Congrats on the job. It'll b e good to be surrounded by bikes all day everyday.

Blade wrote:If it was that's a great buy. My problem is I'm too cynical and paranoid and don't believe a single word sales men tell me.

You can trust me mate, honest guv
Trust and confidence is all I have, I know sod all about the bikes

Yet, I hasten to add

I can see the logic as the RC8 has not been a bigger seller for them full stop and apparently sports bikes is a declining market. However saying that if were getting bikes like the new R1, S1000RR and Ducati 1299 long may it be in decline

Good job Frankie. Sure your settle into that in no time especially with your experience and being able to talk to just about anybody! Really enjoy the new role and certainly enjoy all those weekends away of 'having' to test ride bikes on track etc!!

There all just Jealous

But being honest I do like a certain red brand of Italian bikes

Amazing news Frankie, absolutely bowled over for you mate (y) Landing a job like that is like winning the lottery. Some great bikes and I would imagine BMW are a very good employer. Best of luck in the new role mate and most of all enjoy it, they obviously think very highly of you to ...

D6Nutz wrote: just

The only green there will be is when the unique and good looking Italian and German bikes turn up in the carpark...







/runs before anyone makes comments about italian bikes and the RAC

How's your chewing gum on the collector holding up,

... speaking with potential customers. Well being in sales, as I have been since the year dot, I have gone into an industry where I sell motorbikes, and these bikes shall be BMW for a Motorrad Dealer. This is for Bahnstormers Thames Valley branch. The hardships with this job is being around ...

just

The only green there will be is when the unique and good looking Italian and German bikes turn up in the carpark...







/runs before anyone makes comments about italian bikes and the RAC

... speaking with potential customers. Well being in sales, as I have been since the year dot, I have gone into an industry where I sell motorbikes, and these bikes shall be BMW for a Motorrad Dealer. This is for Bahnstormers Thames Valley branch. The hardships with this job is being around ...

KTM Birmingham say they can't hold onto the superdukes and adventure bikes.

Very sad, they make great bikes too. I'm not surprised as the RC8 so nearly didn't get made a number of times.

Ktm didn't sell all its RC8s and I don't think it made any money for the company either. Sounds more like a money decision than a 'safety' decision tbh.

... easy via a single button which is great.I love the Rev counter watching it zing up and across the Rev range is great 8/10 Gearbox,I'm changing bikes because the rc8 gearbox is so poor,the kwack box is smooth and quiet and goes into every gear easily.Sorry ktm but you can't build a 15 grand ...

I suspect as you point out that there is specialist insurance out there which would get you a much lower price. People who have converted their bikes with turbos and the like have been able to get insurance at reasonable prices so presumably it's the reasons you've posted that are causing the ...

I don't suppose it helps they are all hand built in limited numbers. Spares costs must make the risk of right off very high I guess, still 30% of the bikes value for one years insurance does seem steep IMO.

I did a quote on a superleggra on comparison websites and cheapest quote was over £7000 but going to a Ducati specialist dropped it massively to £1900 but still expensive, although as Kwacky says it goes with the territory of buying and owning exotic bikes.

Yes I will try and upload some later. I am absolutely knackered now. Frankie took a load of photos. There were some gorgeous ex -race 748/916 bikes there. https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11156338_915424888478574_3470319843557051748_n.jpg?oh=3e714da287245c0919efa20a2b137130&oe=55A31F6C ...

... properties. :( Bestest thing i found out today though was that this single event raises 80% of the annual income needed to run the Blood Bikes charity for whom this event is held. (y)

Most of the bikes I see in London are all pretty new tbh.

If it comes into effect in 2020 the bikes would be 13 years old so shouldn't effect too many, but agree not good policy.