that dread realization

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haynesjones66 wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:46 pm well, i finally crossed the line yesterday. i swapped my cbr600f4i for a suzuki burgman 400 and while it's comfortable to ride, i cant help but feel old on the thing! still, i'm actually enjoying riding again. i still have the storm in the shed but it will probably have to go too. off to bed now with my horlicks and a copy of People's Friend....
Is the Storm for sale?
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yep. its the one i bought from UK13er with the blade front end. not even started it yet
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this one

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Emma chizzit
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i paid £1300 for it
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I cashed my crypto in to buy that bike if I still had it today would be worth 40k


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i sold a vf1000r for £1200 some years back. theyre fetching stupid money now. sadly, i cant ride proper bikes anymore so everything has to go. to say i'm gutted is an understatement!
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haynesjones66 wrote: Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:21 pm i sold a vf1000r for £1200 some years back. theyre fetching stupid money now. sadly, i cant ride proper bikes anymore so everything has to go. to say i'm gutted is an understatement!
but at least you have the superscoot to get out a whazz on :thumbup: . il have to admit iv actually looked at big cruiser type bike,, thank god i said that out loud at last :eek2 :lol:
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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went out on the burgman yesterday for 180 miles and i still cant take to it. it does everything fine and was ok on main roads and the narrow lanes around the welsh lakes. some guy on a can am spyder suggested i get one, but my answer didnt impress him! i'm plucking up the courage to chop the subframe off the storm to see if a stumpy seat might help. psychologically, i just cant deal with not riding a proper bike, if that makes sense.
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I've always liked the idea of a super scoot. I was considering a T max over the Burg as it is supposed to be more sporty.

They have such a good recommendation for doing one thing well that people ask other things of it expecting it to do everything well.

Maybe it will grow on you?
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haynesjones66 wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:17 am went out on the burgman yesterday for 180 miles and i still cant take to it. it does everything fine and was ok on main roads and the narrow lanes around the welsh lakes. some guy on a can am spyder suggested i get one, but my answer didnt impress him! i'm plucking up the courage to chop the subframe off the storm to see if a stumpy seat might help. psychologically, i just cant deal with not riding a proper bike, if that makes sense.
I can see exactly what your problem is :crazy:
You've been a Rocker all your life and now you're trying to be a Mod, you will need some sort of counselling for this :lol: :lol: :lol:

Before anyone gets the wrong idea I am only joking.

You may find in time with more miles covered that you will grow to like the Burgman as Gilson suggests,

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perhaps adding a Deliveroo box on the back and it will make more sense :lol:


sorry, I couldnt resist :Banned:
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Just ride it like you stole it :thumbup:

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:lol: :lol: what annoyed me most was a ducati rider giving me the old coffee grinder handshake for being a bit slow overtaking! i thought, "if i was on my storm, i'd give you a run for your money, you tw@!"

what i would say is test ride whatever you fancy first, on a selection of different roads. the t max looks a hoot but the whole scooter thing is messing with my biker glands
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Aprilia SVR should do it
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