Think it’s time for a change now, had the Blade almost 12 months so thinking what to try next.
Leaning towards either the SuperDuke 1290R or the Speed Triple RS.
I kind of want to try both though so I could either go and buy both and sell the one I don’t like or somehow try and get a long term loan bike?
I’ve been looking at the 1200 and it does look good, love the look of them, wouldn’t bother with the 1050.If it's not the new Speed Triple then 100% the Super Duke.
I’ve been looking at the 1200 and it does look good, love the look of them, wouldn’t bother with the 1050.
I previously had a blade and tbh, i found it to be utterly uninspiring and the most boring bike I've ever owned.Think it’s time for a change now, had the Blade almost 12 months so thinking what to try next.
Leaning towards either the SuperDuke 1290R or the Speed Triple RS.
Looks great, I’ll test ride both sometime in March hopefully and look at buying towards the end of March.I previously had a blade and tbh, i found it to be utterly uninspiring and the most boring bike I've ever owned.
Yes, it was fast and it handled brilliantly, but there was no excitement to the thing at all.
It was predictability on wheels.
I then went for a ZX10R C1-H (Akra and power commander) which was the polar opposite of the blade, ie completely mental and wanted to kill me at every twist of the throttle, which was far more fun.
Sadly that ended with the bike in the scrapyard and me in hospital
So, fast forward to what to get next.
I'd previously had a Tuono fighter and had always missed the V-twin grunt, so the obvious choice was a SDR1290R
I did borrow a mates triple for a while, but it didn't really tick all the boxes and wasn't even close to the fun of the 1290R..
For me, the 1290R is the perfect mix of a comfortable daily ride, alongside a complete bloody hooligan of a bike with the traction turned off.
The only things I've changed are a 2T bigger rear sprocket (easy wheelies in 3rd) a HyperPro RSC steering damper and a Austin racing can..
I can't see me changing bikes for a while yet
Think it’s time for a change now, had the Blade almost 12 months so thinking what to try next.
Leaning towards either the SuperDuke 1290R or the Speed Triple RS.
I kind of want to try both though so I could either go and buy both and sell the one I don’t like or somehow try and get a long term loan bike?
Will do.Let me know when you decide to sell the blade, I might have someone interested.
Did you keep the original parts?
Will do.
Unfortunately not, I’ve changed the rear tail and put a decat exhaust system on it.
Congrats on the theory. Good luck for the rest!Passed my theory today, got my CBT on Friday then gotta book my Mod 1 and Mod 2
Congrats on the theory. Good luck for the rest!
Always the hardest part. Anything in mindThanks, just got to decide what bike I want next!
Nice one, congratulations.Passed my theory today, got my CBT on Friday then gotta book my Mod 1 and Mod 2
Imo, yes.should I go for bigger engine size etc
That colour (or lack of) scheme looks great.