Best Purchases this Year

[Annabella]

What are the best bits of new kit you've bought this year?

For me it's been a year of revelations starting with my first set of new tyres I got to scrub in (last time I had new tyres fitted the bike got stolen before I had ridden 100 miles). My bike felt like a different machine, suddenly it felt stable in corners and turned into them without as much brute force as I was used to applying.

Followed by contact lenses - what a joy to be able to see where I'm going!

Finally, a mini sun visor type thing. It's like the bike equivalent of the blue strip across the top of your windscreen - not big enough to notice but sufficient to prevent being blinded by late evening summer sunshine. I'm looking forward to autumn
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[Suzuki]

I bought a funky 6-LED pneumatic torch!!!
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[TOM M]

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[feef]

this year I have bought....

Thunderace
and a load of bits( Screen, one new front and 2 new rear tyres)

paddock stand, and a load of tools

new leathers, two new lids, new boots, autocom

bucket load of PC components and a widescreen telly to build myself a Mediacenter PC.

a bed

a BBQ

edit: forgot to add.. full set of Oxford luggage (tank bag, panniers and tailpack) :edit

all of which are used regularly, and enjoyed

and I'm planning on chaniung my phone for a Nokia 8800 at the end of the month

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[Kirmit]

Tank Bag. Works well on both bikes and when ducking down gives you something to rest on.
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[chinupkneedow...]

I think that the best thing that my husband (The Grim Reaper) has bought this year has to be his blade.. He swapped his blackbird in for it, and I have to say he looks much more at home on the blade, mot to mention sexier - plus I can ride it too - which is a bonus - the blackbird was too heavy for me.

My best purchase has to be my mx5 - not quite my TL that I had to get rid of, (due to a bun in the oven) but the closest thing in my price range to being able to feel the wind in my hair!

Missing the TL something rotten... may have to look into getting another one!!


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[G]

Probably my Shoei Raid helmet that got killed at Brands.
Was £135 at ally pally (with some haggling).

Ok, I only actually used the protection once (last Saturday) and it probably wasn't that great an impact anyway.

However the helmet was a great fit for me.
Other bits like it misting up badly weren't so great, but was made up for by the fit and the price.

Think I'll be getting another one (£99 new on ebay now, as I know they fit well) when I have some money.

[EDBANGER]

Well for me it definately wasn't the Thunderace that I couldn't afford, or the ZZR that I didn't have the patience to get running. So i'm gonna have to say............................98 cans of Castlemaine XXXX for £6.96!!!! Superb.

[RobB]

AlpineStars GP gloves. Mmmmmm, comfy.....

A variety of tools, and I finally found a double-bubble screen for my old, old bike
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[Kirmit]

Well if were talking about stuff other than kit. Then I would have to say
my new SV
Laptop so I can work in the garden
Strimmer to cut grass so I can work in the garden without being jabbed.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Probably the Sigma 70-200 f2.8 lense for the camera. Very happy with it, especially considering the cost compared to some other lenses.

All the best

Keith
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[JeffT]

a pair of crotchless panties for the missus! wayhey!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chinupkneedow...]

Does she not slide around on the bike seat with those on tho???
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[Dom_]

My Halfords professional tools, now i couldn't get by without them.

Then my Furia 50 and Dragster 125 which i bought and sold, made a tidy £500 profit.

Finally my Richa gloves, they were £30 from bike shop above DK uber comfortable and look great.

[mchaggis]

My HG panniers (though those were a birthday present). I've bought nowt else this year, I've been skint.
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[Annabella]

[JeffT]

[chinupkneedow...]

[bish777]

[chinupkneedow...]

...Must...resist ... commenting.....

Sorry - I seem to have taken the thread on a new direction!! oops!


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[Biker-Kev]

Motorhispania RX50

Ask the same question in a couple of months and i will hopefully say

CAGIVA MITO

Cant wait!!!
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[ash t]

The SeeBeeArr, and my Shoei Lid
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[fuzz]

Not bought much this year due to
SV650S
but I'm glad I have
crappy but practical (and cheap) Akito gloves
Oxtar boots.
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[Method]

My Suomi Lid i suppose...

Been sitting here for a while now and thats the best i can come up with atm apart from maybe the 4.99 itercom kit i got from Lidl, that was pretty good for the price, shame i lost one of the microphone / headset thingy's, rendering it useless now though

Ask again after my b'day on friday and i may have something a bit more exciting to share with you all who knows.
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[Jack_Cheese]

hopefully my best buy will be a caberg v2 helmet, the dual visors will be a godsend...
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