Pete

YOU screwed you up. And until you accept that, you'll be doomed to repeat that scenario over and over again.

But is it speed....or the sensation of speed that gives you the rush? Cos 80mph sitting high up on a dualsport feels like being on the Nemesis ride at Alton Towers!

There are guys actually doing that to maintain their NCB. Necessary to do though if you're over 60....cos unless you can produce a current policy relating to bikes, you won't get insurance at all when you pass 70.

Impossible to enforce though. You could buy a C50 for £100, tax and insure it for about £50 a year, then just store it in a garage for 10 years. After 10 years you've got a bike ownership record and a full no claims. Sorted! 8)

It's a K-Strom!

Don't believe him NT....he doesn't have a hat! 8)

It would definitely out-handle the Zed though.

That's pretty sordid isn't it. Still...you may get a bike sale from them in the future.....they sound like potential Honda enthusiasts.

That's a hell of a story NS. Respect to you for carrying on riding after that...cos I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't.

And Alan....your RD would be wiped out by a Z1 I'm afraid. I rode both bikes in their day and there's no comparison. It may have given a Z650 a run for it's money...but Z1? No chance!

Alan speaks the truth. If me and the wife go out on a Sunday we only take the deserted mountain roads....the main thoroughfare is just Racetrack Wales. There's bodies being airlifted out every weekend I'm afraid. Are they trail riders, cruiser guys, tourer types etc? No....I can't remember when the last one of these types came to grief. They're all sportsbike riders!

Lying, cheating, and bullshitting is all I know! :oops:

An old friend of mine (who doesn't make things up) was telling me recently that he took his dog for a walk through the local park in Bristol. When he looked in the kiddies playground there were 2 Power Rangers in full kit minus helmets, riding on the roundabout trying to wear their knee sliders down.

And that looks like Da Mozzman running South to Johannesburg!

Do they take bookings? 8)

Caroline? You're on first name terms? :cry: Be careful NT....he'll be feeding you black pudding and showing you his ferrets next!

It's a professional thing with me Alan....bit like if you were evaluating another musician. They might sound OK to a layman, but to a Pro they comes across as making a lot of mistakes.

And more importantly where do they hang out and what's the best time to go?

No...she's dissappeared. :cry:

Steer well clear of his kind NT....he'll try to bring up the rear and come from behind.

Yeh good choice...I'd go for the faired one though. And there'd be no point in swapping it for an R6 cos it's the same engine...just in a more user friendly package.

Looks a bloody big bastard though Alan...but I'll definitely check them out. Oh BTW....speaking as a master salesman, Graham is very, very poor you know. Fails to evaluate the knowledge level of a potential customer so ends up trying to talk down to them. I "corrected" him on about a dozen occasions...heres some pearlers...."Your XT engine design is about 10 years old" :roll: "The DL650 is a completely new engine" :roll: "Your XT is no good on or off road" :roll: "The V-Strom will outhandle the XT round tight twisties" :roll: blah blah blah. :roll: The rest of the guys there are good. He's a chancer wannabee with zero personality. 8)

Don't they always Alan? They're in a bloody fantasy world....well, N Tart is my fantasy that's for sure.

....and unstable!

Summer 75...and I was at the Merthyr Sprints (quarter mile job). First bike lines up and is announced as a Z1...and in standard road trim. The opponent comes forward....and is announced as a 350 Yamaha. We all laughed at the guy taking on a Z1. What a mismatch! Light comes on....and the fucking Yam goes off like a bullet from a gun. By the time it crosses the finishing line the Z1 is only halfway up the track. :shock: We're standing there absolutely stunned! It's then announced that it was a TZ350! What a machine to be able to humble a Z1 like that. Seriously fast for it's day.