A couple of days before I sold it, I posted a "WANTED" ad on Kijiji. I narrowed it down to the BMW S1000RR and it had to be a 2012 or newer model. I got a response within 24 hours from a gentleman in Barrie, Ontario. Sent me a couple of photos and I was really impressed by what I saw. Sent the pictures to a friend and he recognized the bike and the seller's house. Turns out they were friends... What a small world!
I borrowed a little truck from work and took the day off. I had no intention of buying the bike let alone bringing it home the same day. I picked up my buddy and off we went. Drove from Ajax to Barrie in hopes that we would be pleased with what we saw. Sure enough, we get there and the bike is stored in the seller's basement! BASEMENT!
We looked and awed for a few minutes before we got down to the nitty gritty. The bike was flawless. It was hard to resist. I had nothing to use as a negotiation tool other than the fact that he was friends with my buddy. We spoke numbers briefly, he agreed and off I went to Service Ontario with the VIN# to get a UVIP and insure that there are no liens on the bike. It was 4:30 pm at the time. I still had to make a trip to the bank, there was one near the seller's house but unfortunately, they closed at 4 pm. Managed to find another branch that was located about 15 minutes across town. Great. Got there, got the certified cheque and on the way back we rented a uhaul trailer to bring the bike home.
Needless to say, I was excited!
Haven't had a chance to take any decent photos but I will post more when the weather warms up and I actually get to ride the thing...
In Canada, these bikes come standard with ABS, DTC and QS. The electronics were definitely a huge deciding factor as I had some questionably close calls that resulted in hard/emergency braking and ABS can't hurt.
Initial plan was to keep it stock for the most part but there are mandatory things to be done
1. Crash protection (case covers, frame sliders, axle sliders, etc.)
2. Rearsets - Sitting on the bike, I have to reach a little further with my knees to grip the tank, It almost feels unnatural. I'll have to wait and put some KM's on the OEM sets before I can justify the switch. This time around it's all about function over form.
3. Radiator/oil cooler guards
4. Levers - Only if I change the rearsets, a mild case of OCD here.
5. Powder coating the wheels for a little contrast... Already planned the colours but I won't go into any further detail for the time being...
That's it for now!
