revtothelimit - motorbike forum

Couchy wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:29 pm

Bigyin wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:12 pm Its a keeper

If it needs better brakes and a quick action throttle why not have a bike with both already ?

Ooooh suggest away

KTM 690R, you loved mine on track

weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:31 pm

Couchy wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:29 pm

Bigyin wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:12 pm Its a keeper

If it needs better brakes and a quick action throttle why not have a bike with both already ?

Ooooh suggest away

KTM 690R, you loved mine on track

Ace, retro cafe racer style and brand new for £5500 ?. Tbh I’m happy with this one but interested to hear what I should have bought instead

Should have bought the 535, it's much slower and loads cooler

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Moto-Guzzi-V ... Swi9Ze~4lN

£1000 in change too.

weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:42 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Moto-Guzzi-V ... Swi9Ze~4lN

£1000 in change too.

That's a V7 Special, the one you want is the V7 Special II

What's it wheelie like?

Off the throttle in second? Third?

Trackday?

weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:42 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Moto-Guzzi-V ... Swi9Ze~4lN

£1000 in change too.

Had one quite a bit smaller and slower and still no quick action throttle.

crust wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:45 pm What's it wheelie like?

Off the throttle in second? Third?

Trackday?

Trackday booked, road bike day in August at Cadwell

Couchy wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:03 pm

crust wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:45 pm What's it wheelie like?

Off the throttle in second? Third?

Trackday?

Trackday booked, road bike day in August at Cadwell

If it hasn't already gone by then, that will definitely seal it's fate...

Tricky wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:10 pm

Couchy wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:03 pm

crust wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:45 pm What's it wheelie like?

Off the throttle in second? Third?

Trackday?

Trackday booked, road bike day in August at Cadwell

If it hasn't already gone by then, that will definitely seal it's fate...

A RE on a trackday?

Folk will recall why they used to call them Royal Oilfield....

Tricky wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:10 pm

Couchy wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:03 pm

crust wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:45 pm What's it wheelie like?

Off the throttle in second? Third?

Trackday?

Trackday booked, road bike day in August at Cadwell

If it hasn't already gone by then, that will definitely seal it's fate...

Nah it’s a day out for my bro’s 50th, the Ohlins and andreani will be fitted by then, maybe even the 865 kit too

Tbh I don’t know why I bother, every fucker knows what’s better for me so go ahead buy me a fucking bike.

Delete the thread please weeksy I’m done joining in with bike talk

Was it me, I was joking about the 535 (not really).

I think they're nice looking, and btw fuck em, ride what you like. Whether you keep it long or not is your business.

Unless pads is a known thing, chances are the bybre brakes have the same lack of feel as anything else with bybre brakes and need a smaller master cylinder fitting.

If slave pistons are around 25mm-27mm in diameter, a 1/2" nissin master off a cbr250 (they use it on a ton of 500cc and smaller bikes) might be a good place to start, assuming it clears switchgear etc.

Couchy wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:29 pm

Bigyin wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:12 pm Its a keeper

If it needs better brakes and a quick action throttle why not have a bike with both already ?

Ooooh suggest away

KTM 890R .... parallel twin like the Enfield , better brakes, better suspension and quick action throttle but no retro looks

If you want the retro look then Kawasaki Z900RS, BMW R nineT, Triumph Speed Twin or even a 1200 Ducati Scrambler ...all have better suspension, radial brakes and some have electronics but none are as cheap as the RE i know

Not knocking your choice at all but seems a little "off the wall" but wtf do i know compared to your level of bike purchase history

One of my fellow instructors has the RE Himalayan and he absolutely loves it .... i rode it for 20 minutes and couldnt feel the love at all and preferred my 20 year old 600 Fazer to bimble round on


EDIT: I replied to the post on page 1..... i didnt see the content of page 2 until after i posted so if it gets nuked so be it

Harry wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:00 am Buy a pre-war single, something nice like a Norton International and restore it.

Not quite where i think, but same sort of lines.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DUCATI-SCRAM ... Sw9she8RsD



With the local knowledge, workshops and tooling he now has on his doorstep, something like this would be epic for him, finding the bits, machining the bits, getting it coated/painted/etc... For me, that's where Couchie is at right now, the building and sorting of them..

Harry wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:44 am It definitely beats buying stuff out of the M&P catalogue and bolting them on.

You've seen my XSR900 thread then

Imo. Any multi bike owner could make good use of an RE. We all need a decent reliable alrounder for touring, camping trips, etc but for a bit of fun, road or track the RE would be great.

Some don't want an old knacker that you can't trust to go too far from home. Unavailable parts etc, I know for some, this is, part of owner enjoyment also. With the modern classics, your kind of getting the best of both worlds.

I do like the single seat on these, first pic, they are a good fun bike with character and obviously a great talking point, but the piss takers will never be too far away.

It's banter init.

Those new RE's really seem to hit the spot IMO. They look good, go well (from the tests I've watched/read) and are cheap.

Bennetts tested it the other week on youtube against the much more expensive W800 and there was very very little they liked about the Kwak over the RE regardless of price, which I think they said you could kit yourself out (if you were new to biking), insure and tax the bike for 3 years and get 65 tanks of fuel with for the price difference. That's a chuck of change. I also think it makes it viable as a 2nd bike. I'd love a retro but most are expensive enough I couldn't justify it to have 2 bikes and I don't think I want one as an only bike.

I also think they've been in the top 3 charts or certainly near the top for months.

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Couchy wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:03 pm

crust wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:45 pm What's it wheelie like?

Off the throttle in second? Third?

Trackday?

Trackday booked, road bike day in August at Cadwell

I look forward to the Wheelie over the mountain pics