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Got a test ride on this next Saturday:



Hope I can afford it soon

Meantime I'm having a good time on the 'old' GPZ



and yes - the diet is coming on fine, thanks! Over 10kg lost this last year! And no, it wasn't off my head!

Hi John,

Well let us know how the ride went,

The name Triumph bought back memories of my youth http://www.go-faster.com/TriumphT110.html the last photo of 606 GPU is a cracker and i had a bull bar fitted and can still remember being so chuffed of having the new Blue Spot Spotlamps that lit the roads up a treat, of course nowadays lamps are old hat!

Sunday mornings polishing away, i also had an ex army Royal Enfield still in kharki, i wish i still had it.

There were no "Hells Angles" just lads meeting at a Pie stall in our town showing off the bikes and i remember a lad arriving with his new BSA Gold Star, chrome tank and short handle bars and boy did that sound the "Bees Knees"[ where did that come from}

Thanks for sharing and sorry to bore you

Roger.

ROGER!
Don't apologise for boring us!

We like you boring us!

....no - that's what I meant to say...

Absolutely

It's a shame I can't buy last year's Steve McQueen edition - it's a single seater and Mrs JD would not be impressed!

It's a pity I can't afford to buy ANY version! I'm stuck with the Daytona which is not your best commuter transport This said, I had a Bonnie as a courtesy bike (the pictures are probably still live on the thread here somewhere) and while this didn't punish the wrists like the Daytona does, I wasn't what I'd call the most comfortable steed I'd ridden either. The bike shop was around 17miles from where I lived.. all perfect bike roads.. and my butt had had enough by the time I got home Still.. I'm only 4.5miles from work now and it'd be ok on such a small distance. One day...

EDIT: Here's the thread showing the Bonnie SE.. http://www.cbfsim.co.uk/cbfs_bb/viewtop ... le#p246992

ATB
Dave

That is exactly what was putting me off going for one earlier, Dave, though I've seen some with very comfy looking Corbin seats on (around £400 though!).

It was also the first thing I noticed in the showroom - the 2014 bikes have new seats. Having said that, they still don't look that thick, so if I do decide to buy one, it will be with the Corbin fitted. It's a shame I don't really like the current Tigers, though - it was definitely the best and most versatile bike I've owned. On the other hand, I'd really like the current Sprint ST - but at £15k it's a little on the pricey side.

Nice pics, btw - and I see the seat looks the same on that 2011 SE as it does on this years' bike! Hmmmm.... last year's was smooth and thin. Well, no matter - Corbin will take my money, regardless!

Hi JD

The thought of having to fork out £400 for a new seat just kills my enthusiasm although as I said above, with the riding I do these days, a new seat would be unnecessary. The SE was a lot of fun the day I had it. Front end was a bit springy.. perhaps I was going to quick Still.. the engine was sweet and much better than I'd expected. Another bonus was the height of the seat (or lack of). I could cock my leg over it with ease.. something I can't do with the 675. Once I'm on.. I'm on I found it a bit naff that a main stand was an extra. Side stands are great until you come to do something around the rear end.. like oil the chain for example

ATB
Dave

Soft springs are not good news on the bumpy roads around here! Maybe I could just do the same as I did with my first GPZ when we went touring on it. I took off the seat cover and put a couple of layers of foam on the seat, then stretched the cover back over it. It looked a bit odd, but it was many more miles to numb bum!

This one was a gem for retro serenity:



My Kwakker Zephyr 750. Such a joy to ride, with only two faults - firstly it was a bit too low, so the mainstand used to scrape on the road around tight roundabouts, two-up. Then there was the 5 speed gearbox. It was brilliant around town - just put it in 4th and leave it there, but on the motorways and main A-roads I was continually trying to select the non-existent 6th gear. It's funny, really, because on the GPZ I'm always trying to select the non-existent 7th gear!

Seriously, though, although the GPZ is only a 500 twin, when you are in a low gear and get the revs up, at about 8,000 it suddenly bolts away like a turbo kick, straight up to the red line. It's a great feeling (though not for Mrs JD).

I definitely wouldn't say no to another Zephyr, mind.

No, me neither.. I've always liked the Zephyr:-)


Re gears.. I'm always looking for another gear on the 675. For a given speed, it runs about 1500rpm higher than the 955i!
ATB
Dave:-)

My first ever powered two-wheeler - why do I always feel embarassed to call it a "bike"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc_N1CNCJP8

That got me the bug. My test ride was on an iced over car park and I just couldn't get that silly grin off my face!

It was more embarassing a couple of weeks later, when I stopped at some traffic lights one sunny evening. A police van was at the lights opposite the junction. When the lights turned green, I revved up like mad and let the clutch out - the front came right up and I landed on my back, with the bike falling to the side. The worse bit, was when I got up and tried to get back on it, I fell straight over the other side!

The police van just drove past and off down the road and I could just picture them laughing their cotton socks off inside. Early humility - lesson learned!