I Bought a Crashed BMW S1000RR

Bit of a modern bike this time but what a corker! It came along and I have to say, I enjoyed the touch up greatly - turned out nice again!
Thank you all for you continued support here - I know I'm a little sporadic with the videos! ha
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[@BaronVonGrumble]

So the big question is - what to I do with it next!

[@zacharysuderman478]

Restomod project? 🤔 Make it look new + exhaust and ECU flash

[@Levent_Ergun]

Put knobbies on it and take it to Arctic circle 👀

[@v4skunk739]

I'm only 30 seconds in to the video. I'd get the frame checked to see how straight it is.

[@BaronVonGrumble]

​@@Levent_Ergunlolz

[@Scouse.Malinois]

Fix it and sell it on as mint condition never dropped😂....seriously just keep it as track weapon I guess

[@einzelganger0]

Being able to ride a brand new expensive bike that's already been laid down is a dream. No worries about scratches or dings and can ride the wheels off it. More RR content please!

[@gbner9991]

Usually it's more like you find scratches and bent stuff in the weirdest possibile places and ask yourself wtf happened

[@stephenc8956]

'Laid down'. Sounds so civilised..😏

[@bradhone9168]

I agree,. Every time I buy a new bike, I tend to tip-toe around. The fact that it's perfect always in the back of my mind. When I fix a damaged bike, Game on!

[@77JazzMan]

Take the panels to tony at probike custom paints ,, he’s between guildford and dorking

[@dgw4150]

Chris, I'd say keep it stock and just ride the hell out of it. Would love to see regular updates just with daily use, real world stuff. Hope to catch you at caffeine and machine on my R1 too! 👍

[@alexpryce555]

Anodized blue rear sets?? Get ya rat out chrissy 😂

[@gerardmontgomery280]

Unfortunately they're not rat, they're a rather expensive BMW M Sport add on. One born every minute 😅

[@flippy66]

@@gerardmontgomery280 I think it was a joke. One born every minute indeed.

[@alexpryce555]

Whoosh ​@@gerardmontgomery280

[@alexpryce555]

it was a joke 😂, but thank you for defending his Honor, and just because something is expensive doesn't make it good ​@@gerardmontgomery280

[@ridinggranny]

No way Baron! I acquired my 2020 BMW S1000RR in exactly the same way six months ago! The bike had a trackday, took a fall, and found itself in the gravel, but in my case, it was on the left side. The previous owner simply couldn't be bothered to repair the bike. Resulting in significant savings for me, landed the purchase at 3-4K below the average price in the used market (in the Netherlands). The only necessary fix was minor (O-ring leak from the output shaft). only repairs after that were: the rearsets, grips, bar ends and shift lever, alongside the fairing repairs. also kept the little marks on the swing arm and frame. It is only noticeable if you basically look for it. My opinion on what you should do: Keep it and use it. I'm going to do the same. it is a bike that i dreamed of owning. going to "Picos de Europa" Spain in September for my first Europe tour. Can't wait!

[@Alic_R1]

Tering ouwe heeft die niet alsnog een fortuin gekost?

[@henkondemand]

@@Alic_R1 Uiteraard

[@ridinggranny]

@@Alic_R1 simpel gezegd ja. Toen ik aan het kijken was voor een andere motor, zocht ik naar de naked variant van de RR. Was van plan één te importeren ivm de prijzen in Nederland. Per toeval kwam ik m'n RR tegen via een Facebook groep. Puur omdat toendertijd de RR niet in m'n budget viel (incl. verkoop van m'n MT-10) heb ik er nooit naar gekeken. Gokje gewaagd en pakte gelukkig goed uit.

[@gewoon8781]

Zo heb ik 4k bespaard op mijn Monster 1200S. Eigenaar was er mee gevallen en wilde er van af. Destijds waren ze met die kilometrage rond de 12k, ik kreeg hem mee voor 6,5k. 1500 aan onderdelen later en hij is weer perfect.

[@DRocRSS2012]

Baron. Any new video from this channel is and will always be VERY well received.

[@LickyDischarge]

Yep spot on sir

[@AlfOfAllTrades]

0:48 Definitely the son of the father... 🤣

[@franklinwilkerson2061]

Whew, I was worried he was just a random kid he collected off the street 😂.

[@zakelwe]

I can just imagine him in 20 years time wearing a wig, a glittery suit and fake glasses and reading this weeks bike news.....

