... do you want me to introduce you to Klima-Therm? You'd fit in really well there and the Sales Director has a race team truck (and a few race bikes)

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Sports bike market maybe decking but it's becoming more hardcore with some very high spec bikes avialable.

We can thank the new WSBK rules for part of that. It's good for consumers I think for sure.

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Exciting times for new bikes whatever you prefer.

My next bike could well be a Ducati as always fancied and been a long time fan of Ducati sportsbikes and could well fancy a 899, 955 or 1299. However there is one fly in that ointment, Yamaha R1 :P Cross plane crank, forged wheels, ohlins semi active, 6 axis all singing ...

... evening blast and had an epic time. Even a little rain couldnt spoil the evening in fact it helped make it a little more fun as there was loads of bikes out and I felt like a hero overtaking everyone in the twisties in the wet. It was wet but mainly only on your visor as the temperature was so ...

... so I traded the 'Blade (which had a tendency to wheel stand under acceleration with our combined weight), on a Sprint RS. We even test rode other bikes together before I bought the Sprint, including the BMW R1100s... which gave her a 'wetty' so I almost bought it on the spot!! After touring NZ ...

... scone was worth it tho eh LoL! Shame the weather spoilt it really, could of been a good day but always nice to meet another slapper out on the bikes! :D Hopefully we'll get another opportunity before the weather turns completely shit!

Mrs nutz has no interest in bikes as a rule. That said, she came out on the back of the xjr a couple of times. As soon as I turned up with the RSV she said "you know there is no way I'm getting on the back of that don't you", ...

Er indoors has no interest in bikes at all, she will never get on the back of the multi. But then she has just decided to come with me to moto gp as she has bought club class tickets. bring on all the questions, "who's winning then" , "which ones are British" etc etc.

So who on here has a partner who also bikes? Mrs Kwacky is going to take her CBT next month. She's not sure yet if she wants to get her full licence, a lot will depend on how she gets on. Now that the kids are older I'm not so protective about ...

... for all your support and messages it has helped me keep a level head,yesterday was a stressful day I found out today all of the paint on kawasaki bikes is applied by robots ,its cleaner,faster and more evenly applied than a human can achieve I start a robotic programming training course on the ...

1000 mile trip on the sx with Perkles to get breakfast from Lucy's.

Had another play with the zx10r. The people at the traffic lights looked a bit surprised when we decided to stop bikes as the lights' were on red.

The biggest thing I learnt is that bikes are far more stable than we think and sometimes fighting movement is more likely to make you crash. The bike moving around on road doesn't phase me quite as much as it used to now.

... if it can take a bashing off-road as it might be my only bike then. exactly along the same lines as I was thinking. I have looked occasionally and bikes do quite often come up with the two sets of wheels setup but of varying brands.

Change of plan, we're not going away now. So out for a ride in the morning then some little jobs to do on both bikes

The big Jap companies seem to have good rep for these type of bikes. I'm sure you'll be fine with a big brand name.

You don't want them too light. We were told the light bikes squirm around too much.

Those 250s were spot on, in my very limited experience.

Weight is the key with off road bikes, the lighter the better. No point in buying a bike that is great at getting to green lanes and then too unwieldy when you get there. I want to try one of the off road days in Wales in October/November ...

It was a lot of fun. It's made me reevaluate what bikes I want and whether to buy a new one or a couple of off-roaders

I need to understand offroad bikes more first. They take one hell of a pounding!

... have to do a full review when I've got time, This is the house they use for B&B, off road and road tours. http://i.imgur.com/J1jOP8L.jpg The bikes - Yam 250s. I managed to break mine. http://i.imgur.com/OtWaGSLh.jpg We got our guide into the Tankslap ethos http://i.imgur.com/MsmA6bHh.jpg ...