Well soddit, I've had me bike two weeks now and it's sat in the garage the whole time!!! And we need to bond.... So soddit gonna take advantage of this heatwave and ride over to the milk bar at Sherburn for a froffy coffee!!! Yay!!! At last... Tony

Just got back and brrrr! a bit breezy and cool but nonetheless dry!! Anyway, I have to admit I did have the intentions of being determined not to like this bike, comparing it to my Fazer 1000 I'd just swapped it against after 3 years. And my next mission would be replacing it after just 2 weeks and 50 miles.......BUT.... Once I'd stopped focusing on what the xtr did not do or how it did not behave like the fazer , I relaxed and then noticed what the xtr did do, then to my delight I was riding around the country lanes grinning like a Barbary ape, the fazer hated these roads..... the xtr loved em!!!!!!!!!!!! couldn't get enough ha ha ha!!! I was off like hell' i'd only been on it an hour ... tight bends... big handle bars... perfect! AND sleeping policemen/ road bumps.... ha ha ha again!! flew over em... what a bl**dy corking ride out...... what a bl**dy corking bike!! ... and the coffee... was indeed froffy!! Tony

Yep! I totally get what you mean. I have a BMW K1200R Sport which is SORN'd for the winter and I've been going out in all weathers and the sh*ttiest roads on my XTR and having an absolute blast. It just seems to be so capable and sure-footed on the back roads. It could be that I'm less worried about dropping it than the K12 but even small slides just have me grinning instead of making my a*se twitch. I suppose having only 48HP if the right wrist control is lacking finesse helps too!

Yea and me!!

hi Tony I must have just mist you , I was there about 14.00 to 15.00 on my XTZ . I will be having a ride to Mablethorpe beach raceing tomorrow from Moorends about 10 miles from you. Steve.

Sorry ment to say if you would like to have a ride . Steve.

Hi Steve, shame our paths did not meet... but watch this space, I like to go for a coffee, a bike and people watch whenever I can so i'll post on here next time. Won't make Mablethorpe tho' ............. this time! A bit too long to leave my wife with the tribe... gulp!! Catch you next time? Enjoy! Tony

Tony - i'm off next Sunday so might join you at Sherburn if the weathers alright .... and if our lass hasnt anything planned for me - 50/50 on that one



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Hi Rich, there weren't many bikes there yesterday... a bit cool!! But still a ride out and a chance to bond with me bike!!!!!!!!!!!! I right enjoyed it and today I'm gonna have a cuddle with it and a chat as I wash the yuk off from our blast... he he he! Tony ......... ps I know the 50/50 touch ooooh so well!