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If it's not comfy, it's game over. Good to have your own bike confirmed as being as good as it is

JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 11:47 am If it's not comfy, it's game over. Good to have your own bike confirmed as being as good as it is

My back is a sensitive old thing, and this definitely doesn’t suit it.

I’ll wait for Tim to tell me how wrong I am

Was it a Sport model you were on with the dynamic suspension? I can imagine they're very chalk and cheese between the two bikes. The engine always feels like a turbine to me. I've never felt like it needs more gears, but possibly this is because of The Hammer (tm) you're used to.

Mine was transformed with different tyres. The bridgestones BMW fit are shite.

Try a Tuono next? That's my next go I think.

If it's sports bike geo then it will need weight over the front I guess, and subsequently a sport bike style of input to initiate turns. I quite like how 4cyl bikes deliver power, that turbine shove across the range is ideal for my style of riding.

Also, dealer finally got back to me, £37.85 for a reflector and small stick on badge. Not impressed.

I got on better with the handling on the 2nd part of my ride. It’s set up for more aggressive riding. A bit of adrenaline and doing my California Superbike School Quick Turns and it came alive.

If it were just a toy, I think I’d find it hard to turn down, but given that I use one bike to do it all, the GT is just better for that, and it was confirmed on the way home from the dealer on The Hammer that I’m just happier on the big old diesel.

Alternatively, I might spend some time mulling bar risers and touring screens

If I could get the BMW quickshifter/blipper and throttle mapping on the KTM, it’d be perfect. The throttle mapping on my bike isn’t terrible like on the SMT or early MT09s, but could be better around 30/40mph, it’s just a bit too sensitive, and also getting back on the power through bends, which could be smoother with all that torque on demand.

If we ever get a meet sorted, Tim needs to ride my bike, Barry needs to ride both and we can get a definitive answer.

Re: KTM responsiveness, is it not the case that the Hammer has so much shove at lower speeds that you'll always struggle with metering it?

Tracer is ok, a little dead at the emissions zone and snappy as you get back on it but bearable.

Street R is excellent, but then it doesn't have huge amounts of midrange, it's still quite linear and progressive.

It sometimes just has a bit of a dead spot coming off a closed throttle and then it comes in with a thump.

The problem at 30-40 is that it feels ever-so-slightly like it’s hunting a bit and is affected by every slight movement eg going over bumps and stuff. Highlighted by the fact the Beemer didn’t feel like that at all. I bet it’s running really lean at those revs for emissions or noise testing or something.

Yes we should really sort this chuffing bike meet out and have a bit of a swap-around. The optional screen I have on mine makes a huge difference to wind pressure.

I find the S1000R sits nicely between the riding positions of the fucking-hell-I'm-too-old-for-this 748 and the fucking-hell-am-I-really-this-old of the R1200RT. But for commuting and suchlike I can see why you'd prefer the KTM.

The answer is more bikes.

tim wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:40 pm Yes we should really sort this chuffing bike meet out and have a bit of a swap-around.


The answer is more bikes.

Bike meet really shouldn't be this difficult to arrange should it.

More bikes is always the answer. Seriously tempted by the new Tenere 700. Not to replace anything..

tim wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:40 pm The answer is more bikes.

I should probably get a job first.

Nah.

Barry wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:50 pmSeriously tempted by the new Tenere 700. Not to replace anything..

This won't help then:

NotoriousREV wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:58 pm

tim wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:40 pm The answer is more bikes.

I should probably get a job first.

Where would you find the time to ride all the bikes if you were working?

Fair point.

JLv3.0 wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 9:55 am

Barry wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:50 pmSeriously tempted by the new Tenere 700. Not to replace anything..

This won't help then:

Watched it last night, and that certainly didn't help no. It's starting to sound like a great little do it all machine, much like my Fazer.

Kai loves his big Tenere. I should imagine the smaller one would be a bit more weildy.

Tomorrow my KTM goes in for its new rear wheel bearing under warranty, plus 2019 suspension upgrade and I’m getting a loaner for the day. The weather looks utterly shit, so I hope whatever bike I get is good enough to make forget it’s pissing down.

Ok, I want one.

Coaster1 wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 5:54 pm Ok, I want one.

I’ve wanted a CBX1000 since I was a kid and first saw one in a magazine. When I was old enough to buy one, they were £5k. Then they were £8k. Now they’re silly money.

What... a... fucking... noise...

Noise sans ZeGerman...