Guess the new bike...

keithd

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Grinch

Hitler bike?

Grinch was closest... sort of...

Hitler got a GS1200 didn't he? Should have got a viffer?


I decided I was too young to buy a BMW bike so, ladles and jelly spoons, please meet... Katie!!







That last one is no optical illusion BTW, she is actually taller than my Focus

Still has a few rough corners I need to smooth out but she's a beaut, well, to an engineer's eye anyway, got a face like Jade Goody

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[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by speedplay

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Have you ridden one?

Don't knock it 'til you tried it dude, I was pleasantly surprised...

I'm a fan of KTM and have a couple myself but not sure about the adventure though.

990 super enduro maybe

Hope you have fun on her though shes probably loads comfier than my ride

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by speedplay

I'm a fan of KTM and have a couple myself but not sure about the adventure though.

It's nothing if not a little different I'll give you that, but when I test rode it my impression was of some kind of schizophrenic machine, 130mph armchair one minute then supermoto handling on the B roads the next, all combined with a bike that'll happily do the paris-daker rally the next day... See if you can get a go, if only to try something different

Round the world trip anyone?

Very nice, but I'd probably want a sports bike as well

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by madness

Round the world trip anyone?

Very nice, but I'd probably want a sports bike as well

Nah, I'm too scared (or sensible) to ride a sportsbike anywhere near it's capabilities on the road, with me onboard I'll go just as fast on this, without feeling like I'm wasting 80% of what the bike can do...

Plus, yes, there's some kind of eurotrip on the horizon...

[jambo]

That looks like a giggle. Unfortunatly someone's messed up the number plate on that and your car. You need to be careful about this or the ANPR justice system won't work properly, and that's cheating

I've not tried a big tralie yet, but I think it looks like a lot of fun, but then I'm built like a spider monkey. Supervox was quite supprised when I could swing a leg over his GS from the right side when it was on the side stand

In short, gis a go mister

Jambo

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by jambo

I've not tried a big tralie yet, but I think it looks like a lot of fun, but then I'm built like a spider monkey. Supervox was quite supprised when I could swing a leg over his GS from the right side when it was on the side stand

In short, gis a go mister

If you looka little closer you'll spot this is the "S" model, which has an extra 2 inches suspension travel and ground clearance, giving a seat height of 915mm, or to put it another way, about 8cm longer than my inside leg measurement... I'm only 5'8.5 (the ".5" matters) with long legs, and can *just* tippy toe this one on level ground with the lowered gel seat, the guy i bought it off was shorter than me

If you're at the AR you're more than welcome to take her for a spin round the field