SW London Newbie

Discussion in 'Newbies Hangout' started by hein, Jul 25, 2012.

  1. Helooooo. Been Lurking on here for a while. Just received my new Multi S after having a love/hate relationship with KTM. Over the moon with the Red machine at the moment. So if anyone see me commuting through london....... give us a wave:upyeah: Beers on me.
     
  2. Helloooooo and welcome
     
  3. :smile: Hello.
     
  4. Hello Hein. Tell us more about the KTM. What did you have and what did you think of it?
     
  5. Hi there :biggrin:
     
  6. Good you found us all Hein - me and Lucasz would love to meet you - which pub? (after the Olympics though) :upyeah:
     
  7. um, you don't have a little 'tache do you?

    Welcome!
     
  8. I have had KTM's for the last 4 years
    1X 690SM
    2X 690SMC
    1 x 990 ADV
    and a couple of 450smr's for racing

    The 690 Beakster was is decent bike, but fugly. Loved the 690SMC's. (Ultimate London commuter in my mind). The 990 was a bit of a disappointment. I bought it for a bit better tank range, but after installing Akras and the R-map I managed on average about 100miles per tank. I am sure that it is great bike if you want to do touring with some off road, but I would rather do off road treks with a decent lighter enduro bike. I also managed to buy a bike that was build on a friday late afternoon by the new apprentice in Austria. Some bits, flaking, falling off and a few electrical problems.

    Sorry, no tache. Born and raised in South Africa.
     
  9. Thanks for that Hein. I have a SuperDuke as my everyday ride and an ST4s for touring and long journeys for work and am considering swapping them out for a single bike that could do the job of both - 990 Adventure and SMT are both contenders (as is a Multistrada I hasten to add).
     
  10. Welcome to the party pal. I'm another SW Londoner with a MTS. Make sure you come along to the next Multi get-together.

    PP
    :upyeah:
     
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