Road Rage | Getting Gobbed On By the FrenchJoeRepublic2023-08-26 | I've upset a French farmer. Oops.BMW M1000R Road Rage | Cut Off by Van DriverJoeRepublic2024-09-16 | Blackwall Tunnel, Southbound approach. I did notice the van driver pull away quite sharply, so held back while rounding the bend. I also noticed he was slightly over the line initially, so held back again. Once i saw him move back to the left, I began making progress to pass in my lane.
In hindsight, I was aware of the moped in front of him when we were stationary, so should have predicted he would make the move go around.Abandoned Aprilia Touno V4 | First Start…JoeRepublic2024-09-08 | Managed to get the ECU reflashed, new key and barrell both recoded.
Moment of truth….Abandoned Aprilia Tuono V4 | Serviced and CleanedJoeRepublic2024-09-08 | ...Sound Test | M1000R x SC Project CR-T Carbon Exhaust.JoeRepublic2024-09-08 | Test mic placement on the M1000R2024 BMW M1000R | Road Rage - Dangerously cut off by an Audi.JoeRepublic2024-08-27 | As you can probably hear, I was deep in a dispute phone call with TUI regarding an issue I had with a previous booking when this turnip decided to run me off the road.
I wasn't having any of that nonsense...Chaos at the Blackwall Tunnel | BMW M1000RJoeRepublic2024-05-05 | ...Melo Does A WheelieJoeRepublic2024-04-20 | ...M1000R x SC Project CR-T Carbon Exhaust.JoeRepublic2024-03-04 | ...BMW R1250 GSA | Caught In The Snow | UK - December 2022JoeRepublic2023-11-17 | ...France Tour 2022 | Day 1JoeRepublic2022-04-21 | First of a series of videos documenting our recent tour of western France. Day 1 comprises the absolute worst of the footage recorded, as only really managed to capture the trip to Folkestone and the ride on the Eurostar; the rest being 6 hours of motorway miles.
From this point onwards, however, it's all country roads and scenic views.
A couple of things to note: Remote Key battery died within about an hour of setting off. You'll see the "Key out of range alarm" a lot in this series. Very frustrating and unfortunately frequent occurrence.The Dangers of ‘Keyless Ride’JoeRepublic2021-09-29 | Don’t leave your wireless keys on the dash 😬2021 BMW S1000R | Road Rage - Sideswiped by Dacia SanderoJoeRepublic2021-09-02 | Didn't notice my indicator at the time, but that was caused by me when getting of the bike. Easy repair.
I'm a little embarrassed by my initial reaction, but things soon calmed down before eventually become a "Mate" off with the driver of the Dacia.
Key lesson: Always assume you haven't been seen. Cars are rock hard, and heavy! If the peg had given way fully, my foot would have been crushed!BMW S1000R 2021 Full System Exhaust | Daily CommuteJoeRepublic2021-07-09 | Sound check of BMW S1000R 2021 with a Black Widow full system combined with ‘M Package’ Akrapovic Slip-on, on a regular daily commute.BMW S1000R 21’ | Black Widow Headers/Akrapovic End Can.JoeRepublic2021-06-26 | Black Widow Headers for the 19-21 S1000RR and the S1000R 21’ M Sport Akrapovic End Can.