Sminky....My Precious......
#1
Posted 23 January 2008 - 11:14 pm
I don't want this to sound like an advert but I've gotta say P & H Motorcycles have been great to deal with. First class. And the bike courier they use MotorCycleDelivery I have used myself on a number of occassions and they too are first class, £200-£250 for just about anywhere in the UK and Ireland.
So, it's back to the TDM trinkets catalogue again now
(1974....KTM Comet Cross, RD250B, XS750, Wife & kids, DT175, Suzuki GT500, XT500, XT500 (modified), ZX-10 (the 1st one!), Yamaha TT600R, Suzuki GT750B, GT750K, '04 TDM900, GSX1100F, '07 TDM900A, '06 FJR1300A
#3
Posted 24 January 2008 - 08:54 am
I don't want this to sound like an advert but I've gotta say P & H Motorcycles have been great to deal with. First class. And the bike courier they use MotorCycleDelivery I have used myself on a number of occassions and they too are first class, £200-£250 for just about anywhere in the UK and Ireland.
So, it's back to the TDM trinkets catalogue again now
shut up
#4
Posted 24 January 2008 - 09:18 am
has your 850 gone now are you regretting selling it?
gonna get a niner?
"Never argue with an idiot. They just bring you down to their level and beat you with experience"
My TDM :
Black 1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led spotlights, heated grips, new braided lines and rear caliper that actually has bleed nipples
Silver-ish 2003 900, 70k miles, PilotRoad3 front tyre (new@65k) & PR2 rear(new at 69k), Renthal 755 bars with KTM handguards, oxford unheated grips, power commander 3usb, scorpion titanium exhausts, standard screen with vario winglet thingy, stainless grill, oem centre stand, bagster tank cover, givi monokey topplate mounted on grabrail with V46 topbox, Givi PL pannier rails with E21s, crash bungs, mirror extender thingys, Halfords Advanced Laser Blue brillance bulbs, 21w led spotlights, touring scottoiler with leehenty dual nozzle, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider3 Urban, winter style anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips
current rides : TDM850 3vd/mk1=tourer&scratcher, TRX850=weekend twisty toy, 2003 TDM900=commuter, 2005 TDM900=unmolested. Gone but not forgotton : XTZ750=overland touring toy, GS500e, GS125
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#5
Posted 24 January 2008 - 09:31 am
has your 850 gone now are you regretting selling it?
gonna get a niner?
PaulB has arranged collection for lunchtime'sh today. I might lock the door and draw the curtain though.
I'm into the undecided bit on bikes now. The Tenere is now the 'breadwinner' now.
Question is, what do I do? I would like a 900 but I am also drawn to the big feel of the Tenere hence my comments on a V-Strom
The Tenere is going to be for sale in order to finance something else (Anyone now looking for an XTZ?)
Sorry to jump on Baron. Well I'm not actually, he deserves it
Need to sort out as RTT will soon be here!
Edited by CatsBum, 24 January 2008 - 09:31 am.
#6
Posted 24 January 2008 - 09:51 am
Cograts on the new 900 yes, the white ones do look the goods
#7
Posted 24 January 2008 - 09:01 pm
I'm into the undecided bit on bikes now. The Tenere is now the 'breadwinner' now.
Question is, what do I do? I would like a 900 but I am also drawn to the big feel of the Tenere hence my comments on a V-Strom
The Tenere is going to be for sale in order to finance something else (Anyone now looking for an XTZ?)
Sorry to jump on Baron. Well I'm not actually, he deserves it
Need to sort out as RTT will soon be here!
Follow your heart old chum and make the purchase as you never know what tomorrow may bring
My sminky is under cover in me shed for now until this gale force weather buggers off some place else
(1974....KTM Comet Cross, RD250B, XS750, Wife & kids, DT175, Suzuki GT500, XT500, XT500 (modified), ZX-10 (the 1st one!), Yamaha TT600R, Suzuki GT750B, GT750K, '04 TDM900, GSX1100F, '07 TDM900A, '06 FJR1300A
#8
Posted 24 January 2008 - 10:52 pm
#9
Posted 25 January 2008 - 08:29 am
Must....resist.....
