smiles per mile iinit i just get fed up at the stupid prices that are attached to owt with a adv tag bolted on to it .. i probaly remember me old wilderbeast as being one of the best bikes i had by way of creating mermorable rides....scooted me around fo 70k miles over 7 or 8 years ..us posh euro zo...

PHILinFRANCE wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 6:49 am Nice one Minky ...................;still getting big kms on my 26 year old Donk

nowt more simple than thee lad ..keep well m8 braaaaap

two old 100hp renagades on two old model jap twins ..kevs just punted his 1200 tiger in and picjkd up a nice mint low miler strom 650 for nowt really ...a bit of careful editing here and there but even on these old bangers will drag u not far off a ton ton in 4th gear :evil: .. we could for sure toa...

looks like a xt660r can see the kev mod under the seat . that allthreadlooks kinda cool :mrgreen: :mrgreen: . in fairness she must be gettin ona bit now ...crf is photoshopped ..err obvviosly :shock: ....lol pulled this thing near twenty miles and we had to give in before th poor little red rooster ...

i do agree it is a decent bike for sure ...my problem ..big deal breaker was the low cockpit and i do think it will be hard to resolve ... .. tbo it was 25 degrees and calm and it was not really very pleasent ...i tried to imagine a long shift required with the wether closing in and that pretty much...

Good stuff 👍. Have you tried the BMW 850 and triumph 850/900 variants ? maby i should ..i had a terrible time with me 1200 gs and i know the 850s have a very good reputation ...maby i should revisit the brand ..im behind the times but it wasnt easy to do home maintance on the 1200 and i was put off...

The one thing that's worried me so far is the talk of vibes in the 800 at motorway speeds as that's where they end up spending a fair bit of time if it doubles as only transport like it does for me not having a car, had a chance to have a go on a boxer gs yet mate? tbo i could feel alittle bit of v...

probably not the most dynamic cometator in the world :D ..but long story short two test rides and just some thoughts as i rode along disclaimer ...after the t7 i was really testing both these from the perspective of a road bke which is a bit unfair but like a lot i like the ergos of the adv style bu...

dunno having had a t7 i thought id try it as they have a demo...got some video somwhere ...dont get me wrong it is a nice bike but its really not a lot better or worse than a t7 except it is deffo minamilist in the weather protection catagory ...its ticket price is 10600 ..again luggage tubed tyres ...

cant keep track of thee lad t7 is a decent tourer suffers from harsh crashy road suspension and needs a better seat and screen solution ,,,its badly undergeared as standard for long distance 16t front makes it the same as its stablemates and makes much more sense for touring .. mpg average and on mo...