:05 »
you will love the 650 I've just picked mine up 2017 model but could not let go of my 1100 gs enjoy.
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Offline Sea-Strom

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Re: Embrace the beakiness.
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2020, 16:20:41 »
Well done! The beaked bikes are faster!
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Offline Cartejo5

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Re: Embrace the beakiness.
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2020, 17:31:06 »
Quote from: BlackRockFox on November 23, 2020, 13:41:48
Your garage is in the kitchen?

Not quite, the kitchen is encroaching on my garage but looking on the bright side there will still be plenty of room for my bike and also a fridge with cold beer in the garage!
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Offline SimStrom

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Re: Embrace the beakiness.
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2020, 18:49:16 »
 :welcome: You'll love your 650, great bike.  :thumb:
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Offline Cartejo5

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Re: Embrace the beakiness.
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2020, 19:22:42 »
I hope so, it was a bit of a leap of faith buying one as I'd only ridden a brand new demo model for a few miles.
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Offline Tigerjohn

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Re: Embrace the beakiness.
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2020, 10:02:42 »
Kitchen encroaching on your garage sounds like the thin end of a wedge....there's a need for vigilance methinks.
I traded in my CRF1000L for a '17plate DL650 (wishing I'd never sold my previous V Strom). Haven't regretted it at all - this time, the V Strom's a keeper! Enjoy yours.
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Offline BlackRockFox

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Re: Embrace the beakiness.
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2020, 14:12:54 »
Tigerjohn

I did the same, DL650AL3 (4 yrs), CRF1000L (2 yrs) then DL650AXTM0 (5 mins)
Looking forward to Lockdown 2 (the sequel) ending  :sunny:
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