1992 Mk1, 76k miles, Hagon springs, MTC exhaust, 4½ gears Gone now
2009 900 abs, 42k miles, Yamaha heated grips, double bubble screen, R&G crash bungs, scottoiler, Autocom, 1500 lumen LED spotlights.
#10
Posted 25 January 2008 - 07:42 pm
TAM
Sminky comes out at night...........
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(1974....KTM Comet Cross, RD250B, XS750, Wife & kids, DT175, Suzuki GT500, XT500, XT500 (modified), ZX-10 (the 1st one!), Yamaha TT600R, Suzuki GT750B, GT750K, '04 TDM900, GSX1100F, '07 TDM900A, '06 FJR1300A
#11
Posted 25 January 2008 - 08:08 pm
I used to use them a lot when they had a store in Brighton, and they were a top class set-up. Shame they closed the branch really. They always had time to talk about anything bike related (unlike some shops who just want your cash).
Next time I am in Crawley 'browsing' I will tell them how pleased you were.
Happy riding!!!!
**And to think that I stood there looking at this very machine....dreaming....
Edited by brightonTDM, 25 January 2008 - 08:11 pm.
#12
Posted 25 January 2008 - 08:14 pm
Very nice indeed. Gotta say, I think the white ones are the best looking colour scheme so far, and the wheel stripes really liven up the bike's appearance. Nice semi-personalised 'twin' registration, too!
#13
Posted 25 January 2008 - 09:07 pm
...and strangely this 9'er throttle feels as good, even a little better, that the post air box mod throttle of my 2004 9'er. It would seem that Yamaha occassionaly do listen to their customers
Edited by Baron, 25 January 2008 - 09:32 pm.
(1974....KTM Comet Cross, RD250B, XS750, Wife & kids, DT175, Suzuki GT500, XT500, XT500 (modified), ZX-10 (the 1st one!), Yamaha TT600R, Suzuki GT750B, GT750K, '04 TDM900, GSX1100F, '07 TDM900A, '06 FJR1300A
#14
Posted 25 January 2008 - 11:58 pm
#15
Posted 26 January 2008 - 12:01 am
2002 TDM900 in glorious yellow, NOW SOLD
2012 Honda Crosstourer VFR1200X. Hyperspeed tourer.
1990 XTZ750 in black, standard apart from Micron silencer. Mechanical restoration complete, cosmetic restoration next on the agenda.. NOW SOLD
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#16 Guest_Matt_G_*
Posted 26 January 2008 - 12:21 am
Oh great, I've just talked myself down from one of these and now you - and that damn 0% deal!!!!!!
I must not go near a bike shop, I must not go near a bike shop, I must not go near a bike shop........
Matt
#17
Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:06 am
Pics here for you fellow obsessive compulsives
Edited by Baron, 26 January 2008 - 04:12 pm.
(1974....KTM Comet Cross, RD250B, XS750, Wife & kids, DT175, Suzuki GT500, XT500, XT500 (modified), ZX-10 (the 1st one!), Yamaha TT600R, Suzuki GT750B, GT750K, '04 TDM900, GSX1100F, '07 TDM900A, '06 FJR1300A
#18
Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:21 am
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#19
Posted 26 January 2008 - 11:34 am
Congrats, Baron!
'Sminky' looks great
MRA modded PUIG screen, air-box mod., Laser Duo-Tech cans, Powercommander, Symtec Motorcycle Grip Heater, Stebel Magnum (black), Centech AP-1 Auxiliary Fuse Panel, Hawkeoiler...
#20
Posted 27 January 2008 - 12:53 am
looking at your closeups baron , the rear wheel adjuster bolts "get em out and coppa slip them, cos the buggers sieze ya know's and snap " they look a tad dry in that picture.
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