What have you done today

[kwackboy]

Fan-tastic ..!!

[Rusty Nuts]

 

[kwackboy]

 

[Barbel Mick]

We had a dentist appointment on the other side of town today then, on the way to order the meat for Christmas we called into Powerslide, Derby to have another look at the 800RE.
When we called there a few weeks ago it was still in the crate, today I could sit on it.
I gave her one job to do & she misses my head off. Deliberate? Probably!! 

[nigel s]

Christmas meat is one thing ,but did you get the sprouts on.

[Barbel Mick]

Nigel, the sprouts are still growing down at the allotment, waiting for a bit of frost to sweeten them up. 

[nigel s]

Well now I am torn, do I wish for sweet sprouts or salt free roads?.......I'm going to have to bow to the inevitable I reckon and go for the sprouts.
Ho Hum

[Dark-Strom]

 4 hour return journey to Surrey and met a very nice Italian gentleman with a blue Vespa PX200.
(Well you did ask... )

[purplebikeunicorn]

Went to MCL. Test rode an 800RE. Overall a nice bike, seemed a bit smaller than my 650 when sat on it (fuel tank is a slightly different design to the 650s), felt a bit more nimble. Seat height was an advantage too (apparently just due to the wheels on it, the DE is only higher seat height due to the different wheels). The dash was nice too, clear, colour coded, didn't play with any of the riding modes / abs / traction (although set the traction off once playing with the quick shifter - not to my taste, very harsh, apparently there is a learning curve!).

However, low down torque seems to be reduced compared to my trusty 650, and the engine / exhaust note was a bit disappointing... I'll stick with my trusty steed for the time being!

[Upt North]

BM, it appears the front looks low, like the clocks are where you'd expect them on a sportbike. The seat looks good, especially the pillion perch.
Them sprouts need to be on soon, they'll never be sulphurous and black unless you crack on with them.
PBU, interesting you prefer your 650, nice write up, especially the points on the engine.
Upt.

[Barbel Mick]

Upt North, yes the display did appear to be a little lower than the 650 & there was a bigger space between the bars & the screen but didn't seem too bad. The bars are lower & narrower too. (I do have risers on the 650 though)
Regarding the seat, as we only sat on it today it's difficult to say but the first thing Deb noticed was that the pillion pegs seemed higher & her knees were more bent than on the 650. (knackered ligaments in her left knee can cause her problems after a few hours riding)
It is lower, by a fraction, than the 650, but I don't know where the rear pre-load was set, it could have been wound right off?
We're waiting for the luggage to arrive before having a road test, as we do ride a lot of miles with it fitted & we need to know how it sits on the bike. Although the rider can 'cope', the pillion has to be comfortable.
I'll be watching out for after market stuff to fit as well just in case it gives more room.
I reckon it'll be spring before we take it out now anyway so plenty of time to think about it.   

[Brockett]

This is a true story and only the language has been left out to protect delicate ears.                The day started badly when I saw the lavatory seat cover was cracked. Better get that changed as Grandson is coming over for the weekend. Went to local DIY shop and bought a new soft closing seat. While fitting the seat I saw a drip from the base of the cistern. Oh! what... it's leaking. Apply WD 40 to stopcock and spend 30 minutes freeing it enough to shut off the water. Operate the flush and use a sponge to empty the cistern.  Removed the top,  and undo the bolts to remove the cistern. Nah! the cistern fixing bolts are rusty and swollen with crud. So they broke rather than undo. Use hacksaw and then use a number of drills increasing in size until the bolts are removed. Go 35 miles find a Wickes and buy a cistern fixing kit, a cistern to pan seal, a combined bottom feed inlet and level float and a flushing valve/ actuator.  Go another 25 miles to collect grandson. and then drive 55 miles home via the evening nightmare also known as the A12 roadworks. Get home and put 2 pizzas in the oven. Help grandson to unpack. Eat pizzas. Settle grandson in the lounge to set up his playstation while I spend the next hour or so assembling the cistern and installing it with the kit I bought. Trial a number of flushes and check for leaks. All good so far.   

[nigel s]

Phew,
You got a full quota of "movement" there.

Ho Hum