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I liked the little cb500x and the plan was to rally raid it but instead I bought a trail bike...

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I wanted a bit more power than the 500x for the road and I saw this at under £8k new which was a chunk off so here it is

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Didn't you have one of those Honda 250's before?

I give the Tracer a week, at most.

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:04 pm Didn't you have one of those Honda 250's before?

I give the Tracer a week, at most.

I’ve had them well over a week already , haven’t had a 250 before no. Had a 230 but it was too small and also got an xr400 but it’s kickstart so I prefer the leccy start 250

Couchy wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:08 pm I’ve had them well over a week already

Ok then, I give it 100 miles

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:09 pm

Couchy wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:08 pm I’ve had them well over a week already

Ok then, I give it 100 miles

I’ve done 6500 miles on it already........

Couchy wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:11 pm I’ve done 6500 miles on it already........

The Tracer, not the Elgrand!

Two inter winners right there.

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:12 pm

Couchy wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:11 pm I’ve done 6500 miles on it already........

The Tracer, not the Elgrand!

My mistake it’s 65 miles

Couchy wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:00 pm I liked the little cb500x and the plan was to rally raid it but instead I bought a trail bike...

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I wanted a bit more power than the 500x for the road and I saw this at under £8k new which was a chunk off so here it is

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Now thats Blurple...

Now that's a great pair of bikes to have in the garage in my opinion

Seeing as you had an MT09 and ridden (I think) the XSR, how does the Tracer compare?

Supermofo wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:38 am Seeing as you had an MT09 and ridden (I think) the XSR, how does the Tracer compare?

So far and it's only a brief ride it's more stable and composed. the suspension seems stiffer and better damped but time will tell. It's certainly not the soft wallowy feel I was expecting so don't know if the 2020 bikes have better suspension but certainly feels it

Couchy wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:18 am

Supermofo wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:38 am Seeing as you had an MT09 and ridden (I think) the XSR, how does the Tracer compare?

So far and it's only a brief ride it's more stable and composed. the suspension seems stiffer and better damped but time will tell. It's certainly not the soft wallowy feel I was expecting so don't know if the 2020 bikes have better suspension but certainly feels it

As i said, Dodgys in the paddock felt pretty bouncy.... sadly i didn't ride his to see how it was when out, but sitting on it it really felt bouncy.

Couchy wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:00 pm I liked the little cb500x and the plan was to rally raid it but instead I bought a trail bike...

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What's the trail bike?

CRF 250 Rally isn't it?

weeksy wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:44 am

Couchy wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:18 am

Supermofo wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:38 am Seeing as you had an MT09 and ridden (I think) the XSR, how does the Tracer compare?

So far and it's only a brief ride it's more stable and composed. the suspension seems stiffer and better damped but time will tell. It's certainly not the soft wallowy feel I was expecting so don't know if the 2020 bikes have better suspension but certainly feels it

As i said, Dodgys in the paddock felt pretty bouncy.... sadly i didn't ride his to see how it was when out, but sitting on it it really felt bouncy.

I expected that too but it's far from bouncy which is a good thing

Beancounter wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2020 12:02 pm

Couchy wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:00 pm I liked the little cb500x and the plan was to rally raid it but instead I bought a trail bike...

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What's the trail bike?

As lostboy says it's a crf250rally, slow but very good off road and on road, big tank range compared to a proper enduro and big service intervals. But better on the road as theres lots of that green laning these days. Happy to sit at 70mph too. Did I mention slow as well ?

How close are we to bike number 200, must be at least 3/4 of the way there or more by now.

I can see the little CRF staying quite a while but not sure the Tracer has a long shelf life chez couchy ...... enjoy the new toys

Bigyin wrote: Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:06 pm How close are we to bike number 200, must be at least 3/4 of the way there or more by now.

I can see the little CRF staying quite a while but not sure the Tracer has a long shelf life chez couchy ...... enjoy the new toys

So both gone by spring

Or both before Xmas?

I'd give the little Honda longer than the Yam.

Every time he buys a bike we should start a book, is there phpBB addin?