Bonding with my new bike.

[650XT Pete]

I have had my first new bike about 4 months now with only 800 miles on the clock due to the bad weather. I enjoyed the local runs getting used to the bike. I sold my Suzuki vx800 to buy  the 650xt so it had a lot to live up to. The only thing I miss the most was the shaft drive. The weather was warming up and thought it time to fit the luggage and try out some camping as a trip to Bude in North Cornwall with the club was coming up in a couple of weeks . I headed off to manifold valley in the peak district to camp for a couple of nights to check things out. The bike handled the extra luggage no problem.
Just need to get some more miles on it which will happen this weekend as I head off to the coast with fellow members of the club  for the first time. Photos of old Suzuki /new Suzuki.

[S2Rgar]

Nice bike Pete....in the best colour too 

[650XT Pete]

I think it was fate that I ended up with a red one, it was the only colour available at the time and the same colour as my old 97 Suzuki.

[Asmith61]

Hi Pete  lovely looking bike enjoy and ride safe

[JesterRich]

Hi Pete, nice bike, silly question but what's that coming from side stand up to tank ? 

[mr_diver]

That'll be string attached to a side stand puck that stops the side digging in and the bike going over.

Use the string to pick the puck up when you're ready to ride off.

[Kayaker413]

 
Good effort

[JesterRich]

Cheers mr_diver, little things make life easier.