Finally finished the central 'stripe'.......quite pleased with the result
I parted with this today.
Super bike with which I've done many miles, but it's time for a change.
The whole "buy the new bike the same colour as the old bike so the wife won't notice" all falls apart when you get both of them out of the garage at the same time...
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Copied from my own thread for a wider audience,
My wife,50 this year has for a long time stated that on her birthday the 8th of august she would like to ride pillion on a Harley Davidson, now normally as a licence holder i would goto Leeds dealers and rent one, 9 points has scuppered this plan.
Are there any owners near leeds who could help me out by collecting her from out front Lovell Park (lloyds Banking Group) in leeds and bring her home to BD19 at a steady pace approx 9 miles. I am willing to recompense.
R1200R a seriously-underrrated bike. It does it all! Check out the Youtube video of a fella riding one in the Alps
https://youtu.be/gHc-r2LKB2E
I've had it for four years, and it is indeed massively capable and far faster than I am.
I can't help but ride it quickly, always marveling at the instant punch and astonishing brakes. Unfortunately however, my neck is in a bad way following a car accident 25 years or so ago and I can no longer deal with the forces.
Last year I rode from Gloucestershire to Edinburgh and back over 4 days on winding roads, and half way through day 3 my neck cried enough and I had to leave the rest of them to it and crawl home.
Last weekend we did around 800 miles around the Peak District and up to Yorkshire and back. This time I left the bike in Rain Mode, regardless of the conditions just to calm everything down and that helped, though I've been using heat pads since getting back. The bike, of course, took everything in its stride.
The logic behind the Street Scrambler is that with half the power and significantly lesser brakes, I can mess about without putting as much stress on my body. I hope it works out!
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I had the new R1250R as a courtesy bike whilst my R9T was in for a service and MOT.
It made the R9T feel like a tractor in comparison. Same weight but feels so light and handled beautifully. I seriously thought about chopping mine in for one.
You might enjoy this new video
Bikes and Bremonts
https://youtu.be/0bjecneoKA8
My last test ride confirmed what I already knew - I had to have one of these (with a few mods) and so I've been out scrubbing in the tyres :
New, to me, bike picked up on Friday.
Already done nearly 300 miles
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Sorry, it must be me, but these KTMs look but ugly.
You'll be hard pressed to find a better bike for the money than the Street you already have Tony.
Cheers, I think so too
None of us is getting any younger, as I frequently have to remind myself
I was in two minds about the can...but then I heard it
The tail tidy is a vast improvement over the stock item.
KTM 1290 Super Duke R
Definitely, and will be even more when it's run in
It's not to everyone's taste, but then I seem to like the more 'challenged' designs such as this and the Diavel
Beautiful bike and Lind are a good bunch to deal with. I've bought two bikes from there but I don't know if I would swap the Street Triple for this. Seems more like an additional bike than an only bike. In that colour scheme anyway. But shaft drive is a joy - no maintenance!
each to their own etc etc , but that thing is butt fugly -a brown seat on any motorbike is just a no and it looks like they forgot to finish building the back end.
its already been said - when you get your next bike go forwards not backwards, moving from the sreet triple to that would be like riding a motorised shopping trollly :P
Oh, got you. In the metal the paint job (a metallic orange) is really nice. It also has a host of (mostly Rizoma) parts on it, including (BMW) engine guards, rear rack, seat, license plate holder, bar end mirrors, flyscreen and rear hugger. That said, they've had the bike for a long time now so I'm thinking there must be a decent deal to be done as they'll no doubt want to shift it if they can.
Tony from my observations people who like and keep their R9t’s are the ‘right size’. They do suit smaller riders, so firstly make sure the position and seat footpeg dimensions feel right.
Im guessing it will have more torque than you Triumph, but the ride will be more relaxed.
Lastly BM dealerships really pushed the boat out on Rizoma bling parts, they are exquisite to look at and feel BUT remember, you get non of the value back when you sell. So bargain hard for a cost to change if its for you.
All good points, thanks. It will be a very tough negotiation if it's going to happen, but I've set the ball rolling with an email to the sales manager (who I know from my previous visit) and a request for a test ride.
Ditto - I swung a leg over it back then, as well as the other 9T's that were in stock.
I guess just have the test ride and see what you think. Mine was my first bike after DAS and I’ve still got it a year on.
For me it does everything I need. I’m also a short arse so it suits me that I can easily get both feet flat on the floor.
I am a big BMW fan, so that also is a factor.
You see less of them around than the Triumphs too. I quite like that.