Brutale 800rr

[Claude]

Apologies. Not posted for a while. Hadn’t ridden in an age either aside from moving the MV from the old house to the new.
In fact I’ve used it so little (700 miles in 2 years) that I’d decided to get rid.
A mate of mine has a firestorm, he bought it when I had mine, 20 years ago. Likewise he’s hardly used it and had decided to sell it so we had a chat and decided on one last ride.

Well bugger me that turned my head around. What a fantastic bike it is! So no, definitely not for sale.

I bought the sc last year some time but can’t remember if I posted it on TRC...



Also bought this on Sat, delivered Sun.

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It’s a smaller shell than the HJC it replaces and a little louder out on the road. I don’t normally like ‘coloured visors’ but I reckon the gold looks spot on the nxr with the Márquez graphics. Love it!

[Potter]

Well bugger me that turned my head around. What a fantastic bike it is! So no, definitely not for sale.

Haven't we had this discussion? Or was it about the Ducati?

My view is that once you've decided to sell a bike it's better just to get on and do it, because a nice ride on a sunny day might make you think twice but sooner or later it's going to go up for sale.

[weeksy]

It was the Ducati. But either way i don't think it's the bikes fault, he just needs to give things a bit more of a try, he clearly loves the bike, he just needs to love riding again.

How old are the small humans now Claude ? Is free time getting more ?

[Deadpool2]

A friend just bought one. A yellow/ black one with funky wheels. Any more on reliability etc?

[Claude]

7 and 4 so yes deffo getting easier.

Harry, it was the Ducati.
I love the Brutalecan't fault it at all, I'd got a nice stretchy cover for it to keep it clean as I'd been polishing away so I was never seeing it, that didn't help either. I spend a good amount of time in the garage as my weights/bench are in there. Taking the cover off and seeing the prettiness has helped massively. For me looking at it is all part of the ownership, along with the riding.
Does that make sense?

[Claude]

A friend just bought one. A yellow/ black one with funky wheels. Any more on reliability etc?

No reliability issues that I've seen but then I've done less than 700 miles in 2 years, occasionally it'll leak a bit of petrol out the breather hose?!?!?

[KungFooBob]

Don't forget the pipe/cable wear through on the fork anodising.

[Claude]

[Claude]

Don't forget the pipe/cable wear through on the fork anodising.

ooh yes, that is my only annoyance. Not so annoying that I'm going to replace the stanchion though.... maybe if it was the rc

[Deadpool2]

Cheers will let him know

[Potter]

7 and 4 so yes deffo getting easier.

Harry, it was the Ducati.
I love the Brutalecan't fault it at all, I'd got a nice stretchy cover for it to keep it clean as I'd been polishing away so I was never seeing it, that didn't help either. I spend a good amount of time in the garage as my weights/bench are in there. Taking the cover off and seeing the prettiness has helped massively. For me looking at it is all part of the ownership, along with the riding.
Does that make sense?

Yeah I get you.
I think my RC was the best bike I've ever had and I still look at pictures and pine for it a bit, but I know if it reappeared I'd probably sell it after six months again.

[Potter]

A friend just bought one. A yellow/ black one with funky wheels. Any more on reliability etc?

Pre-2018 ones had gearbox known issues that they never cured, heavier oil helped but it didn't properly fix it. Plus a few I knew had a problem with the rear wheel tolerances so the sprocket/carrier kept flopping about - I can't remember the exact cause but it was poor QC I think. Someone I knew fought for ages to get it sorted, got a replacement rear wheel and then it happened again so he rejected the bike and had a lengthy battle to get it sorted legally.

Mine was a 2018 and I had nothing other than normal expected stuff - but some parts are very flimsy and break easily, like the heel plates.
My downshift blipper stopped working, stuff like that.

Better than my experience with Ducati, but still an Italian bike.

[Claude]

Popped out again last Sunday with the newfound enthusiasm for riding.
My mate joined on his new to him MT09SP, One of the purposes was to test the new intercoms but I've spoken about that over in bike chat...
Bike itself is just 'perfect', well, it's not the throttle is far too jerky and (unfortunately) the S1 exhaust although beautiful and makes a lovely noise (to my ears) is just too loud.
The jerky throttle I'll live with, it's kind of part of the character, the exhaust I'm thinking about either putting the std back on (though I'm not a big fan of the looks... or going for a Termignoni or HP Horse Hydroflow;





S1 for ref;

[weeksy]

I prefer the SC Project, but i'm a bendy pipe fanboi.

After that i'd take the Termi.

[Claude]

Std for ref

[weeksy]

HArd to argue with the standard one there mate.

[Claude]

Std for reg

Definitely the most cost-effective option. The angle of that pic and no plate hanger certainly helps though.

[weeksy]

LEts see others then we'll try and be objective.

[Claude]

LEts see others then we'll try and be objective.

They should be above?

[weeksy]

LEts see others then we'll try and be objective.

They should be above?

no you plum, others at angles you think don't flatter the standard one.