Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

I had the R1150RS. Stolen before I got a chance to tour on it. Did you not have any low rpm stuttering? Maybe the 1100 didn't have that problem.

I really enjoyed it for the time I had it and would have kept it.

Immigration, so necessity in this case.

Plenty of Ducatis in the US sea, if you're still coming this way.....

Not that I recall and I had it for quite a while. Think I traded it in for a Varedero eventually.

Maybe?? 😀

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Hahaha, nah. Some other priorities to sort out first. And I'm not keen on those Busa's haha.

Fair enough, just need to think long and hard if I want to get something similar or maybe venture down a different road. I'm kind of liking the Desert Sled i.e.

Am I getting old?

Everyone’s getting old. I keep looking at 80s superbikes! Get a big garage at your new home!

Depends where you ride no? If I was out there, I’d definitely do more dirt.
Really like the DesertX

Few pics…

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Feels like every time someone lists a cool bike for sale you’re right there saying…

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That Yamaha is very nice!

Both looking great. Handlebars on the yamaha are top lols.

SPTA

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As brave and stupid as I then!

Didn't like running cold when I came back to it, plus was at 2,000m. Need to look at fueling.

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Damm you both. Work has been quite busy and feeling guilty I never made it out on the crf in the snow.

It was less snow, more ice to be honest!!

Any 'moments'?

I was flagging after a few hours so the last hour home was mega slow.

The other guys had a few falls. We met with 4 other guys I know and they had varying degrees of success on SPTA. One had a front wheel disappear through the ice, both KTM’s lost the end of the rear brake levers, and I think a few more exciting things happened too.

I had my usual constant near-falling (aka normal riding). The trials bike has really helped staying stood up when a bike goes sketchy.

Sounds eventful. Well done for getting a few friends together and actually going out in it. Imagine concentration levels are at an all time high trying to not die at every turn. Great picture though!

Thanks yea.

The guy in my photo has his birthday on Monday, this was his ‘birthday ride’ that he’d organised. He’s a very very capable enduro rider - ex-motocrosser and fast road rider. He was happy as anything that we went out, as all the others in Swindon cried off.

The four others were part of the group I met with at ABR and Sweet Lamb; they were over to do a rally event thing so yesterday was a play day before they try to follow the roadbook today.

You’re right that concentration levels are high. I was totally pooped by the time I got home, and this morning muscles ache that haven’t ached all year!

passed my car test last week which means i can look to get back on the two-wheeled horse sometime soon without feeling quite so guilty...

one question that probably isn't specific to bikes - but checked the mileage of this bike on this site and it showed it'd reduced by 2k miles between 2021 and 2o22... dodgy? or someone doing a typo during the MOT or somesuch?

May be difficult to gauge this, but does a standard-ish size bike (Ducati 748 - XR250) fit through the front door of your London home?

I have a spare room downstairs that I use as a workshop/store bicycles in, and I wouldn't mind taking on a winter project if I can fit it through the front door and round the kink in the hallway.

Ideally fully built up, as It'd be nice to continue to use that room as a parking space once the project is finished.

Depends how wide the door is - door is the standard size in Hackney terrace houses, not wide not narrow.

I got my old 125 through (Varadero XL125, so on the bigger end at least for its engine size) - no idea how wide the front door was, mind.

If you had a friend to help, sure you could wiggle the bars on a good few bigger bikes to get things to fit.

My gut says no.

However, once you remove the handlebars and wheels (maybe the fork legs I think with a mate you could move it anywhere. All of that can be built, positioned, then temporarily removed for the journey outside.

The handlebars don't need disassembly - just wrap the tank with a towel, lift and rotate bars, then strap to tank for the journey.