Pedro

Nice, that’s so french! Le topbox!

Nice place to stop for a snack!

I have been tempted by one of these, or a Shoei Hornet, I quite like to cruise along with my Shoei motocross helmet up until 90 or 100km/h as it's so light and the aerodynamics work well at low speeds, although I've only done for local short rides. BUT, I don't think I will want non flip up for touring, I find the full helmets just too clumsy with the bike stopped.

I am not a native english speaker, but I think that's what I meant.

Now that's being late!

Was it the shiny lights that did it for you?

Oh, and true story, the lady intern doctor that brought me back from the brinks of death was really cute. I know that because a few guys I didn't know went in to visit me and I still have flashbacks of her slapping me awake to this day sometimes....

I spent a year or more of people telling me of shit I did that night. I came to myself in the morning in my hometown next to someone driving me home (my car being 30km away) and bringing me do my mum's doorstep hanging me from my shoulders, my mum's a doctor so I'm sure that when he told her I had a bad hotdog that night she really believed him. I had a fucking cold shower and a two day throw up / hangover. Also, that same night, I was so drunk I got delivered to the INEM tent they had at the festival, I was carried in by a couple of guys that only knew my "war name" and my hometown, and got two known visitors, the first one's review was that the whole operation was like an NBA game, while I was sucking down intravenous serum through the back of both hands, they had a team willing to mop up puke within the second, like in an NBA match when the players fall down and smudge sweat on the hardwood floor, somehow this really impressed Caco, my rich world wise friend. Then came the "other friend", he was so wasted he jumped on one of "INEM"s VW Passat's bonnets and wouldn't leave without a signed autograph from Eminem, which sounded the same to him... (INEM is a part of the Portuguese Health System, translated to Institute for National Health Emergencies", not a rapper) That's before I met you all, you all saved me ...

I knew you'd mention the japanese socket set! This thread's for you See? Isn't that a whole lot better and way cooler than a plate you keep on a nail on your shed?

I saw Blasted Mechanism, you wouldn't know about it. Thing is, it was in the dark period, I was drugged up and very much wasted on vodka and I didn't remember it. Except, Blasted Mechanism is a kind of steam alien punk thing with tentacles coming out their heads, like freeking squid on stage! I had flashback nightmares for ages, waking up trying to figure out why there were octopuses dancing around in foggy weather in my bad dreams! That was a shitty night of which people told me about for a year after. That was the last time I got properly drunk...

You’re wrong, our @Six30is a killer!

He’ll sell it fast!

I’m not a concert guy as I like to avoid crowds, but I was too busy getting born

That YOU USE!

The watercooled 1200 are, quite so, more so from 2018 on. The thing is, most oil cooled bikes like 1100, 1150 and the first 1200 are just fine, with the old school dry clutch and “car” style gearbox, but my particular bike was not a good example, it never really shifted properly and finally the gearbox bearings fell apart after I sold it.

My R1150GS, the balance of that bike was great, good suspension for two up touring I thought, great confidence inspiring brakes, nice engine that would have loads of torque at 2500rpm, but the gearbox was shit and took a lot from the bike after a long day on the saddle. I would like that bike with a nicer gearbox, from my current 1200 for example. Then again, I prefer the 1200 in almost everything. I would prefer the 1200 to have a longer sixth speed like the 1150 had. And a smoother engine on the motorway, probably sorted by the longer sixth, no need for more power or anything like that.

Oops, wrong section @XTreme

The oldest motorcycling related thing that I own and still use is my bungee cord, I always carry it under the seat after buying it in 2006, here it is holding a water bottle in Morocco in 2014 and a wine box in the Alentejo just a few weeks ago What's the oldest thing motorcycle related that you use?

Why not get one instead of the Suzuki?

I would think a Speed Triple would be a nice bike for France's country roads, what makes you think that way?

Dangerous logic if you apply it to motorcycles.

The bike’s looking good, Pete, can’t say the same for the poor deserted places.