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I can't bring myself to leap off that particular precipice. My mrs resisted right up until last year when she started a FB
account so she could stay in touch with the 'poledance community' going ons which are of course all organised on there. Now
she's permanently glued to phone, at home, on holiday, wherever. It's a bone of contention in my house is that bloody Facebook. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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fireyphoenix1... Brolly Dolly
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stevo as b4 World Chat Champion
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Fair play to OP. I thought group rides, and riding with mates, or even having biking mates was a 90's-00's thing only. It was for me.
I ride alone all the time, and no one would want to ride the roads I like best with a smelly two stroke around them.
En mass Bike meets have dried up, partly due to less people and less mates, and more anti bike feeling in society. There's still some evening pub meets in summer, and I just use them to go to nosy around other people's bikes, particularly classics and specials that people normally hide away in garages, and bikes you won't see in Dealers. The local ones I prefer to go to on my mountain bike or in a car, as im only going to be nosy.
And yeah I agree on the Facebook thing. All the good forums particularly the marque specific and technical ones have flat lined and some have disappeared completely, due to everyone doing everything on Facebook. The car world is the same and it's self de-generating, as info and build threads vanish.
I agree with OP about supermoto bikes and their usage and mentality too. They are not a useful or practical or best suited bike for anything really, but just a big fuck you to everyone. If their was ever a type of new bike that would be the first to be banned from sale, they would be it.
I like the idea of pointless daft bikes that are stupid fun for an hour on small quiet roads or being a twat around town on before running home before one too many wheelies past a police car etc. They aren't transport or useful hacks, just pratting about machines for people with no real use for a bike. |
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I could easily see this 701 as a commuter, it's actually fucking brilliant in every way. It's good on fuel, super light and nimble but got loads of torque when you want it.
I could easily ride this daily if I needed to but this is for the twisties and the rsv4 rf is for the straights
Add in 7,000 mile service intervals and it really is a fucking superb bike. I'm so happy with it, exhaust is turning up tomorrow / Tues. |
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1st Service on Friday and 15t front sprocket going on. Added a Wings exhaust today, R&G swing arm sliders, frame sliders, carbon exhaust guard, clip on bar mirrors and got some other trick bits arriving over the weeks.
This thing sounds like WAR
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SM's are definitely better with friends, can't believe 4 of you's went and got the same bikes at the same time though Are they doing good deals on them now like, seem to be quite a few getting them.
I've been on a DRZ ride out with 5 other DRZ'ers, was impressed with that.
Got Wings exhausts on my 990, sounds epic. Used to really like the sound of my old 690 with an Akra fitted, but can't beat a vtwin at full pelt, my new favourite sound. ____________________ KTM 990 SMT & Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM |
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Sounds about right I suppose you are lucky it's a common issue, KTM/Husqvarna are normally cunts when it comes to the warranty, being used to selling race bikes with no warranty it's still new to them. ____________________ KTM 990 SMT & Suzuki DR-Z 400 SM |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 311 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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