[@dmach83]

Answers everything the big poof VBG says he isn’t going to say ha ha ha ha ha ha love it

[@agnelt]

Do another multi-day ride through Spain like the good-ol days. Very fond of those, got me into riding and ended up becoming an instructor and made some great memories along the way.😊

[@presstodelete1165]

I have been earning a living out of this kind of stuff since 2006, it's the best way I know of getting your biking kicks for free. Just fixed an old Triumph Trophy and the only expence was 25 quid to the DVLA for a V5 and it's going to need a new battery. Its drying off next to my MV F4, 996 and 750SS at the moment.

[@IN_ZANE_]

What happened to the long term project S1000RR you got then featured in a 44T video "S 1000 RR | Slip-On Exhaust Dyno Gains" 17 July 2021 💀💀💀

[@TheMezzy712]

Keep it. Then do the The Transfagarasan Highway. Nice long 10 part video would be amazing.

[@SBKPete]

Reminds me of the Gixxer that you had, on your solo trip to Spain all those years ago. Keep it and enjoy the feeling of stress free ownership

[@Jtanman93]

ive gotta say i would expect more than a 2k reduction for a drop on a track. Maybe thats just me. I can afford 2k for one that hasn't been

[@Dream-Academy]

You said you would tell us how much you paid at the end! You lied!!! 😞

[@Scratch83]

Keep it and commute in it or sell it and buy something else. Either way please give us some more random chatter commuting vudeos

[@richgsxr1000k9]

Totally understand the whole stress free riding thing. I rode a 2000 zx9r for about 10 years come rain or shine and thoroughly enjoyed it as it was already 'used' Now that’s a track bike and I’m on new stuff (Speed Triple 1200 followed by a Speed Twin 1200) and I find myself triple checking the weather for any chance of rain, getting all pissy if I ride through a puddle and losing my head if I find a stone chip anywhere! It’s exhausting, and it means I ride a lot less 😕 Great content as always Baron 👍

[@williamzoom]

Ride the piss out of it until someone makes you a really good offer!

[@berwynluxe2751]

What did you do with the bike?? Love the RR! And 9t!!!

[@gerardmontgomery280]

I can only assume someone's significant other politely but firmly suggested they should "get ride of that bloody bike"

[@Questicus]

Would watch you painting a wall Chris. Great to see you and your young lad having a laugh!

[@chrismcarthur1782]

Always a huge fan of your bike videos , finding you last year watching you on this channel and the other fixing bikes and repairing them inspired me . This is my goal start of small old bikes and build up . I have an addiction now and currently working on a 99 tl1000r, a 97 CBR900 , and a 91 zxr750 (barn find never had a UK MOT) only did its first miles then stored and never moved 😮😮😮😮

[@dmach83]

Wow awesome barn find

[@ticthedog6095]

Great video and a nice repair, did you clear out the kitty litter from the air box? Hopefully the previous owner is not watching you repair his bike for sub £1k when Vines most probably quoted him £12k to repair it.

[@hopalong8715]

First Chris, and now you... Seems everyone wants some of the crashed RR action! Can't blame you though, people are scared of bikes like these but if you know what you're doing, they can be awesome. Completely different planet, but I rebuilt a very similarly crashed bike (gen 1 SV) from Pembry. It's a frustrating, but rewarding process.

[@stephengraves5222]

Your bike does look good,the Mrs thinks it looks good too. Just in case you didn't already know,be careful when it's wet on white lines and metal man hole covers,definitely avoid them if possible, certainly treat them with respect, also watch out for gravel too. The way I deal with slow turns is to very slightly put my weight to the outside of the turn,maybe it will work for you and maybe not. I have to be careful on slow turns because my Ducati multistrada 950 is too tall for me and heavy too,I have dropped it once in a slow turn. Any way good luck with your new bike and just be well careful with,one little mistake and you will ruin your bike and be kicking yourself for a costly tiny mistake.

[@emsik185]

Looks like a proper slide and the frame could be bent because of the weight and impact...

[@L3eh123]

Plot twist : Chris was the previous owner 😅😝

[@chrish.538]

I’ve missed you baron 😎🫡

[@BaronVonGrumble]

Misses you too bro

[@berwynluxe2751]

Do a win a bike comp, for p2t? Win win....no spin...so raffle it, £2 a ticket...plus lovely Full bmw rider gear and get 200k to enter...and help raise key awareness to more? Love the bike, but then i love 1299 Ducati bikes, cb1100ex and honda atv three wheelers and blades and cb250s! The tour of Ducati factory in beautiful Italy was amazing, do it. Now. All of you!! Thats me, the washed up biker. Ok, bye.

[@stufrags]

Ello Mr Grumble, what screen would you advise for road riding the S1000RR? No track days

[@patrickkonig]

Keep it as a daily.

[@Andys955i]

At 20:23 you can just see my green beastie behind the white van, you should have stopped I'd have bought you a shit cheap coffee 🤣🤣🤣

[@BaronVonGrumble]

i should have!

