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weeksy wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:30 pm
Mud last weekend, mud Mon, Tues, Wed, tomorrow, maybe Sunday.

Embrace the mud

I was contemplating doing just that.

Wondering about getting a traillie so I thought I'd do the Yamaha Off- Road experience again down in Sussex and try out the WRs and TT-Rs. I liked the WRs but haven't tried the TT-Rs.

Only they don't do it in Sussex any more so it means a trip to Llanidloes, which complicates things a tad but not drastically.

I will probably continue to ride in most weather. If I can, I'll ride in February - quite often the roads are dry, weather is sunny and the pistes are full, so I love to ride in Feb!!

Right now I'd love to go out riding but we've had half a metre of snow recently and whilst the roads have been cleared, there's still snow on them!!

weeksy wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:30 pm
Mud last weekend, mud Mon, Tues, Wed, tomorrow, maybe Sunday.

Embrace the mud

When I did lots of MTBing I'd get pissed off with the bike getting properly covered in mud & grit ruining the pads & the chain so I'd go out on the road bike instead.I would look forward to when the mud froze & get back out there

Can't be arsed taking the bike out now, gonna rake leaves and wash cars instead, cosmic.

Went out on mine today, bit chilly but nice bright day. Thankfully I've got a Keis heated vest which was on full all day along with my Oxford heated grips. Anyway... A roads remarkably grippy and dry for the most part, B roads were horrendous! It's definitely not the time of year for gung ho attitudes, that's for sure... Suspect I'll give the GSXS a thorough clean tomorrow and take the road tax off it until Feb/March, just use the KTM if I feel like going out through winter...

Needed a new bike cover and found they do ones to cover my perversions

Tell folks it's a sissy bar,that'll be less shameful than a top bollix.

That's two fellas dressed as a horse under there.

radical idea... but couldn't you just have removed the top-box for winter ?

That reminds me, somewhere in the loft-of-not-quite-so-much-plenty-over-the-garage I have a Classic Additions bike cover from when I used to park them in the car port. It's big enough for a large bike with luggage. If I ever get up there I'll dig it out and offer it to a worthy cause It's quite swish, soft lined, thick, tough plastic iirc, under-belly strap etc.

https://www.classicadditions.com/en-GB/ ... prod_10083

(If anyone does have a need for such a thing, let me know...it might prompt me to venture up there ).

Supermofo wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:21 pm Needed a new bike cover and found they do ones to cover my perversions

Is it for when Suzuki do this?

ChrisW wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:21 pm I know, I know - it's a prototype class...but...

weeksy wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:40 pm radical idea... but couldn't you just have removed the top-box for winter ?

It's what I've done till now, in fact what was done till this lunchtime with the top box on a draw. But the top box cover was only a couple of quid extra over the normal and means I don't have to put the top box anywhere else. Seemed a sensible idea. Sort of.

Come the Spring you could maybe keep the rear bag on.

Skub wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:26 pm Come the Spring you could maybe keep the rear bag on.

He's no looker but that's a bit harsh

Potter wrote: Sat Nov 18, 2023 10:54 am

Supermofo wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:21 pm Needed a new bike cover and found they do ones to cover my perversions

I thought it was for this...

You've rumbled me

Hey. @Supermofo ...did you ever try the GT or GT+ ?

Seems they have all my favourite toy's, the magic 150bhp and sporty and comfy.

Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:29 pm Hey. @Supermofo ...did you ever try the GT or GT+ ?

Seems they have all my favourite toy's, the magic 150bhp and sporty and comfy.

Be a WAY better road bike than a Panigale for you...

Mechanically the GT isn't much different to the older bikes, just addition of a up/down quickshifter and more TC adjustability... Loving my 20 plate GSXS1000F which cost me bugger all relatively speaking! Awesome engine notwithstanding, it's a great chassis too, only let down slightly by a basic rear shock and front brakes slightly lacking bite, but both are relatively easy fixes.

mboy wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:41 pm

Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:29 pm Hey. @Supermofo ...did you ever try the GT or GT+ ?

Seems they have all my favourite toy's, the magic 150bhp and sporty and comfy.

Be a WAY better road bike than a Panigale for you...

Mechanically the GT isn't much different to the older bikes, just addition of a up/down quickshifter and more TC adjustability... Loving my 20 plate GSXS1000F which cost me bugger all relatively speaking! Awesome engine notwithstanding, it's a great chassis too, only let down slightly by a basic rear shock and front brakes slightly lacking bite, but both are relatively easy fixes.

Ye..was looking at those first , but no up n down. Looks nice though. Stopped making them now I believe to concentrate on GT, I think.

Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:49 pm

mboy wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:41 pm

Dodgy69 wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:29 pm Hey. @Supermofo ...did you ever try the GT or GT+ ?

Seems they have all my favourite toy's, the magic 150bhp and sporty and comfy.

Be a WAY better road bike than a Panigale for you...

Mechanically the GT isn't much different to the older bikes, just addition of a up/down quickshifter and more TC adjustability... Loving my 20 plate GSXS1000F which cost me bugger all relatively speaking! Awesome engine notwithstanding, it's a great chassis too, only let down slightly by a basic rear shock and front brakes slightly lacking bite, but both are relatively easy fixes.

Ye..was looking at those first , but no up n down. Looks nice though. Stopped making them now I believe to concentrate on GT, I think.

I wanted an up/down QS, but wasn't gonna pay £5k for the privilege. To be honest, it's such a slick gearbox anyway, I don't miss it like I thought I might, and definitely would on many other bikes. Can get one of 2 or 3 QS options retrofitted (up only, which is fine by me) for between £250 and £400, but it does clutchless upshifts better than any other bike that I've owned (without a QS) anyway...

F was discontinued end of 2020, some got registered on 21 plates but they're 20 bikes like mine is. They are a lot of bike for the money!