The time has come.........

to part ways. Today you left me "wif your pipe"

good bye to my “friend” and trusted steed.

you served me with distinction and I trust your new owner will be just as happy and equally proud



sad to see you go……..



I know, I know.......one should not feel like that about a bike but it's just the way it is

I do have a reminder of this day though. When I left Bavarian some idiot tried to reverse over the nose of my car and I had to get out of the way. In the process, the trailer's lowering device handle pushed trough the car's tail light

quadruple sigh and frown

Oh no, wat nou

what now?.......well for the next month or so the Blade will have to satisfy all needs and that should not be too difficult



guess no looong trips in the near future

Awww.. so sad. I'll miss him too . .
But surely you have something else to look forward to??

Sad, yes, but happy, I suspect yes as well.

It is time to part with the old and get excited for the new.

I am sure the new owner will be very happy, and in a while you will be VERY happy too......

the sound of this particular bike was (is) just something else imo.

Funny enough, I have had 3 of the same bikes in a row of which the one before this one was the most "pimped" of the lot but this one just stole my heart.

maybe beacuase this one is such a looker (imo again) and as added bonus, the proud holder of the "top score"

I always have great difficulty letting go of my vehicles both 2 wheeled and 4 wheeled. I know that very soon I must let the Sprint go to someone else. I will miss the sound of the two brothers pipe and the profile of that bike which is glorious. As soon as my cash flow improves I have to have a GS 1200.

A happy AND sad day; but soon you will be HAPPY

So have you maanged to find parts to pimp the new one

Very sad to see the K go. Was the best bike I ever owned.
Will miss that sound whizzing past on breakfast runs and long trips.
Still the best bike ( and rider ) for no.2 position on rides !

What is the next bike ?

Surely you must have pics/specs/reports etc of the new beast already !

deonp wrote:......Still the best bike ( and rider ) for no.2 position on rides !

is this suppose to be a compliment?

deonp wrote:......Surely you must have pics/specs/reports etc of the new beast already !

to the "t" baby not really much differences - on paper anyhow

Agree. Very sad to see the K go...but

I know there must be a "newest" best friend somewhere on the horison.

Good luck with the loooong wait.

To my Friend and fellowride
Thank you very much for all you troubles and helping me with my riding.Ill miss the beat of the exhaust pipe and soon my k will have a friend again,but a big boy. Jammie ,sorry maar baie geluk wat sal kom.

Gemmerkat wrote:Agree. Very sad to see the K go...but

I know there must be a "newest" best friend somewhere on the horison.

Good luck with the loooong wait.

...maybe not so loooong..

szalek wrote: and soon my k will have a friend again,

ke??

Pray do tell.

Jamie, I'm not the fastest "chick" on the block (hey ginger lady), but when you get, what it is that you're getting, and you move into the first position, the one just ahead of the ride lead, can we follow you - again!!! Oh and pleeeze can you put some awesome sound on like you had, there was only one K sounding the way it did even when you were far (faaaaar) ahead! It's a bit like a magnet, draws the other little machines in!

DotP wrote:........there was only one K sounding the way it did..........

moenie my nou kom staan en hartseer maak nie.......nie moelik nie want eks vannaand vol verlange na my bike

........het tot al hierdie "clip" op youtube van daardie spesiale klank gaan opdiep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vycOFc1deBM

en dit oor en oor geluister........loutere musiek

Yikes! Even my mother got up to come and look at the clip, such an awesome sound. Like I said in previous post ... "even when you were far (faaaaar) ahead"!

DotP wrote:Yikes! Even my mother got up to come and look at the clip, such an awesome sound.

Did she like what she saw???

Okay then, just asked the mother what she thought when she saw the clip. Answer: Ag dis nice, maar ek het gedink dis 'n bietjie vinnig! Ou mense - weet ook niks

How about one of these babies...?



They've got lots in stock...



Start saving now and you should have enough when they get here...

Richard H wrote:How about one of these babies...?

YES PLEASE!!!

Richard H wrote:They've got lots in stock....

1000 to be exact

Richard H wrote:Start saving now and you should have enough when they get here...

Price has been announced in Germany : 15 150 €..........Yamaha YZF R1 in Germany is 14 895 €.

colours will be thundergrey metallic, acidgreen metallic, mineralsilver metallic and alpinewhite/lupineblue/magmared (their racing colours).

Availability to the customer...............February 2010

I am also sad for you. I am always close to tears when I sell any vehicle. THEY DO HAVE PERSONALITIES !!!!

MadnohB wrote:Price has been announced in Germany : 15 150 €..........Yamaha YZF R1 in Germany is 14 895 €.

Availability to the customer...............February 2010

*gets out his calculator and does the conversion...*

Plus 5% Ad Valorum and 14%VAT, I take it?

*punches the buttons*

About R240k...?

Why that's about the same price as a BMW 116 hatch...and it's far more fun than an M6 !

no, the 15 150 € includes their sales tax already (19% ?) plus the retail margin

I also think (sincerely hope) we will see more or less the same ratio here as what they have with the Jap bikes (R1). That is BMW's whole objective with this bike......to take a share of the current Jap superbike market. With a straight conversion to guesstimate the local price, it will be playing with the Ducati's......on a fairly small playground.