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4 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

Good to see you out having some fun @CliveĀ  šŸ‘

It was good to be out Bob, we gonna start doing a trip/visit at least once a month, just wish tubby could ride pillion, much much cheaperĀ  travelling on the scoot.

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11 minutes ago, Clive said:

It was good to be out Bob, we gonna start doing a trip/visit at least once a month, just wish tubby could ride pillion, much much cheaperĀ  travelling on the scoot.

Next months trip out is for 5 days in Mablethorpe šŸ˜‚Ā 

And this is definitely, positively 100% sure the last time we are going there. šŸ‘Ā 

I hear Cleethorpes is nice for a visit. šŸ˜‚ šŸ˜‚Ā 

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Evening.Ā 

Rough week for me, heyho, its mostly over now.

Thought best not turn up on whinymotorcycleriders.net without a pic.

Pete and anyone else unable to adapt to modern life or consider things may have alteredĀ since the 60ā€™s best look away šŸ˜

Got the 9T out for Mr Slowly realised it wasnā€™t insured, I wonā€™t say how far we got before I remembered that šŸ˜®šŸ¤£

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Got the Livewire out instead. No this is not our yard.Ā 

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Rode out to Mendip Auction Rooms together and cut Mr Slowly loose because these bikes are chalk n cheese and donā€™t really fit together, different types of fun.

I deliberately went along Weston seafront to take pics for you minger losers so suck it up!

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and from the other side with the sun on itĀ 

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Somewhere on the Mendips on my way back from Shepton Mallet.Ā 

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Time to find another patsy!

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1 minute ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

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Evening.Ā 

Rough week for me, heyho, its mostly over now.

Thought best not turn up on whinymotorcycleriders.net without a pic.

Pete and anyone else unable to adapt to modern life or consider things may have alteredĀ since the 60ā€™s best look away šŸ˜

Got the 9T out for Mr Slowly realised it wasnā€™t insured, I wonā€™t say how far we got before I remembered that šŸ˜®šŸ¤£

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Got the Livewire out instead. No this is not our yard.Ā 

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Ā 

Rode out to Mendip Auction Rooms together and cut Mr Slowly loose because these bikes are chalk n cheese and donā€™t really fit together, different types of fun.

I deliberately went along Weston seafront to take pics for you minger losers so suck it up!

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and from the other side with the sun on itĀ 

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Somewhere on the Mendips on my way back from Shepton Mallet.Ā 

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Time to find another patsy!

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Nice pics slowlyĀ 

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3 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Ā 

Evening.Ā 

Rough week for me, heyho, its mostly over now.

Thought best not turn up on whinymotorcycleriders.net without a pic.

Pete and anyone else unable to adapt to modern life or consider things may have alteredĀ since the 60ā€™s best look away šŸ˜

Got the 9T out for Mr Slowly realised it wasnā€™t insured, I wonā€™t say how far we got before I remembered that šŸ˜®šŸ¤£

F811CF4B-1163-4B69-9823-9DE4021DE362.thumb.jpeg.d082b5a9e9fbf7621c051b58de6426b3.jpeg

Ā 

Got the Livewire out instead. No this is not our yard.Ā 

F605662D-749B-4A3A-BF54-CDAE6DF093EB.thumb.jpeg.5fa58f8d8a96b68c738c741717f89058.jpeg

Ā 

Rode out to Mendip Auction Rooms together and cut Mr Slowly loose because these bikes are chalk n cheese and donā€™t really fit together, different types of fun.

I deliberately went along Weston seafront to take pics for you minger losers so suck it up!

5C058B72-6F6C-4666-BBC0-F6FB4B239F62.thumb.jpeg.3a7846e9bcda7276fca7b965bce4b1a7.jpeg

Ā 

and from the other side with the sun on itĀ 

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Ā 

Somewhere on the Mendips on my way back from Shepton Mallet.Ā 

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Time to find another patsy!

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Nice pics!Ā 

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1 minute ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Cheers.Ā 

Even took one for Buckster.

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Thats as close as I could get to the wheely bins without attracting Mr Parkingnobwarden

I could have met you today I was around the mendips myself, nice to see you out and about šŸ‘

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16 minutes ago, XTreme said:

But what about Rhyl?

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My standards are low, but after visiting Rhyl once I feel they are not that low.

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1 minute ago, boboneleg said:

Nice one @SlowlycatchymonkeyĀ  , all pisstaking aside that's a great photo (even the tide is nearly in :classic_laugh:)

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BOTM photo ..............

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So it is, I hadnā€™t noticed. Is there MOTM (Miracle of the month)? šŸ¤£

Mind you people might get confused over whether the miracle is the tide being (nearly) in or the BSA bike pic turning up šŸ˜†

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11 minutes ago, Clive said:

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My standards are low, but after visiting Rhyl once I feel they are not that low.

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When I was working in Rhyl last year a scouser couple with Ā their kids was walking towards us with their suitcases arguing, when they got to us the bloke turned and said itā€™s going to be a long fucking trip home we just laughedĀ 

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7 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

So it is, I hadnā€™t noticed. Is there MOTM (Miracle of the month)? šŸ¤£

Mind you people might get confused over whether the miracle is the tide being (nearly) in or the BSA bike pic turning up šŸ˜†

Anyway, what's it like to ride ?Ā  I need to see if I can get a test ride from Fowlups

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Just now, Sir Fallsalot said:

When I was working in Rhyl last year a scouser couple with Ā their kids was walking towards us with their suitcases arguing, when they got to us the bloke turned and said itā€™s going to be a long fucking trip home we just laughedĀ 

On the Haven caravan site nearly all the accents were either Scousers or Mancs.....

