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What selfish 
buys himself a new bike a week before Christmas and then moans about the amount of money spent on others, that would be me then 
I have also been telling myself not to waste anymore money on stuff I wont but don't need
It is currently on its way in a van and is an hour away, I have tried to get as much space as possible in my poxy garage so for now at least I can get it in. Space made below. I have a severe lack of imagination so its not hard to guess what's on its way seeing as though I love the 1290.
He also needs to dab in or buy the time it arrives I will be pissed
buys himself a new bike a week before Christmas and then moans about the amount of money spent on others, that would be me then I have also been telling myself not to waste anymore money on stuff I wont but don't need It is currently on its way in a van and is an hour away, I have tried to get as much space as possible in my poxy garage so for now at least I can get it in. Space made below. I have a severe lack of imagination so its not hard to guess what's on its way seeing as though I love the 1290.
He also needs to dab in or buy the time it arrives I will be pissed
Gavia said:
Any news? Has it arrived? Photos?
Enjoy the new bike.
Cheers Enjoy the new bike.
Its hear, forgive the twisted mirrors but until I can sell my 2016 1290 I am struggling for space. I was tempted by the tuono but this popped up on ebay Saturday night with 580 miles registered in july. Never ridden the new model ( or this one) but I cant imagine I will be disappointed . The ktm tax is all unlocked as well.
Unfortunately I need to get it booked in for its 1st service and will stick the heated grips on it when I get time. Happy Christmas all and roll on Friday to dump work for a week or two
Lovely bike and a decent Xmas pressie to yourself! I can see from the mx bike you have a ktm fetish!
My mate had a 16 and sold it for the 2.0 17 model. He said it is a much better bike
I never rode his first one but took his new one out against my Tuono 1100 and in alot of ways it's a better bike
Nicer feeling controls and soooo much torque
It's like the muscle bikes of the nakeds where mine is the sports bike of the nakeds if that made any sense
My mate had a 16 and sold it for the 2.0 17 model. He said it is a much better bike
I never rode his first one but took his new one out against my Tuono 1100 and in alot of ways it's a better bike
Nicer feeling controls and soooo much torque
It's like the muscle bikes of the nakeds where mine is the sports bike of the nakeds if that made any sense
Birky_41 said:
Nicer feeling controls and soooo much torque
It's like the muscle bikes of the nakeds where mine is the sports bike of the nakeds if that made any sense
Makes load of sense does that, the aprilia is stunning but as a road bike I would ride it faster, you can push that bike and it just eggs you on for more, push the 1290 to hard on the road and beyond your talent and it will bite your ass one day. Its strange but the ktm can actually be ridden at lower speeds and still give you that buz,It's like the muscle bikes of the nakeds where mine is the sports bike of the nakeds if that made any sense
I reckon its the gut retching torque that boils your intestines before major jail speeds that does the trick
podman said:
Thats a great diversity of bikes to have to play with, congrats on the new purchase.
Thanks for the confidence inspired thought regarding my imagination mate, you cant beet a bit of variety I have blagged a day off tomorrow so going to ring up redline in the morning and see if they can squeeze me in for a cheeky 1st service, not ideal and given the choice I wouldn't be out on the s
ty roads this week but gets a job out the way and I guess gives me a chance to try my new bike.All dependant on whether there up for it .
Biker's Nemesis said:
I speak to those boys quite a lot, they're really good.
They are really nice genuine guys, that's where I brought my old 1290 from, only 12 miles away so all good, its a bit cheeky asking for a service tomorrow morning on the phone but its only an oil dump and a stamp in the book, Lets hope they will squeeze me in Never ridden a bike with an auto blipper before so regardless of s
t weather I can see me taking twice as long to get there going up and down the box everywhere 
WTF !
Probably the worst road conditions I have had the displeasure of riding a bike in. At least it was warm.
On a plus note good old red line ktm squeezed me in with no notice for the 1st service, unfortunately it needed a new fuel pump and some downloads on a recall notice . I have discovered the longest time a man can walk around B and Q in winter bike gear is approximately 2 hrs. before massive boredom and staff suspicion sets in.
The other most achievable event was trying to waste an hour walking around an industrial estate
The chore of a bike service completed so all is good, and I wont be venturing out now until the roads clean up
Probably the worst road conditions I have had the displeasure of riding a bike in. At least it was warm.
On a plus note good old red line ktm squeezed me in with no notice for the 1st service, unfortunately it needed a new fuel pump and some downloads on a recall notice . I have discovered the longest time a man can walk around B and Q in winter bike gear is approximately 2 hrs. before massive boredom and staff suspicion sets in.
The other most achievable event was trying to waste an hour walking around an industrial estate
The chore of a bike service completed so all is good, and I wont be venturing out now until the roads clean up
mak said:
WTF !
Probably the worst road conditions I have had the displeasure of riding a bike in. At least it was warm.
On a plus note good old red line ktm squeezed me in with no notice for the 1st service, unfortunately it needed a new fuel pump and some downloads on a recall notice . I have discovered the longest time a man can walk around B and Q in winter bike gear is approximately 2 hrs. before massive boredom and staff suspicion sets in.
The other most achievable event was trying to waste an hour walking around an industrial estate
The chore of a bike service completed so all is good, and I wont be venturing out now until the roads clean up
She looks dorty Mac.Probably the worst road conditions I have had the displeasure of riding a bike in. At least it was warm.
On a plus note good old red line ktm squeezed me in with no notice for the 1st service, unfortunately it needed a new fuel pump and some downloads on a recall notice . I have discovered the longest time a man can walk around B and Q in winter bike gear is approximately 2 hrs. before massive boredom and staff suspicion sets in.
The other most achievable event was trying to waste an hour walking around an industrial estate
The chore of a bike service completed so all is good, and I wont be venturing out now until the roads clean up
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