Posted March 12, 20178 yr Moderator Went out with the daughter yesterday, not the most auspicious start as the first stop was for fuel just outside the next village. And my wallet was in my normal jeans I had changed out of, Doh, daughter had to wait there while I went back. Think I'm going to be hearing about that one for a while. Otherwise got out did some of the better bike roads with some high speed stuff then turned off into the back country, old 16th century villages and single track roads around the edge of the county working back. Only around 60 miles but with the country stuff (some 10mph) we were out maybe 3 hours all told and we were both suffering with numb backsides by the time we pulled up at home. The TDR seat is hardly FJ quality and with little room to move about it gets a bit uncomfortable. Will soon toughen back up with a few more rides. Was good to be out. Warm sun, crisp air, perfect.
March 12, 20178 yr Author Moderator Lol, her 'new' bike is still in bike hospital. She was on the back, has done for a couple of years now, she has enough experience now that apart from allowing for her weight on the bike (have to be careful there) I can just get on with riding. She can handle full power acceleration and braking, just flicking from left to right takes care but I'm being really picky.
March 12, 20178 yr Good"o jase", was out today, And got a ride on the Cagiva125 [ PV. 38bhp 7 gears] unbelievable. , powerband is 7k-12k Revs and sounds like the old GP125"s, what a blast, inihilated my DT400 , 90MPH +. next trial the TDR250yAM,,, ,To see if the stories are true,,
March 12, 20178 yr I've been keeping an eye out for one of those cagivas for ages! Same engine as the Mito. Sent from my E6553 using Tapatalk
March 12, 20178 yr 3 minutes ago, finnerz89 said: I've been keeping an eye out for one of those cagivas for ages! Same engine as the Mito. Sent from my E6553 using Tapatalk YA fker, its the bEst 2stroke kick av ever had, [ I "v owned an H2] ,but you don't expect a wee engine to punch this hard, Finners, " Only 30 of these were imported to the Uk,
March 12, 20178 yr Must be why there's not many around - they've probably all ended up in hedges! Just shows how much potential there is with strokers Sent from my E6553 using Tapatalk
March 12, 20178 yr Author Moderator Nah, 38hp is proper licence territory and not many 'real' bikers want to ride a 125. They don't understand the rush of a stroker that powerful, or want to put the effort in to keep it buzzing. 38bhp, that's nearly 320bhp/litre, makes an R1's 175 sound pretty limp.
March 19, 20177 yr Another first today,, shotty of the TDR250, [ Rodneys] , great powerband,, just like that Cagiva last week, awesome,, I need a twin,,,
March 22, 20177 yr Sounds like a great day out Cynic, even with the senior moment with the wallet...!! (the missus & I once did it in a pub having had lunch so she had to sit there having another cider whilst I jogged home and back...) Blackhat, who's is the Strom? (Ask them if they're on the v-strom forum)
March 23, 20177 yr On 22/03/2017 at 6:43 PM, clarke said: Sounds like a great day out Cynic, even with the senior moment with the wallet...!! (the missus & I once did it in a pub having had lunch so she had to sit there having another cider whilst I jogged home and back...) Blackhat, who's is the Strom? (Ask them if they're on the v-strom forum) Its my mates, colin, from Arbroath, , I will ask ,, its a bonnie colour,
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