Ummm, I seem to have spent some more money....

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October 27, 2012 at 4:26 pm #14789
HippoDrones
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Just put a deposit down on a 2013 Kawasaki ZX6R with ABS in green……
……. AND a 2012 Moto Guzzi V7 Storm!
October 27, 2012 at 6:08 pm #64510
Champs
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I like the new 6r but that exhaust would be the first thing to go!
October 27, 2012 at 6:18 pm #64511
HippoDrones
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aye it is a bit of an eye sore, but totally skint now so will have to wait a year before thinking bout upgrades
October 27, 2012 at 6:38 pm #64512
Champs
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What’s your plan for the duke?
October 27, 2012 at 7:02 pm #64513
HippoDrones
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am trading it in for these two
October 28, 2012 at 10:17 am #64514
ses310
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Nice couple of bikes there! That Guzzi looks amazing!
Reckon you’ll have lots of fun between them in different ways
October 28, 2012 at 10:20 am #64515
imperialdata
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Wow, Pete, you don’t mess about do you? The ZX6 looks stunning and no doubt will be a completely different ride to the Guzzi. A great pair for ‘the fleet’.
Off to look at the specs of the Guzzi V7 now…
October 28, 2012 at 11:08 am #64516
Radar
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Two superb choices there Pete, I am particularly interested in the V7 as this is a bike I have been strongly considering for some time now!
Look forward to reading how you get on with them both.
The zorst on the 636 might even be worse than the horror on my FZ1!
October 28, 2012 at 3:17 pm #64517
HippoDrones
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I shall review them on here to let you know what I think of them as and when I get delivery
Will probs ride up on the V7 when we all meet up so you can have a spin on it then if you like mate.
October 28, 2012 at 3:55 pm #64518
Radar
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I shall review them on here to let you know what I think of them as and when I get delivery
Will probs ride up on the V7 when we all meet up so you can have a spin on it then if you like mate.
That would be great Pete, will need to sort out a free date and some decent weather!!
October 28, 2012 at 6:49 pm #64519
HippoDrones
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aye, funshine makes bikes much more betterer!
October 29, 2012 at 11:23 pm #64520
Radar
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BIKE December 2012 edition has just arrived today, big peice on the 636 and the bike features on the cover
November 2, 2012 at 5:55 pm #64521
HippoDrones
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have just picked up a copy
November 2, 2012 at 6:47 pm #64522
katana
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I likey
November 10, 2012 at 6:20 pm #64523
HippoDrones
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I picked up the V7 today
I am so glad I bit the bullet and ordered one blind, it is even better looking in the flesh than it is in the photos I’d seen.
Once I got it home and was kitted up I went out to start running it in.
The ride is pretty comfy although the suspension is a lot cruder than all my previous bikes of recent years but it is plenty good enough for the sort of bike it is. The saddle is really low, which I love after trying to swing my leg over the Ducati. When you thumb the starter the bike oscilates from side to side initially then just purrs, it seems really quiet on tickover but when on the move it sounds lovely. The gear change on it is lovely compared with the Ducati too, I found myself clutchless changing which I kept telling myself off for.
The road to my Dad’s was really bad and full of mud so in less than 15miles the bike looked worse than my KTM200 ever did lol
I rode over to Bury Hill for a quick pit stop (needed a wee) and then went down to Littlehampton and back up the twisty way via a jet wash (which has caused one of the indicators to stop working d’oh!)
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