But the KTM690/Husky701 is very expensive, complex and some examples seem to be of questionable mechanical reliability. Should rocker arms be a service item on a premium-priced, non-racing motorcycle, now? This is 2020, not 1920. I look back at the bikes that were the equivalent of the 690 30 years ...

minkyhead wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2020 12:38 pm

talk about a gap in the market ..more like a chasem

Other possibilities include AJP and Fantic...if you can make the 'leap of faith' to a minor European marque.

But KTM was just that, once.

Gotta love a DR350!

I was lucky enough to ride an Aprilia 450 at Rogers Hill Raceway...an absolute rocketship. Did a lighthearted write-up on the experience on the old TBM forum, where I compared riding it to being a sad middle-aged bloke making love to a very fit and enthusiastic young woman. I think the one I rode ma...

A (socially-distanced) trail-riding picnic in the West Country...sounds like a plan.

With the standard pipes on my 950, I'll make the cheese toasties!

And if someone's got an old KDX 200, we can use that to boil water for tea.

Not heard anything bad about them, apart from the nonsense you see in the press about them not being powerful enough. Truth is they are an enduro-based trail bike, unlike the current Honda 250 which is a road-based trail bike. You get better suspension than the Honda. There is a secret switch under ...

Enough for the whole forum in there, Bob.

Wholemeal, mature cheddar and branston for me, please!

Sounds like a nice day for it, Hugh

I'd have been tempted to do a low-level pass to set the cameras off!

I think most people see the link between government and sales/tax/purchase tax/ petrol tax/ road tax/ garage revenues/ etc etc etc I didn't think I needed to explain this :roll: :lol: It also helps people think they are successful and happy because they have a new Range Rover or BMW on the driveway...

Book into race control at Corley Services for coffee, then keep 'er lit to Dover.

Ah the (not so0 good old days!

"Dat 143 V8 won't pay for itself, to be sure!"