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v8-powered wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:58 am I sold my NT700 a month ago - priced it sensibly and the phone didn't stop, first guy to view took it.....

Skub wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 2:49 pm

G.P wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 1:57 pm I tried a pair of Draggin Jean on when they first came out yonks ago, I thought they were heavy too wide in the leg and didn't seem to be the right shape so I have stuck with my Levi's of invincibility (including a weeks touring round France).

Seems there has been a lot of progress and now there is loads of choice with Kevlar, Aramid, etc etc.

So what do you recommend? I 'm after a straight leg so they don;t flap about the place, I don;y want them to be too bulky and be comfortable off the bike

TIA

Draggin jean make you look like a skinny man in a fat man's clothes,shapeless and hotter than leather on a warm day.

I have a pair of RST armoured jeans which are a good fit and comfy on and off the bike.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RST-2327-Ara ... j64wSW-v6A

Taipan wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:38 am Taxed the bike today and rode it in to work. I have to put a ne MOT on it to sell it, so thought it best to give it a run for a few days make sure the brakes are okay etc. Nothing bidining anywhere and the bike ran like a dream. I really do like riding this bike. Short shifting through traffic is perfect with the ECU remap and no jerking about at part throttle opening/cruising. I'll be quite sorry to see this go in many ways.

weeksy wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:22 pm

Taipan wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:38 am Taxed the bike today and rode it in to work. I have to put a ne MOT on it to sell it, so thought it best to give it a run for a few days make sure the brakes are okay etc. Nothing bidining anywhere and the bike ran like a dream. I really do like riding this bike. Short shifting through traffic is perfect with the ECU remap and no jerking about at part throttle opening/cruising. I'll be quite sorry to see this go in many ways.

then keep it?

weeksy wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:22 pm

Taipan wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:38 am Taxed the bike today and rode it in to work. I have to put a ne MOT on it to sell it, so thought it best to give it a run for a few days make sure the brakes are okay etc. Nothing bidining anywhere and the bike ran like a dream. I really do like riding this bike. Short shifting through traffic is perfect with the ECU remap and no jerking about at part throttle opening/cruising. I'll be quite sorry to see this go in many ways.

then keep it?

Taipan wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:15 pm

weeksy wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:22 pm

Taipan wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:38 am Taxed the bike today and rode it in to work. I have to put a ne MOT on it to sell it, so thought it best to give it a run for a few days make sure the brakes are okay etc. Nothing bidining anywhere and the bike ran like a dream. I really do like riding this bike. Short shifting through traffic is perfect with the ECU remap and no jerking about at part throttle opening/cruising. I'll be quite sorry to see this go in many ways.

then keep it?

No point really as I just don't use it, otherwise I deffo would!

weeksy wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:17 pm

Taipan wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:15 pm

weeksy wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:22 pm

then keep it?

No point really as I just don't use it, otherwise I deffo would!

Then use it ?

Taipan wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:27 pm

weeksy wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:17 pm

Taipan wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:15 pm
No point really as I just don't use it, otherwise I deffo would!

Then use it ?

Got my SuperCommuterScooter for daily stuff and I don't ride socially anymore. I keep buying bikes to try and get back into it, but even if I love the bike I just CBA to ride at weekends.

Taipan wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:27 pm

weeksy wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:17 pm

Taipan wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 4:15 pm
No point really as I just don't use it, otherwise I deffo would!

Then use it ?

Got my SuperCommuterScooter for daily stuff and I don't ride socially anymore. I keep buying bikes to try and get back into it, but even if I love the bike I just CBA to ride at weekends.

Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:17 pm Took it for an MOT today, which it passed with no advisories! Riding it for the first time with the oem exhaust was really strange! It's whisper quiet and it's sapped some midrange fir sure! It ran a little bit flat to start with but you could literally feel the ecu adjusting as it was ridden and it started to smooth out again. It's now back in the garden and will get recreated and put back under the cover until it's sold. Still have mixed feelings about that as every time I ride it I realise how suited it is for me, but then I did just on 2k miles on it in a year and probably wouldn't have even done half of that if I'd had my scooter at the same time, so there really is no point in my keeping it...

weeksy wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:50 pm

Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:17 pm Took it for an MOT today, which it passed with no advisories! Riding it for the first time with the oem exhaust was really strange! It's whisper quiet and it's sapped some midrange fir sure! It ran a little bit flat to start with but you could literally feel the ecu adjusting as it was ridden and it started to smooth out again. It's now back in the garden and will get recreated and put back under the cover until it's sold. Still have mixed feelings about that as every time I ride it I realise how suited it is for me, but then I did just on 2k miles on it in a year and probably wouldn't have even done half of that if I'd had my scooter at the same time, so there really is no point in my keeping it...

Depends what you'd do with the money instead. No point selling it if you'd just put it back in the bank.

It feels to me like you refuse to ride it just to make a point. You're allowed to enjoy riding it, that's perfectly acceptable

Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:47 pm

weeksy wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:50 pm

Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:17 pm Took it for an MOT today, which it passed with no advisories! Riding it for the first time with the oem exhaust was really strange! It's whisper quiet and it's sapped some midrange fir sure! It ran a little bit flat to start with but you could literally feel the ecu adjusting as it was ridden and it started to smooth out again. It's now back in the garden and will get recreated and put back under the cover until it's sold. Still have mixed feelings about that as every time I ride it I realise how suited it is for me, but then I did just on 2k miles on it in a year and probably wouldn't have even done half of that if I'd had my scooter at the same time, so there really is no point in my keeping it...

Depends what you'd do with the money instead. No point selling it if you'd just put it back in the bank.

It feels to me like you refuse to ride it just to make a point. You're allowed to enjoy riding it, that's perfectly acceptable

Not at all, i can continue to own it with no real financial consequence other than natural time related devaluation. So I can own and ride it, but the opputunity to do rarely presents itself, so even though I like the bike, the reality is it'll sit idle for most of the time and i simply cant see any point in that.