HPE install

[RoLoo]

Originally Posted by Sofatester

Do you get free tyres, free oil or free suspension service or even money ?

...the air that I breath is (still...) free..., for the rest I have to pay...

[hawkeyejohn14]

RoLoo I have to admit the Candy Cane was my least favorite of the original paint schemes from BMW, but you have one THE MOST STUNNING EXAMPLES OF A BEAUTIFUL R1200S out there to date. I love the work and detail, congrats and enjoy the riding as much as the eye candy.

[RoLoo]

Originally Posted by hawkeyejohn14

RoLoo I have to admit the Candy Cane was my least favorite of the original paint schemes from BMW, etc.etc.

...thanks !


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[RoLoo]

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...and 'we' can go back to the painter...





...some stupid piece of garden tool decided to make a nasty scratch on the freshly painted belly pan...










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[Droptarotter]

It'll buff out...........damn.....that's sad on such a nice looking bike.

I think it's time for the bike to move into the house away from all the dangerous tools.

Cheers

[Guest24]

That sucks. It's really close to the decal as far as blending in the touch-up.

P.S.
just because some folks call the 12S "agricultural" doesn't mean you have to store it in the "equipment shed," Ron.

[RoLoo]

Originally Posted by nail24

"equipment shed"

[RoLoo]

Originally Posted by Droptarotter

I think it's time for the bike to move into the house away from all the dangerous tools.

...and park my wife in the garage...

[Droptarotter]

Originally Posted by RoLoo

...and park my wife in the garage...

Ron;
You better not let her see what you wrote or it might be you that gets a garden tool upside the head?

Watch out!

[Fenring]

All-round beautiful work on those bikes guys. Congrats.
But I have to say... those belly pans... I really really hate them. They make the bike look fat and weird and it's just like an alien piece of plastic hanging from the bottom. Am I the only one that feels that way?

[RoLoo]

Originally Posted by Droptarotter

Watch out!

...thanx for the warning...

[RoLoo]

Originally Posted by Fenring

those belly pans... I really really hate them.

They make the bike look fat and weird and it's just like an alien piece of plastic hanging from the bottom.

...you may leave the room now...

[adrianw]

You are not alone Fenring, you and I can retire to the bar and have a good rant about the advent of form over function in the world.

Adrian

[Fenring]

Originally Posted by adrianw

... have a good rant about the advent of form over function in the world.

Yeah, something along those lines. I mean, the belly pans, especially RoLoo's , really look very pretty, and very unnecessary. We have a saying, which would nicely describe exactly what's going on here, but it'd be lost in translation, and might cause slight offense as well, so i won't.

Then again, maybe it's just my envy at those nifty HPE pipes talking.

[squall_line]

Originally Posted by Fenring

Yeah, something along those lines. I mean, the belly pans, especially RoLoo's , really look very pretty, and very unnecessary. We have a saying, which would nicely describe exactly what's going on here, but it'd be lost in translation, and might cause slight offense as well, so i won't.

Then again, maybe it's just my envy at those nifty HPE pipes talking.

You mean like an udder hanging down under the saggy jugs?

There, I said it for you. No translation necessary.

Actually, one of the things I like about the S is that is has so little body work that anything below the engine seems superfluous, because the engine itself is such a focal point. On a full-fairing bike like the RT or ST, it seems more necessary to extend the bodywork below the engine, but it seems pretty extraneous on the S.

However, RoLoo did an excellent job with the paint scheme and decals, so I can't really fault him for that, but I know what you mean, fenring.