Quote from: komp on November 26, 2023, 10:55:01 AMpicked up the beast yesterday
very cold and dark ride home.. roll on the summer! 

May you enjoy many happy and safe miles.

picked up the beast yesterday
very cold and dark ride home.. roll on the summer! 

Nice one Komp. Enjoy 😎

i never made it to the triumph dealer.

As the KTM dealer came back to me with better deals for both the SMT and the RS
so after a test ride yesterday I put a deposit down on a new superduke 1290 GT
after everything i looked at it was probably the bike that ticked the most boxes

in 2/3 weeks ill have a little early xmas present 

Quote from: Jarse on October 31, 2023, 04:38:09 PMI see Triumph have just announced an updated 900 with 13% more power and other enhancements.

yes i also saw this.. they must have heard me
i plan to pop along to nearest triumph dealer tomorrow

i actually almost did a deal on a superduke 1290 GT, but the trade in my RS was insulting

I see Triumph have just announced an updated 900 with 13% more power and other enhancements.

i do quite like the look of the 900GT Aragon edition
but not sure if 95bhp will give me smiles i am looking for

perhaps i should give them a call, wouldnt hurt to give em a spin

there are so many electrical gadgets now on these bikes it is little wonder
the ktm had so many options to configure it is a bit overwhelming

You still planning the Tiger 1200?

Quite often see deals on them pop up and quite a lot of features on the various models.

The 900 probably doesn't interest you but I'm pleased with mine.

I've heard from a local dealer that the KTM's are prone to electronic issues.

took out a couple of other bikes this weekend
first the new bmw gs1300
this was a lovely bike, exactly the size of machine i was after, lovely build quality and a dream to ride, the least lively of the bikes i have ridden, but that was probably to be expected. just a shame it is brand new so no deals available, and would be looking at around £18.5k to get version with the kit i would like

then later that day took out the new 1290 adventure R
i think out of all of them this had the most fun engine, very capable machine and couldn't believe the kit you get for just over £15k (they have a 2k discount at the mo) but i think i now know that a full blown adventure bike is not what i am after.

so either need to look at something else, maybe a bit older, or just sit and wait until have a bit more of a budget.

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