Just bought a nice new toy for my european tour next year.........

[maddave]

MMMmmmmmm "Shiny"

 

[Barn Owl]

Where does the canoe go?

 

[maddave]

Where does the canoe go?

Trailer

 

[Andy2112]

in the panniers and top box Tam. Nice bike Dave.

 

[Retired Member southey]

What a beuty!

 

[Tengu]

I love motorbikes but am too unbalanced to ride one.

I hope to get a road legal quad one day

 

[Shewie]

Very nice Dave

Although I wouldn't know a bad one if I saw it.

 

[Mesquite]

Ohhhh very shiney indeed

 

[drewdunnrespect]

nice very nice indeed

 

[g4ghb]

Very shiny indeed


when do you get to take the stabilisers off?

 

[maddave]

Very shiny indeed


when do you get to take the stabilisers off?

Hahahaha... Nice one !!! I suppose when I hand over the crisp cracklies next week. Don't think there will be any chance of a free paddock stand

 

[Mesquite]

I can see it's a Honda from the seat but for the uninitiated ones here what's the model?

 

[Deleted member 7976]

Nice, and very suitable for those steep alpine twisties

for the uninitiated ones here what's the model?

XL1000V Varadero 1000cc V-Twin adventure bike, about 70 bhp I think but a lot of torque which is more important.

 

[Grooveski]

Looks comfy, whatever it is.

 

[Deleted member 7976]

Where does the canoe go?

Don't ask silly questions: you must have seen "that" old video on police camera action or one of the many other similar TV programmes. Across the back seat of course

 

[maddave]

Nice, and very suitable for those steep alpine twisties



XL1000V Varadero 1000cc V-Twin adventure bike, about 70 bhp I think but a lot of torque which is more important.

Yup thats the one, although it's around 100bhp now with the Efi (better MPG too)... I took her out for a test ride today and it has more grunt than a startled hippo !!

 

[JonathanD]

Sweet, I'm jealous.

 

[Deleted member 7976]

Argh I just noticed you are buying it from Hunts

Those ##### just charged me £285 yesterday for a pair of Pirelli Angel ST's after quoting £240 on the phone (which they now say didn't include VAT!!!).

So many rip off and bad customer service issues I've heard about them I could fill my own thread. Needless to say I won't be going back.

 

[firecrest]

you know youre gonna get to the bushmoot on this, turn round and discover i was riding pillion all the way... ;-P

 

[dave53]

nice bike dave ill bring a spare helmet to the moot regards dave