This must be a great bike seen a fair few of them here would be a lot of bike for the price and the extras eg heated grips is a great touch. Think more bikes should have this option espiecally in British weather! Great review enjoyed reading it thanks for sharing

Having a lazy day. Had breakie, watched The Great Escape on the big screen then watched a entertaining documentary film called On Any Sunday in the cinema afterwards! It was about different types of motorbikes but ultimately no matter what type ...

... fear of liking it too much too worrying ;) I'll get a test ride when they are a bit quieter at JHP. I know Johnnymack at PB said the 1299 makes a great roadbike and much better than the 1199 in that respect. Its a while off before i will be making any decisions yet.

Assen always produces great racing.

Hats of to JR who has been extremely impressive all season but van den Mark is the most impressive imo.

First season in superbikes and he is right up the sharp end and really not affaid to go for a gap, a very exciting young racer.

If i'm really honest with myself i cant see me straying from my v-twins. As great as the S1000RR is, i just much prefer the way a v-twin feels under acceleration and the sound it makes. That said, if you wanted a bike that really does do it all ( bar a bit of ...

Nice review and a cracking day for it,I've read elsewhere the qs isn't that great

Been for a blast and great breakfast,we need to see more slappers on the rides

I don't know what you thought of the gearing on the test ride but its massively over geared IMO.

-1 on the front and +1 on the rear is a great mod but also not spoilt things by making it need cogs every 2 seconds either as the same mod does on some bikes.

it looks great doesnt it

... ...DON'T. Railsavers where still taking bookings... (facepalm) Just a heads up, and it's a shame that it's gone tits up, as it really was a great way to end a trip and cut out over 1,000 miles from Italy to holland. The worst thing is, many people look like they will lose their jobs.... ...

... full riding read out from your ride its amazing stuff for sure. And the new double R. I think to be fair when to XR comes out that will get a great deal of interest as it uses the same engine as my S1R. But I really need to understand the GS for now, as the best way to know about it is to ...

Anyone got one of these? Are they small enough to be stashed somewhere in the bike? They sound really useful but I don't have a great deal of storage space!

Blade wrote:Oh yeah had a great run and really starting to fell with the bike now

What's the rear shock feel like ?

Oh yeah had a great run and really starting to fell with the bike now

Great news Frankie really chuffed for you, got to be more fun than selling fans in boxes to idiots.

Must have been quite a difficult decision to leave an industry you've been in for a long time though.

That's great news Frankie [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH]

Blade wrote:If it was that's a great buy. My problem is I'm too cynical and paranoid and don't believe a single word sales men tell me.

You can trust me mate, honest guv
Trust and confidence is all I have, I know sod all about the bikes

Yet, I hasten to add

The RC8 is like the gsxr 1000 a great bike but needs all the bells and whistles adding to make it sell against the competition
Nobodys going to pay 15 grand when you can get a zx10r with traction control and all that stuff for 13 or less

There was a new S1000RR at Prescott on Sunday in the BMW Motosport colours and it looks great in those.

The red and white bike however looks crap.

Amazing news Frankie, absolutely bowled over for you mate (y) Landing a job like that is like winning the lottery. Some great bikes and I would imagine BMW are a very good employer. Best of luck in the new role mate and most of all enjoy it, they obviously think very highly of you ...