2017: Bikey goals

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Janluke

2,552 posts

157 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2016
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Gunk said:
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5, Visit the National Motorcycle Museum with my Father In Law
My FIL a live long biker died of cancer 6 years. In his last year I took for a short ride on the back of my bike and a trip(car) down to the NMM. He had a great time and I was so glad I did it.

ilovequo

775 posts

180 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2016
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Ride the North Coast 500

Gnits

914 posts

200 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2016
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1. Ride down Italy and over to Albania and back through Macedonia and Moldova ticking off the last European countries I've not biked to.
2. Ride around Ireland.
3. Get the bike over 100k miles.
4. Wheelie school is something I fancy too.

Max5476

978 posts

113 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2016
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Sell my Tiger 800 and buy a street triple

Ride it

Talk / Think about sorting out a connecting zip on my leathers and doing my first track day.

Talk / Think about doing a european tour

Loyly

17,990 posts

158 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Street Triples are amazing, you'll enjoy it.

I read tonight that Triumph are retiring the Daytona 675 after 11 years, because it will cost too much money to make it Euro 4 compliant against a backdrop of declining sales. So, I must try one of those out next year!

Gunk

3,302 posts

158 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Loyly said:
Street Triples are amazing, you'll enjoy it.

I read tonight that Triumph are retiring the Daytona 675 after 11 years, because it will cost too much money to make it Euro 4 compliant against a backdrop of declining sales. So, I must try one of those out next year!
A 675 is on my list of must ride bikes as well, my friend used to have the R version, great looking bike.

Mr_Tickle

218 posts

177 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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1. Tart my Honda commuter up for sale.
2. Sell Honda.
3. Move to Spain.
4. Buy new bike.
5. Commute in the sunshine.

Biker's Nemesis

38,534 posts

207 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Loyly said:
Street Triples are amazing, you'll enjoy it.

I read tonight that Triumph are retiring the Daytona 675 after 11 years, because it will cost too much money to make it Euro 4 compliant against a backdrop of declining sales. So, I must try one of those out next year!
How about changing your forum name back to what it was. Your new one is well gay innit.

Biker 1

7,690 posts

118 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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1. Buy new bike in Jan/Feb when prices are low. Can't make up my mind: KTM 690 SMC R, Enduro R, Kwak Z900, Yam MT09..... Too many choices around £8K!!!!
2. Wheelie school - is the one near Guildford any good? I think its at the Top gear test track(???)
3. Super Moto school: is there such a thing???

Loyly

17,990 posts

158 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Biker's Nemesis said:
How about changing your forum name back to what it was. Your new one is well gay innit.
I was sick of people thinking I was called 'Bary' laugh

Wildfire

9,774 posts

251 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Having had a pretty bad year all round (multiple deaths in the family and potential long term illness and a rather painful operation) I rewarded myself with a new Monster 821 to commute on. But next year I have the following goals:

  • Manage at least one track day with my mates, 2015 and I did around 6. 2016 0.
  • I have some friends who have just passed and want to do a small France trip.
  • Ride to Italy for World Ducati week.
  • Ride the MV more.
  • Find some new bike routes
  • Buy a new helmet
  • Get more organised with the MVOCUK admin.

3DP

9,912 posts

233 months

Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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1. A May/June tour of some description.
2. More trackdays.
3. Test ride some supernakeds and new superbikes.

Berz

406 posts

191 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Berz said:
1. Get some leathers and do a track day
2. A few days mini tour in Wales
3. At least a week touring Scotland
4. Off road school
5. IAM or ROSPA
I'm now the proud owner of some secondhand but unused 2 piece leathers, just need some boots (the zip in mine is borked) and then I'm ready for a trackday. Current plan is an Anglesey long weekend with the father.

Got a RAM mount, small tent, soft panniers and some other bits sorted for a bit of camping.

Binned the off road school plan but I am doing another day at i2i instead.

Will leave IAM or ROSPA until next year; my time and funds are limited this year and I just want to get out and ride!

How's everyone else doing? I still haven't been out on the bike yet this year but I can feel it getting closer biggrin

NAS

2,543 posts

230 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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1) Ride (a lot) more than 1 track-day and a day on country roads (2016)
2) Trackday at Assen with my mates.
3) Possibly sell the SP-1 after that, if I haven't fallen in love with it yet.
4) Get a very light bike to practice wheelieing
5) Keep the Vespa. It doesn't cost anything and the Mrs. likes it.

Birky_41

4,276 posts

183 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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1. The ride to Nurburgring, not crashing going round it and the ride back
2. IOM TT Race week, again not crashing over the mountain section
3. Getting my track bike dialed in as sweet as my last one and beating my pb times as a personal self goal. Namely Cadwell sub 1.40's
4. Get my son back into racing rather than just practice days
5. Stop spending money on bike stuff all the time which really isn't needed
6. Maybe look at an Enduro bike and getting back into my routes of off-road riding
7. One Euro trip again on the track bike

Gunk

3,302 posts

158 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Gunk said:
1, Finally remove and service the forks on my 'Blade
2, Repair the crack in the fairing
3, Get off my arse and arrange a weekend away in Northern France
4, Do some club meetings at Silverstone with my lad
5, Visit the National Motorcycle Museum with my Father In Law
6, Buy a twin shock trials bike
Well almost at the end of February, fixed the cracked fairing, one down five to go.


Bikesalot

1,833 posts

157 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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1. Get my elbow down (and get a photo of it)
2. Try not to test my D-air suit....again.
3. Big euro trip on the GS.

Ho Lee Kau

2,278 posts

124 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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1. Finish my first ever three track days without crashing

2. Ride Alps and local hills a lot

3. Test ride new Fireblade (preferably SP), new GSXR1000 (preferably R), new Street Triple (preferably RS), Panigale 959

4. Test ride 1299S again (just for fun, not planning owning it)

5. Not crash or damage oneself or any the bikes in any way

Edited by Ho Lee Kau on Friday 24th February 13:27

Ho Lee Kau

2,278 posts

124 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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Loyly said:
Street Triples are amazing, you'll enjoy it.

I read tonight that Triumph are retiring the Daytona 675 after 11 years, because it will cost too much money to make it Euro 4 compliant against a backdrop of declining sales. So, I must try one of those out next year!
I have standard 2014 version of Daytona 675.
Great bike in every respect.

Lee_sec

340 posts

197 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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1) finish DAS course (Mod 1 on Monday...)

2) purchase bike

3) learn to actually ride once passed test and have bike

4) try not to become roadkill during stage 1-3 above