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My raptor thou is quite entertaining
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... well two litre bikes in one night!!
Wow... still grinning from ear to ear!!! Came home from work and a bloke from down the street stopped me outside my house. He's got an SV1000S and we got chatting and decided to go out for a ride. We swapped bikes for a bit and I had my first blast on a 1000cc bike. I didn't push it too much, being someone else's bike, but came away feeling slightly dissapointed. There was a big grunty push and the bike was more comfortable. It felt a lot more stable, but heavier and harder to turn than the SV650S. Maybe a bit of time and giving it some more revs would have transformed my experience of the bike. Couldn't help thinking that the more flighty 650 was more fun somehow, especially as i can rag the tits off it without worrying. So we carried on to the Red Lion at Avebury. Pulled up in the car park and got chatting to a bloke with a carbed Fazer 1000. Amazingly he handed the keys over, to the other guy and he went off for a spin. When the fazer owner offerd me the keys, some advice about being careful on the throttle and sent me on my way, promising that i'd like it. I hope the swear filter works... ![]() ![]() SO smooth, comfortable, and effortless... without going over 5k i was building speed faster than on the SV.. I stuck it in top gear and started playing with more and more throttle, and i swear that bike took off like a rocket!!! Don't think i got past 9k rpm and 1/2 to 3/4 throttle. But it really takes off. The suspension smoothes out bumps that would have my SV pogo-ing along the road, twitching around. And coming into corners and the one roundabout i went round it just keeps leaning over!!! I thought i'd be **** scared of a 1000cc bike, but given a bit of respect they are really awesome machines. If you haven't you've got to try it!!! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() ![]() Had a go on an Aprilia SL1000 Falco on sunday and that was awesome to, give it a handful and it just took off! Power wheelies in third?!? ![]() I have decided a full power litre bike is too much for me. |
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You should try and blag a ride on something a bit more powerful and vaguley sporting, you'll learn new swear-words every time you open the throttle. You'll end up buying Tesco Value undies too, because Calvin Kleins become a bit expensive to replace every time you soil them. |
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Sounds like if I lend you the keys to me gixer you'll run away and get married to it
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![]() Might go and see what part-ex value I can get for my bike, and get a test ride on a GSXR-750 a the weekend!!! Last edited by glade; 13-06-07 at 06:03 AM. |
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First thou I rode was Joe's TLR. We were pootling in traffic, and then we got to a contra flow by a hump back bridge. Off from the lights, light throttle, gave a gentle push in 2nd gear and, what's that? Front wheel about 2' in the air? Never done a wheelie before? Trousers stained? Me? Never...
Joe responded in kind by wheelying my SV where ever he could - cheeky sod! |
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