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 27-May-2009, 18:42 | #1 | |
| DSC Club Member Ducati in my Blood Bikes: 1100S Multistrada, 450RT, Gilera Nordwest, Bultaco Frontera, Rickman Metisse-being built!  Posts: 4,255 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Little Paxton Cambridgeshire Mood: Growing old-DISGRACEFULLY! Quote:
Our trips tend to be 10 days-2 weeks, and we tend to do about 3500 miles on them so no hanging about-oh, and no motorways for us either-sounds like we could be good riding partners. Home/ferry/grass strip/beergarden/mountains/beergarden/grass strip/ferry/home...........................  John Growing old-disgracefully! | ||
| 27-May-2009, 19:43 | #2 |
| Registered Forum User 500SD Bikes: MTS12S, R1, off road stuff, and vintage stuff too.  Posts: 828 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cranleigh, Surrey Mood: MTS1200 - yum yum yum yum yum yum yum ... Sounds perfect to me John  We've done lots of 10 day trips (friday to following Sunday). We usually squeeze 2k5 miles into 7 days, 3k into 10 days  Anything more than that and I'm in trouble, as for some reason I can't make a tyre last longer than about 2k5 miles  Record so far is new Avon tyre to steel belt in 1600 miles  Also, 300 miles of mountain passes in one day is enough for any rider, let alone the pilliions The pillions often have a couple of days off in the longer trips (to recover !), which is handy Done 3 trips so far this year, and another 4 planned between now and September  Next time your doing a trip let me know, it may be we're heading to the same places at the same time, or could make it so Our calendar looks like: June: 4 days near Sedan, playing in and around Spa & the ring July: 3 days north wales, no idea where yet August: 4 days cumbria, same story September: 8 days in the Alps Those are the approved trips, there may be a few others too if I can manage it Back to the bike for a moment, anyone tried the KTM SMT ?? Looks okay, but wondering if it has enough go in it, and whether the brakes are any better than the 990 Adventure... | |
| 28-May-2009, 01:16 | #3 | |
| DSC Club Member Ducati in my Blood Bikes: 1100S Multistrada, 450RT, Gilera Nordwest, Bultaco Frontera, Rickman Metisse-being built! Posts: 4,255 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Little Paxton Cambridgeshire Mood: Growing old-DISGRACEFULLY! Quote:
Any trips will have to wait for next year for me John-I had surgery on my left wrist 5 weeks ago complete with a tendon transplant so it will be a while before I can ride a big bike again. I hope to ride the 450RT on my avatar in September.................... John Growing old-disgracefully! | ||
| 28-May-2009, 12:47 | #4 |
| Registered Forum User 500SD Bikes: MTS12S, R1, off road stuff, and vintage stuff too. Posts: 828 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cranleigh, Surrey Mood: MTS1200 - yum yum yum yum yum yum yum ... | |
| 29-May-2009, 12:43 | #5 | |
| DSC Club Member Ducati in my Blood Bikes: 1100S Multistrada, 450RT, Gilera Nordwest, Bultaco Frontera, Rickman Metisse-being built! Posts: 4,255 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Little Paxton Cambridgeshire Mood: Growing old-DISGRACEFULLY! Quote:
I am right handed John-trouble is you need more strength in the left wrist for the dam clutch...................... John Growing old-disgracefully! | ||
| 30-May-2009, 01:01 | #7 |
| Registered Forum User 500SD Bikes: MTS12S, R1, off road stuff, and vintage stuff too. Posts: 828 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cranleigh, Surrey Mood: MTS1200 - yum yum yum yum yum yum yum ... ah, good idea. Here goes: decent fuel gauge, possibly with miles since the light came on (like the Yam R1 does) decent headlights (possibly HIDs like the newer BMWs have) gel seat option possibly heated seat too (for the wife - honest )A bit of thought concerning a decent mounting point for the satnav (Zumo in my case) same for the intercom A decent amount of on-bike storage for things like puncture repair kit, additional tools, spare fueses, etc. somewhere decent and accessible to mount the scott oiler Well we can hope ! | |
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