Gladius 650
 

Hello to all
I traded in my Transalp 700 for Black Gladius today.
I fancied a complete change of bike
I normally change bike every 2 years. (this will be my 6th in last 13 years since I 'returned to biking'
dare I say it, I passed my test 41 years ago in June (69) when I was 16
I do not mind if you do the sums
This however is my first without a centrestand so I will have to see about paddock stands.
I live in NW Glasgow and an engineer with the lovely people that maintain the SW trunk Roads network.

I have only ever seen one Gladius on the road and that was last Thursday.

Mine's is all black
I may meet some of you in the near future.

Stephen McG

Re: Gladius 650
 

so people do actually buy them.

well done.

Re: Gladius 650
 

Welcome to the Ecosse Posse!

Some great ride outs coming up, including the GM3, have a wee nosey around and hopefully we'll see you soon!

(PS Don't let them pick on you for having a gladius, we can't all be perfect! ;) )

Re: Gladius 650
 

Yes, they do. Welcome Stephen. I know several people who find the bike attractive. Garry

Re: Gladius 650
 

Black ones look nice. Congrats

Re: Gladius 650
 

Welcome.

Have a look at the American SV Rider site. In their SV of the Month section they often have a modded Gladius. And they look brilliant !!!

They do. Honest.

Re: Gladius 650
 

I wanted a naked bike so that I could
feel Gladius all over

I do a lot of commuting
the TA700 had tubed tyres and believe me a front puncture with a tubed tyre on the move is an excellent laxative.
Before that I had a DV700 it got a bit heavy when fully laden with stuff.

The Gladius (latin for sword) is certainly light

Re: Gladius 650
 

welcome to the org.

tried to work out the sums but all i can figure out is you are older than Bibio so he will be happy with that ;)

Re: Gladius 650
 

How do, and welcome.



P.S. thanks for clearing that up for us...;)

Re: Gladius 650
 

Hello & welcome. Thought about the gladius before opting for the SV but the colours put me off slightly may have bought one in black though.