Today we had a couple of VERY expensive coffees at Ocean BMW Falmouth. 
Still had enough in the kitty for lunch down at Gilly Beach though. 
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Wot no freebies at a B*W dealership?
Yeah, the coffee was āfreeā 
New bike getting my bum a couple of inches closer to the ground not free.
What you get Mistaaaaa
Another S1000XR, but new 2024 model and with the low suspension (& seat) option. Takes seat height down to 790 instead of 840, suspension travel reduced from 150 to 130 both ends.
If the cycle shorts donāt do their job I might be going back up with 20mm of extra foam in the standard seat.
My existing luggage going to need a respray from red to blue too.
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All my GSā were factory lowered same as yours with shorter springs and a thinner seat. I never found them uncomfortable so you might be ok, if not you might be able to get a used one on ebay, I got an as new 790mm seat for my1250 RS for Ā£80 by saving a search so was able to buy it as soon as it was listed
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Yep, Iāll be giving the low seat a fair crack before I spend even more money.
Works out costing me about Ā£180 per mm (is 4 yrs newer mind) 
BTW @Octoberon they were black Americanos, none of that Lattes shite.
Photos will follow eventually.
Got the mission of removing those dashcams I spent hours fitting now, panels off (again) here we go.
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Didnāt do anything for meā¦ I hope they work better for you.
Yeah, used them for years, they help a bit but not hugely.
Filter, presse or percolated? 
we should know you know!
(Congrats btw)
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Thanks.
Itās a machineā¦
Iāll try to remember to get a photo when I pick the bike up, no guarantees, Iāll be over excited.
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Adding to the conspiracy theorists that our phones are listening to usā¦
My son was round yesterday and we talked about cycle shorts.
Today he WhatsAppād an unrelated joke to me, immediately following the joke was a review video of theseā¦
Anybody tried them?
The phones arenāt listening but, unless youāre taking steps to protect yourself, everything you do using the internet is tracked, filed and processed. The predictive algorithms are sophisticated. The more data they have, the more they can predict what youāre likely to buy. People think devices are listening but consider all the things your phone hears that donāt result in ads.
This isnāt a conspiracy theory about Google, Facebook etc, itās literally their business model. One estimate puts the value of an internet user at $600. You are their product.
Anyway, whenās this BMW arriving?
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google search words associated with IP address + linked with various accounts. Et voila.
As I passed 50 years old I started to receive some weird advertisment for blue pills, bath tube with a door, etc etc 
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Yes, Iāve seen likely links across household devices, I assume via the common broadband IP.
Often been watching a film on tv, then Google an actor, name comes up after 1 or 2 characters.
Itās balancing convenience/advantages against privacy, a personal choice (but be aware)
The dealer has ordered it from the BMW UK stock at the importer. Should be at the dealer perhaps next week, then predelivery stuff, so couple of weeks.
Iāll perhaps try stretching it to Dec 1st and then try and find a dry day to pick it up.
No oneās going to believe me, but SWMBO made me do it!
Got about Ā£1500 discount but I was looking for more on a winter deal and was ready to walk away.
But Chris said ādo it!ā
Sheās not daft, knew it was going to cost even more if I waited for a Spring '25 plate. 
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Yes, expensive rubbish.
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After all that was the coffee any good?
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I think it was spiked
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