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3 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

Anyway, what's it like to ride ?Ā  I need to see if I can get a test ride from Fowlups

You want to be Nick Berry as well?Ā :classic_ohmy:

Everybody here is losing their fucking mind!

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5 minutes ago, XTreme said:

You want to be Nick Berry as well?Ā :classic_ohmy:

Everybody here is losing their fucking mind!

The Shining GIF

He's better than the Nick Berry from Eastenders, but not by much.

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51 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

Anyway, what's it like to ride ?Ā  I need to see if I can get a test ride from Fowlups

Lovely.Ā 

Smooth, easy to handle. Not as planted as Iā€™m used to at the speeds it can do but the suspension is to my mind the perfect combo of being able to soak up and still go round a corner.. a bit.

Still running it in so not really giving it any real beans but (on a closed private road) it went to 80 what felt like quickly without trying, theres a lot more there for sure. Itā€™s a lot of bike for the money. I hesitate to say this because I do like the T120 but I enjoyed this more. For what I think of as a low bhp bike itā€™s surprisingly present.

It feels good to ride, nicely put together, obviously not on a par with the 9T or a Ducati scrambler build or power wise but not the rattly tin tractor feel of a RE and closer to a Triumph. It is to my mind undeniably pretty.

Cosmetically the stickers really are a let down and something I can see me having to remedy in the future. I also really dislike the placement of the exhaust. If you look at the pic closely youā€™ll see black marks from my boots where it runs unsleeved too close the peg. Youā€™ll see the same marks in youtube reviews so its not just me. Iā€™ve adjusted my foot position but even so pah!Ā 

Itā€™s not a bike for thrills and spills but if youā€™re not after the Sunny Sunday ride experience and want more it can give you a lot more, it just wouldnā€™t be my first choice for that sort of thing, then again thats why I chose it.

What surprises me most is how light it feels, it feels lighter than every bike we have (bar the Livewire), it is easy to manoeuvre off the bike, important if youā€™re not built like a brick shit house.

Itā€™s trustworthy placement wise. Iā€™m normally cautious filtering through traffic on a brand new bike until I get used to it, this one is an almost instant connect, I found it very easy to filter with.Ā 

It fits exactly into the gap I wanted it to, I feel absolutely no urge to wring it, which on more powerful bike I feel goaded into (itā€™s not me govnā€™r itā€™s the bike, honest) and on less powerful bikes I find myself pushing them as hard as I can and thinking more.. give me a bit MORE šŸ˜†

This is the bike that I can see me enjoying now and for a long time. If it was my only bike I would hold onto my licence but still enjoy riding.

Bikes always bring a song to mind when riding them and this one out in the sunshine is the Eagles Peaceful Easy Feeling.

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4 hours ago, Earache said:

Fuck off with your nice weather. My day willĀ  come ... someday

Sure to happen with all this global warming.

What do you say @zzzak?

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2 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

Lovely.Ā 

Smooth, easy to handle. Not as planted as Iā€™m used to at the speeds it can do but the suspension is to my mind the perfect combo of being able to soak up and still go round a corner.. a bit.

Still running it in so not really giving it any real beans but (on a closed private road) it went to 80 what felt like quickly without trying, theres a lot more there for sure. Itā€™s a lot of bike for the money. I hesitate to say this because I do like the T120 but I enjoyed this more. For what I think of as a low bhp bike itā€™s surprisingly present.

It feels good to ride, nicely put together, obviously not on a par with the 9T or a Ducati scrambler build or power wise but not the rattly tin tractor feel of a RE and closer to a Triumph. It is to my mind undeniably pretty.

Cosmetically the stickers really are a let down and something I can see me having to remedy in the future. I also really dislike the placement of the exhaust. If you look at the pic closely youā€™ll see black marks from my boots where it runs unsleeved too close the peg. Youā€™ll see the same marks in youtube reviews so its not just me. Iā€™ve adjusted my foot position but even so pah!Ā 

Itā€™s not a bike for thrills and spills but if youā€™re not after the Sunny Sunday ride experience and want more it can give you a lot more, it just wouldnā€™t be my first choice for that sort of thing, then again thats why I chose it.

What surprises me most is how light it feels, it feels lighter than every bike we have (bar the Livewire), it is easy to manoeuvre off the bike, important if youā€™re not built like a brick shit house.

Itā€™s trustworthy placement wise. Iā€™m normally cautious filtering through traffic on a brand new bike until I get used to it, this one is an almost instant connect, I found it very easy to filter with.Ā 

It fits exactly into the gap I wanted it to, I feel absolutely no urge to wring it, which on more powerful bike I feel goaded into (itā€™s not me govnā€™r itā€™s the bike, honest) and on less powerful bikes I find myself pushing them as hard as I can and thinking more.. give me a bit MORE šŸ˜†

This is the bike that I can see me enjoying now and for a long time. If it was my only bike I would hold onto my licence but still enjoy riding.

Bikes always bring a song to mind when riding them and this one out in the sunshine is the Eagles Peaceful Easy Feeling.

That's a good review and exactly what I would have expected .Ā  Peeps will take the piss (me included) but it looks great and as long as your not expecting Ducati/KTM handling I reckon it will do well .

If they can get the logistics and supply chain right (a la Harley) they will sell loads

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47 minutes ago, Buckster said:

Sure to happen with all this global warming.

What do you say @zzzak?

Cold as charity here, we just had the lowest temp in 12 years, global warming is bullshit.

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