After initially considering a Triumph Scrambler 1200, the heat from the high exhaust is leg melting and nullified any idea of buying one.

An underslung pipe with kicked up silencer option would surely help sales.

Looks really nice though.

All back home and cosy.
Good 95 mile run back, with a bacon roll at Newlands Corner on the way.
Bike was lovely but I’m still unsure what to do about the screen. I filled the intercom gaps in my helmet with foam and it did improve things a bit but it’s still not quite right.

Moi aussi!

Going tomorrow now as weather is better than Tuesday.
Getting excited!

I told them not to rush or try and squeeze it in their existing bookings.

All sorted. ‘Anti knock sensor fault’ warning cleared and didn’t reappear during the two 20 mile rides I said they could do to bring the milage up to the minimum for the first service.
Pick it up Tuesday, weather permitting.

We tried using offline maps in Canada back on 2019 but, trying to get back to Toronto airport was a nightmare as it was always about 50m or so too late so we kept missing junctions. We now try and buy a local SIM and stick it in the phone. It only cost £35 for 28 days in the US last year and worked ...

no ducati 916 yet ?? general comment ... its surprising how different people have different ideas of beauty ..... still .. I suppose it gets all the slags married off ...lol .. just kiddin Beautiful bike but I couldn’t own or even ride one with my knees in my ears and my wrists folded backwards. Sa...

I have to say that the 690 has a classic trail bike look.

The boss of Trago points out that they offer 'cheap mobility' to a wide range of customers in predominantly rural areas without some of the 'baggage' that comes with conventional motorcycle dealers. Good move...from my time 'in the trade' I know that an attractively priced offer of bike, basic kit ...