Who needs a 1200cc ADV?

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Re: Who needs a 1200cc ADV?

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matt wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2024 8:58 am Image

I was in Berlin the past week,I saw this vstrom 650. Looks like it's been around a bit!
Meant to be bulletproof if looked after.
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Re: Who needs a 1200cc ADV?

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1200+ cc adventure bikes are absolutely essential............................








for blokes with small willies.
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Re: Who needs a 1200cc ADV?

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Cousin Jack wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2024 10:07 pm Little bikes are absolutely essential............................








for willies with small blokes.
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Re: Who needs a 1200cc ADV?

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I mean, I could downgrade to a 1200 if I really had to, if oil were to run out tomorrow or some other seismic calamity were to unfold, but an adventure bike, yeah but nah :thumbdown:
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Re: Who needs a 1200cc ADV?

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matt wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2024 8:58 am Image

I was in Berlin the past week,I saw this vstrom 650. Looks like it's been around a bit!
I’m sure that was the bike which stopped to help us when my sons VFR packed up on the M5 several years ago - really nice bloke tho I can’t remember much else about him!
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Re: Who needs a 1200cc ADV?

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Wossname wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 2:38 pm
matt wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2024 8:58 am Image

I was in Berlin the past week,I saw this vstrom 650. Looks like it's been around a bit!
I’m sure that was the bike which stopped to help us when my sons VFR packed up on the M5 several years ago - really nice bloke tho I can’t remember much else about him!
He has a YouTube channel called enduroalexis
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Re: Who needs a 1200cc ADV?

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That’s the one.