Archive for June, 2008

Smooth operator

Monday, June 16th, 2008

This Friday the 13th was special. I’m not in any way superstitious, mind you, but I wasn’t expecting anything out of the ordinary either. So imagine my pleasure when, rather than bad luck, I got an unexpected phone call: my new BMW F800GS was ready, registered and fueled, a whole week before the estimate I was given about two months ago. Not that I was fearing any significant delay from the Bayerische, but I’ve come to learn that such estimates are usually a bit optimistic… Between me and her stood only an unending pile of papers to sign and, of course, a sizable check.

Already a few hundred km on the odometer, unfortunately most of them under cloudy skies and even some light rain. Smooth is the keyword — smooth engine, smooth handling. Now if only the weather could get a little bit better…

A couple of reviews and in-depth descriptions for you:

“He move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy…”