The Motorbike Thread

[NotesNut]

Love my current ride. 2020 Fat Boy.

Always loved cruisers and had various makes and models over the years, including Suzuki's and Viragos. My wife currently has the 750 Virago. Lovely bike too.

[oofafoo]

Very nice Steve. I've been lucky enough to ride all the various Multistrada models over the past few years, but have yet to get a go on the V4 version. Have to say that they seem to have become more refined with each iteration.

Nick

You're not wrong Nick, the V4 is unbelievable if a little too much power, more then I could ever use. However, it eats up the miles and is extremely comfy and when you arrive, take the panniers off to ride mountain passes and switchbacks.

[Nicko]

Very nice Steve. I've been lucky enough to ride all the various Multistrada models over the past few years, but have yet to get a go on the V4 version. Have to say that they seem to have become more refined with each iteration.

Nick

[oofafoo]

My first bike was a Kawasaki KH250 reg MLY 766P.
My current ride is a Ducati Multistrada V4S Sport. I've had every model of Multistrada starting from the 1000DS, then the 1200, 1260S and now V4S.
Pictures below, oldest and newest. Many miles on all of them.

[john i am]

A nice visit to France on the xsr earlier this year to pay my respects.

[Nicko]

It was just too nice today not to get out on the bike so I took a ride out to the memorial for RAF Bradwell Bay. This is really out in the sticks (for Essex) and some lovely riding roads.





Nick.

[Peej]

That looks fun, plenty of power too!!

Certainly is plenty of power. It's the full power version, 145bhp.

[tigersteve]

That looks fun, plenty of power too!!

[Peej]

Put some pictures up a while ago of my trike. Done quite a few miles on it since then. Hit the v boost couple of times....that was fun. Handles pretty well. Doesn't like low speed, tends to shake its head a bit but over 30 it sorts itself out.

[tigersteve]

Looks like a wheelie machine right there !

[Nicko]

Yes, agreed Steve, but in truth I'm trying to thin out my modest collection of bikes and also want to put this one back on the road - last used in 2016.....



Nick.

[tigersteve]

Always sad to say goodbye to an old friend ....... I know the feeling well
I bet there will be another one day !

[Nicko]

Said a rather sad farewell to this one recently. I bought it new in 2007 and it was a really great bike. However, when a colleague pointed out I'd only done 188 miles between the last two MOTs, I decided to let her go. What a great bike - commuting, track days and two-up trips on the Continent.... :disappointed:



Nick.

[Blimp]

I still have this , my 'L' bike - 250 model 14 AJS .



and my old hardlyridable 'project' growing in a back room . everything else has gone now :sad:

[Nicko]

Said goodbye to this one last week. Been in the family since 1986, it was my wife's bike after she passed her test. We only paid 75 quid for it originally, but it had a bit of a makeover around the turn of the century when parts were still plentiful and relatively cheap.



Still got a couple of two-strokes.


Nick.