Heeeeeelloooo Folks...

A while since I checked in here.

UPDATE:

So as I previously mentioned, I have given up on the idea of picking up a WRR anywhere in the UK, then subsequently given up on having one carted back from Europe.

So I started my online shopping career for KLX's, CRF's and even, in a moment of desperation 690's... I nearly pulled the trigger on a 2013 690.

Then

Out of nowhere

There it was..

2010 WRR 5,000 miles and 1 owner pops up out of nowhere for sale in London. I am not exaggerating when I say I about verbally ear raped the man when I phoned him to enquire if it was still for sale. It was!

Long story short; 1 van rental later I was heading home with my long sought after WRR in the back. Huzzah!

Better yet. When shopping for a few long haul basics; skid plate, hand-guards, safari tank, fork valves, racks, bar risers etc, I actually found a dirt cheap '08 WRR on eBay with all of these parts already attached. So whilst I had the van I swung past there and picked that up too.

So I've went from having no WRR's... to 2 WRR's in a week, Perfect! The older WRR still runs like a swiss watch, but the plastics are a bit scuffed and it was diiiirty. It actually cost me less than the sum of it's aftermarket parts. I got it for £1,500 including all it's original parts too. Hell the Safari tank alone is £600 in the UK. The main '10 WRR set me back £2,700.

The plan is to strip the old '08 of it's bounty, set up the '10 real nice, swap the '08 back to it's original form and sell it back on again. Ironically the old '08 WRR actually is in great shape once I got it home and cleaned it up. The old caked up mud fell away from the bike with some hot soapy water revealing a great little machine. Part of me thinks I actually could have just took this one in the bloody first place.

I can likely sell it in it's stock form, with new plastics and full service, for a little more than I picked it up for.

Pics soon!