What have you done today thread?
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Took my baby bike to play with a big bike today!!
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
But, whilst I probably should have stopped at Val d'Isère I'm glad I went to the top 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 )
Didn't walk to that bit, but a big monument (maybe) surrounded by little cairns
Very basic map of route -
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
But, whilst I probably should have stopped at Val d'Isère I'm glad I went to the top 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 )
Didn't walk to that bit, but a big monument (maybe) surrounded by little cairns
Very basic map of route -
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Oh I don't know - I think nearly all of you (if not all) are far enough away that you're safe
And I'm wayyyyyyyy slower than I used to be - and on a much slower bike
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Not in the slightest!!! But it was most definitely quicker!!
(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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Did they not say the same shit about the RD LC's when they came out?
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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
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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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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!!
Never had any issues with either to be fair, but apparently they are dangerous!!
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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
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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!!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
I suspect I just wasn't as aggressive as some on the throttle - not slow as such, but not aggressive
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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 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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I had a 98 tls, no steering damper, couldn't see what the fuss was about.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!!
I suspect I just wasn't as aggressive as some on the throttle - not slow as such, but not aggressive
I probably rode it like a Jessie or something.
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I was described as aggressive by quite a few!! Especially when filtering
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??!!DefTrap wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:20 pmI had a 98 tls, no steering damper, couldn't see what the fuss was about.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!!
I suspect I just wasn't as aggressive as some on the throttle - not slow as such, but not aggressive
I probably rode it like a Jessie or something.
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