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How many miles do you think you'll put on it annually?
How many miles do you think you'll put on it annually?
Finally bought one.
Having ummed and ahhed for quite some time and hung around on this forum for even longer I've finally bought one.
Tricolour DCT with centre stand, grips and 12v socket.
I went to the dealership yesterday to place the order - I was undecided between the Victory red and the Ballistic black and the dealer had all three in amazingly. As soon as I saw all three of them sitting there in the sun I knew it had to be the tricolour - notwithstanding the fact that practically everyone else in the UK seems to be getting the tricolour. But it could have been worse - I was going to get a GS and there's a fair few of them around.
I intend to use the bike for pottering about, weekend trips and for longer trips both in the UK and abroad - going on green lanes and so on whenever the law and the occasion allows. My dad lives in Wales so I'll have a good base to explore that area. I haven't done a great deal off-tarmac on motorbikes but I have done a lot of mountain biking and still ride a push-bike most days - hope that helps! Fortunately I don't need to commute on it as I'm mostly home-based. Whilst I'll be mostly road based I wanted a bike that would be "sympathetic" to me off-road (nothing too extreme I imagine although you never know) and give reasonable on-road performance. I'm not a speed-freak any more so hopefully the AT will fit that brief. The fact that it costs less than the GS will allow me to be a bit more willing to get stuck in - although whether purchase price correlates directly with accident price is yet to be discovered!
I imagine my first farkle purchase will be decent crash bars for when I drop it. And then some luggage for the trips (and to provide extra protection when I drop it). Or maybe the other way round - not sure yet.
I was going to fit the grips and the socket myself using after-market items but then realised I might as well get them fitted so I can ride the bike when I get it rather than take it apart. Mind you, I'll have to fit the charger lead at some point so some dismantling will be necessary I think - at least it won't be alarmed to exacerbate the problem.
Been told delivery is end of March-ish so I suspect mid-April. Which suits me fine.
Tricolour DCT with centre stand, grips and 12v socket.
I went to the dealership yesterday to place the order - I was undecided between the Victory red and the Ballistic black and the dealer had all three in amazingly. As soon as I saw all three of them sitting there in the sun I knew it had to be the tricolour - notwithstanding the fact that practically everyone else in the UK seems to be getting the tricolour. But it could have been worse - I was going to get a GS and there's a fair few of them around.
I intend to use the bike for pottering about, weekend trips and for longer trips both in the UK and abroad - going on green lanes and so on whenever the law and the occasion allows. My dad lives in Wales so I'll have a good base to explore that area. I haven't done a great deal off-tarmac on motorbikes but I have done a lot of mountain biking and still ride a push-bike most days - hope that helps! Fortunately I don't need to commute on it as I'm mostly home-based. Whilst I'll be mostly road based I wanted a bike that would be "sympathetic" to me off-road (nothing too extreme I imagine although you never know) and give reasonable on-road performance. I'm not a speed-freak any more so hopefully the AT will fit that brief. The fact that it costs less than the GS will allow me to be a bit more willing to get stuck in - although whether purchase price correlates directly with accident price is yet to be discovered!
I imagine my first farkle purchase will be decent crash bars for when I drop it. And then some luggage for the trips (and to provide extra protection when I drop it). Or maybe the other way round - not sure yet.
I was going to fit the grips and the socket myself using after-market items but then realised I might as well get them fitted so I can ride the bike when I get it rather than take it apart. Mind you, I'll have to fit the charger lead at some point so some dismantling will be necessary I think - at least it won't be alarmed to exacerbate the problem.
Been told delivery is end of March-ish so I suspect mid-April. Which suits me fine.
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Thanks. I imagine around 5000 a year - although it depends on if I'm working much or not (I'm semi-retired but with a restless brain so I keep doing stuff...!) Could be more and could be less. Not had a bike for a few years so don't have any recent mileage to base an estimate on.
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