What did you do to your bike today ??

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Said goodbye to the RSV. It's been a 9 year partnership, but the time had come.

The new owner looked to be happy, think it's gone to a good home.
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Today 170 mile blast around Exmoor and Dartmoor. Rode past Dartmoor Prison today on dom fab roads blinking windy up there though we were all being blown around!! Had a great time this weekend

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Done around 520 miles this weekend. What a fab weekend away now home in the warm relaxing!
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Looks a good weekend Rossgo.

Where did you go ? Was it an IAM trip ?
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Blade wrote:Looks a good weekend Rossgo.

Where did you go ? Was it an IAM trip ?
It was a brill weekend. Went there last year as well. This is in the outskirts or Exmoor it's a place called Bardon Manor House it's hundreds of years old and the floor boards and stair cases are no longer straight lol!! Had a fantastic blast in the Saturday around their roads. Even popped into Dartmoor too, wow that was windy lol! Yes it was with the IAM guys

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I took a short ride and i cleaned it after which was much needed :D
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SX all washed and polished ready for the one day this week I get to use it.
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Really wanted to take the SD out for a blast this afternoon, but the weather and general tiredness had other ideas.

Always next weekend...
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Booked it in to the Ducati trackday at Silverstone on 29 June. Had the last place.
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duke63 wrote:Booked it in to the Ducati trackday at Silverstone on 29 June. Had the last place.
Obviously "meant to be" then Duke63. :)
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Took this out to see what all the fuzz is about ...
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Impressive amounts of torque for what size engine it is . It handled ok i think the tyres are not that great as i could not get the front to get hot. It could also be me as this is only my second time on a bike this year. Its screaming for a quick shifter. i struggled with hitting the limiter all the time. The engine note does not seem to change and there's no rush at the top.
I am going to try and get out on it a few more times this week if i can and get those tyres changed but i think it will be going to almeria theres just to many bits left on the rs to finalise and i would rather not rush it.
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My favourite colour
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What year is it? The later models have more up top I think. I know that some owners moaned that the newer ones are too close to an IL4
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StMarks wrote:
duke63 wrote:Booked it in to the Ducati trackday at Silverstone on 29 June. Had the last place.
Obviously "meant to be" then Duke63. :)
Indeed. Was waiting until my credit card payment had paid off the balance this month.

I rang at 5.29pm this afternoon just as the lady was packing up. Very helpful though and happy to put thtransaction through for me. Just need a warm sunny day now. (sun) (sun) (sun)
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It's an 07 so an earlier one. I think that that it's the fact it has sure a flat power curve it's not a negative it's just not what I'm used to. The dash is not that great looks ok but not the easiest to read at a glance
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Same colour as mine Rocket, but looks very much cleaner.
They didn't make the Graphite for long Kwacky, so that will be 06-07 ish. The revised engines are easy enough to differentiate, as they dropped the bronze casings in favour of plain black.
On paper the later engines are quantifiably improved, however on track less apparent IMHO.

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Damm, as I was (slowly) typing....... Image
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Mmmm, Graphite. Brings back memories, loads good, some comical and a few bad.
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I've still got the linings in my textiles. I can't believe it's May and I'm wrapped up like it's winter.
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Kwacky wrote:I've still got the linings in my textiles. I can't believe it's May and I'm wrapped up like it's winter.
I just put the linings in Jess and my textiles today. F you guys don't have it, I'd really like to know who the feck has stolen summer! :D
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