Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
Too much faff for a 20 minute ride, I'm lazy.
What? and make it EVEN EASIER to steal?
6 foot. (well - about 5 and half, but the same effect).
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
Yes, but not going to happen soon, and there are other reasons that doesn't work out (lack of houses within desired style/budget/location with garages)
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
Narrow? Tick
Won't want to ride on motorways? Tick
Even bland can be a type of character
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
And again last year. Who says you can't have more than one?
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
Only one of my TDMs had issues and that was the one that you came to view with me. My other TDM was uber reliable. OB doesn't have trouble with his 900, touch wood.
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
SV650, you can change the handlebars if they're too wide
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
Beancounter wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:14 pmOnly one of my TDMs had issues and that was the one that you came to view with me. My other TDM was uber reliable. OB doesn't have trouble with his 900, touch wood.
Exactly - you think I'd buy one with my vast TDM experience?
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
In actuality - whilst browsing ebay my eye was caught by these :
Probably a shed.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-TRIUMPH ... %7Ciid%3A1
Definitely a contender
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CBF500 ... %7Ciid%3A1
Barrel scraping, but kinda what I had in mind.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GS500 ... %7Ciid%3A1
Yeah, but no, but yeah, but no, but hmmmmm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Enfiel ... %7Ciid%3A1
Probably a shed.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-TRIUMPH ... %7Ciid%3A1
Definitely a contender
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CBF500 ... %7Ciid%3A1
Barrel scraping, but kinda what I had in mind.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GS500 ... %7Ciid%3A1
Yeah, but no, but yeah, but no, but hmmmmm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Enfiel ... %7Ciid%3A1
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
GS500s are alright, they're never gonna set the world alight, but you can get your knee down on them, CB500s and ER5s are similar better bikesRockburner wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:53 pm In actuality - whilst browsing ebay my eye was caught by these :
Probably a shed.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-TRIUMPH ... %7Ciid%3A1
Definitely a contender
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CBF500 ... %7Ciid%3A1
Barrel scraping, but kinda what I had in mind.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GS500 ... %7Ciid%3A1
Yeah, but no, but yeah, but no, but hmmmmm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Enfiel ... %7Ciid%3A1
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
I know you said the gate width and the alley is narrow so that makes entry even harder as you need room to angle the bike through. I had the same dilema at the last house with a narrow gate and a small alley to fit the Multistrada into the back garden. The bar ends/mirrors were actually just wider than the gate but with some careful leaning and bar wiggling i could get the bike in using a sort of 3 point turn. It soon got fairly easy to do even in the pissing rain after a commute each day but on the plus side made it a pain in the arse to steal quickly
A nice skinny V twin is what sir needs, perhaps a Monster
A nice skinny V twin is what sir needs, perhaps a Monster
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Re: Idle thoughts while stuck in lockdown
He said he had no access to tools.
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