Biker's Cafe Chatroom

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Captain said:
Screw baby steps, you’ve been riding long enough :p
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I'm rusty...
JonRGV250 said:
Hurrah!
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:D
Diddums said:
Well done dude! What are you riding atm? I know you had an SV650 for a bit, but an S1000RR is a lot of performance.
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Nothing, I rode a few bikes, a Street Triple 675R, MZ ETZ251, CRF300M in Thailand and the Hornet 750 I passed on. I'm going to book some test drives and over winter start looking for a bargain, I keep an eye on a few bikes and they aren't selling, only prices are dropping.

I saw you passed too, congrats, what are you buying or bought? Sorry, I skim through the posts.
 
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Hades said:
I remember a few years ago when I met up with my brother for the first time after we both had bikes. It was dry but bitterly cold (November I think). We were both frozen and miserable when we eventually met up after a couple of hours ride each.

We found a coffee van and sat there on a bench looking at each other, both shaking uncontrollably with the cold, desperately hugging our warm coffee cups and thinking "what the **** did we just do that for in November?"

But it was funny looking back at it.
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I've got a mate who passed his test last summer, sold his car and said the immortal words "I'll be riding all year round, I love it".

Having actually ridden all year around in snow/ice/side ways rain for a few years I just laughed and said no you won't.

I think he managed a cold day or two before scrounging his wife's car for the rest of the winter :D

There's very little enjoyable about riding in crap weather if you've got other options.
 
Noakesy85 said:
Congrats dude!!
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Thank you
Diddums said:
Cheers, not sure yet. I live and work in London so a scooter is pretty much guaranteed, looking at the Honda ADV350 at the moment. That said, I might hire a large bike in the coming weeks and see how I get on.
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I can see why people choose scooters over bikes in bigger cities, they're less of a faff in congested traffic and the storage is handy. Bike rental is expensive in the UK, I would go abroad, the saving will pay for the hotel/flights and you'll have a chance to explore a new place - 2 birds with 1 stone :D
 
@Diddums would one of the Honda DCT gearboxes (basically an automatic/automated manual) help with getting a bike rather than a scooter?

Africa Twin DCT? :D
 
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Hades said:
@Diddums would one of the Honda DCT gearboxes (basically an automatic/automated manual) help with getting a bike rather than a scooter?

Africa Twin DCT? :D
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Funny you should say that, here's the two next to each other :D

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Had a poke around the ADV350 this morning and it's honestly perfect for my needs. Nice big sofa-seat, more storage than our Mini, loads of creature comforts, massively wide bars, it just felt perfect. And she felt comfy on the back too.

I've compared it to a TechMax 300, BMW C400, Forza 350 and a few others and this just trumps them all in one way or another. The only thing it's missing is the heated seat, as seen on the BMW.

A month lead time apparently, gives me a bit of time to spruce up the Vespa and Aprilia and sell them both.
 
Diddums said:
Funny you should say that, here's the two next to each other :D

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Had a poke around the ADV350 this morning and it's honestly perfect for my needs. Nice big sofa-seat, more storage than our Mini, loads of creature comforts, massively wide bars, it just felt perfect. And she felt comfy on the back too.

I've compared it to a TechMax 300, BMW C400, Forza 350 and a few others and this just trumps them all in one way or another. The only thing it's missing is the heated seat, as seen on the BMW.

A month lead time apparently, gives me a bit of time to spruce up the Vespa and Aprilia and sell them both.
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Both lovely machines. The AT is where my heart would be. But the ADV350 is a lovely machine and does seem perfect for what you need.
 
Hades said:
Both lovely machines. The AT is where my heart would be. But the ADV350 is a lovely machine and does seem perfect for what you need.
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If it wasn't a commuting bike this would be a very different scenario, but the practicality of a scooter with a massive (and I mean massive, two full face lids with loads of room to spare) storage box, phone cubby with charger and the CVT simply can't be beat in London.


I was actually talking myself in to the AT on the way home and my wife asked me a few questions which convinced me that the scooter is the better choice. I'm sure she had absolutely no agenda with her question obvs, but she made a lot of sense.
 
Diddums said:
If it wasn't a commuting bike this would be a very different scenario, but the practicality of a scooter with a massive (and I mean massive, two full face lids with loads of room to spare) storage box, phone cubby with charger and the CVT simply can't be beat in London.


I was actually talking myself in to the AT on the way home and my wife asked me a few questions which convinced me that the scooter is the better choice. I'm sure she had absolutely no agenda with her question obvs, but she made a lot of sense.
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Completely the right decision.

But I look forward to you trading it in for an AT in the spring :D

Edit: Only kidding. If it is just a commuting machine then the scooter is completely the right decision. The AT would get stolen within a week anyway
 
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