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Thanks for the replies everyone.
Firstly, I am pleased to say that I passed both Mod 1 and Mod 2 today, and therefore I now have full bike license!! I'm so happy.
I've been riding around on a 21' plate Honda CB650R for the past 5 days as that's what the riding school use. I've really enjoyed it. So much so that I think i'm going to change my mind about the Africa Twin and instead buy a 650R.
Having given considerable thought to what I want to use the bike for over the next 2-3 years, I think the Africa Twin will be OTT. I recon i'll have more fun using the 650R for a couple of years and then considering a touring bike. |
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Mountain_Man86 wrote: | So I test rode few bikes over the past few days. Namely then Trident 660, then the Tiger 900 Rally Pro, followed by the Africa Twin manual.
I tried to test ride the BMW F900R but they have a policy of not allowing new riders to go on their bikes. I'm not buying a bike without test riding it, so it's their loss. Not sure what others think, but my experience of BMW thus far has been rather unwelcoming. Whenever i've spoken to them, i've felt like just another number to them and they seem to make life very difficult for new riders to experience their bikes. Honda and Triumph on the other hand were great. Hats off to Destination Triumph especially as they made me feel really welcome.
I'm really smitten by the Tiger range and placed a deposit for a Tiger 850 Sport in blue this morning. I hope to take delivery later October. Cant wait!! |
I actually found the opposite to be true, went for a test of the trident on their dealership tour and was pretty much ignored in favour of the other guy on our accompanied ride who had all the gear, no idea but clearly bought a new bike every time he came back to the dealer to have his petrol tank filled. Wasnt allowed to pass him as per their rules and he didnt do corners that well, so it was impossible to get a feel for the bike. Their loss, I got a free side stand puck out of it so not a complete waste of my time
BMW on the other hand gave me the keys, sent me off for an hour or so and made me a coffee when I came back to chat it over. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 2 years, 239 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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