An Extreme makeover!
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maybe it's time for a Twin
Two words :-
DO IT!!!
You know you want to. You wont regret it either, that's a guarantee you can take to the bank, mister!!.
I keep going back to the RC8
Was talking to a guy when I rode to Weymouth last time, he had one and said it was a brilliant bike for the road, a perfect blend of power and handling, but he did say that the twin was a bit of a pita around town; a mate has an SP2 and says the same thing - should be dropping a tooth on the front soon, so will be interesting to see if the higher revs make a Twin better around town...
Was talking to a guy when I rode to Weymouth last time, he had one and said it was a brilliant bike for the road, a perfect blend of power and handling, but he did say that the twin was a bit of a pita around town; a mate has an SP2 and says the same thing - should be dropping a tooth on the front soon, so will be interesting to see if the higher revs make a Twin better around town...
I dropped a tooth on the front on my RSV and went up 2 teeth on the rear. Makes it a bit better around town, yeah. On the open road though, it's like someone has bolted on another +50bhp. Mine will hike the front wheel off the ground in the first two gears at any sniff of the throttle and also points the front wheel at the sky in third off the throttle depending on your mood.
Also, when I hear folk talking about how litre plus twins are around town I always have a wee smile to myself and hark back to what the mechanic said to me, who ran through everything on the Mille with me when I bought it from the dealer.
"Ever had a big V-Twin before?"
"Nope...this is my first?" I replied.
He just broke into a huge grin and said "You will ride away from here and until you get out of the town, you may think "Why on earth did I buy this thing?!!", but when you get out onto the open roads, you will think "I know exactly why I bough this thing".
He finished with "Bring it back if I'm wrong. I don't however, expect to see you again for a while".
Sounds perfect
Probably the best thing to do. Takes a while to get used to riding a big twin quickly but ( and I'm assuming kidloco knows what I'm talking about here when I say this ) they really do flatter you as far as riding fast goes, or at least the Mille does. Not much unsettles it even really crappy road surface. If you barrel into a corner a wee bit too quick or need to adjust your line mid corner, it takes it in its stride. I know inline 4's can have their line adjusted through a corner by judicious and careful use of the throttle but twins seem to lend themselves to this even better. I'm a fast-ish road rider but honest to god, the RSV makes it sooooo easy to be quick. And mine is coming on for 10 years old now as well!!.
I would say though that v-twins are not for everyone. Kinda marmite like. You will either love 'em or hate 'em. As you can probably tell, I love 'em.
Well, roll on getting my knee and insurance payout sorted then, I’m gagging to get back onto a bike
Been watching youtube videos of the RC8 – sounds awesome, I think the sound alone is enough to temp me to the Twin side!
Been watching youtube videos of the RC8 – sounds awesome, I think the sound alone is enough to temp me to the Twin side!
On a side note – just looking at a replacement lid (not buying yet mind!), had a Shoei XR1100 before, so will likely go for another one of those, but the Shoei X-Spirit II caught my eye…. then I saw the price:
£579.99
£579.99
Glad you are ok fella.
You made a good job of taking the parts off the R1
As has already been mentioned, it's only a machine and can be replaced.
Best to try and get back in the saddle pretty quickly, so you don't lose too much confidence.
You made a good job of taking the parts off the R1
As has already been mentioned, it's only a machine and can be replaced.
Best to try and get back in the saddle pretty quickly, so you don't lose too much confidence.
Stick with what you know m8, if you like Shoei's then they are the lids for you. That X-Sprint II is mega bucks though!!. I have an Arai shaped head and flogged my Doohan replica RX7RR4 last year despite it being mint and never dropped. It was just getting "on a bit". So I went for an AGV Stealth Dragon and it is a fantastic lid, although it is a bit noiser than the Arai was. At first i wasn't convinced of the fit, it seemed a bit tight, but it has got better through use and I'm quite happy with it. Pics :-
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Glad you are ok fella.
You made a good job of taking the parts off the R1
As has already been mentioned, it's only a machine and can be replaced.
Best to try and get back in the saddle pretty quickly, so you don't lose too much confidence.
Thanks
I decided to rob the cans off it before it was collected today, so the insurers get a set of mint standard cans – I hope that’s not an issue (can’t see why not!), the Two Bros once aren’t too bad, need a clean up, possibly new end caps and one needs a pipe (just bolted on); but other than that they are ok – same for the Akra Y pipe.
Glad to hear your ok mate!
Can happen to anyone really. And as for your attitude I'm not sure I would be able to get straight back on a bike after that! Had a crash in my car once and was driving the next morning no problems, however a bike is a different ball game!
Can happen to anyone really. And as for your attitude I'm not sure I would be able to get straight back on a bike after that! Had a crash in my car once and was driving the next morning no problems, however a bike is a different ball game!
Thanks Fella
My family aren’t too chuffed with me wanting to ride still, they’ve seen me have three bike accidents now, one very serious, and just want me to call it a day. My friends who don’t ride are also similar, but obviously they don’t have the stronger emotional ties there.
Frankly, I love riding, it is easily one of the best things I have done in my life, and I cannot see my opinion changing, it’s difficult trying to get family to see this, as I know they care for my welfare; but the flip-side of that is that I also expect them to respect my feelings also.
I literally am itching to get back in the saddle now, not only because we will probably still get some more decent weather, but because I miss it so much now, and that’s a problem – I’ll likely barrel into getting another bike, rather than wait it out for a few months for new models/better deals
Seriously though, when I had my serious off in 08, I was laying in A&E being worked on planning the next bike purchase (a blue R6 at that point
), and as soon as I got up from this one I said “well, time for that RC8” – so I think it’s safe to say that I’ll be back on a bike The alternatives aren’t too safe either – I got hit in the car last year, and I was run over by a van on my push bike this year…. only thing left is walking, but I get so bored doing that, and besides I’d probably get hit by someone mounting the kerb
Heads up Scort for your crash bungs.
http://www.visordown.com/product-news/randg-racing-offer-a-positive-to-crashing/13388.html
http://www.visordown.com/product-news/randg-racing-offer-a-positive-to-crashing/13388.html
The bike has been carted away now, boo hoo.