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Long journeys? You'll need a tourer mate!
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19-05-15, 07:56 AM
(12-05-15, 10:37 AM)stevierst link Wrote: Appreciate all the feedback guys, this is good info! pity you you limited to £4k as there is a really nice pan ST1300 in bike shop where they just repaired my bike £4999 for an 08 with 44k on clock and well spec'd and extra's.
It ain't what you ride, it's who you ride with!!!
28-05-15, 10:33 PM
Well I've been constantly studying, and asking about which one of these bikes will do us the job. Even been out today and swung a leg over a few.
Here's the list of today's bikes I had a look at. R1200GS adventure. Tiger 1050 and 955i V strom 1000 Fjr 1300 Sprint GT. The 1200 GsA is enormous! And I could barely lift it off its side stand! Tiger 1050. The luggage was that big that there was no room for your pillions feet! Same with the Sprint GT. Vstrom was a bit lardy, and just looked wrong! Tiger 955 looked too old hat! Fjr. It felt Light even when stationary, loads of room for pillion and me. It's looking favourite so far. Also went out with 17yo daughter for a ride to the lakes this afternoon on the gen 1. Her backside was killing her after about an hour into the 150 mile ride, and she seized up almost solid by the time we got there!
Stop polishing it and ride the bloody thing!!
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28-05-15, 10:44 PM
Stuff touring :evil
Stuff pillions :evil It's your hobby...let them get their own hobby that doesnt involve moaning at you about pain lol :evil Get your daughter through her bike test & get her a :faz ....then she wont criticise because she couldnt, being female, possibly be in pain that was self induced....jobs a good'ne Buy an MT09.....you deserve it....take the pillion pegs off for weight reduction :evil
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike
28-05-15, 10:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 29-05-15, 12:12 AM by Billy Balthorpe.)
(28-05-15, 10:33 PM)stevierst link Wrote:Well I've been constantly studying, and asking about which one of these bikes will do us the job. Even been out today and swung a leg over a few. No ST1300 then? You can get 'em for less than £4K!
28-05-15, 11:02 PM
Noggy, your a brutal man, but funny as f#ck
 And an st1300. I sat on one a couple of weeks ago, and it felt good even at a stand still. The competition is close!
Stop polishing it and ride the bloody thing!!
28-05-15, 11:29 PM
(28-05-15, 10:44 PM)noggythenog link Wrote:Stuff touring :evil :rollin :rollin :rollin
29-05-15, 12:22 AM
The 955i Tiger may look a little old hat but just go for a 20 minute ride on one before you discard it as a possibility, you will be surprised how good they feel and how well they handle. The money you would save over some of the others could pay for the tour!
07-07-15, 10:33 PM
Well I've only gone and done it. Bought myself another tiger 1050, complete with all the touring toys.
Anyone want to buy a gen 1 with all the tuning mods? Offers of £2k will do it.
Stop polishing it and ride the bloody thing!!
07-07-15, 10:47 PM
Forget sales
wheres the pics of the new bike? :useless
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike
07-07-15, 10:57 PM
Avoid the CBF 1000 mk1 like the plague , unless you want to carry a spare stator, good bike but sadly let down by regular stator failures.
Ask on the www.cbf1000.com if anyone doubts me, if you can stretch your budget a bit you may find a CBF1000 Mk2 and they maybe boring but are bullet proof, nice comfy bike but not a rocket ship. Or look for a Mk1 Kawasaki Versy 1000, ugly as sin but comes with nice riding position , big comfy pillion seat and traction control.
MT-09 Tracer for those who no longer can handle a BIG boy Fazer
07-07-15, 11:36 PM
Here she is.
Complete with all the comfy bits for the other 1/2 so we can go for long rides 
Stop polishing it and ride the bloody thing!!
08-07-15, 07:33 AM
That's a lovely bike..and in the best colour :thumbup . Now just got to find £2k to lose my old Tiger
Those are my principles...if you don't like them I have others.
08-07-15, 01:04 PM
What model Stevie, i think there are 8 varieties,, sport,ect
An ageing test pilot for home grown widgets that may fail at anytime.
08-07-15, 02:06 PM
Shes the standard 1050 model afaik, but the guy has put just about every conceivable touring mod I need on it.
Stop polishing it and ride the bloody thing!!
08-07-15, 04:18 PM
08-07-15, 04:21 PM
Yep, the ergo's are quite a bit different for both rider, and more importantly pillion.
Pegs are lower/further forward for both, and the standard tiger seat is way cosier. This one also has a dual gel seat which felt like sitting on a giant marsh mallow.
Stop polishing it and ride the bloody thing!!
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