A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 3)
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y2blade said:
Nice, any more of the Guzzi?
Thanks,
Although I have now removed the side fairings as my knees are constantly pushing on them unless I sit right at the back of the seat - these are made for the classic Italian jockey with short legs & long arms (as were many '70s Italian supercars).
While I was faffing around towing my mate with his SP1 yesterday, Mrs P went out and passed her CBT, so we went for a spin this afternoon, felt a bit strange going out for a ride with the other half but I was impressed, she did well.
She came back with a huge grin on her face, reminded me of my first time on 2 wheels..
She came back with a huge grin on her face, reminded me of my first time on 2 wheels..
I took an S1000R sport out for a test ride last weekend and it blew me away just how refined and fast it was on bumpy b roads. You just can't use the performance on the road.
edit:those rear chicken strips were gone by the time I got back
and my current bike in the same spot a few hours later
(Not as fast but certainly just as fun!)
edit:those rear chicken strips were gone by the time I got back
and my current bike in the same spot a few hours later
(Not as fast but certainly just as fun!)
Edited by cat with a hat on Tuesday 26th May 21:10
cat with a hat said:
I took an S1000R sport out for a test ride last weekend and it blew me away just how refined and fast it was on bumpy b roads. You just can't use the performance on the road.
edit:those rear chicken strips were gone by the time I got back
and my current bike in the same spot a few hours later
(Not as fast but certainly just as fun!)
How are you finding the nuda?edit:those rear chicken strips were gone by the time I got back
and my current bike in the same spot a few hours later
(Not as fast but certainly just as fun!)
Edited by cat with a hat on Tuesday 26th May 21:10
Awesome fun.
I tried out a 690smc r (aka a sewing machine compared to the Nuda) and saw a 990 supermoto R for sale but didn't look as good or have the noise so decided against it. (IMO)
I've found that I've adapted my riding style to being a hooligan. (Heavy acceleration and braking everywhere, throwing it around and blipping the throttle at every opportunity.)
Noise wise? 9.5/10.. You just need to learn how to extract the best sounds
very quick sharp blips work well I've switched the exhaust to a Nuda R unit which looks better and also seems to sound a bit better too.
(difference between Nuda + Nuda R.. R is red, non r is black, R has a few bits of carbon fibre, R has even better brembos but some people complain they are vicious, R has T16 front sprocket instead of T17 and and R has ohlins suspensions vs non-r Sachs.)
Its fantastic fun around town, and is great at parting the sea of cars whilst filtering. The handle bars are a bit wider than some bikes so occasionally I have to dodge wing mirrors and squeeze between gaps when filtering, but its never caused a problem.
Handles very well, willing to turn into corners without a fuss and have no problem keeping up with 'faster' bikes on twisty roads. Suspension is very competent down twisty and bumpy b roads, although when really hammering I can tell the rear suspension is probably a tad hard. (Although I would have similar complaints for other bikes!)
13l fuel tank is a little small! There is only a reserve fuel light and when it comes on you have 10 miles or ten minutes to get to the fuel station quick! I've run out of fuel twice
both times my fault really.. Once I couldn't be bothered to stop as I had enough fuel to get home (until I found out there was a massive diversion due to road works) and the other time I thought I could make it home before going to the petrol station (died at the bottom of my road about 700 meters from the station).
Very quick to 80.. and will keep going up to around 130 but things get very windy! You will feel as aerodynamic as a brick and of course your neck + grip will certainly feel it! One of the reasons I bought it was because you can use all of the power on the road and get much closer to the bikes limits compared to a super sport.
I very rarely ride it on the motorway because of the wind, tire wear, boredom etc.. Although I find the standard seat very comfortable and never have any problems after 3 hours of blasting around in the saddle. Something I never really thought about until one or two people have commented is that you sit on a Nuda and ride it where as other bikes you feel more 'in' or part of the bike. It feels like part of the experience to me but, it might be noticeable if you aren't that tall as the seat is quite high (I'm 6'2).
