Exactly .
I owned it for 10 years and it went up in value ....
Andres speaks very wise words Mike and Martin, well Martin speaks from experience
Exactly .
I owned it for 10 years and it went up in value ....
Andres speaks very wise words Mike and Martin, well Martin speaks from experience
Perhaps I'm bias but everyone should own a good SE at least once in their life if they want to know what a real motorbike feels like
You . . . biased . . . Tim . . . how could you be?
You haven’t even mentioned a 640 Adv?
Hmmmm,
640 had two of them,love ,love,hate ,hate ,hate.
525, was just gonna bite me at some point.
690, short term love affair,let me down on the first outing,no steering lock.fucked it off.
But nice motor.
950, big but doesn’t feel big,just tall.
Power ,well just immense,
Need to sort the carbs as it’s been sat for months .
I’ll get the thing running right and go for a normal,ish ride.
The motor is a bit like my bimota.
Pogo stick with wheels
Has the steering locked improved on 701/newer 690 ?
The 690 2012/13 ones I rode - were just dire in the steering lock
Choice motorbikes should always be made with the heart, save your head for other shite like washing machines and lawn mowers
For me that ends any further discussion.
Words to live by.
You know you want the Orange bike Mike. I would. Life’s too short.
Andres
PS Tim, have a word with Giles will you, he keeps banging on about getting a fecking RT now he’s retired. Apparently it’s practical.........
Strangely enough the 701LR will be rarer than the 950 as it was only on sale in Europe for 2020 and I think there are only about 20 registered in the UK.
Perhaps I should have left it stock ?
FWIW I think it looks a much better bike with the work you have done to it. Personally I never buy bikes worrying about what they’ll be worth or whether I can sell them on - I buy them for the enjoyment of riding them. I reckon you will enjoy yours much more as a result of the personal touches and mods you have made to it.