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Was offered £5500 part ex on the Tracer at the weekend, meaning it's lost £2800 in just over a year/7k miles. This was against a new GT version at £10,700. So I'd effectively have to pay the same again to upgrade. Nice work Yamaha, destroying second hand values of your own machines, excellent busine...

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Holy crap.

Similar happened at Oliver's mount, they took all our weekend ticket money, cancelled the event, ignoring all emails and calls. Bunch of cunts. Auto66 events will never see my money again that's for sure.

In my job its a sliding scale, during normal working when I leave the office I'm cutting off all contact until I return, during crunch periods (which aren't anything like what they used to be) I'm expected to pop in at weekends and ensure the team covering have the work allocated accurately, fend of...

The 675 motor sounded fab onboard, I found the new 765 a little too refined. Goes well but a really flat power curve, useful on the road but not much fun to use. My 847cc triple gives it a good run for its money aurally too IMO.

I have cheap Oxford rain gear that I throw over textiles in proper rain too.

Had heated grips on my Speed Triple, never used them. I have heated gloves for deep winter riding instead. That said I won't pretend the Tracer GT coming with heated grips and cruise isn't a tempting upgrade.. QS too.

JLv3.0 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 22, 2018 9:49 pm

Barry wrote: ↑Wed Aug 22, 2018 9:47 pm I realised that all you're doing by buying more expensive kit is buying a bit longer before it lets in water

Oh and go buy the new bike you want.

I tend to do just that, I just need to justify the spending mentally first

Test rides are fun too.

Marv - Goretex isn't repellent as such. It's a material that has pores sufficiently large to let sweat out, and sufficiently small to not let water in. I just can't see how that could stop "working". The pores get blocked with dirt, which can damage them IIRC. Friend of mine bought a Rukk...

I realised that all you're doing by buying more expensive kit is buying a bit longer before it lets in water, so I stopped pondering spending big dollar on a fancy suit and just buy a half decent one twice as often. My Halvarrsons Prime jacket is a few years old now and struggles in rain so I might ...

My textiles can generally take about half hr of rain before water gets under the jacket and wicks upwards. If I know it's going to rain I'll throw the Oxford rain jacket on. In this heat I'll just get wet though, it's less uncomfortable lol. Good trip that Tim, I'm getting pestered to join a few mat...

Cheers Rev, will give them a call. OEM suspension is where they saved money on the MT range, the rear shock on mine is dangerous at anything above 7/10ths. Too soft, too little damping, it can't control the rear basically. Options are expensive Maxton, Nitron £450 ISH, Hague maybe. Ohlins if I want ...

I tried a 1200 Sportster. Shook like a shitting dog, brakes were non existent, narrow working range on the engine. Horrible machine. I took my Suzuki touring, they're great at covering ground quickly but not as relaxing when you want to sight see or in built up areas. The range of options these days...

If a bike doesn't excite you on some level it's not the one. SV/VStrom are old tech, as is the Kwak tbh. Fine machines but not exciting IMO. I quite liked the Tracer 700 actually but that's just me. Demo bikes get hammered too, you'd have to get a lot off to tempt me tbh. Guy at work has a CB500X, n...

The Meg - watched this last night. Starts off taking itself seriously but eventually settles down. Weak script and acting but enough lolz to entertain. Best character is the little girl mind

I'm not familiar with the triangle as I live a long way away, but none of that looked 'fun'. Obviously they showed the high speed straight-ish bits in the vid. I presume there are some more funnerer bits? That footage is mostly the faster bits, the rest is a bit more interesting for various reasons...

I'd have fun on my rattly Fazer I bet, but there are plenty others I'd rather take.

I get the appeal in lazy twins but I know it would frustrate me, even my Fazer at least had enough to annoy hot hatches.

Z900 is certainly going to feel eager to you but it's hardly earth shattering power so I see no reason you couldn't handle it. I'd suggest you start smaller anyway just so you get to enjoy working your way up the ladder, so to speak.

Ha, no flounce just busy year and this place didn't seem to be gaining traction quickly so I just got on with things. Tracer needs suspension upgrade, and should be fairly cheap. They're nothing special as a collection of bits but they do get on with things quite well. Still haven't decided whether ...

Plan is to ultimately have the following: 1. Commuter bike 2. Touring bike C. Fun bike Not too much to ask is it? 8-) Thought I'd better show up occasionally, just for you Marv. That list is about right, although I'd add an enduro as well if space allows. Fazer is just about to click over 64k miles...

I've got the Tron set on order too but unlikely to get it till next month now. Also, the Starlord brickheadz item, just cos.

Like SD, I'm a little peeved we lost that thread on Evo too..