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Imagine..

#1 Post by Kwackerz » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:02 pm

That You have

£400 to spend on a Helmet

£1500 to spend on Leathers, Gloves, Boots and any other accessories you'd wish to wear (back protector, etc)

£1200 to spend on Insurance, breakdown cover and an alarm system

£12700 to spend on a bike

What would you buy?

Feel free to list the helmet and kit, providing companies, etc to prove your spend.. and prove your good taste and fashion sense... :smt002

Only thing is, you cannot list the bike as being one you currently own. Has to be something different!

:smt001 You can always come back to this thread if you're bored or have time on your hands, something to do, not to mention a great source of links for some gucci kit that no doubt people will find on their travels! :smt003

I'll post my list up at the weekend when ive time spare.
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#2 Post by snapdragon » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:21 pm

Xtra Raptor :smt002

or possibly an MT01

gear?? whatever fits :smt017 - but one o them there 500 squid really light carbon lids would be sooooo good for me neck.


didya do the recce yet K ? east or west tids?
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#3 Post by Kwackerz » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:31 pm

Still got to go down and do the 'proper' recce. Boss went down but didnt give me the details in full, past saying 'one of the old camps in tidders'
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#4 Post by back_marker » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:36 pm

Anyway, lid would either be an Arai or the top of the range HJC Carbon Number

Leathers either Alpinestars or Arlen Ness, with gloves to match.

Boots wise I think my Oxtars take some beating but they've changed their name and I don't know what the new ones are like, failing that I quite ,like the look of the Dianese ones which go under you leathers instead of over.

All pretty simple so far but I'm proper stuck on a bike. If it has to be just one bike for everything I can't think of anything better than the Falco. Best keep thinking about it.
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#5 Post by Viking » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:18 am

OK, Kwackerz, here's how I'd spend your money:

Tiger Angel 'Lynx2 Sprint' 2-piece suit
http://www.tigerangel.com/frontpage.html

Reevu MSX1 helmet
http://www.reevu.com/moto_product.asp

AlpineStar gloves
Whatever boots fit my feet and look good with the leathers / helmet / gloves

Benelli TnT Cafe Racer
http://benelli.supermoto.com/Bikes/caferacer.htm

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#6 Post by Firestarter » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:27 am

Viking wrote:OK, Kwackerz, here's how I'd spend your money:
Benelli TnT Cafe Racer
http://benelli.supermoto.com/Bikes/caferacer.htm
Tasty, but you'd have to keep some money back for repairs when it dies on you :smt002

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#7 Post by ligloo » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:21 pm

Lidl's everything.... except the bike.... :smt005


and all in pink of course :smt002

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#8 Post by Fausto » Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:34 pm

This is so very far away from reality that I can't begin to imagine. :smt009

£1500 on clothing !!!!! :smt005 :smt005

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#9 Post by Kwackerz » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:19 pm

Well, got to make it interesting and challenging! Most ive come up for the Bike is this: http://www.benelliclubgb.net/images/for ... kwood2.jpg at £5395!!

Add to that I'd want a fulldream-machine respray at about £2000 and a full arrow system that'd probably hit another £2000 and probably £1500 getting the engine blueprinted and im not far off that figure I had set aside...!

Going to look at the leathers, etc at the weekend.. busy at the mo!
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Re: Imagine..

#10 Post by Gio » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:47 am

I like the AGV Ti-Tech.

Bike would be a 2 year old Pan and a CB500 for tracks.

Leathers is whatever will fit properly and well made, but in black, I really dislike the poncy coloured suits.

I've got a nice pair of Berick GS gloves, very tight fit sadly tho not waterproof, but the armour is nice for breaking car side windows ( :smt002 ) Just to show my lack of taste though I have a set of handlebar muffs for when the weathers crap.

Even though I had my BM stolen last year, if I get a Pan I have a quote for £250 FC for a year that will cover 2 bikes. (Honda Insurance)

The reason I want the Pan is it'll be doing trips to Italy on a couple of occasions every year.

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#11 Post by lazarus » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:26 pm

Think I'd go for another 1200GS as the bike. But for the rest - why spend £400 on a helmet when you can get an excellent one for £200. Ditto the leathers. And my insurance on the KTM costs me £135 fully comp so again that would leave money left over.

Where are the suspiciously precise numbers from Kwaks? have you just re-equipped yourself and this is what you've spent?

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#12 Post by joecrx » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:52 pm

i was at the bike show this weekend , and sat on a honda pan euro, i would like it for a second bike ,new bike gear too,

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#13 Post by Kwackerz » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:13 pm

lazarus wrote:
Where are the suspiciously precise numbers from Kwaks? have you just re-equipped yourself and this is what you've spent?

Chance'd be a fine thing, Laz.

I just divided the amount of shags I imagine i'd have if I was married to Britney Spears by how many times I'd shag her sister and mum.. and bang.. figures to hand. :smt001

Absolutely random figures mate. :smt002

But if Britney is looking in, PM me... we need to talk..
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#14 Post by paddyz1 » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:15 am

Kwackerz wrote:
lazarus wrote:
Where are the suspiciously precise numbers from Kwaks? have you just re-equipped yourself and this is what you've spent?

Chance'd be a fine thing, Laz.

I just divided the amount of shags I imagine i'd have if I was married to Britney Spears by how many times I'd shag her sister and mum.. and bang.. figures to hand. :smt001

Absolutely random figures mate. :smt002

But if Britney is looking in, PM me... we need to talk..
I'd rather have Danni Minouge.

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#15 Post by D-Rider » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:03 pm

paddyz1 wrote:
I'd rather have Danni Pedrosa.
:smt107 :smt107 :smt107

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