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From: Dan L on 23 Apr 2010 15:28 zymurgy <zymurgy(a)technologist.com> wrote: > On Apr 23, 6:42 am, "Dan L" <dan.yoda...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Sean Hamerton wrote: > > > On 22 Apr, 22:03, stephen.pac...(a)gonemail.com wrote: > > > > > You should speak to Whinging Courier of this parish - > > > > > I've just realised that I've not seen a post from him in a good > > > while. > > > > He's retired > > Maybe from UKRM, but his presence was felt at the BOSM .. > Believe me, it was felt on the journey there -- Dan L not using a PC
From: Sean Hamerton on 22 Apr 2010 21:26 On 22 Apr, 22:03, stephen.pac...(a)gonemail.com wrote: > So for one reason and another I felt the need to have a newer, more > reliable 'adventure style' bike. > > I'd had a good look over Andy's Tenere when trying to repair it and was > quite impressed. The fault was so trivial to be blunt it didn't bother > me. > > I sat on a couple of Teneres and whilst the price was fine, > unfortunately they're far too tall for me. > > So had a look around Fowlers two weeks ago and they had a '08 XT660R > with a little over 10k on it. Scottoiler touring kit, Hepco and Becker > top box and pannier rack, touratech engine bash plate, Acerbis brush > guards, new set of tyres. > > Sat on it and it seemed to be an OK height. > > Didn't get away before the salesman approached and ended up shaking on > it and paying a deposit. > > Picked it up last Saturday. It's amusing. > > Single cylinder, lots of urge but little power. Kind of accelerates > fast as you change gear gets to 80 swiftly and then gathers pace to > about 100 slowly. Seen 110 but wouldn't want to hang on for more. > > Suspension's quite good. Got quite blase about speed bumps etc. and > used the pavement to pass a car manouvering in the road today. Very > nimble bike. Also very narrow, am sure it will fit anywhere; much > quicker using this to go into town on than the K1100LT. > > Noise from the engine encourages me to rant it everywhere. Riding it > like a teenager, everytime I've gone out someone's either flashed lights > or beeped their horn at me. Marvellous, this is what riding bikes is > about. > > Not ridden a single since the CB250RSs I had ten or more years ago (hard > to believe I used to commute 120 miles a day on them!) Not ridden a > 'trail' styled bike since the XL250 I had 25 years ago (gulp). > Forgotten what fun single cylinder trail bikes were. > > I like it. Fast enough really. Wondering whether I want to use this on > the trip to Slovenia in June. Maybe. > > Only criticism I have is the fuel tank is tiny and there isn't a > cheapish Acerbis one for it, only an expensive one from Germany (about a > thousand euros). > > And the fuel consumption; it's all bollocks that they do 65mpg; this one > certainly doesn't. It does about 43mpg. Not sure why *all* of my > vehicles return poor fuel economy. > > Oh, it's mostly matt black. You should speak to Whinging Courier of this parish - he had the XT660X for a while and did some mods for more power, etc. Rather liked it, but found it too slow (having traded an '03 R1 in for it) after not very long. I've just realised that I've not seen a post from him in a good while. -- SeanH - '01 Fazer 600 | '97 GSX-R 750 SRAD.
From: Dan L on 23 Apr 2010 01:42 Sean Hamerton wrote: > On 22 Apr, 22:03, stephen.pac...(a)gonemail.com wrote: > > So for one reason and another I felt the need to have a newer, more > > reliable 'adventure style' bike. > > > > I'd had a good look over Andy's Tenere when trying to repair it and > > was quite impressed. �The fault was so trivial to be blunt it > > didn't bother me. > > > > I sat on a couple of Teneres and whilst the price was fine, > > unfortunately they're far too tall for me. > > > > So had a look around Fowlers two weeks ago and they had a '08 XT660R > > with a little over 10k on it. �Scottoiler touring kit, Hepco and > > Becker top box and pannier rack, touratech engine bash plate, > > Acerbis brush guards, new set of tyres. > > > > Sat on it and it seemed to be an OK height. > > > > Didn't get away before the salesman approached and ended up shaking > > on it and paying a deposit. > > > > Picked it up last Saturday. �It's amusing. > > > > Single cylinder, lots of urge but little power. �Kind of accelerates > > fast as you change gear gets to 80 swiftly and then gathers pace to > > about 100 slowly. Seen 110 but wouldn't want to hang on for more. > > > > Suspension's quite good. �Got quite blase about speed bumps etc. and > > used the pavement to pass a car manouvering in the road today. �Very > > nimble bike. �Also very narrow, am sure it will fit anywhere; much > > quicker using this to go into town on than the K1100LT. > > > > Noise from the engine encourages me to rant it everywhere. Riding it > > like a teenager, everytime I've gone out someone's either flashed > > lights or beeped their horn at me. Marvellous, this is what riding > > bikes is about. > > > > Not ridden a single since the CB250RSs I had ten or more years ago > > (hard to believe I used to commute 120 miles a day on them!) �Not > > ridden a 'trail' styled bike since the XL250 I had 25 years ago > > (gulp). Forgotten what fun single cylinder trail bikes were. > > > > I like it. �Fast enough really. �Wondering whether I want to use > > this on the trip to Slovenia in June. Maybe. > > > > Only criticism I have is the fuel tank is tiny and there isn't a > > cheapish Acerbis one for it, only an expensive one from Germany > > (about a thousand euros). > > > > And the fuel consumption; it's all bollocks that they do 65mpg; > > this one certainly doesn't. �It does about 43mpg. �Not sure why all > > of my vehicles return poor fuel economy. > > > > Oh, it's mostly matt black. � > > You should speak to Whinging Courier of this parish - he had the > XT660X for a while and did some mods for more power, etc. Rather liked > it, but found it too slow (having traded an '03 R1 in for it) after > not very long. Full Akropovich system and Power Commander. Dynoed at R&T in Aylesbury. > > I've just realised that I've not seen a post from him in a good while. He's retired -- Nothing relevent
From: stephen.packer on 23 Apr 2010 02:21 ts <exbn-ppin(a)deaVOLVO.spamcon.org> wrote: > <stephen.packer(a)gonemail.com> wrote: > > > Single cylinder, lots of urge but little power. > > What's the weight of this? cc/kg is a good indicator of urge, from low > RMPs 172kg dry, which it certainly doesn't feel like because that's give-or-take the same that is claimed for the GSXR1000.
From: Pip on 23 Apr 2010 02:59
Dan L wrote: > Dynoed at R&T in Aylesbury. Are that bunch worthy of recommendation, Dan? I need the Bandit fuelling sorted and they're the closest to me, apart from the dodgy-looking bunch in MK. -- Pip: B12 |