[@bellend69]

Keep it and use the 💩out of it. Enjoy it. You'll probably still make money out of it when you do sell it and you've had your fun out of it.

[@Anenglishrocket]

How you doing Chrisy?

[@Gambo916]

Mr Grumbler, @12:04 They all do that Sir.......jus' BMW's way to drive you friggin' nuts!!!!

[@perhjerdt]

What should you do? Well, what about some adventures first, get bored by it, sell it still with a profit and new challange! We all love both looking and doing our own project bikes don’t we… Isen’t time you get/build a bonkers 2-stroke? 250 or 500….

[@Veterans-e2c]

Smoking deal looking new. I pick up my 2024 s1000RR tomorrow but mine has the forged wheels.

[@Mechannick]

You should do a touring S1000RR, put some bags on I, off-road tyres, touring Europe, think outside the box. I would watch the hell out of Sporty Adventure Dad

[@codename_wind_official]

I watched this one after the morocco announcement vid. You want to sell all the bikes now?? Definitely sell a bunch. Simple is better. Might have to keep the 916SPS and the 999R.

[@southend26]

You really insist on everything being ultra clean. No shade, but I'd probably have ridden the thing without worrying about the scratched plastic & frame. Lol

[@timrodierides]

So lovely to see a project from start to finish in a video rather than slowly lowering a pork pie into my mouth and spitting out the jelly

[@jondoe5532]

Have you still got it? Get together with the other bike journo's (C.Northover, M.Neeves.) with the crash repaired bikes and do a road trip or something.

[@DMRMOTORSPORT]

Give us a garage update please sir...Ducati, GSXR, BMW'S and please ride them all for us and make a few videos like the old days.

[@eant1234]

If/when you've sold it, please quote the price paid from BMW. I can't imagine it was so cheap, given the minimal damage. BM' aren't mugs in my experience.

[@JamoSaye]

Brilliant job, bike looks great. I'd sell it and put the profit towards another project... could be a new series! Also Loomies - the worst cafe I've ever been to, don't understand why so many people go there, they can't make even an average cup of coffee.

[@gedmccarthy9547]

Raffle it

[@d675ose7]

Poor guy who sold the bike watching this… 😅 unless they didn’t want to live with a cat N bike obvs 🤷🏻‍♂️- she looks smart & unless you go to sell it, she’ll always look smart & as you said you can use it without worrying👌🏻

[@blairmacmillan5294]

KZbin bloke fixed smashed bike/car buy a raffle ticket. 😂😂😂 Ride it track day it don’t think to much just enjoy. Mind your the fast one in 44 teeth now 😎👍

[@DrewBloo]

Chris, Want to swap it for a Moto2 Street Triple 765 (the limited edition one) plus some cash your way? Can visit the other new Caffeine and Machine where I live when we do swapsiezzz

[@link6032]

So how did it become 'cheap', it was not economical to repair from an insurance perspective, but not an insurance right off ?. So the owner just sold it super cheap even though BMW said it was sound and just needed cosmetics?. Why did the original owner not do what Chris has done ?

[@avon2alpha676]

Nothing like saying I “GAVE” my exhaust away to my friend. I’m go over there and get it back from him!

[@mendingmotos]

This is my dream bike … but my dream came true. I’ll be rebuilding a 2024 soon 🎉

[@potatotr33]

Looking for input? do a budget bike rebuild but find a 954 and a wrecked s1000rr and put the engine in it. do like a 954 exterior with an s1k heart.

[@guppylove7200]

I just tested rode one of these yesterday…. Amazing coming off of a Daytona 675 2010 😂😅

[@royevans4581]

I'm too old school for those front wings. Not ma ting. Nice job. Maybe stow the original plastics, get a track day set and paint 'em up.

[@steve00alt70]

Wait you.... have a family? when was this? lucky to have a dad that approves motorcycles unlike mine. That thinks they are a death trap.

[@greyanaroth]

Make a banging balls to the wall track bike. OR Do the SBK tourer thingy Either way, pls get that bren flash for it.

[@cecilwilson5442]

Get out on it enjoy riding it then do some stuff to it sell , and get the money all back,, bloody well done 👍, great motorcycle ☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland 😊

[@GGT2501]

Actually R&G bobbins did a good job. Did it have plastics on the engine cases? Could save a lot of cash on the rear sets with a can of black paint if all you want is black!

[@KevZJ]

Race Al to Venice, but Al on a 20 year older bike that cost a fraction the price. Well, not race, that's illegal obviously.

