Guess the new bike...

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

@Speedy Claire: How tall are you? Just went and measured it on it;s centre stand, the front wheel touching the ground the back wheel about an inch off it, the windscreen comes in at about 5'3"

I`m 5`3 and a half" does that mean I can have a go?

Well I tell ya what Wolfy , I was hammering it back from seeing Metallica at the O2 last September , was basically me on the M1 all on my lonesome and one of these puppies turned up from nowhere , he beeped me as he went past and pointed at the back of his number plate , local plate like mine in North Wales , I flashed him to acknowledge and off he went . I was in the upper range of 6th gear cruising happily and making good progress , never saw them again as they hoofed off at a nice rate of knots .......... I was actually jealous of the speed and tank range and knew that git would be home before me despite my endurance for saddles and miles .

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

@Geneticbubble: Are you going to the AR? If you fancy a spin in the field then let me know, it's bloody tall though

Might be going won't know till abit closer the time due to work and family holiday etc as for "it's bloody tall though" so am i 6ft 3 so about the same size as your bike.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Speedy Claire

I`m 5`3 and a half" does that mean I can have a go?

It'd be like teaching your child to ride their first bike, running alongside holding the pannier rails to keep you upright to start with

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

Well I tell ya what Wolfy , I was hammering it back from seeing Metallica at the O2 last September , was basically me on the M1 all on my lonesome and one of these puppies turned up from nowhere , he beeped me as he went past and pointed at the back of his number plate , local plate like mine in North Wales , I flashed him to acknowledge and off he went . I was in the upper range of 6th gear cruising happily and making good progress , never saw them again as they hoofed off at a nice rate of knots .......... I was actually jealous of the speed and tank range and knew that git would be home before me despite my endurance for saddles and miles .

Sounds about right, there's lots of torque and power but it has the aerodynamics of a brick with parachutes on, up to 50mph is comfortable with visor open, with your visor shut there's only minor turbulence until you're up near triple digits. Not quite as long range cruise as the GS but I'm only a young whippersnapper so can cope with the lack of luxury, the smile inducing handling makes up for it easily

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by GeneticBubble

Might be going won't know till abit closer the time due to work and family holiday etc as for "it's bloody tall though" so am i 6ft 3 so about the same size as your bike.

I think you'll fit it better than me then even with my orang-utan genes

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

It'd be like teaching your child to ride their first bike, running alongside holding the pannier rails to keep you upright to start with

Brilliant.... that`s a yes then

I think the only problem would be when I try to stop lol

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Speedy Claire

Brilliant.... that`s a yes then

I think the only problem would be when I try to stop lol

You'll need to show me you can reach the pedals first

Oh i`m sure I could reach the pedals.... just not the ground

I preferred your 675 TBH

It`s way too tall for you Claire , your just too damned stumpeh to sit on one of them things