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    • GraemeG
      Graeme
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      Adventure riding in China.

      Looks fun.

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      • S
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        Here's my bike next to my friends orange sporty. Sometimes I wish I had something bigger, but then I ride the bigger stuff and this is more fun…

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        • GraemeG
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          Ural Scrambler. More at Motorrad (in German), but plenty of pictures.

          The Dark Side of the Urals.

          And you can even race them!

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          • AetasA
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            Owned a Ural. Great to ride but these corrode like hell! You have to be a handycraft enthusiast.

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            • GraemeG
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              I've seen quite a few custom bikes around town, which have a similar sort of look to them. This one's by Deus, who're pretty famous these days. Sorry for the blurred photo.

              Whilst this one used to be a fairly generic Yamaha.

              I think that @Giles's Auto Fabrica is nicer than both of the above.

              The customising scene has influenced mainstream products. This is the BMW R nine T, with the optional aluminium tank, and now heated grips! 😉

              The aluminium tank comes in two variants, and the salesman reckoned that the version with the visible seam (not the one pictured above) is nicer.

              I wish that BMW had built the bike with their new watercooled engine and the trick electronics and suspension off the R1200R. Yes, I know it's meant to hark back to its heritage, but I'd like to see something a bit more forward looking. The K1600 based Concept 101 is heading for production, and could well be a more high-tech take on a customisable design.

              Lastly a Ducati Scrambler modified by Skunk Machine. I like the fact that this has a retro-modern look, and it's possible that this one is going into series production.

              There's rumoured to be another model unveiled in about a week, and I'm looking forward to seeing what Ducati come up with.

              I'd actually dropped by the dealership to find out more about the XDiavel. I think that's a more interesting machine as it's modern, but it's got that emotional connection. I'd just need to put the foot pegs in the right place! 😉

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              • GilesG
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                @Giles:

                Inbound….

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • GraemeG
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                  Aren't you off to do your CBT tomorrow too?

                  Have fun!

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                  • GilesG
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                    Yessir….08:00.  It's pissing down and blowing a hoolie outside....

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • hajdukH
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                      Good luck, G!

                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                      "Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have" James Baldwin.

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                      • GraemeG
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                        Look on the bright side, at least you'll get used to riding in the rain! 🙂

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                        • GilesG
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                          25oz denim and a Simmons Bilt…....

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • harley daveH
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                            good luck and remember forward planning and observation and soon enough you will be terrorising the streets on your nsu quickly ( which i happen to love and would like one myself )

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                            • GilesG
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                              Thanks.  Off I go…...

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • GraemeG
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                                What @harley dave said, but if your ride ends up looking like this then something has gone horribly wrong!

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                                • GraemeG
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                                  @Giles terrorising the streets of Gosvegas on his NSU… :o

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                                  • harley daveH
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                                    i love the crash helmet

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        Instructor thought I looked stupid on his 125, so he made me do the test on a Kawasaki ZS750…..I passed

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • GraemeG
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                                          How was the weather in the end?

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            Wet and by the sea, very windy…....

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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