I met (American) Andy Sills yesterday...
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:31 pm
…who the feck is Andy Sills you might say…
…well ; Andy Sills has a thing or two with BMW…
…and he holds the land speed record on a K1200S…
...or else try Google...
…and yesterday I met him at Van Harten, Amersfoort…
…he had done a trip through Europe (on a BMW R1200R), with his Dutch mate, Willem…
…and yesterday he brought the bike back to Van Harten, and because we were aware of that, a couple of the usual ‘saturday-afternoon-BMW-showroom-coffee-drinkers’ headed to Amersfoort, for (of course…) coffee, and a meet & greet with Andy…
…of course all of us together had a great trip…
…the coffee was great ; as usual…
…and it is great to listen to Andy’s stories…
…about the new turbocharged K1200S they are building to set a new record, with a small chain in the drive shaft, so you can change sprockets, in order to get huge top speeds, from the 300HP (or maybe more ?) engine…
…when Andy heard the ‘Hartenjäger’ was present, he almost needed some oxygen…
…he was very anxious to see this bike in real…
…after a lot of ‘ahhhhs’ and ‘ohhhhs’ from him ; he definitely wanted to have pictures taken from him with the Hartenjäger…
…and of course with the owner of the bike…
…pal Mike, the careful owner, isn’t the guy who likes to see himself in a picture, and you can tell that from his face…
…but we had a great afternoon !
…BTW ; Andy is a nice guy !
…first we did coffee in The Hague ; at Motor Houtrust…
…as said : Motor Houtrust…
…old & new…
…a stop for refueling…
…Andy Sills in need for some air, after seeing the Hartenjäger in real…
…incognito Mike, the owner, and Andy…
…Andy, Mike, and Gertjan (shopmanager at Van Harten, and he once raced that K12S)…
…coffee anyone…??
…and don’t forget ; boxerjoy ! Andy inspecting a few boxers…
…Andy Sills in Amersfoort…
...the Hartenjäger...
...preparing for the picture...
...completely black/carbon R12S ; with also a CF front...
...yep that's what it was ; just another great Saturday...
…well ; Andy Sills has a thing or two with BMW…
…and he holds the land speed record on a K1200S…
...or else try Google...
…and yesterday I met him at Van Harten, Amersfoort…
…he had done a trip through Europe (on a BMW R1200R), with his Dutch mate, Willem…
…and yesterday he brought the bike back to Van Harten, and because we were aware of that, a couple of the usual ‘saturday-afternoon-BMW-showroom-coffee-drinkers’ headed to Amersfoort, for (of course…) coffee, and a meet & greet with Andy…
…of course all of us together had a great trip…
…the coffee was great ; as usual…
…and it is great to listen to Andy’s stories…
…about the new turbocharged K1200S they are building to set a new record, with a small chain in the drive shaft, so you can change sprockets, in order to get huge top speeds, from the 300HP (or maybe more ?) engine…
…when Andy heard the ‘Hartenjäger’ was present, he almost needed some oxygen…
…he was very anxious to see this bike in real…
…after a lot of ‘ahhhhs’ and ‘ohhhhs’ from him ; he definitely wanted to have pictures taken from him with the Hartenjäger…
…and of course with the owner of the bike…
…pal Mike, the careful owner, isn’t the guy who likes to see himself in a picture, and you can tell that from his face…
…but we had a great afternoon !
…BTW ; Andy is a nice guy !
…first we did coffee in The Hague ; at Motor Houtrust…
…as said : Motor Houtrust…
…old & new…
…a stop for refueling…
…Andy Sills in need for some air, after seeing the Hartenjäger in real…
…incognito Mike, the owner, and Andy…
…Andy, Mike, and Gertjan (shopmanager at Van Harten, and he once raced that K12S)…
…coffee anyone…??
…and don’t forget ; boxerjoy ! Andy inspecting a few boxers…
…Andy Sills in Amersfoort…
...the Hartenjäger...
...preparing for the picture...
...completely black/carbon R12S ; with also a CF front...
...yep that's what it was ; just another great Saturday...
