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Took my baby bike to play with a big bike today!!

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Damn it was fun, but a bloody hard ride for a 'newbie'

I'd forgotten how nadgery the road above Val d'Isère gets! Narrow and nadgery :( Every bump hurts a little in the bit of my arm that the physio thinks we can't solve :(

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But, whilst I probably should have stopped at Val d'Isère I'm glad I went to the top :D After a 15 minute chill (horizontal wind, no cafe) we headed back down to stop at the pasty shop in Bourg.

It was a lovely ride higher up but in the valley, bloody hell the Monster chucks out some heat :( :(

Awesome views (KFB posted similar, I know. But I've only been up once on a bike before today and that was three years ago. So, repeats are here :D )

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Didn't walk to that bit, but a big monument (maybe) surrounded by little cairns

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Very basic map of route -

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Noggin back on her bike - we're all Doomed!!! :mrgreen:
Blundering about trying not to make too much of a hash of things.
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Lutin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:42 pm Noggin back on her bike - we're all Doomed!!! :mrgreen:
Oh I don't know - I think nearly all of you (if not all) are far enough away that you're safe :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



And I'm wayyyyyyyy slower than I used to be - and on a much slower bike :angelic-green: :angelic-green:
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Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:53 pm
Lutin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:42 pm Noggin back on her bike - we're all Doomed!!! :mrgreen:
Oh I don't know - I think nearly all of you (if not all) are far enough away that you're safe :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



And I'm wayyyyyyyy slower than I used to be - and on a much slower bike :angelic-green: :angelic-green:
Are you suggesting the TLs was dangerous? :twisted: :angelic-green:
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slowsider wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:14 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:53 pm
Lutin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:42 pm Noggin back on her bike - we're all Doomed!!! :mrgreen:
Oh I don't know - I think nearly all of you (if not all) are far enough away that you're safe :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



And I'm wayyyyyyyy slower than I used to be - and on a much slower bike :angelic-green: :angelic-green:
Are you suggesting the TLs was dangerous? :twisted: :angelic-green:
Not in the slightest!!! But it was most definitely quicker!! :lol: :lol: :lol:


(I always thought the TLs was a bit of a pussycat, nothing like the widowmaker it was made out to be!!!)
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Skub wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:32 am Managed to trip and fall down some concrete steps ffs.

I think I may have caught Noggin's fuck up fairy. :roll:
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Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:29 pm I always thought the TLs was a bit of a pussycat, nothing like the widowmaker it was made out to be!!!
Did they not say the same shit about the RD LC's when they came out?
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Felix wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:06 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:29 pm I always thought the TLs was a bit of a pussycat, nothing like the widowmaker it was made out to be!!!
Did they not say the same shit about the RD LC's when they came out?
Probably. And the 03/04 ZX10r. I've owned 2 'supposed' widowmakers and neither seemed to be an issue - maybe I just don't ride hard enough :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:10 pm
Felix wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:06 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:29 pm I always thought the TLs was a bit of a pussycat, nothing like the widowmaker it was made out to be!!!
Did they not say the same shit about the RD LC's when they came out?
Probably. And the 03/04 ZX10r. I've owned 2 'supposed' widowmakers and neither seemed to be an issue - maybe I just don't ride hard enough :lol: :lol: :lol:
The 04/05 10R came with a rock hard rear shock and soft forks. This alone made the stock bike flighty. Even a decent rear shock was a massive improvement and totally made the bike.
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Skub wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:29 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:10 pm
Felix wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:06 pm

