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That made me laughjimyamaha said:Buy a Honda !!!??
I'd rather shit in my hands and clap......
That made me laughjimyamaha said:Buy a Honda !!!??
I'd rather shit in my hands and clap......
My Gosh. you UK guys sure have some unusual pastimes. ::015::jimyamaha said:Buy a Honda !!!??
I'd rather shit in my hands and clap......
Have you heard of 'ferreting'? Some pro footballers (soccer) enjoy another pastime called............. well I'll just leave that for now, but it takes it's name from canines ::017::RIVA said:My Gosh. you UK guys sure have some unusual pastimes. ::015::
Reality.... Well the ST is the heaviest and has less power. Major maintenance is a PITA, owners as well as dealer have have botched the valve adjustment process, and CCT failures at 45-50k miles have been reported.Rasher said:.......
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Even the new GS is quicker, if you have the time to take it back for all the recalls and can put up with the odd breakdown or twenty on your way to 100k.
...odd how they think the only bike that has not had a glut of problems is a poor long term proposition :question:
Oh, sorry I am wrong, that is not odd, it is because they are total smurfwits :exclaim:
I know many bikes are faster, more exciting, lighter, better looking, quicker steering, but it still does everything I need, cheaply and reliably as well, fast enough to get banned, rugged enough to take off road, comfy enough to ride around the planet - and reliable enough to do so as well.
Anwar Namtut said:WTF is "Fanominal?" Is that a nominal fan?
I think sometimes the press does put too much emphasis on HP and not enough emphasis on practical everyday riding capability, but I never see a need to defend my choice of what I ride. I'm riding the one that makes me smile, that's all that matters to me. Ya know I luv my Vespa, and I ride it several times a week and rose it across the USA because ...................it makes me smile!snakebitten said:It's not as much "bashing" other brands, as it is defending the ridiculous brush offs by the clueless press. (and their disciples)
Stop believing the brochures. The fact is they are all fat pigs and it really depends on what you have bolted onto them, but one thing is clear, all the manufacturers are a little disingenuous when it comes to weight.Big Blu said:Reality.... Well the ST is the heaviest
mugrunch said:'Motorcycle News lacks the attention to detail you'd expect from a credible journalist'
Sure, the more you bolt on the heavier it gets, and maybe motorcycle manufactures are like most women and lie about their weight. Are you suggesting the ST is not the heaviest of the bunch as it comes from the factory? Are you suggesting weight doesn't matter?frez said:Stop believing the brochures. The fact is they are all fat pigs and it really depends on what you have bolted onto them, but one thing is clear, all the manufacturers are a little disingenuous when it comes to weight.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=12836924&postcount=2381
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=839568
http://www.ridermagazine.com/road-tests/2011-bmw-r1200gs-adventure-vs-2012-yamaha-super-tenere-road-test.htm/
http://www.touratech-usa.com/Adventure/Blog/QGfaOh/Weekend-Weigh-In-Results
snakebitten said:Im so happy to see a few folks "keeping it real" on the weight comparisons. At times I felt like I was on an island.
Weight is a silly attribute in this genre. How these big pigs carry their weight is a much fairer and appropriate attribute.
And this bike does that as good as any of them. Marvelous, in fact.
She's a well engineered pack mule.
Unappreciated by the clueless bench adventurers'.
But still, it doesn't drive me crazy. I promise. Well, not real crazy anyways. Lol