General Bike Whoring
06-09-2015, 01:10 PM
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Steve, go for the DRZ400SM. Not too expensive, and great fun. It's what I am riding.
Buaan, that looks like a tidy bit of kit. Think my chain snap was caused by being slightly over exuberant when adjusting/tightening the chain. All back together and running well now though
Buaan, that looks like a tidy bit of kit. Think my chain snap was caused by being slightly over exuberant when adjusting/tightening the chain. All back together and running well now though
06-13-2015, 10:49 AM
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IOM TT. If you have not been, do so.
06-15-2015, 01:26 PM
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Thanks for the advice guys,after much reading it seems the supermotos that I liked are very very fragile(crf450x etc)
And I don't really want to be rebuilding the engine once a year.
So after looking through eBay,bike trader,pistonheads I kept getting drawn to ducatis,I've found one I like but I'm in the process of getting him to knock some money off or getting the belts done at a Ducati dealers.
Fingers crossed we can come to some deal.
And I don't really want to be rebuilding the engine once a year.
So after looking through eBay,bike trader,pistonheads I kept getting drawn to ducatis,I've found one I like but I'm in the process of getting him to knock some money off or getting the belts done at a Ducati dealers.
Fingers crossed we can come to some deal.
06-16-2015, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by steveSC2
Thanks for the advice guys,after much reading it seems the supermotos that I liked are very very fragile(crf450x etc) And I don't really want to be rebuilding the engine once a year. So after looking through eBay,bike trader,pistonheads I kept getting drawn to ducatis,I've found one I like but I'm in the process of getting him to knock some money off or getting the belts done at a Ducati dealers. Fingers crossed we can come to some deal.
06-16-2015, 10:29 AM
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I gave up on the supermotos,I've put a deposit down on a 748r,
I had a 748bp many moons ago,and really enjoyed it,also there's the fact that my dad had a genuine foggy replica.and that beast was the best bike I have ever riden to date,still can't get the thought out of my head of how good it was.
Will get pics up when it arrives
I had a 748bp many moons ago,and really enjoyed it,also there's the fact that my dad had a genuine foggy replica.and that beast was the best bike I have ever riden to date,still can't get the thought out of my head of how good it was.
Will get pics up when it arrives
06-16-2015, 10:37 AM
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Fair play SteveSC2.
Chatted to the fella who owned this one a few months ago. Had Termignoni Exhausts, and the "open cover" on the dry clutch. Certainly made a bit of noise.. and the exhaust!
Ducati 748 by Stuart Allen, on Flickr
Chatted to the fella who owned this one a few months ago. Had Termignoni Exhausts, and the "open cover" on the dry clutch. Certainly made a bit of noise.. and the exhaust!
Ducati 748 by Stuart Allen, on Flickr
06-17-2015, 02:39 AM
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A while back I had a 748s ...
Ducati 748S by Steven Marshall, on Flickr
Probably the worst bike I have ever owned. Not much use on anything other than fast A roads and as uncomfy as hell, especially when you trying to use it to commute.
Looked good though and I am sure it would have been a great track bike.
Ducati 748S by Steven Marshall, on Flickr
Probably the worst bike I have ever owned. Not much use on anything other than fast A roads and as uncomfy as hell, especially when you trying to use it to commute.
Looked good though and I am sure it would have been a great track bike.
06-17-2015, 03:00 AM
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Currently got this in my garage ...
IMG_6949-1 by Steven Marshall, on Flickr
Great fun but the engine is lumpy and it is a bit fragile. Shit on motorways but good around the city .... been contemplating replacing it with a Dorsoduro which I think would make a better bike for the occasional commute.
I don't get out on it enough
IMG_6949-1 by Steven Marshall, on Flickr
Great fun but the engine is lumpy and it is a bit fragile. Shit on motorways but good around the city .... been contemplating replacing it with a Dorsoduro which I think would make a better bike for the occasional commute.
I don't get out on it enough
06-17-2015, 09:43 AM
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Just had to look up dorsoduro,they look good,prob on par with the hypermoto,if not better.
The supermotos I was looking at were designed for the track not the road,the reliability issues were a joke,on a Honda crf450x,Honda recommend a piston change at 15hrs.
and when the crf engine lets go...it normally takes majority of the internals with it.
After reading that,it was a no go for me.
As for the 748r,I understand they aren't the best bike for plodding around on.or the best bike for long distance commutes,it's gonna be a 2nd toy with the s2000 been my main weekend toy.to be fair I will be lucky if I clock up 500miles a year on it:-(prob spend more time polishing it:-)
The supermotos I was looking at were designed for the track not the road,the reliability issues were a joke,on a Honda crf450x,Honda recommend a piston change at 15hrs.
and when the crf engine lets go...it normally takes majority of the internals with it.
After reading that,it was a no go for me.
As for the 748r,I understand they aren't the best bike for plodding around on.or the best bike for long distance commutes,it's gonna be a 2nd toy with the s2000 been my main weekend toy.to be fair I will be lucky if I clock up 500miles a year on it:-(prob spend more time polishing it:-)