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Yaayuh! · 4 Mar 2015 at 15:49

^ I concur.

Mivv, make it so!

Draeger · 4 Mar 2015 at 20:59

Got a few hours to myself this afternoon. Sunny, warm and dry'ish roads. Managed to get out for a quick spin.

unKle · 4 Mar 2015 at 23:46

What a gorgeous looking Mille! Keeper that one :cool:

Draeger · 5 Mar 2015 at 09:40

Cheers dude!

Shimmy · 5 Mar 2015 at 09:46

Really nice example you've got there, clearly well cared for!

Strongly considering one of those or maybe an SP1 next.

Fireskull · 5 Mar 2015 at 09:50

Very nice, can we get a flyby sound clip?

4T5 · 6 Mar 2015 at 12:06

Aprilia for the win

Details ?

PioneerFX said:
Got her last week, Roll on the good weather!

SSsswwwiiinnnnggggg !!!

Draeger said:

My Baby

Draeger · 6 Mar 2015 at 14:32

Fireskull said:
Very nice, can we get a flyby sound clip?

I'll see what I can do.

tom_e · 7 Mar 2015 at 11:44

Just got it back from the garage and given it a good clean.

Participant · 8 Mar 2015 at 19:04

Washed the SV.

Wucked · 9 Mar 2015 at 13:20

Nice SV, looking shiny. I have fond memories of my old SV.

Yaayuh! · 9 Mar 2015 at 13:55

I want an SV1000.

Fireskull · 13 Mar 2015 at 09:36

Whilst my bike is off the road I have borrowed the old mans 1150GS

Is it wrong to say I actually want one now for commuting? haha! If only it was a little narrower.
Its just the floaty suspension, the way it falls and rises under braking and acceleration is just amazing

The turning circle is almost the best of any bike I have ridden, only second best to the learner Honda 125's.
Power is woeful though, genuinely feels like a 125 compared to the GSXR, but when you stick it into 6 or E whatever it is on the motorway its so smooth, you can easily see why they are so popular for lengthy trips.
And the attention it gets is crazy, so many people stop and look at it, had people walking over on the street at work just to have a look at it.

In short its been an enjoyable change to commuting on a litre sportsbike

Yaayuh! · 13 Mar 2015 at 09:41

It's a bit multi-coloured

My mate has a 1200GS, love it. It's funny following him, when he accelerates and the back drops so far when he shoots off

Fireskull · 13 Mar 2015 at 09:42

Very haha, the white mudguard is new so will be black soon, he's got about 5 or 6 different seats for it, cant decide on which one he wants so until then they are in the colour he bought them.

Yaayuh! · 13 Mar 2015 at 10:16

Thing i like about the BMW GS. You can buy one at 50K miles and think "Yeah, just about run in"

I will get one, some day.

ElliorR · 13 Mar 2015 at 11:09

sports bikes are great when you're young(er) but there comes a time when your back, and the rest of your body, will shout STOP! and you'll realise you need a bike for grown ups. Welcome to touring bikes.

My back, and body, loves my Tiger 800 (no, not like that).

CGrieves · 13 Mar 2015 at 13:19

Forgot there was a new bike thread!

Love that VFR12, was close to buying one myself (I own an 800 VTEC amongst others)

Picked this up a couple of weeks ago. Loving it, but can't wait for the first service and the 9K rev limiter to be removed.

Captain · 13 Mar 2015 at 16:03

That's nice, may I ask how much?

CGrieves · 13 Mar 2015 at 17:33

Clov!s said:
That's nice, may I ask how much?

I went for all the options except forged wheels, so the bike was £15,545 + £300 for a tracker unit.

Doesn't stop there though.... best part of £200 for a pillion seat and pegs secondhand (Sport model doesn't come with either, and £400 from BMW), £1800 for a metal bike safe, £750 for insurance and £200 for gap insurance. It's been an expensive month, but evaluated in terms of grins per pound, worth it.

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