After years of 600 750 and 1000 superbikes and sports bikes I have finally accepted id have more fun on something else.
After 3 weeks on a Tiger 1050 I was rught. Sure it wont be as good on track or as fast on A road sweepers but its probably better everwhere else.
Im a convert.
Good man :azn: great aren't they
Just ditch bikes full stop. Now that is liberating. Not sure how long it will last though.
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on October 22, 2016, 09:26:49 PM
Just ditch bikes full stop. Now that is liberating. Not sure how long it will last though.
I'll give you till about March next year
I did have a 3 year break from bikes
It was miserable
Sportsbike have very little place on our roads...Nakeds and Adventure bikes have all the comfort and power we could ever need if the truth be told.
The latest 1050 Tiger is a superb machine.
Quote from: Green_Ninja on October 22, 2016, 10:08:17 PM
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on October 22, 2016, 09:26:49 PM
Just ditch bikes full stop. Now that is liberating. Not sure how long it will last though.
I'll give you till about March next year
No room in the garage.
Your not the only one that's a convert over the last 13 years I have owned and ridden some of the fastest most powerful bikes ever conceived and loved it all yet I buy a dullville and I absolutely love the comfort and simplicity of it , it's a different kind of riding , I'm not sure I could live with only having the deauville but I think I could have a big tourer as a only bike
Quote from: Carbon_ZX6R on October 23, 2016, 07:34:37 AM
Your not the only one that's a convert over the last 13 years I have owned and ridden some of the fastest most powerful bikes ever conceived and loved it all yet I buy a dullville and I absolutely love the comfort and simplicity of it , it's a different kind of riding , I'm not sure I could live with only having the deauville but I think I could have a big tourer as a only bike
You're.
Quote from: Carbon_ZX6R on October 23, 2016, 07:34:37 AM
Your not the only one that's a convert over the last 13 years I have owned and ridden some of the fastest most powerful bikes ever conceived and loved it all yet I buy a dullville and I absolutely love the comfort and simplicity of it , it's a different kind of riding , I'm not sure I could live with only having the deauville but I think I could have a big tourer as a only bike
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must admit i am loving my ktm, so comfortable and easy to ride, i can see why people move away from the sportsbikes
but more fun... thats a negative from me
Took the panigale out for the first time in a month the other day.. its like night and day, so much lighter, nible, faster and fun
it did feel like i was riding a childs toy for the first 5 mins tho!! :laugh:
I was talking yesterday about how much fun my old KR-1 was. Only 50bhp but super-light and nimble. Never had a bike since that could raise a smile like that one!
in general, though, on real world roads, a naked can be much better than a sportsbike. I was much faster on the Scotsburgring on my Z750 than on my ZX-6R, for example.
Funny you mention a kr1s my first bigish bike was a zxr400. I loved that bike. Up and down the gears like a loon. So much noise so little go hahaha
No regrets on swapping to a tiger 1050 in April, awesome bike, awesome engine, just does everything.
I had a look at the HIDs installed, can't see a specific name in the paperwork, just a leaflet for HID xenon lights.
I haven't ridden with the stock projector lamps in these versions but the HID kit is great.
you tiger 1050 guys....
whats the wind protection like on motorways?
Mine came with a zero gravity screen which means it offers more than any of my previous sports bikes, I mean I thinks it good, I still have a thundercat and it offers more than that bike.
Only thing I don't like to date is the seat but I think that's partly as I'm used to being less upright and ill probably adjust with time.
Quote from: Andy M on October 28, 2016, 09:10:03 AM
you tiger 1050 guys....
whats the wind protection like on motorways?
Latest model is adjustable and has additional aero wind deflectors either side of the screen. Works well...negative is the noise...but you can't have it all.
Mine came with an aftermarket MRA screen with the small adjustable piece.
I can sit at 80 perfectly comfortably, on maximum setting I get a little buffeting on my helmet (oo-err) I'd prefer an extra setting or something slightly taller but it depends how tall you are.
Also have the factory heated grips and hand guards, perfect.
As for the seat, I rolls partway up the fuel tank up front which stops you cracking your nutts on pot holes. The seat is a little softer and wider an inch or two back, just shuffle back a touch.
There is a gel seat option which might be worth it if you can find it as it's normally expensive.
Quote from: Andy M on October 28, 2016, 09:10:03 AM
you tiger 1050 guys....
whats the wind protection like on motorways?
very good :azn:
I actually put the original screen back on as I didnt fancy the big screen on for the "high spirited scratching" I had planned today. Tiger also saves your highest recorded speed ehich is nice :moto:
Thats comparable to the thundercat with the double bubble.
All in all very good. I added a mivv can over the weekend to! Little more go and a lovelly noise
Why is saving your highest recorded speed "nice"?
Nice for who? Coppers?
Just seems to be a gimmick of chocolate fireguard proportions.
I didn't like that function on the Daytona 675...seemed rather pointless. I doubt the cops would look...but even if they did they you could blame a malfunction of the equipment.
Had that on my aprilia too.
No officer, that was from a trackday I did.
Or from lubing the chain on a paddock stand earlier and getting rid of the surplus 'fling'. ;) :police:
Or the previous owner, I, of course, had no idea it went that fast having never used the top two gears.
off course the top speed I have is from a non public road! :-)
You having a bad day Moz #grumpy :-)
Quote from: Raydial on October 31, 2016, 02:55:08 PM
Or from lubing the chain on a paddock stand earlier and getting rid of the surplus 'fling'. ;) :police:
Something I'd done hundreds of times with no problem before that fateful day.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on November 01, 2016, 02:14:46 PM
Quote from: Raydial on October 31, 2016, 02:55:08 PM
Or from lubing the chain on a paddock stand earlier and getting rid of the surplus 'fling'. ;) :police:
Something I'd done hundreds of times with no problem before that fateful day.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Oh, was that
the thumb...?
You know forewell.......
:rofl:
Please keep the picture to yourself this time... :icon_pale: :icon_puke_l:
No chance - you "mentioned" it first!!!