i did have a little look at the Japanese offerings, but none of them really get me excited
the only one that peaked my interest at all was the suzuki vstrom

i have a test ride booked on the ktm 1290 adventure Saturday, at least gives me something to compare the multistrada against

the new bmw r1300gs looks quite interesting too

I took at v4s multistrada out for a spin at the weekend
as thinking about reducing the fleet back down to just the 2 bikes and trading in the triumph and the ktm. so want something that will allow me some confortable travel, but also still a bit of fun

It was quite impressive, especially the electronics package, although these new bikes all sound far too quiet... you wouldn't know there was a 170bhp v4 between your legs
sports mode was bloody good fun tho.

although i dont think i will be buying one at this time, i cannot afford the S model and the standard one lacks a lot of the basic features i would expect on a bike of this type.
now going to take a look a few alternatives namely the adventure S and the 1200 tiger
any other suggestions?

quite surprised to see this
https://www.visordown.com/news/industry/motorcycle-insurance-broker-mce-goes-administration
They were not the best insurer, although not the worst either!

perhaps they spent a bit too much money in sponsoring the likes of BSB?

after 6 months the 9 nine t is finally back on the road, it probably doesn't look drastically different but over the winter i thought i would tidy up some of the tatty parts.
a lot of corners were cut by previous owners and bike appears as if may have spent most of life outside so wanted to sort these issues out

i didn't expect it to take quite so long to do everything, but ended up down the rabbit hole and had to do things properly!
some of the upgrades:

powder coated wheels satin black - inc spokes. this my original intention, but would have been several more months to get wheels dismantled and powder coated separately, but happy with the result.
new tyres - figured as had nice new painted wheels would treat bike to new rubber too
new exhaust - didn't like the the silly pro-race GP can that came with it, and the standard one was a bit too big and heavy, so got a nice new "unit" can, very happy with look, sound and weight saving.
flapper removal mod - got a bypass section to replace the flapper and its motor.
black fork tubes - the forks were wrapped when i got it and were lots of sections where could still see the gold underneath. so just got some replacement black tubes from germany.
resprayed the cowl - this was also wrapped when i got it and was coming away, so painted it instead
new rear brake reservoir - much nicer looking AC schnitzer reservoir
new rizoma pegs - didn't like the big rubber standard pegs so replaced
painted rear spring - was a bit of rust coming through the rear spring, so touched up a bit
stainless steel bolts - replaced a lot of tarnished bolts all over the bike with new shiny stainless steel versions
top yoke covers - when the standard bars were replaced for clip ons this left some holes showing on top yolk, so got some ally covers from germany.
Aftermarket air induction cover - just stops bugs from being sucked into airbox
replaced some of the sponge/rubber spacers on the steering dampener
evotech end can bracket - because the sub-frame had been removed this was required for most exhausts

i think thats it?
there are maybe 2/3 more things i would like to do, but will probably have to wait until next winter now.

took it out for a spin Saturday pm and rode like a charm.
happy to have it back the on the road finally 

very nice 

cheers for the info R1ch.

i took down to the bike place round corner in the end, but still something i am considering, as i am sure will get plenty of use

i need to get the 9 nine t wheels power coated, which means i need to get the tyres off, only to have to fit them back on again once complete a week later.
so have been looking at the tyre changers that appear in my online search.

as i have 3 bikes already thinking saving £50 a pop by fitting these myself could make its money back in a couple of years.

although not sure how good they actually are, and am i likely to just f**k my wheels!

h2?
very nice... i am sure its better to ride than to look at

thanks everyone. had a few more donations drop through.
i must work out exactly how much i received from gofundme, as they take some and send to my bank in drips and drabs making it hard to keep track of.

thanks for all of the donations
now have £165 which should be enough for 3 years once i cancel the .com domain

thanks everyone, already have enough for couple more years and a bit more 

ok i have made another gofundme campaign
whatever i receive i will put into keeping site running, see below
https://www.gofundme.com/f/mcnninjascouk-site-funds?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

when it runs out i will be back here begging again
i am going to cancel the mcnninjas.com domain i think, as was only purchased when the site had to be recovered back in 2013, so will save £22 a year

thanks all

hello all

it is now 2 years since i did the gofundme campaign to cover the month hosting and annual domain renewal costs to keep mcnninjas.co.uk up and running.
so if i am to keep it going will need to do something similar again.
annual hosting cost is £43.20, the annual domain renewal is £32.33 (this is both both .co.uk and .com domains so could potentially cancel the .com renewal and reduce this to £11.99)
so about £76 a year or £55 depending on what domains to renew

with how little activity the site is getting nowadays i thought best to see what people thoughts on this were?
in the last 7 days only 17 registered users visited the site and can only see about 4 posts in that same time, but some weeks we get no posts!

ultimately if enough people want it kept and happy to put in the monies then i will keep it going
but maybe it is time to let it die gracefully?

please let me know your thoughts

komp