well, My Fiona has one on order to arrive early next month so won't be long to find out how they are. As for an XTZ? Are you on drugs or summat? I struggle to reach the ground from one, how on earth could a 5'2" woman cope with it unless by using a step ladder to get on and off? Great if you d...

Tim Cullis wrote:Happy to have signed up to this.

Tim

Me too !

ean wrote:Ive previously posted a picture of my Super Tenere but since then its been off the road and ive been doing her up.

Before

XTZ91.jpg

After

STen6.JPG

Paint was done by Colin Smillie from Pathead, Edinburgh top painter.

Mmmmmmm SWEET!!

One does have to wonder if it really is going to work out being such a cheap bike in the long run... a chinese engine coupled with BMW service prices might mean that it ends up not being as cheap as it first appears. Wonder what the service intervals are like? Apparently its every 6,000 miles accor...

rlkat wrote:I'd rather have the Tenere. The price is the only thing that's better.

rob

Yeah its got to be the Yamaha for me too. The engine made in China and the reported inferior quality switch gear on the new BMW wouldnt sway me away from my bike even though the Bmw is cheaper to buy. B)

My comment was "why didn't Trading Standards feel the luvvies collars for marketig summat it wasn't" Becuase it wasn't sold as a round the World trip :blink: The clue is in the name: Long Way Round ... they took the Long Way Round to get to New York. If you watch and listen rather than ju...

Treadtrader wrote:Another Charlie and Ewan thread, has'nt this been done to death enough times now? :whistle:

Apparently not. Some of us are new subscribers to this forum and no doubt countless other future members will discuss similar topics

CRAIGREVO wrote:It doesn't matter as Oxford grips turn off when the battery drops below 11volts.

Ahh good to know, i have these fitted but they were on B4 i got the bike so didnt know about that feature, cheers!!

VR_Rider wrote:Nice looking bike! Always fancied one aswell! Rather on the short side thought!

Lovely Colour

blimey that was like ten years ago now wasnt it? get over it! and buy a varadero (but not for £9.2k thats a stupid price mr honda you greedy little beggar) anything with an engine and 2 or maybe 3 wheels is better than a bleedin car. why cant we all just get along? Watchable series, likeable chaps,...