First gear is too high and second gear is too low for some rounder-bouts.. I'm sure switching to a T16 front sprocket will solve this (and I've had a sprocket sitting in the cupboard for the past 6 months), but I just haven't felt the need.
It doesn't like cruising at a steady pace very much unless you're in the right rev range and will seem agricultural if too low or too high you are encouraged to just blast around. If you switch it to rain mode (which reduces the power and makes it more smooth) its better, but because it doesn't sound as good, I only tried it a couple of times the first day or so I had the bike and never again.
Indicator is positioned a bit of a stretch away but you get use to it.
All the parts are decent quality and reliability has been fantastic.. Only been left stranded due to my poor fuel planning above ^
That ended up being quite a waffle! Sorry if some of it doesn't make sense; its late! And Let me know if you have any other Qs
p.s. it will obviously lift the front wheel if you want it.
I tried out a 690smc r (aka a sewing machine compared to the Nuda) and saw a 990 supermoto R for sale but didn't look as good or have the noise so decided against it. (IMO)
I've found that I've adapted my riding style to being a hooligan. (Heavy acceleration and braking everywhere, throwing it around and blipping the throttle at every opportunity.)
Noise wise? 9.5/10.. You just need to learn how to extract the best sounds
very quick sharp blips work well I've switched the exhaust to a Nuda R unit which looks better and also seems to sound a bit better too.(difference between Nuda + Nuda R.. R is red, non r is black, R has a few bits of carbon fibre, R has even better brembos but some people complain they are vicious, R has T16 front sprocket instead of T17 and and R has ohlins suspensions vs non-r Sachs.)
Its fantastic fun around town, and is great at parting the sea of cars whilst filtering. The handle bars are a bit wider than some bikes so occasionally I have to dodge wing mirrors and squeeze between gaps when filtering, but its never caused a problem.
Handles very well, willing to turn into corners without a fuss and have no problem keeping up with 'faster' bikes on twisty roads. Suspension is very competent down twisty and bumpy b roads, although when really hammering I can tell the rear suspension is probably a tad hard. (Although I would have similar complaints for other bikes!)
13l fuel tank is a little small! There is only a reserve fuel light and when it comes on you have 10 miles or ten minutes to get to the fuel station quick! I've run out of fuel twice
both times my fault really.. Once I couldn't be bothered to stop as I had enough fuel to get home (until I found out there was a massive diversion due to road works) and the other time I thought I could make it home before going to the petrol station (died at the bottom of my road about 700 meters from the station).Very quick to 80.. and will keep going up to around 130 but things get very windy! You will feel as aerodynamic as a brick and of course your neck + grip will certainly feel it! One of the reasons I bought it was because you can use all of the power on the road and get much closer to the bikes limits compared to a super sport.
I very rarely ride it on the motorway because of the wind, tire wear, boredom etc.. Although I find the standard seat very comfortable and never have any problems after 3 hours of blasting around in the saddle. Something I never really thought about until one or two people have commented is that you sit on a Nuda and ride it where as other bikes you feel more 'in' or part of the bike. It feels like part of the experience to me but, it might be noticeable if you aren't that tall as the seat is quite high (I'm 6'2).
First gear is too high and second gear is too low for some rounder-bouts.. I'm sure switching to a T16 front sprocket will solve this (and I've had a sprocket sitting in the cupboard for the past 6 months), but I just haven't felt the need.
It doesn't like cruising at a steady pace very much unless you're in the right rev range and will seem agricultural if too low or too high you are encouraged to just blast around. If you switch it to rain mode (which reduces the power and makes it more smooth) its better, but because it doesn't sound as good, I only tried it a couple of times the first day or so I had the bike and never again.
Indicator is positioned a bit of a stretch away but you get use to it.
All the parts are decent quality and reliability has been fantastic.. Only been left stranded due to my poor fuel planning above ^
That ended up being quite a waffle! Sorry if some of it doesn't make sense; its late! And Let me know if you have any other Qs
p.s. it will obviously lift the front wheel if you want it.
Edited by cat with a hat on Wednesday 27th May 00:43
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