When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?

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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:18 pm It's got to be bigger than the 390!
It isn't!! Not sure why not :o I couldn't get both feet flat on the floor on the 390, but on this they are flat and my knees are bent :o :o

If this is what you raced, HTF did you do that? Where did you put your knees?!!! LOL :lol: :lol:
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The Monster 600/620 is pretty tiny but that was one of the things I loved about it... it didn't feel like you were trying to manoeuvre a truck.
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The Spin Doctor wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:59 pm The Monster 600/620 is pretty tiny but that was one of the things I loved about it... it didn't feel like you were trying to manoeuvre a truck.
It's proper weird for me. I've only ever ridden huge bikes and the 390.

Oh, and one session on a GSXR600 at Oulton where I nearly flipped it cos I had only ridden Blackbirds up till then and literally 'threw' it into the first corner :lol: :lol: :lol:

Probably a good thing I'm on a go slow and relearning to ride or I'd be seriously hurling this dinky toy all over the place :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Popped out for a quick 130 miles with a toastie in the middle

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Parking hog.

Oh wait....
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I thought I'd timed it right this morning, getting to my favourite shop in Bourg St Maurice (Cornish Pasty shop in France :D :D ) early enough so all was dry and the forecast suggested that I'd be leaving before the rain!! LOL

Then it hurled it down whilst I was there :o :o

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Luckily the rain had pretty much stopped as I left to come back home and the roads were drying. Then, I rode into a monsoon :o Well, I think a cloud caught me and overtook me :lol: :lol: Luckily it stopped by the time I got to the road up my mountain, and the last 7 hairpins were quite dry and fun :D The right hand ones before then were a bit dodgy - big rainbows of diesel :o :o

Anyway, the bike didn't suffer from Ducati-itis, I didn't fall off it/cause it to slip over and got home safely in a smidge damp!! :bblonde: :bblonde:
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Just been for a short spin testing out the luggage set up,minor adjustments adjusted :thumbup:
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MrLongbeard wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 3:44 pm Popped out for a quick 130 miles with a toastie in the middle

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I appreciate that it's a barge....but the wet bits are not for you.....
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The beemer will be a handful around there,I bet.
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Skub wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 1:51 pm The beemer will be a handful around there,I bet.
It’s horrendous, struggling out of Clark’s round Hislops and even out the hairpin up the start finish, it’s like shagging your missus from behind, leaning down to her ear and whispering “your sisters a better ride than you”………..bucking bronco 👀
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Leyburn today at the start of a 120 mile dales and moors bimble with R. Image
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rodbargee wrote: Sat Aug 27, 2022 10:30 pm Leyburn today at the start of a 120 mile dales and moors bimble with R. Image
Even though I've vowed I'll never own another heavy bike,the big ZZR still turns my head that direction. Great bike. 8-)
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I left a bit later than my usual,but the back roads were quiet and it was a bit warmer,so a nice few hours wasting fuel. 8-)

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Even though I've vowed I'll never own another heavy bike,the big ZZR still turns my head that direction. Great bike. 8-)
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doesnt feel like a big lardy bike this 17 plate one feels lightyears away from the 06 it replaced very nimble when moving too handles and goes like stink Scub you'd love it.
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rodbargee wrote: Sun Aug 28, 2022 1:02 pm
doesnt feel like a big lardy bike this 17 plate one feels lightyears away from the 06 it replaced very nimble when moving too handles and goes like stink Scub you'd love it.
Quiet now,I'm a reformed speed addict. ;)
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For a sunny Bank Holiday Sunday the roads were quiet this morning, not that I’m complaining.

Even when I stopped for a coffee at Koti Autotali in Chipping Campden it was not as busy as I expected.

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Does that no burn your right leg in shorts?
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David wrote: Sun Aug 28, 2022 7:38 pm Does that no burn your right leg in shorts?
Needs a heel and toe gear change too so it doesn't hurt his tootsie pegs when he changes gear wearing flip flops.
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David wrote: Sun Aug 28, 2022 7:38 pm Does that no burn your right leg in shorts?
Yes, not sure what to do about it, or the fact my butt gets sweaty with the new pleather seat cover when wearing a thong. :thumbup: