Back on two wheels..

[454697819]

Its been 18months since I binned my Tuono and hung my boots up whilst i got married and sorted my life out a bit...

a very long 18 months..

Now I am happily married but with life no more sorted out we thought we would live a little and get back on two wheels...

http://i.ebayimg.com/17/!B5EZn,gBWk~$(KGrHqMOKm4E)6t92wdMBMsPYMHWVw~~_12.J PG

Its a 2003 with 20k miles 1 owner and I pick it up in about a months time, maybe sooner depending If I can get up north to collect it any sooner.

Any way the plan is France, Ireland, Scotland bit of Wales, and as much of east Anglia as possible..

see you all on the other side of Christmas

Alex

[custard]

class

3 months till you get another tuono... :)

[BBadger]

used to go pillion on an st4...brilliant bike hope you like it.

[maviczap]

And hope to see you out on the EAR rideouts as well

They'll be yours and BBD's Ducati's on the run if you do

[454697819]

I had an SY 2 back in 08 along side the tuono,

I cant afford both now or in the foreseeable future and as much as I had lined up a tuono to test ride with a better saddle it wasnt ever going to be suitable to tour on.

I had test ridden the Tiger and two Multistrada's before deciding that for 3 or 4 times the price tag they were a no better bike comfort wise etc

Bought it off ebay blind, havent yet seen it or tested it but you know.. it had to be balanced up..

[collis]

used to go pillion on an st4...brilliant bike hope you like it.
You and me both, My dad has the ST4s same engine and frame as the WSB champoin for the year of it's release (2002)

[BBadger]

Only downer about them is the killer clutch!

[Ed]

Didn't you have one of they before??

[speedplay]

Welcome back :D

[454697819]

Didn't you have one of they before??

yes its what I came to AR08 on...
:)

[dizzyblonde]

most excellent. About time too :-)

[Skip]

Excellent news - its going to be a long month! :)

[454697819]

not to desperate to pick it up as got some bits to do first..
Just sorted insurance...

£300 quid comp from Carol nash..

Dad as a named driver too! pretty happy given that they actually called me to discuss and get tier price as low as possible :-)

[BigBaddad]

And hope to see you out on the EAR rideouts as well

They'll be yours and BBD's Ducati's on the run if you do

Which may be for sale soon.

[maviczap]

Which may be for sale soon.

Daisey for sale :(

[svrich]

The price of diesel must be getting him down :rolleyes:

[BigBaddad]

The price of diesel must be getting him down :rolleyes:

My names not Pete:smt059

I'm after a project bike, Daisy is a bit to good to start fiddling with.

[maviczap]

How about one of these?



















http://www.daveysprocket.com/images/bikes/sv650/sv650.jpg

[petevtwin650]

The price of diesel must be getting him down :rolleyes:

My names not Pete:smt059


Oi, so what if I have one of these in the 996 ;)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190461690703&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT


I'm after a project bike, Daisy is a bit to good to start fiddling with.

After a few months of your ownership, BBD, I'm sure Daisy will be in need of a full wheels-up restoration :p

[Seggons]

Oi, so what if I have one of these in the 996 ;)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190461690703&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

A pound says you'd fill it up with petrol in the first month of owning it. :lol: ;)

[454697819]

so what time do you lot wake up in the spring?

[maviczap]

Early March, make sure you've good good thermals and studded tyres or snow chains

[speedplay]

Early March, make sure you've good good thermals and studded tyres or snow chains

Not far wrong there mate!

[454697819]

wat... no riding in jan... suit yourselves!

[maviczap]

Me Skip, & SvRich rode out to Southwold for fish & chips in December last year. If the weathers nice then don't rule Jan or Feb out

[Skip]

We did indeed - so wish I had made more effort to wash the bike down afterwards - it wasnt keen on the layer of salt that sat on it for 2 weeks! :(

[454697819]

up for chips watever the weather tbh.. :-)

[maviczap]

We did indeed - so wish I had made more effort to wash the bike down afterwards - it wasnt keen on the layer of salt that sat on it for 2 weeks! :(

Dats cos U izz soooooo layzee Skip ;)

[svrich]

I'll be riding all winter. If it's chips you want then Southwold would be good again. And I'll be putting a route together * for March if anyone can bring themselves to get that cold again.
* By putting a route together I mean finding the old one and making it a bit shorter over the second half. But also making sure we get to the same pub for the raffle!

[maviczap]

Pre Christmas Fish & chips again, sounds good to me :riding:

As for planning the March rideout, will you be attending or keeping to the new tradition of not riding your own rideout :D

[svrich]

Depends how cold it is ;)

[454697819]

well the last rideout I planned I crashed on the reccie ride.. up untill then it was great.

it was very East anglia focussed but thats no bad thing if we wanted a blat then chips on the coast!

[Skip]

Dats cos U izz soooooo layzee Skip ;)
Hey I resemble that comment! :smt006

[kellyjo]

If anyone fancies a pillion.... :smt039

[svrich]

I'd take you KJ but you'd have to get here and perch on my cowl, and have no foot pegs. On second thoughts...

[454697819]

this is the route I tried 18 months ago.. I say tried I crashed in sudbury.. Id be up for tryign it again though was great untill I met the road :-)

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=bury+st+edmunds&daddr=B1113%2FChurch+Green+to:Major+Ln+to:Unknown+ road+to:B1117%2FLaxfield+Rd+to:Southwold,+Suffolk, +United+Kingdom+to:B1125%2FLeiston+Rd+to:Stowmarke t+to:52.094906,0.894699+to:lavenham+to:bury+st+edm unds&hl=en&geocode=%3BFebLHQMdtKoPAA%3BFYoOHgMdVo8QAA%3BFe42H gMdeqIQAA%3BFSQzHgMd6lEUAA%3B%3BFYotHQMdFNQXAA%3B% 3B%3B%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=3,4&mrsp=8&sz=12&via=1,2,3,4&dirflg=h&sll=52.105873,1.020699&sspn=0.160261,0.444946&ie=UTF8&ll=52.258071,1.147385&spn=0.319428,0.889893&z=11

[svrich]

The Bury to Southwold was the bit Skip and a few of us did last year. And the 'Tourist Route' across to the A12 was the end of Kelly's route a few weeks ago. Both were good stretches that I'd like to do again some time.

[454697819]

great, when I finally get the bike home and have changed the cam belts we will be good to rock and roll

[454697819]

Wooo hooo bikes in the shed just need a brake light switch and cam belts and were ready to rock.. who's up for a ride first week in december? Chips at southwald?

[maviczap]

Working that weekend, I can do the 2nd weekend probably, don't think the wife is working

[454697819]

well it was cold and I didn't like the idea of freezing my **** off in my shed so the belts aren't done doh..

Ill get back under my duvet