BMW1200GS out of control down a big hill

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BMW1200GS out of control down a big hill

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Jelly that is what the Varadero weighs in at without being fully loaded !
At least we haven't got ABS!

I bet Alton Towers is a doddle for that rider now
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fair play, he made it down!

Even if the top box didn't.
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wow....i thought his was going to eating dirt half way down.
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AckAckFlack wrote:Jelly that is what the Varadero weighs in at without being fully loaded !
At least we haven't got ABS!

I bet Alton Towers is a doddle for that rider now
Poxy linked brakes though :angry:
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I did something very similar on an 800,thru trees! Stalled it at the top of a hill then forgot to turn it off for the down bit. Bit of a brown trouser moment. :blush:
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Morph wrote:fair play, he made it down!

Even if the top box didn't.
. . . Yes! I think the "ejector" topbox was a bit too common in the early days!
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