I might be back .. but not with a sv

[barwel1992]

In light of reeder it probably dosn't make logical sense to some as to why i still wanting to get a bike again, but i have made the decision, base'd upon money and escalating fuel prices and insurance on the cage the Abarth grande punto is going.

and as i still have the Citroen saxo it will be my winter ride, and knowing the tradition of the org i have decided to get a triumph :) and 1050 speedtriple to be precise

roll on the 13th of aprill to start bike shopping

:D

[Stuuk1]

Welcome back, 14st in time for summer!

[Specialone]

Nice one dan, you'll never get bored of the triple engine :)

[Stuuk1]

I pressed 'num lock' dammit.

[barwel1992]

lol, knew what you meant

and yeh il4's are more to insure so thought triple would be best of both worlds (i wanted a r1)

[carelesschucca]

You'll love that triple fun. Welcome to the Triumph section of the forum ;)

[barwel1992]

i hope i do, going up the triumph dealer on Saturday to have a look, and see if i can test ride one (wishful thinking given my age)

[carelesschucca]

Have a try on its baby brother too. You may be pleasantly surprised, and they might be more willing to let you out on it...

[barwel1992]

i cant have the same bike as my parents :p buy yeh i will give it ago if they let me :) the dealer that is not my parents as they dont have it yet

[missyburd]

Welcome back, 14st in time for summer!

Lol that made me chuckle, funny typo :) happy shopping Dan!

[-Ralph-]

Nice one Barwell. Fully understand why you'd want to get a bike again. I couldn't give up, and if it's somebody's passion then they shouldn't.

I pressed 'num lock' dammit.

I wondered why you wanted him to go on a diet, and if Barwell is the same weight as he used to be (i.e. same as me), getting down to 14 stone before summer was pretty ambitious! :lol:

[Owenski]

welcome back dude, you never leave it ;)

I recon there must be something about these trumpets.

[Sally]

You have too much money :p

Good luck lad!

[Geodude]

Nice to have you back Dan. Interested to see what you do to the trumpet. Ride safe have fun.

[wyrdness]

I had a 1050 Speed Triple for 5 years and it was probably the best bike I've ever owned. And also the only bike that I never dropped. I did have several close shaves on it where a lesser bike might have gone tarmac surfing.

[barwel1992]

Cheers all I'm itching to get on a bike and my pushbike just don't cut the mustard lol

[leebex]

is the punto that much worse than the saxo to run though, or you selling to raise funds for the bike?

[andrewsmith]

Welcome back Dan!

Shouldn't have tuned it mate

[barwel1992]

is the punto that much worse than the saxo to run though, or you selling to raise funds for the bike?

its the abarth so 1.4 turbo, and as below mine was tuned from 155bhp to 185bhp although i have seen no real change in fuel usage, gets about 32mpg the saxo gets 40+ might have to spend a bit of cash on the saxo but not a lot to get it back on the road

Welcome back Dan!

Shouldn't have tuned it mate

naa it was slow as standard lol

[Jayneflakes]

Good to see you back kiddo, watch yourself on the new beast though. ;-)