At last! you're considering the best middleweight available, not really middleweight either as it's pretty low even when fuelled up. I bought a new one in '19 and although I have other bikes, the Striple is nearly always the one to take out. I cannot fault any aspect of the bike, light clutch, superb Q/S and gearbox, excellent brakes, 'R' suspension is fine, goes like stink but tractable and smooth at low revs for pootling if you wish, lovely noise what else can you want?? Good looks? well that maybe it's only drawback
At the moment, I can't see any downside. At 121 bhp it is plenty powerful and it has a big tank (17 litres, if I remember) brembo brakes, ohlins shock, x-ring chain, and a stainless steel exhaust. So, it wants for nothing at £10.5k, When I get about or when a mate takes me to Fowlers, I'll have a good look! Weight is 166kg dry and so not very heavy at all"
A mate of mine is just about to put his Speed Triple R up for sale £6200 as he has brought a KTM 1290 Superduke
I'd be interested normally. The lack of license wouldn't be the show-stopper, but I haven't got any money yet! It's gonna go to court and could take years. I'm gonna chase up my sol and say enough is enough and I want to begin legal proceedings now, otherwise nothing is going to change for the foreseeable. The other side will keep playing their games with me and denying that I was even riding the bike at the time. Their line is that it was complete coincidence that I was taken by ambulance from the same accident scene at the same time just after the accident with the investigating police office half-pissed, with no idea what he was doing. The other driver pleaded guilty to driving without due care relating to some unrelated episode and the whole thing is just made up. I will point out that this was over two years ago and my patience has worn out.
Picked the KTM up from it’s annual service, insured and taxed. Tomorrow going for a nimble through Wales.
Discovered by accident tyre pressure can change 2psi just sitting in the garage over the course of a day just due to ambient temperature changing. Could be more on warmer days.
PV=nRT is one of those equations that was rammed into us by Mr Hammond in 1975 O Level Physics classes that I will never forget. Along with: s= Ut + 1/2at squared V=IR F=ma etc
A Ford touch up paint stick which proved to be a good match on a Ducati black before and was still kicking around in the tool cabinet. You have to look hard if you don’t know where the damage was but hey, the wheels are going on a 9 year old bike, it’s not like I want posh Nike trainers to wear with scruffy old jeans Andy
