General Bike Whoring
04-02-2009, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan Hale,Apr 2 2009, 07:51 AM
Good stuff.
My bike is way better than I am - that helps a lot.
I'm looking forward to getting the first service out of the way
My bike is way better than I am - that helps a lot.
I'm looking forward to getting the first service out of the way
So quiet compared with the weekend. Thursday is clearly the new Sunday.
04-04-2009, 08:22 AM
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Pip....you missed a nice day's riding.
Was good to get out on the bike properly this year.
Got 2 new BT016s scrubbed in.
Sad news is I may have to sell the bike soon.
Was good to get out on the bike properly this year.
Got 2 new BT016s scrubbed in.
Sad news is I may have to sell the bike soon.
04-05-2009, 11:31 AM
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I took the R1 out today ...... the first time this year. I had forgotten how quick these things are.
I was out on the KTM yesterday and I think I now enjoy riding it more than the R1. The quick steering on the Duke make it quick on B roads and through traffic.
I was out on the KTM yesterday and I think I now enjoy riding it more than the R1. The quick steering on the Duke make it quick on B roads and through traffic.
04-05-2009, 12:30 PM
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San, I couldn't insure it. Well I'll check anyway.
Steven, it all depends on what you use the bike for. I doubt you'd have much fun on a few hundred mile hoon. You'd have to fill up several times for a start.
Steven, it all depends on what you use the bike for. I doubt you'd have much fun on a few hundred mile hoon. You'd have to fill up several times for a start.
04-07-2009, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by san2000,Apr 4 2009, 05:22 PM
Pip....you missed a nice day's riding.
Was good to get out on the bike properly this year.
Got 2 new BT016s scrubbed in.
Sad news is I may have to sell the bike soon.
Was good to get out on the bike properly this year.
Got 2 new BT016s scrubbed in.
Sad news is I may have to sell the bike soon.
I did 200 miles
Another 180 done last night, so that's totted up to 586 complete.
Service booked for Thursday and then it's allowed to go up to 10k rpm.
Should start to get a bit more interesting.
Feeling quite comfortable with it now, had both knees down last night, fortunately not at the same time
It has an economy guage fitted, which I didn't know about.
Anyway, averaged 35 mpg so far.
Put it in 4th and accelerated quite hard, it went down to 12
I'll be resetting it when I get to Cartagena just for amusement value.