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1Back to top Go down   BM Bikes site is dead! Empty BM Bikes site is dead! 18/04/24, 02:36 pm

duck

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http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/

I wonder what happened. This site had tons of good info.


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
http://www.ClassicKBikes.com
    

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Bricklayer

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Dead? Just a 404 page, it could be back up soon as it is still registered and will be for another month.

Source: whois.com

Domain Information
Domain:
bmbikes.co.uk
Registrar:
Ionos SE [Tag = 1AND1]
Registered On:
2003-05-18
Expires On:
2024-05-18
Updated On:
2024-02-26
Status:
Registered until expiry date.

P.S. IF one is worried about losing a website info, it can always be saved as at: https://web.archive.org/

or one may, as a linux user, use a program called HTTraQt Website Copier and keep a version on your computer.

https://anthonymrugacz.net/
    

3Back to top Go down   BM Bikes site is dead! Empty Re: BM Bikes site is dead! 18/04/24, 02:54 pm

duck

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I guess it could just be a server issue but most times there'd be a maintenance page or whatever instead of a 404.


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
http://www.ClassicKBikes.com
    

4Back to top Go down   BM Bikes site is dead! Empty Re: BM Bikes site is dead! 18/04/24, 06:27 pm

mike d

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Following Phil Hawksley's (aka The Boxer Man) death six years ago, the BMBikes site was kept running by a few volunteers.

Unfortunately, although efforts were made to maintain the site, via some key positions were not filled (e.g. around banking arrangements). A potential to fund the site via voluntary donation also couldn't be sorted.

So the bottom line is that the site is now dead - forever.

Phil was a friend of mine, and we shared some good times over the odd wee dram (or ten).

RIP Phil

Mike

    

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Thats sad, especially when you consider how this forum gets funded. But we have a special spirit here.


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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles

Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500
    

6Back to top Go down   BM Bikes site is dead! Empty Re: BM Bikes site is dead! 19/04/24, 10:50 am

Dai

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Bricklayer wrote:or one may, as a linux user, use a program called HTTraQt Website Copier and keep a version on your computer.
httrack for Windows users: https://www.httrack.com/. Read the instructions carefully 'coz it can build rabbit holes like you wouldn't believe. Damn useful though.


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1983 K100 naked upgraded to K100LT spec after spending time as an RS and an RT
1987 K100RT
Others...
1978 Moto Guzzi 850-T3, 1979 Moto Guzzi 850-T3 California,1993 Moto Guzzi 1100ie California
2020 Royal Enfield Bullet 500
    

7Back to top Go down   BM Bikes site is dead! Empty Re: BM Bikes site is dead! 19/04/24, 06:23 pm

duck

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mike d wrote:Following Phil Hawksley's (aka The Boxer Man) death six years ago, the BMBikes site was kept running by a few volunteers.

Unfortunately, although efforts were made to maintain the site, via some key positions were not filled (e.g. around banking arrangements). A potential to fund the site via voluntary donation also couldn't be sorted.

So the bottom line is that the site is now dead - forever.

Phil was a friend of mine, and we shared some good times over the odd wee dram (or ten).

RIP Phil

Mike

Thanks for the info. I never knew who Phil was but the BM Bikes site has always been a great resource. It's good to still have access to it via the Wayback Machine.


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
http://www.ClassicKBikes.com
    

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jbt

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What a pity this website is over! It really was a gold mine about BMW.
All the info about paint codes particularly...
Did anybody saved something? I tried via the links quoted before but with no success at all.
I could manage to upload the content at another safe place, on the airhead french forum.


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9Back to top Go down   BM Bikes site is dead! Empty Re: BM Bikes site is dead! 25/04/24, 06:07 pm

mike d

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Phil was an Independent BMW Mechanic (old school) in the UK. His business went by the name 'The Boxerman' and was run from his garage.  
Not hard to guess from the name that he specialised in BMW Boxers.  He knew his stuff. 
He also liked a drop of Irish Whiskey with Jameson being the normal tipple. I recall a number of camping events, where a bottle was shared to the last drop with a group of friends. He was also to be seen with a roll up cigarette most of the time.

Happy days.

Mike

    

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duck

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jbt wrote:All the info about paint codes particularly...

I have all of Phil's paint pages compiled into a single PDF at this link:

https://www.kbikeparts.com/classickbikes.com/ckb.tech/0.ckb.tech.files/paint/00.Paint.Codes.Colors.Schemes.BMW.pdf


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
http://www.ClassicKBikes.com
    

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jbt

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Thanks for the save! Can I share it?


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That fills our fairest day.
    

12Back to top Go down   BM Bikes site is dead! Empty Re: BM Bikes site is dead! 25/04/24, 09:14 pm

duck

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jbt wrote:Thanks for the save! Can I share it?

Of course.


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
http://www.ClassicKBikes.com
    

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jbt

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Thanks a lot!


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14Back to top Go down   BM Bikes site is dead! Empty Re: BM Bikes site is dead! 01/06/24, 02:21 pm

mike d

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My June copy of our BMW Club (UK) Journal arrived this morning.

In it was an article from the club's Technology Officer. He has produced a copy of Phil's website from web.archive.com.

It is now available on our national server. You can go to http://bmbikes.bmw-club.org.uk no sign in required.

It's a replica, but without the adverts and requests for donations. It is only the website and not the forum that was also set up by Phil.

Mike

    

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Two Wheels Better

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Outstanding. Oftentimes these incredible places of reference are lost for good, and remain only in the collective memory, which can and do grow fuzzier by the re-telling. Cheers.


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"A long ride is the answer to a question you will soon forget!" ~ Anonymous
1977 R75/7-100, '93 K11/K12 Big Block, '93 K1100RS, '95 R100 Mystic, '96 K1100RS, 2 x '98 K1200RS, '06 K1200R & '09 K1300GT
    

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duck

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mike d wrote:It is now available on our national server. You can go to http://bmbikes.bmw-club.org.uk no sign in required.

cheers cheers cheers


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
http://www.ClassicKBikes.com
    

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Laitch

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BM Bikes site is dead! 4D6qBnTpxAYVqF+dQB1KlNYXLNCbNAAaNHYQLICvNBVgdq15L1WXQuwqIKBuLNKzAgADs=


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td5

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Excellent Mike


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