Did they not say the same shit about the RD LC's when they came out?
Probably. And the 03/04 ZX10r. I've owned 2 'supposed' widowmakers and neither seemed to be an issue - maybe I just don't ride hard enough :lol: :lol: :lol:
The 04/05 10R came with a rock hard rear shock and soft forks. This alone made the stock bike flighty. Even a decent rear shock was a massive improvement and totally made the bike.
Cheers, I never did know why they were supposed to be so bad but whenever I told anyone I had a 2003 (might have been 04!) ZX10r, people made the same face as when I said I had a 1997 TLs!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Never had any issues with either to be fair, but apparently they are dangerous!! :angelic-green: :angelic-green:
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From what i remember the early TL had tank slapping issues but a steering damper was available i think. I had a shitty GSX750 Teapot that would tank slap almost every time i got onto a country road. I dont remember ever ending up in a hedge. The RD rep was probably down to how easy it was to get a licence and your hands on a bigger bike. OK my first big bike was only a GS550 but that was a large overnight jump from running around on 80-125cc trail bikes. I was shitting myself for the first few hours :D
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Felix wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:47 pm From what i remember the early TL had tank slapping issues but a steering damper was available i think. I had a shitty GSX750 Teapot that would tank slap almost every time i got onto a country road. I dont remember ever ending up in a hedge. The RD rep was probably down to how easy it was to get a licence and your hands on a bigger bike. OK my first big bike was only a GS550 but that was a large overnight jump from running around on 80-125cc trail bikes. I was shitting myself for the first few hours :D
My Tls was the early one - 1997. I got fed up of taking the retro fitted steering damper off it when we were doing engine stuff and rode it without one one for a few years - did a few hill climbs and a couple of TDs without it!! :lol:

I suspect I just wasn't as aggressive as some on the throttle - not slow as such, but not aggressive :angelic-green: :angelic-green:
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Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:49 pm I suspect I just wasn't as aggressive as some on the throttle - not slow as such, but not aggressive :angelic-green: :angelic-green:
I think my early days of riding after passing my test was best described as angry bastard. That throttle got a battering every time i went out :lol: Calmed down a lot now but still like to push to the limits now and then
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Visited one of Spains top bodegas, but bought this fine wine in the Carrefour instead! Living my best life…😁


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Taipan wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:11 pm Visited one of Spains top bodegas, but bought this fine wine in the Carrefour instead! Living my best life…😁


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Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:49 pm
My Tls was the early one - 1997. I got fed up of taking the retro fitted steering damper off it when we were doing engine stuff and rode it without one one for a few years - did a few hill climbs and a couple of TDs without it!! :lol:

I suspect I just wasn't as aggressive as some on the throttle - not slow as such, but not aggressive :angelic-green: :angelic-green:
I had a 98 tls, no steering damper, couldn't see what the fuss was about.
I probably rode it like a Jessie or something.
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Felix wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:04 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:49 pm I suspect I just wasn't as aggressive as some on the throttle - not slow as such, but not aggressive :angelic-green: :angelic-green:
I think my early days of riding after passing my test was best described as angry bastard. That throttle got a battering every time i went out :lol: Calmed down a lot now but still like to push to the limits now and then
I was described as aggressive by quite a few!! Especially when filtering :lol: :lol:

DefTrap wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:20 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:49 pm
My Tls was the early one - 1997. I got fed up of taking the retro fitted steering damper off it when we were doing engine stuff and rode it without one one for a few years - did a few hill climbs and a couple of TDs without it!! :lol:

I suspect I just wasn't as aggressive as some on the throttle - not slow as such, but not aggressive :angelic-green: :angelic-green:
I had a 98 tls, no steering damper, couldn't see what the fuss was about.
I probably rode it like a Jessie or something.
I came to the conclusion that it was because I was smooth on the throttle. I was definitely aggressive, but not in a way that got the front up or a tank slapper! I was taught to be really smooth and it was always a comment made by instructors (no idea how they could tell!!). So I reckon that's the answer??!! :D :D
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Felix wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:18 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:11 pm Visited one of Spains top bodegas, but bought this fine wine in the Carrefour instead! Living my best life…😁


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Check this beaut out! 😁

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Taipan wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 10:42 pm
Check this beaut out! 😁

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How much?
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cheb wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 12:26 am
Taipan wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 10:42 pm
Check this beaut out! 😁

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How much?
5 litres.