Get yer pics oot for the lads!
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Each to their own Nigel.
The TL was 25mph slower than the 'Busa (if that matters) but had bags of character. It tingled at 60mph then cleared at 70mph - like a speed warning. I could guess the speed I was doing just by the feel of the bike and was never far out when I did check the speedo. When I thought I was doing 60mph on the 'Busa, it was doing 90mph.
The 'Busa was effortlessly quick, but just plain dull. And it was actually more uncomfortable for me than the TL. In the end I had to lower the foot pegs (as did many - I think there was a national shortage of Buell foot rests!) to stop my legs from cramping-up on a relatively long (400 miles total) ride. I rode from Rotterdam Europort to Hamburg on the TL with no problem. And from there to Oschersleben. And back.
The 'Busa experience actually put me off modern bikes - I haven't owned one since!
The TL was 25mph slower than the 'Busa (if that matters) but had bags of character. It tingled at 60mph then cleared at 70mph - like a speed warning. I could guess the speed I was doing just by the feel of the bike and was never far out when I did check the speedo. When I thought I was doing 60mph on the 'Busa, it was doing 90mph.
The 'Busa was effortlessly quick, but just plain dull. And it was actually more uncomfortable for me than the TL. In the end I had to lower the foot pegs (as did many - I think there was a national shortage of Buell foot rests!) to stop my legs from cramping-up on a relatively long (400 miles total) ride. I rode from Rotterdam Europort to Hamburg on the TL with no problem. And from there to Oschersleben. And back.
The 'Busa experience actually put me off modern bikes - I haven't owned one since!
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Re: Get yer pics oot for the lads!
I rode a TLS and really liked it, then a few years later a TLR and don't know why didn't like it so much.
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Yes, for some reason, which I can't remember now, I didn't like the TLR either. I had a ride from London to Chester and back and it wasn't a memorable ride at all. IIRC, the motor felt a bit flat and the bike seemed quite heavy.
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Heres my bike with a TLS motor
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2012 Triumph Tiger 800
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1960 Bianchi Gardena 75 (Restoration Project when i get time)
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1982 Suzuki GSX1000SZ
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1996 Kawasaki ZZR600
2003 Transalp
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2012 Triumph Tiger 800
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My Kat 1000 on the way back from EuroKat5 France
Car park repairs on the way to EK5
===============Car park repairs on the way to EK5
Keith KOC 355
1982 Suzuki GSX1000SZ
1991 Ducati 900SS
1996 Kawasaki ZZR600
2003 Transalp
2004 MV Agusta brutale F4
2003 Cagiva xtra raptor 1000
2012 Triumph Tiger 800
2019 Suzuki GSX-S 1000S
1966 Triumph T100C (Fixing push rod seals again)
1960 Bianchi Gardena 75 (Restoration Project when i get time)
1961 Triumph T100A (Cafe Racer Project)
1982 Suzuki GSX1000SZ
1991 Ducati 900SS
1996 Kawasaki ZZR600
2003 Transalp
2004 MV Agusta brutale F4
2003 Cagiva xtra raptor 1000
2012 Triumph Tiger 800
2019 Suzuki GSX-S 1000S
1966 Triumph T100C (Fixing push rod seals again)
1960 Bianchi Gardena 75 (Restoration Project when i get time)
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My Ducati France - 2011
Keith KOC 355
1982 Suzuki GSX1000SZ
1991 Ducati 900SS
1996 Kawasaki ZZR600
2003 Transalp
2004 MV Agusta brutale F4
2003 Cagiva xtra raptor 1000
2012 Triumph Tiger 800
2019 Suzuki GSX-S 1000S
1966 Triumph T100C (Fixing push rod seals again)
1960 Bianchi Gardena 75 (Restoration Project when i get time)
1961 Triumph T100A (Cafe Racer Project)
1982 Suzuki GSX1000SZ
1991 Ducati 900SS
1996 Kawasaki ZZR600
2003 Transalp
2004 MV Agusta brutale F4
2003 Cagiva xtra raptor 1000
2012 Triumph Tiger 800
2019 Suzuki GSX-S 1000S
1966 Triumph T100C (Fixing push rod seals again)
1960 Bianchi Gardena 75 (Restoration Project when i get time)
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My Kat Spain 2013
Keith KOC 355
1982 Suzuki GSX1000SZ
1991 Ducati 900SS
1996 Kawasaki ZZR600
2003 Transalp
2004 MV Agusta brutale F4
2003 Cagiva xtra raptor 1000
2012 Triumph Tiger 800
2019 Suzuki GSX-S 1000S
1966 Triumph T100C (Fixing push rod seals again)
1960 Bianchi Gardena 75 (Restoration Project when i get time)
1961 Triumph T100A (Cafe Racer Project)
1982 Suzuki GSX1000SZ
1991 Ducati 900SS
1996 Kawasaki ZZR600
2003 Transalp
2004 MV Agusta brutale F4
2003 Cagiva xtra raptor 1000
2012 Triumph Tiger 800
2019 Suzuki GSX-S 1000S
1966 Triumph T100C (Fixing push rod seals again)
1960 Bianchi Gardena 75 (Restoration Project when i get time)
1961 Triumph T100A (Cafe Racer Project)
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Obviously the bloody awful seat is first on the list to go, I’ve just picked up a genuine one today.
Meet Big Bertha
Obviously the bloody awful seat is first on the list to go, I’ve just picked up a genuine one today.
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