That and the fact that most blokes in their mid 50s can’t hack more than an hour curled up like a newborn baby on a bike sized for a race jockeyScott_rider wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:58 pm In my part of the world (the north west bit of the south east) it’s virtually impossible to ride at the speeds we used to due to the sheer volume of traffic that seems to get heavier every year. I reckon that has contributed to a lot of riders switching from sports bikes, me included.
more fat birds to choose from.
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Yeah that's very true. Sports bikes require speed for them to function best and for the weight to be taken off the rider's wrists. So they suck you into riding faster. Having ridden Bimotas/GSXRs/Fireblades etc at low speeds through the congested streets of Bologna/Florence/Rome etc, I know how awful it can be at the end of a hot day to ride at below 50kmh for an hour in leathers looking for a hotel room. An ADV is much better suited to that particular bit of the ride.Scott_rider wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:58 pm In my part of the world (the north west bit of the south east) it’s virtually impossible to ride at the speeds we used to due to the sheer volume of traffic that seems to get heavier every year. I reckon that has contributed to a lot of riders switching from sports bikes, me included.
And like you say, Scott, traffic volumes in some places have made sports bikes almost pointless. The cool factor does decrease markedly in those circumstances, a bit like a grey-haired bloke sitting in his Ferrari in a nose-to-tail queue! At least us bikers get to filter.
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Funny how tastes differ, to me that is about the most un-cool combination I can imagine (or are you being Ironic?)
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I don’t find that look cool either, I was alluding to the fact that many do.
I thought the my F800GS with a Ural sidecar looked good but I’m not sure if I qualify to say what is cool and what is not. I buy 99% of my clothes from Rohan after all !!
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When I'm driving along and Tracie tells me I'm in the wrong gear, she doesn't usually mean 4th rather than 5th...
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Have you tried Specsavers?
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I guess it's something to do with MV once belonging to Cagiva- who back in the day did some big adventure bikes called ' Lucky explorer' there was a650 and a 750 , based on Ducati V twins, with some success in the Dakar . This was in the days before ' Adventure bikes' became so popular. Now that they are popular , looks like 'upstairs' decided to resurrect the Lucky explorer brand.bikenav wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 3:29 pm https://www.1000ps.at/modellnews-300870 ... -5-und-9-5
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A bit like this then.....https://scenic.app/eicma-2021-what-to-expect%E2%80%A8/
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That's exactly what they've done Steve. But it's a rather tenuous link for the modern day MV !steve the grease wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 1:23 pmI guess it's something to do with MV once belonging to Cagiva- who back in the day did some big adventure bikes called ' Lucky explorer' there was a650 and a 750 , based on Ducati V twins, with some success in the Dakar . This was in the days before ' Adventure bikes' became so popular. Now that they are popular , looks like 'upstairs' decided to resurrect the Lucky explorer brand.bikenav wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 3:29 pm https://www.1000ps.at/modellnews-300870 ... -5-und-9-5
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A bit like this then.....https://scenic.app/eicma-2021-what-to-expect%E2%80%A8/
I used to shag 18 year olds once, but it hasn't happened for a fair while...
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(Well sometimes it was more than once actually, but that's not the point....)
PLEASE someone get us back to the subject !
PLEASE someone get us back to the subject !