[@milabaigar]

Good luck on any warranty claim my battery failed after 9 months and upon more investigation the battery was even older than my brand new bike and made in chynaa !! 🐗💩bmw

[@10secondsrule]

Do what keeps you happy. If you don’t use it then lose it. I can see you really enjoy getting bikes to their former glory so why not sell it and find the new project. It’s not like you have nothing to keep riding on.

[@olliety]

We want you to keep it and film your adventures! Why don't you get t your mate that did the r1 livery to put a racing livery on this too

[@rsthonda]

I thought you said you would say how much it cost you? People want to know a break down of how much the bike cost. Parts to fix and a total would be worth while knowing 🤨

[@sneeuwwolf1176]

All these modern bikes have those hideous tft screens. Back to the 80's. The dash alone stops me from buying a brand new one. No matter how cheap. Looks like the type of thing my children play with. 🤮

[@shaunazar]

I say enjoy it until it doesn't do it for you. you can always break even or close on a well priced bike and as they say in Germany, Das Good!

[@lo666zz]

Better idea would be to let us know how the fuck'n GSXR Thou project is going😂

[@saintetienne755]

What should you do with it? As my Dad would say, "Oompah, oompah, stick up ya jumper"

[@57Adventures]

Dude, watched a bunch of your videos this morning. You totally crack me up. Sub'd!

[@Floxiiik]

you can get a RR for 19-23k in the UK ? here in austria those things cost 30k WTF

[@deployeddan]

Since you got it for a good price (budget bike if you will), use it in the next BBB and ride it from east to west coast in the states 👍💪

[@hgm8337]

Hp4 carbon fibre map and titanium the living daylights out of it!

[@jamieb3039]

Come on what did you pay? 😬

[@CRFLAus]

I prefer nowadays to have stone chips and a scratch here and there. You can't stop it if you want to use a bike. Be stoic, if you can.

[@kennq507]

I guess you could consider the under side of the subframe as a wheel well of sorts 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@richardsmiths518]

Nice bike, I think you should do your own paint scheme.. base mods an ride the sh*t out of it.

[@mauricebramao5592]

What has become of the gorgeous blue and black 2001 gsxr1000?

[@8alakai8]

you said you really want to use this bike so then i would like a bike with scratches if i got it new i would be babying it and then you dont use it fully and the first scratch will be like fuck

[@ams2379]

Was the engine still running while she was lying on her side?.....Doesn't take long!!!

[@philbarrett3739]

Current tech for 10yr old money. Doesn't get better in biking than that.

[@mikew1084]

Rubbish talk without telling how much paid for it 😂isn’t rebuild at all

[@sirquasm2913]

Please have the tyres removed and check the rims from the inside 😔 you might need a rim job XD

[@TallyHoTech]

Bank it and move onto the next one

[@bumblebee_tuna]

Always loved naked bikes but daaaaaaym that's a sexy bike.

[@nickevans4788]

Hi would love to know what you paid for it and how much its cost to put right mr grumble 👍

[@Harnosharn]

Go on tell us how much you got it for or even a hint 😅 i reckon just pipe and carbon couple bits and use the shit out of it

[@johnmatsacos4692]

Why would the previous owner bail on it, did they just have more money than sense ?

[@Leonard-kd7uj]

Hi great vid. Without doubt keep her and as you say enjoy her for a while

[@motoruss]

Good dealership vines of Guildford came down from Yorkshire to them to get a bike as they do price fairly. Good job on the Bike Baron, looks and sounds sweet

[@kracerx]

My thought is that this is a great idea for a long term series - ride it this season, commute/track days/touring what have you. And then sell it and find a new project for next season. Rinse, repeat.

[@UncannySense]

as far as I'm concerned the faults and flaws are a sign of character. Just ride the snot out of it.

[@ninoroldan2448]

probably missed it but did bvg mention how much he paid for it?

[@Yelowbuddy]

It's simple,just give it to me ,ll give you my TL 1000S in PX

[@Tech-49]

I doubt the owners insurance would cover it on the track so most likely not his choice to take it on the chin.

[@AndyHunt182]

Mega, loved the video and think you've made a very sensible purchase here. Can't wait to see how this develops!

[@MightyCalves]

I'm a Ducati fanboy for life, but damn she's beautiful!

[@georgeh.5480]

I'd love to know what he paid for the bike and how much in parts it took to restore it to new.

[@212gazza]

Is BVG the same person who voices the trading 212 ad on here?

[@franklinwilkerson2061]

Keep it at least until summer and then reep the biggest profits. Jealous.

[@thecornishbiker9323]

Give it away to one of your amazing subscribers 😊😊😊😊

[@HMSfrubes]

I'd keep it stock, maybe a nice exhaust and ride it like hell.