... I do think you;ll be surprised at how well the modern series of nakeds handle. I've watched a few of the guys here riding and a lot of the naked bikes seem to turn into the corners a lot faster than a sports bike. I don't think you would really miss out on the fun of a sports bike.

... problem was the big girl can't navigate the staircase as it winds round and she just howled all night. So now I sleep in the workshop with the bikes sectioned off with a stud wall and patio doors.

I could just leave my bikes at your house then

... Next time he asks I'll suggest a dealership test ride and see how he responds to that. If he reviels that he hasn't got a valid uk licence for bikes on top of not being insured then im pretty sure I can make a case that HR would kill me if I let him out on it. If he has the licence though then ...

... replies. It seems nobody thinks it's a bad idea, so I'm going to go for it. Just need to find my next bike now. I'm going to look at all of the bikes mentioned here and see which ones I can find here. It's easy to find bikes made by Yamaho, Kawazuki, Honba, most bikes I see on the road are like ...

Cheers Duke I will read up on those.

Good to hear you have a bump stop and recommend it.

Jon I have yet to find an insurance policy that will cover muliptle bikes and cover an agreed value. If you know of one please let me know.

I'm not sure what's banned in China. Is it worth me posting a youtube clip of a couple of bikes?

... Any of the Honda CBR600s would be good as well. Hong Kong is just a few hours away. I regularly visit there. I'm going to take a look at those bikes, thank you very much. Sorry for double post.

Ahh found it. You can use this with those huge **** chains too.

Obviously doesn't work if you have spindle sliders fitted though. Also appears to only fit certain bikes too.

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... the Alto Perfomance bike. http://www.altoracing.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I've also got two chains round my bikes. One at front and one at rear. It adds perhaps 1 minute to me getting the bike out but means it will take twice as long to steal. Nothing is un-nickable ...

... round the wheel and front stand. No need for a paddock stand the front stand keeps the bike stable. Its like what you see at the NEC on the show bikes.

Hi It depends where you are, what you use the bike for and what you want it for. Bigger bikes are easier to use for everyday riding as you don't have to do so much work to get it going. There's better acceleration and more grunt available. I would have a think about ...

Sorry never noticed the SX part.

They do look good bikes. My old man wanted to upgrade to one at one point. Meant to be good all round bikes.

... see how it goes down. (hopefully she wont put me down lol) It was nice knowing you mate... ;) There is a lot of personal taste when it comes to bikes. I had a naked for a year and never really got on with it, ok it was and XJR so had the performance and handling of a small tank. But, I always ...

There's the z800 as well which is just as capable but probably cheaper to insure. When I had 2 bikes it used to be a naked and a sportsbike. I ended up using the sports for commuting and the naked for fun. The lack of a fairing does help keep your speeds down as you feel ...

Tonight on BBC 4 at 19:00. Full Throttle The history of British bikes / biking...............

... far too long trying to route the cable so it doesn't get melted! And also took the tax disk off the frame and put back a couple of bits on to the bikes (nothing special just personal taste stuff!) Pic off the Tom Tom http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/30/ybunezev.jpg

thrashed it round mallory and embarrassed a few riders on some fast and expensive bikes with my heap of junk, ha ha ha . . .

duke63 wrote:Looks very much like a Radical Ducati.

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Very similar to a radical and those boys turned out some amazing bikes.

I believe Radical have recently closed down.

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