Dan Hale

Shall we make the decision now then. . . . ?

Dan Hale

Rights - weather still crap so cancelling now!

San / Bob - fancy going up to the Herts meets tomorrow to show them how slow their cars are?

eSeM

I am up for a blast around some of the local country roads.

Busamav

I cant Dan , they wouldnt believe it anyway

I have been a free agent this week as wifey is in China , but i collect her from Thiefrow tomorrow evening .

san2000

I'm on call tomorrow.

Busamav

you would get ther quickly then

Dan Hale

Car or bike?

smnasn

Update on changing ZX6R/Monster for one bike having done some test rides...

Rode the Monster S4R...didn't feel "right" or even finished, and not sure the motor suits the Monster. Disappointed.

Next up the Hondas, first the CBR600RR, very very nice and surprisngly torquey, very small and light, feels like a 400, liked it a lot. Then the Blade, the family DNA is clear. I came away though thinking great as it is actually the 600 is better for me. It's hard to explain, almost like it's too much.

The fundamental problem for me with these bikes though, was the riding position. My ten year old ZX6R feels like a tourer in comparison (and in its day it was quit radical), and I find that a bit uncomfortable on long rides. I have a back problem and pretty much had to unwind myself vertebra by vertebra to get off the bikes. There is no way I could live with these bikes. Disappointed again.

Next to the Triumph dealer.

Initlally I cancelled the Daytona 675 test as I expected it to be too extreme like the Hondas. So I test rode the Speed triple and really liked it and got on well with the riding position but again, like the Blade, somehow felt it was too much.

What you need is a Street Triple said the dealer. Transpires Triumph are shortly bringing out a 675 based version of the Speed Triple.

So out I go on the Daytona 675 to see if I like the engine. What a bike. If I wanted a sports bike that is the one I would get. I loved it, and the engine is an absolute peach. Unless you are very very talented you don't need more bike than this.

The prospect of a Speed Triple type bike with this engine (albeit slightly detuned) in a small light package really appealled - truly the midway between the ZX6R and Monster even to the number of cylinders!

So after a bit of research and thinking about it, I have just ordered one like this...



Down side is it won't be available till September, but then spending a bit more time on a ZX6R and a Monster is not the end of the world...

Dan Hale

Good choice - nice bike

Rapscallion

that looks like a nice bike might be quite good hacking round london/blasting about!