Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

Just looked this up, I think it's probably ideal but out of my budget unfortunately. This whole thought process is the result of some out of control man maths... I was originally planning on buying a quick-shifter for the current bike but one thing lead to another an now here I am. Hilarious and very predictable really.

@Picard I do like that, even the pipe looks pretty badass. Also love the little holes you get on the fairing from a bike of that vintage. Hilarious thing is it's probably still too quick for 50% or road riding?

Also love the little holes you get on the fairing from a bike of that vintage.

Way before dimpled jersey marginal gains was a twinkle in Brailsford’s eye.

Lolle, too true!

Yeah one can dream. I went in the same circle as you, but I looking for a drz400e now. Seems the right balance and pretty well available in spain. Other option is a husqvarna 610te, but less avaiable.

This came up on the TET gear exchange. May be an option??

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I've only just discovered this thread!
If I may, my contribution (in Spain 2019, fingers crossed for another trip this year....) :

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Buy it @DethBeard

Are you putting on weight. I usually find I get interested in Harleys when I'm 5kgs overweight :)

hmm, hadn't considered KTMs.
I've moved my attention towards sports tourers at the moment, as I am unlikely to take them off road in all honesty.
GSX1250F just hit my radar

Ooft that's heavy!
Smt 990, versys 650, 1050 tiger sport, zx1000

Leaving this here:

https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/blog/lockdown-logic-failing-bikers

Trip to Spain on a CBR is my dream. Stop in Burgundy. Stop in the Basque country. Down to Malaga. Its going to happen at some point. Where did you go?

Didn’t someone say a KTM 690 was out of budget??

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Cheap (ish) for a reason!

K eep T aking M oney

HA

I am looking at this
https://es.wallapop.com/item/suzuki-drz-400-e-554461467

Post a wheelie pic asap

I think there should be some form of limited CBT type test for electric scooters (proper sit on type) that never expires.
30 mph a decent range and can be parked in front gardens to charge.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hD2iUar7CAk

Someone smashed it past me earlier on Pentonville easily doing 40mph. I asked him at lights and he said he clocked it at 55.
It was impressive. Mad, but impressive.

@DethBeard 990SMT was an utter riot when I test rode it. Only beaten for me by the Multistrada 1200. I do love twins though.

@Cyclopathic Seems to be a growing list of people that head down those ways. Hoping for another summer out there too.

Oh, that explains my recent interest!

Tbh, the weather is too shit for me to bother at the moment. If we ever get a dry day again that isn’t frozen I might consider it.

It's worth getting into it early, otherwise you miss the start of summer. If you're going to be a fair weather biker, and that is better that not biking at all.

My advice about Harleys as an experience would be to get the biggest engine you can but not necessarily tuned. The whole low down torque of the big engines is most of the fun riding them. The Fat Boy with a a massive rear tyre is a nice place to be.

I’m alright with cold to a point and rain to a point but both together (plus dark mornings/evenings) are just miserable. My mighty Punto is making itself useful at the moment.

There are quite a few HD riders at work and they mostly look and sound amazing but I reckon the open road fantasy is mostly just fantasy.

I've done 2 big tours on HD full dressers and ridden them on 5 continents :). It's probably the best way to experience them. LA and touring round the National Parks is amazing, I still want to go back and do the coast there. Surrey and the coast in the summer is nice but it's not the same thing.

Probably people get into the owners group scene and it gives you some rides to attend and social activity around buying new chrome parts. It doesn't suit me on a day to day level but it's good to have an idea of what they offer in case you need to get one in a hurry!

Lot of bullshit-to-dangerous Top Gear-esque rhetoric disguising a valid point