Bike buying - head or heart
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- Willopotomas
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They might be a bit wristy I'd have to sit my arse on one. I'm quite taken with this one, Isn't that the dealer that did Nick's tyre at the Marche's Meet?MartDude wrote:John, if you should decide to explore the BMW route further, a friend here is contemplating selling his R1100S. From what he's told me, I don't think he'd expect more than £2K.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-R1100-R-/ ... 23465ef053
And QB down the road have one of these, whatever it is, bloody ugly and needs to be matt black.
http://www.qbmotorcycles.co.uk/locator/ ... -mnth.aspx
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I've sat on it, but not ridden it. The position for the upper body is not dissimilar to the Futura, but the pegs were a bit close to the seat for me - knees too bent. But as you've only got stumpy legs, that wouldn't be a problem for you.randomsquid wrote:They might be a bit wristy I'd have to sit my arse on one.MartDude wrote:John, if you should decide to explore the BMW route further, a friend here is contemplating selling his R1100S. From what he's told me, I don't think he'd expect more than £2K.
However, the Rs are probably a better bet - easier to fit useful stuff like taller screens & luggage. And they have centre stands, which makes life a lot easier.
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Can't remember seeing it there, but then again I spent the whole time with my head in my hands whilst laying on his workshop floorrandomsquid wrote:
They might be a bit wristy I'd have to sit my arse on one. I'm quite taken with this one, Isn't that the dealer that did Nick's tyre at the Marche's Meet?
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My legs are muscular, not stumpy...MartDude wrote:
I've sat on it, but not ridden it. The position for the upper body is not dissimilar to the Futura, but the pegs were a bit close to the seat for me - knees too bent. But as you've only got stumpy legs, that wouldn't be a problem for you.
However, the Rs are probably a better bet - easier to fit useful stuff like taller screens & luggage. And they have centre stands, which makes life a lot easier.
For a commuter I'd prefer upright with wide bars and as little bodywork as possible. I can wrap up in winter but I like the breeze the rest of the year.
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Ah yes, some sort of bug or virus wasn't it? Nothing to do with that pint of shandy.nicketynoo wrote:Can't remember seeing it there, but then again I spent the whole time with my head in my hands whilst laying on his workshop floorrandomsquid wrote:
They might be a bit wristy I'd have to sit my arse on one. I'm quite taken with this one, Isn't that the dealer that did Nick's tyre at the Marche's Meet?
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This doesn't meet your minimal bodywork criteria but the cars ahead will part like the Red Sea if you wear a white helmet and a hi-vis jacket:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-58-BMW-R ... 4188e71944
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Cheers Dusty, Mart did a demo for me of the parting effect with his silvery futfut and hi-vis coat. It was most impressive.Dusty wrote:This doesn't meet your minimal bodywork criteria but the cars ahead will part like the Red Sea if you wear a white helmet and a hi-vis jacket:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-58-BMW-R ... 4188e71944
I've been nosing at the ex police bikes and I can see the appeal, but-
Whatever I buy I'm going to have to take it up the back passage every night. Flatlander lent me an instructional video and I want to be sliding in like a greased rabbit rather than bouncing off the sides like a sausage in a dustbin. I'm still changing my mind on a daily basis. I have a 43" hole.
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CB500X or F easy but boring, low rate finance. Also warranty.
Mildly used NC700, my life is dull and empty, even the cat hates me.
I can see me hiring an illegal as a driver for the day and getting shit faced on cheap whiskey flavoured drink. Then waiting to find out what I bought.
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This I can help with.. But I've been here since birth.randomsquid wrote:I can see me hiring an illegal as a driver for the day and getting shit faced on cheap whiskey flavoured drink. Then waiting to find out what I bought.
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This evokes so many mental images, none of them entirely pleasant, that I will say nothing.randomsquid wrote:Whatever I buy I'm going to have to take it up the back passage every night.
randomsquid wrote:Flatlander lent me an instructional video and I want to be sliding in like a greased rabbit rather than bouncing off the sides like a sausage in a dustbin.
If anything, this makes it worse.
I'm not sure if I'm relieved or alarmed to hear that.randomsquid wrote:I'm still changing my mind on a daily basis.
And this is before the practice sessions?randomsquid wrote:I have a 43" hole.
Ah, dilemmas, dilemmas, and as mango has said, those latest left field constraints aren't helping. The suspense is driving me nuts and I'm wondering if it's the thrill of the chase that you're enjoying which will make any choice anti-climactic. If so, you need to buy something that is so boring that you have to start this process all over again next year. What about a car?; whispered in DRider mode because it's somewhat sacrilegious. My 1.3 diesel Corsa is much cheaper to run than my bike and copes well with snow, slush, ice etc etc. OK, I'll get my coat.
.... know what you mean .... I picked up a Merc c220 at the end of last year and it's economy on any type of journey knocks the spots off any bike (or car) I've ever had - except for the c50 I started on. It's phenomenal. TBH I've been commuting in that since I had it .... really must get the fuel hoses fixed on the Falco and get that out of the garage againDusty wrote: What about a car?; whispered in DRider mode because it's somewhat sacrilegious. My 1.3 diesel Corsa is much cheaper to run than my bike and copes well with snow, slush, ice etc etc. OK, I'll get my coat.
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