A picture a day... biker banter (Vol 6)
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mak said:
Whats the deal with new tyres, they are a magnet for screws. Old tyres no problem. New tyre 20 miles on it lets have some 
I'm convinced you could roll a bike over a screw backwards and forwards a hundreds times and it wouldn't hook up unless it smelt newness .
I heard that release compound is magnetic...I'm convinced you could roll a bike over a screw backwards and forwards a hundreds times and it wouldn't hook up unless it smelt newness .
Birky_41 said:
Yep it's my third one and 6th Aprilia...I quite like the brand
Nice, happy new bike day, when do you pick it up? I'm a ktm hore but have been tempted over the years to swap out for the tuono. I've ridden most of them apart from that one. I am on my 3rd 1290r of all incarnations, Did you try the gen 3? Its a different bike than the last 2 although people with the old bike will disagree mainly because of cost but they wont admit that
I think we are at the pinnacle of super bike technology now, I cant see bike manufactures investing millions into the big bikes from hear on in, just a few tweaks, its all going to be ev development.
I'm old enough to have seen the development of cars and bikes into what was dream land 20 years ago but just young enough to be dribbling in a bag to see the end of the combustion engine
mak said:
Nice, happy new bike day, when do you pick it up? I'm a ktm hore but have been tempted over the years to swap out for the tuono. I've ridden most of them apart from that one.
I am on my 3rd 1290r of all incarnations, Did you try the gen 3? Its a different bike than the last 2 although people with the old bike will disagree mainly because of cost but they wont admit that
I think we are at the pinnacle of super bike technology now, I cant see bike manufactures investing millions into the big bikes from hear on in, just a few tweaks, its all going to be ev development.
I'm old enough to have seen the development of cars and bikes into what was dream land 20 years ago but just young enough to be dribbling in a bag to see the end of the combustion engine
I'm 39 so you must be a similar age. Been riding on road since 1998. Seen true sports bikes with carbs when it was 1000 twins Vs 750s, and before that 2 stroke racing. Then fuel injection, ride by wire, multiple electronics/abs and tyre tech improvementsI am on my 3rd 1290r of all incarnations, Did you try the gen 3? Its a different bike than the last 2 although people with the old bike will disagree mainly because of cost but they wont admit that
I think we are at the pinnacle of super bike technology now, I cant see bike manufactures investing millions into the big bikes from hear on in, just a few tweaks, its all going to be ev development.
I'm old enough to have seen the development of cars and bikes into what was dream land 20 years ago but just young enough to be dribbling in a bag to see the end of the combustion engine
Seeing super nakeds like your SDR truly keep with superbikes of the 00s and do crazy mono things very easily at 100+
It's an amazing time and probably only another 10-15 years of it I think
Regards to the KTM I raced against them for years and was always a Jap man for racing and Italian for road. KTM are phenomenal and I was forced to race on one earlier this year... It was amazing I'll be honest but I'm not a KTM kinda guy
The 1290 is a cracking bike. The engine far outweighs the rest of the bike when I rode in anger (gen 2 though)
Birky_41 said:
I'm 39 so you must be a similar age. Been riding on road since 1998. Seen true sports bikes with carbs when it was 1000 twins Vs 750s, and before that 2 stroke racing. Then fuel injection, ride by wire, multiple electronics/abs and tyre tech improvements.
The 1290 is a cracking bike. The engine far outweighs the rest of the bike when I rode in anger (gen 2 though)
I've got a few years on you matey, 53 although I thought I was 52 until my missis reminded me The 1290 is a cracking bike. The engine far outweighs the rest of the bike when I rode in anger (gen 2 though)
You will see more than me ( hopefully ) .
Forget any comparison with the old gen one and gen 2 1290r bikes. They squatted under power to the extent they were unsafe offloading the front end weight. An adventure bike chassis in a sports bike. Dangerous but entertaining but probably not noticed by most who ride sedately.
Enjoy the new bike
mak said:
Birky_41 said:
I'm 39 so you must be a similar age. Been riding on road since 1998. Seen true sports bikes with carbs when it was 1000 twins Vs 750s, and before that 2 stroke racing. Then fuel injection, ride by wire, multiple electronics/abs and tyre tech improvements.
The 1290 is a cracking bike. The engine far outweighs the rest of the bike when I rode in anger (gen 2 though)
I've got a few years on you matey, 53 although I thought I was 52 until my missis reminded me The 1290 is a cracking bike. The engine far outweighs the rest of the bike when I rode in anger (gen 2 though)
You will see more than me ( hopefully ) .
Forget any comparison with the old gen one and gen 2 1290r bikes. They squatted under power to the extent they were unsafe offloading the front end weight. An adventure bike chassis in a sports bike. Dangerous but entertaining but probably not noticed by most who ride sedately.
Enjoy the new bike
mak said:
I've got a few years on you matey, 53 although I thought I was 52 until my missis reminded me
You will see more than me ( hopefully ) .
Forget any comparison with the old gen one and gen 2 1290r bikes. They squatted under power to the extent they were unsafe offloading the front end weight. An adventure bike chassis in a sports bike. Dangerous but entertaining but probably not noticed by most who ride sedately.
Enjoy the new bike
You've got that spot on. Exactly how I found it. Ride it normal or just gun it in a straight line no issues. Ride it like I do my Tuono and it was sketchy! Squatting and making the front feel vague is spot on. Glad gen 3 sorted this by sounds of itYou will see more than me ( hopefully ) .
Forget any comparison with the old gen one and gen 2 1290r bikes. They squatted under power to the extent they were unsafe offloading the front end weight. An adventure bike chassis in a sports bike. Dangerous but entertaining but probably not noticed by most who ride sedately.
Enjoy the new bike
mak said:
Whats the deal with new tyres, they are a magnet for screws. Old tyres no problem. New tyre 20 miles on it lets have some
I'm convinced you could roll a bike over a screw backwards and forwards a hundreds times and it wouldn't hook up unless it smelt newness .
2 days before our holiday last week the Mrs picked this up commuting to work, on a 500 mile old MichelinI'm convinced you could roll a bike over a screw backwards and forwards a hundreds times and it wouldn't hook up unless it smelt newness .
A key. A sodding car key.
This was the 2nd puncture on that tyre, had a screw at 100 miles.
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