I'd only ever use it for Sunday best, wouldn't track it as have the blade for that, but the 100 mile range would grate, and not sure I could abuse it on tour like all my other bikes?? Guess I best get booked up for some test and see... Top 5 in no order I want to try: Pani Mvf4 New r1 Rsv4 New blade
When is the new R1 due out? I had seen they were changing to the triple a few months ago. I wonder what size the engine will be Ie 1100??
On no Jimbo, you bsatard !! I had more or less decided to not bother for now and keep my blade till 2014, and even warmed to the decision but now you have gone and opened the lust gate again. I love that colour, I really really love that colour. Is it a one off or a production run? It would also need to be ABS for me though. Hear we go again.......
Not sure mate, all the press releases in summer were going on about it, had the engine idea on show at nec, but nothing concrete been announced.... I have heard they are approaching wsb for 1100 cc approval so your prob right!!
Exactly the same for me.... It's the base model, don't think abs? But special paint, not production, but seen a couple now so not a true one off... It's in west London, wanna go have a butchers with me? We can do a timeshare on it ha ha
No one know what crank layout yamaha will use if they make this new 1100 3 cyl, one things for sure if they do it will piss triumph off big time, like triumph pissed of BMW with adventure bikes....lol Myself I can wait to see the 1199 run in the racing this year, if they fail the the shite will hit the fan BIG time in Ducati IMO.
As far as I see it Jimbo, and only my opinion, we only come this way round once, and I am yet to meet someone who can tell me any different, now if you have an itch in need of a scratch? You have to Get it scratched. Life's to short, for the what if. Get it bought, get the garage extended what ever it takes just do it. Let the bank manager worry about the what ifs Carpe Diem is that not the phrase? At this rate, you my old son will have a bike for each day of the Scotland tour
It's a scientific fact Jimbo. It's good to scratch The Science of Scratching - Newsweek and The Daily Beast
you cant stop looking because its a damn sexy bike. If I had the budget I would be down to buy one tomorrow, id even donate a kidney for one lol
Just do it jimbo I had the itch so just went with it, you only live once, not the 1199 but I still think its a bit special However you do get clutch rattle, poor tank range ...... I think they call it character
Jimbo, I think the L twin thing is best summed up when several years ago, I was out with my mate, me on my 750ss and him on his 600f. He suggested we swap bikes for the run home to try them out. I climbed onto his gigantic (by comparison) 600 and asked him if there were any idiosyncrasies I should be careful of. "No" he said. "It's bulletproof and easy as a moped. The only thing is that when the power comes on at about 11000, it's a bit more sudden than below it. What about yours. Where does the power come in on that?" "About 1100..."
Jamie / ken.... Much expected responses there, really isn't helping!! Ha ha... Who knows, I'll book myself a few tests when this shite weather changes....
What the hell do you need to ride one for ????? Just do like I do spend now think later ! It's never seen me wrong Besides if you don't like the ride you can always just look at it You have a fleet of bikes to ride anyway !!!!!!
Before we meet the other reprobates for our Winter Warmer might be an idea ? , might give us something else to talk about over the beer glasses other than women! or if L decides to tag along, Fireblades.
I remember calling into the local duke shop only to have a look around. he threw me the keys of an 848 and some cash and said can you go stick some petrol in that for me.By the time I cam back I wanted the bike so bad, and he knew the result as he had already looked round my blade to price it for a trade in.I left twenty minutes later on a new 848.....the saying wife having kittens would be an understatement when she heard our young lad say mum why is daddys bike red now. an even with it being the little 848 everytime I opened the garage an seen it It was like the first day I bought it all over again.
