Motorcycles
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@Sam:
Love to see some time-lapse video of you riding those roads @summ3rhays … if you have the means?
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My GoPro was on the fritz. I'd like to get some video as well.
Yeah, I loved the Sport Classic, but torture was right. It was more low speeds than distance. If you kept above 75 mph the wind kind of held you up. City driving or low speeds was brutal. I'm still not sure how I put 20k miles on that bike.
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Love my new Shark Vision R helmet, it ticks all the boxes, it's light, has a good field of view and has a nifty internal sun visor which eliminates the need for either sunglasses or spunking 60 quid on a tinted visor which is going to get scratched over time. I wasnt sure about the chin strap system but it's so much easier and quicker to operate than a traditional D ring. It also has a de mist setting which opens and locks the visor a couple of mm.
Looks good too.
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@Sam
It's probably the quietest helmet I've owned, just tried it on with glasses and they fit comfortably under the visor. There are also cut outs in the foam interior for glasses making it more comfortable.
Best helmet I've owned and I've had quite a few over the years. -
Did some simple leather work a few weeks ago, the veg tan is taking to aging nicely
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Nice! Such great pics @Lindsey
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i ordered a drift 4k last week. looks like it's going to be arriving tomorrow or the day after. can't wait to test it out!!
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new visor!!
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Customised Kawasaki H2 by Wrenchmonkees, via BikeEXIF.
I figured that @louisbosco would like this one. (Nice visor, BTW!)
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thanks graeme. i've gotten the dark smoke visor as well to swtich every now and then. i've been playing around with the drift 4k, will try to upload some stuff soon.
honestly, there's something about kawasaki 1L bikes that i don't have the feel for. besides the s1k, the other one i'm really into at the moment is the r1. bmw just gave me a call about getting the g310 in, i might pop in and take a look and see how it is..
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Since i have a girlfriend who likes going out on the bike and due to be a homeowner i can't justify more than one bike, i've been looking at one of these to replace my Suzuki (RIP)
Anyone ever owned one of these who can give me some input?
not sure if i prefer this version either.
Looks a bit like a Cylon i think… which is never a bad thing -
I heard that there were a lot of problems with the K1200, and the K1300 range are (or were) more reliable.
The K1300R is a cool bike. I had a test ride on one some years back, and I remember it being very smooth and easy to ride. I was in central London, so limited to 30 or 40 mph, but they are apparently hugely fast.
Plus there's a matt black version.
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Moto Strada built a Moto Guzzi Bobber, which was displayed at The Bike Shed show, and featured in BikeEXIF's custom bikes of the week. It's also up for sale.
My brother's visited them a few times, and he says that they offer Guzzis with mild custom tweaks, and a new paint job, for not a lot more than a standard bike.
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I really like that Moto Guzzi bobster. I know bobsters are supposed to be done in garage, not from factories….like Triumph did, but both look so good!
Everyone see the new Yamaha Venture? Pretty impressive bike, just not into the looks much.
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@Sam:
What sorted of problems @Graeme
@Sam I think that there are mechanical issues. The K1200 engine was heavily revamped by Ricardo for the K1300 series, and solved a lot of the problems.
Kevin Ash (RIP) wrote a couple of reviews when the bike was released: one at [http://www.ashonbikes.com/bmwk1300s]Ash on Bikes, and another at The Telegraph. They both state that the K1300 is a lot better than the K1200.
If you're looking at a big naked, other things to consider would be a Yamaha MT-01 and Suzuki B-King. The Honda VFR1200 was (and still is) a competitor to the K1300S.
This is the Yamaha MT-01, which is a big V-twin in a naked bike chassis. There was a tweaked version, the SP, with Ohlins forks, but that's incredibly rare.
A fairing kit was also available.
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Thanks @Graeme! Food for thought.
I've always quite liked the MT-01. The only down side that i can see is that it doesn't look comfortable for a passenger. I guess my ideal bike would be one that's find to ride solo but also comfortable for two over a relatively long distance… or i could just end my relationship and get the R Nine T Racer :-\
I'd definitely like to move away from Suzuki. The engine on my GSX 600 FW was amazing IMO but everything else was a bit of a nuisance.
I shall post more images of potential new bikes soon!
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@Sam tell your girlfriend to get her licence too. I bumped into a couple in Melbourne a few weeks back, she had a little, retro styled bike, and he had an R nineT Racer.
If you're thinking of something capable of doing two-up over distance, the BMW R1200R and R1200RS could be worth considering. They're probably better bikes than the R nineT, being built around the next generation platform, but lose the retro looks.
The Thruxton can be outfitted with a two-up seat, and it's pretty easy to swap them over. However, there's rumoured to be a new model, the Speed Twin, which has the high powered engine, Ohlins suspension and straight bars. If you can hang on until next Spring, it'd be another option.
