At the time it was heart stoppingly beautiful.
It still looks DDG 20 years on IMHO.

However (sorry Duke) I now prefer the looks of my 675.
The true test, I guess, will be if my bike still retains the same impact in 20 years time.

... for 4 days on track. £120 flights. Shared a hire car. I didnt add up the fuel, but maybe a bit less. Cartegena is a lower speed track. Tyres - same here, 2 rears and a front, but still some left in the rear I put on whilst there. I can feel a Tankslap Euro rip coming on :)

... to mind. Unfortunately. Anyway next year we've got the Rugby World Cup right here - sorry to say the bodies on most Rugby fans are sadly the same shape but taller and wider. But at least they don't want to kill one another...

... There are a couple of restrictions on dates, but apart from that. It would be good to know if there are others going as well, it wouldn't be the same by myself. @Godzilla - Roughly how much do you think these trips cost, all in ???

I think venture shield is made by 3m. I have used 3m and venture shield and there the same product. You are correct they are both made by 3M, however they are different products. 3M bought ventureshield a few years ago as it was outselling their own product as it ...

Kwacky wrote:I normally have a variety of dried fruits, nuts etc at work to stop me eating mars bars and twix bars all day.

same as, it works most of the time.. But occasionally only a bag of crisps will hit the mark..

... with some salad. It's a bit late to try and get my beach body but I've got to show willing :D Thats exactly what im trying to do, not quite the same as a mars bar though lol.

I think venture shield is made by 3m. I have used 3m and venture shield and there the same product.

... them in, saves a load of work scraping out the bolt holes after it's been powdercoated. I made some wooden plugs for the centres as well for the same reason. Depends on the powdercoater as some can mask them but charge more?

duke63 wrote:.. and £50k poorer....]

Actually Duke, that's exactly what put's me off treating myself to something exotic.
I simply couldn't carve my way through the traffic (like I did today) or hoon round a racetrack with the same happy abandon if I was that precious about my bike.

Was thinking of doing the same plus tank sliders too when funds allow it. Take some pics afterwards :-)

... and bought an iMac 27 and a large screen laptop so Mr BB and I sit in the snug room and he watches what he wants or surfs the net and I do the same but with headphones Netflix was good but after a while there was nothing new so cancelled that and just signed up with now tv for 4.99 a month. ...

My answer would be as well as the above is the same when selling a bike and they want a test ride, put the value of the bike in cash in my hand and if you crash it you've bought it :) I find it a bit odd that he keeps pestering you when you have ...

Same as the others really.. No.. Personally I would only let a biker that I knew really well, and had ridden with, ride my bike. I doubt you have an "all rider" policy so if you did let him ride the bike he would ...

duke63 wrote:No. I can't see how its any different to sitting on the floor TBH.

The bike weighs the same however the tyre sits, so two pressure points would surely mean half the weight spread between the two? Or is that too easy?

Totally agree

No. I can't see how its any different to sitting on the floor TBH.

The bike weighs the same however the tyre sits, so two pressure points would surely mean half the weight spread between the two? Or is that too easy?

... help. or out on the open roads where it's not so much of an issue. As to what to expect from a bigger bike, it's really just a bit more of the same. You get used to it very quickly. On the test ride front, I could imagine in smaller towns the language barrier would be an issue, but could you ...

... moment. I was thinking of going up to a 500 or 600. I haven't tried to ride a bike as large as that before, and in my mind it seems easy. Just the same as now but faster. I just wanted to ask someone who knows what's up, what can I expect?

I would do the same. Sometimes I take my helmet off (if I've been out all day to get fresh air) but when commuting and it might be wet and raining and short on time. I don't want the hassle of having to take it off. Fortunately I ...

... was really up for it when we were out with her family over there and when we got back but its been a year on now and I think she thinks along the same lines as missing the family that is over here. I enjoy moving about and change though. Ideally id like to try out a few different countries for ...