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Hey all

Just wanted to say hi and the I am almost back on the road again after putting a deposit on my new baby

And here she is

http://i363.photobucket.com/albums/o...ke/newbike.jpg

Unfortunately the SV has gone to a new home as a race bike. Cant wait to get back out there.

On a separate note - has anyone had any experiance of BKS leathers? I have my eye on these

http://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/p...20Piece%20Suit

but cant find any reviews or comments on them - anyone using them ??

Cheers
J

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the 750? sexy sexy my mates just bort one. niceeeee :-)

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James Toseland seems to think they're OK, which is good enough for me!

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Apparently the new BKS are made by Fank Thomas, which doesn't bode well...someone more knowledgeable will no doubt be along soon.

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Looks nice that, i quiet fancy a GSXR myself ;-) Nice system too, thats one of the next things on my list!!

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I was so close to buying that colour. It is lovely. well done.
yoshimura on it as well !

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I liiiiike! Front end especially, although not so keen on those mirrors for some reason. Cracking buy though, enjoy!

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Nice colour scheme! :cool:

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Oh dear, another one who believes that what Toseland wears is what you or I could buy.


BKS have been bought out by Frank Thomas. What this basically means is the gear you find on the racks with a BKS badge and a 600 or 700 quid price tag is made by the same slave labour, with the same materials in the same far east sweatshop as the cheapest nastiest Frank Thomas gear.

In other words, avoid it like the plague.

BKS were one of the most respected leathers companies in the world, in one fell swoop they managed to lose all credibility and any semblence of quality control when FT bought them out.

Fwiw, Mr Toseland's leathers are made by a small dedicated team in the west country who specialise in made to measure. That team have nothing at all to do with the far eastern mass produced crap that bears the same badge and is sold in shops around the country.

It might also be worth mentioning that Frank Thomas Groupare currently in severe financial hardship and have even had to sell their flagship HQ in Higham Ferrers at a greatly reduced price just to get some cash in the bank - though £700k won't go far in their business. They have recently made over 40 staff redundant and shut down two of their companies, Lintek and Bikezone.

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Nice, how much did that set you back?

I am fitting the Yoshi system (R-77) to mine right now...upgrading from the slip-on, in the quest for a better sound (oh and a nice bit of power of course).