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ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 11:45 am
by fabiostar
ok ok i know but it had to be done. the MT has been replaced with a bike the length of county Antrim
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for many reasons like confort, bringing the daughter out on the back and just plain because i want to and want a bike to just chuff about on, it doesnt handle,stop or go but im bloody loving every min of if, if i wana go out and set my hair on fire i have dori or the LC for those duties.
first ever cruiser. it does what it says on the tin.. 2003 800 volusia suzuki
as much stupid sh!t as i can find has been removed and unlike my other addictions its got fluids and fliters and thats its lot..
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 12:28 pm
by cheekykev
Hey, no need to make excuses for buying something different
We all have other bikes for different reasons.
I bought a New BMW R1250R in January,
I'm really enjoying, I wish I'd have bought one years ago.
OK I'll admit, it's got a load of electronics that I probably wouldn't have bothered with, but now I can go anywhere I want in reasonable comfort, with ease, and don't have to worry about a fuel station for at least 200 miles, oh and with 136bhp, and 106 lb.ft of torque to boot
As you can well imagine, being a flat twin with 106 lbft of torque it will rip your arms out right from the start if you want it to, or it will just bumble along smoothly at low speed, pulls in any gear, it's got 6, but you only really need 3 of them in this country
3rd gear will do 20mph or close to 100mph, the low down torque is really something.
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 2:38 pm
by fabiostar
cheekykev wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 12:28 pm
Hey, no need to make excuses for buying something different
We all have other bikes for different reasons.
I bought a New BMW R1250R in January,
I'm really enjoying, I wish I'd have bought one years ago.
OK I'll admit, it's got a load of electronics that I probably wouldn't have bothered with, but now I can go anywhere I want in reasonable comfort, with ease, and don't have to worry about a fuel station for at least 200 miles, oh and with 136bhp, and 106 lb.ft of torque to boot
As you can well imagine, being a flat twin with 106 lbft of torque it will rip your arms out right from the start if you want it to, or it will just bumble along smoothly at low speed, pulls in any gear, it's got 6, but you only really need 3 of them in this country
3rd gear will do 20mph or close to 100mph, the low down torque is really something.
near as fast as this thing
54 ish bhp lol but its a sofa that does 180miles to the tank and lets face it i wont be spending money on to make it faster or handle better
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 3:22 pm
by AMCQ46
cheekykev wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 12:28 pm
Hey, no need to make excuses for buying something different
We all have other bikes for different reasons.
I bought a New BMW R1250R in January,
I'm really enjoying, I wish I'd have bought one years ago.
OK I'll admit, it's got a load of electronics that I probably wouldn't have bothered with, but now I can go anywhere I want in reasonable comfort, with ease, and don't have to worry about a fuel station for at least 200 miles, oh and with 136bhp, and 106 lb.ft of torque to boot
As you can well imagine, being a flat twin with 106 lbft of torque it will rip your arms out right from the start if you want it to, or it will just bumble along smoothly at low speed, pulls in any gear, it's got 6, but you only really need 3 of them in this country
3rd gear will do 20mph or close to 100mph, the low down torque is really something.
AND
ABS
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 3:24 pm
by AMCQ46
as long as you ride the cruiser weating fullface helmet, full leathers & knee sliders... then thats just about OK.
BUT if you have gone and bought a full cowboy outfit, then you are dead to me
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 4:31 pm
by Kev L
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 4:35 pm
by cheekykev
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AND
ABS
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Oh yes definitely ABS
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 4:42 pm
by MacV2
OK OK OK...
I did housework today for the first time it 8 weeks...Vacume & dust, kitchen, bathroom & fresh bedding...
All nice & shiney now except I didn't vacume upstairs & couldn't be asred...
Coudn't be swinging the duster with broken ribs could I hence the 8 week delay...
I feel cleaner in myself for having done it... Or was thet the cleaning chemical fumes....
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 8:00 pm
by sirch345
MacV2 wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 4:42 pm
OK OK OK...
I did housework today for the first time it 8 weeks...Vacume & dust, kitchen, bathroom & fresh bedding...
All nice & shiney now except I didn't vacume upstairs & couldn't be asred...
Coudn't be swinging the duster with broken ribs could I hence the 8 week delay...
I feel cleaner in myself for having done it... Or was thet the cleaning chemical fumes....
That has to be one of your best ones Mac, in answer to the topic title I'm guessing
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 8:03 pm
by sirch345
Rob mate, it's still two wheels whichever way you look at it. So long as you keep a tube of Auto Sol in the man cave you'll be fine
As long as you're happy with the new machine that's all that matters, and it sounds like you are made up
It looks in really good condition to me. The photo's look great
Chris.
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 9:37 pm
by fabiostar
AMCQ46 wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 3:24 pm
as long as you ride the cruiser weating fullface helmet, full leathers & knee sliders... then thats just about OK.
BUT if you have gone and bought a full cowboy outfit, then you are dead to me
but but i already had the cowboy outfit for those ,special nights
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 10:14 pm
by Stephan
fabiostar wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 9:37 pmbut but i already had the cowboy outfit for those ,special nights
and now its clean what is the real purpose of this bike
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 11:38 pm
by eamonn
Maybe its old age !
Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 11:58 pm
by uk13iker
BUT if you have gone and bought a full cowboy outfit, then you are dead to me
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Re: ok lets come clean
Posted: Sat May 22, 2021 8:47 am
by Pete.L
I'll let you get away with wearing chaps but I won't speak to you if you go the full handlebar moustache
