What a lovely day, crikey! Nipped up to Oulton for the BSB practice.

Bought a crappy full exhaust off eBay a few weeks go, mainly because it was local and cheap…

Got around to sticking it on today as my arm and ribs felt a bit closer to normal.

Welds look good, fit isn’t great but I’ve made it work. Revs out a bit more freely - but most importantly it’s a whopping ...

Ouch!

Did you swap bikes at all, I'd be interested to hear how they both compare?


Not on this ride, no. But as trail/soft road bikes they're practically the same, I'd say. The enfield has a bit more poke but a bit more weight.

Enfield has a lower seat, mind, which I envy.

Also - obligatory ...

Had a decent first trail day of the year on Monday - the forecast had looked half decent so we'd agreed to meet near Leek to do a 50 mile loop in the Peaks.

Forecast was almost right - not cold and no rain but it was misty/low-cloudy enough to make everything proper slimey.

03765c26-0266-465b ...

gremlin wrote: Wed Dec 10, 2025 9:14 am I remember Race 'n' Chase.

I got that for Christmas 1979, if I remember right - still have the Corvette from it…

Decided to try the Oxford Nomad rear luggage base/bags, partly because the base is thirty quid versus Kriega’s and Givi’s hundred and also because I thought I might be able to wangle my existing Oxford tail pack onto it.

Very happy with it - plus I had a decent ride in the sunshine over to J&S to ...

Sorted a USB outlet for phone etc. The factory switched acc socket was still un-used and available - yay! Not used by heated grips, seems they were properly wired in.

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Also managed to get access to the grub screw on the shock collar, without dropping the shock or stripping out the ...

Actually - one complaint!

The rear end / side panel area is wide - you can see it in the photo above, because of the silencer. The other side's the same due to a really handy tool-box compartment.

It just makes luggage a bit of a think. I reckon rearwards panniers/frames will make it a bit unwieldy.

Cool.

I looked at them a while ago in a passing moment of madness.

Health to enjoy. :thumbup:


Thanks. Recommended so far, plus it's a Honda so can't imagine there'll be any nasty surprises. Right?

Nice

Cheers.


Nice one, great for a bit of green laning, what's the plan.


Just that - a ...

A couple of weeks ago in truth but it's my most recent proper ride - up on top of the Peaks.

I was lucky - had been doing all sorts of research into the Voge but this was £3k...

Bought this last week.

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It was cheap, low-miles & local enough for me to not be bothered that it wasn’t a 300. The bloke selling it said it was bone-stock and always garaged.

Not very true on either point & whilst that does mean there’s a bit of surface rust here and there ...

weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 9:52 pm

ChrisW wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 9:39 pm Please do get rid of these bots when they crop up!

You know we have lives and jobs? We get rid of plenty.

We don’t get paid for this.

You see the report button. Use that

Edit. Exactly like someone else just did.

Just wanted to bring one to your attention. Steady on.

Please do get rid of these bots when they crop up!

Count Steer wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 7:32 pm Looking at the rider's seat you'd be nipping to the shops to buy a cushion.

Yamaha Japan's YouTube channel does make me smile.

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:34 pm

ChrisW wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:30 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:29 pm

Aprilia RSV4 Xtrenta?

Ok, sort of affordable?

Well that rules out the RCV213V-S then.

EDIT:

Shit, 2015, feels like only yesterday,

It does.

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:29 pm

ChrisW wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:27 pm Fair point - but I was thinking about the current, last few years, era.

Aprilia RSV4 Xtrenta?

Ok, sort of affordable?

Fair point - but I was thinking about the current, last few years, era.

Not everyone's cup of teas, me included. But the first production bike that sort of looks like a MotoGP bike?

If a bit lardy.