Thumper Club Forum
Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: squirrelciv on January 15, 2010, 05:30:23 PM
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My days of twin cylinder ownership are over and I'm returning to thumperhood. Just bought a XT600E (2003) ;D ;D ;D
All I've read on line seems to be good, do you lot know anything I should know?? (bare in mind, I've bought it lads so temper any horror stories please)
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The exhaust is made of papier mache, but that apart it'll make you grin!
Andy
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My days of twin cylinder ownership are over and I'm returning to thumperhood. Just bought a XT600E (2003) ;D ;D ;D
Nice to see you've seen the errors of your ways Pat! ;)
Welcome back to the true way ;D
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The exhaust is made of papier mache, but that apart it'll make you grin!
Andy
That'll be why the bike I've bought has a Produro fitted then ;D
One more sleeps till play time.
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What's happened to the VX?
GC
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I think Pat found the bars far too wide on the VX...
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What's happened to the VX?
I know what you're thinking - the Dragon is fast approaching, buy the VX off Pat, gaffer tape the sidecar to it, sorted! Just because you now have some space in your garage doesn't mean you need to re-fill it.
Boyd
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What's happened to the VX?
GC
Nothing really, it was just trying to ride it in the winter that fried my swede. Sooo long and sooo heavy really played havoc with my confidence. This was the first winter ever that snow has kept me off two wheels. Got round to remembering why I've had so many small(ish) capacity singles and what I liked about trailies (even stuck wide bars and bark busters on the VX for gods sake) She did play up last week, but Jethro and I diagnosed stale fuel from where she'd been garaged for so long. Sad. Plan is to clean her up and whack her on ebay to try and recoup some of the costs of the XT.
So it's back to minimist camping at the Dragon for me then (sigh). ::)
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....So it's back to minimist camping at the Dragon for me then (sigh). ::)
Why? How much gear do you need to take?!?
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/one.pot/temp/DR350-Trash.jpg)
;) ;D
Glad to hear you're back on the path to righteousness Pat ;) :)
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Good lad Pat, XT all the way.....
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Nice one Smudge, made me chuckle ;D
Right then, just bought the XT home from Swansea keeping to the M4 as 1) it's chucking it down. 2) see what it'll be like on the commute. 3) it's absolutely chucking it down! First impressions are ;D ;D ;D like it, like it, like it! Very different from the VX and felt gutless to start with (which by comparison it is), but if it's allowed to rev a bit higher the moter pulls well enough. 60mph was its happy speed on the motorway, but it could hold 70 if asked and had plenty of revs left to go. Came into it's own when we got off the motorway and entered Talbot by the back roads. So much easier to turn than the VX and so much better at popping into little spaces when filtering. Give it some nice weather and a narrow 'A/B' road and it'll be grins all the way. Did feel odd to be back to being perched up high, ontop of the bike rather than low and stretched over one, but the view down the road is great from up there. ;D Produro sounds nice too and gives a lervly punchy pop pop pop as you roll it on.
Think we'll get on fine, but the true test will be the run to the Dragon I suspect.
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Photos? ;D
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Will try tomorrow.
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Here is a pic of mine dry loaded for the Dragon.....(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l46/theclowncrusty/dgadgasd.jpg)
Crusty
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Here is a pic of mine dry loaded for the Dragon.....
Crusty
Whats with all the coal. Did they do an XT with a steam engine. :)
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Here is a pic of mine dry loaded for the Dragon.....
Crusty
Eek! My outfit isn't even built yet! :D :D :D
GC
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Some piccies of the new bike as promised.
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e177/squirrelciv/DSC00285.jpg)
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e177/squirrelciv/DSC00286.jpg)
This bike shall remain nameless as I've decided not to get too attached to it, lerv it though I do.
Wifey thinks we've gone a bit sad as its colour matches her car and if we should ever be seen together we will be the motoring equivalent of Terry & June ::)
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Blimey that's horrible. What possessed you man?! ;)
Seriously, I'm sure you're as embarrassed as us about the whole mistake, if you need to quietly get rid of the bike I can probably help you out at a cost that reflects it's obvious nastiness :D :D
Very nice Pat, I'm jealous.
GC
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LOL! She is quite pretty isn't she. Give it a winter and I'm sure things wont look quite so clean. Been looking into pannier racks, not cheap are they. :(
BTW if anyone is interested in the VX then PM me. She is up for sale, but I'm not sticking it on ebay till things warm up a bit.
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Well done mate, she looks a beauty
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Blimey that's horrible. What possessed you man?! ;)
It's not as if it's Beige or anything. ;D
Andy
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very nice mate ;D
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Ooh, nice! I'm liking trailies more and more as I get older and my back gets stiffer ;D
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LOL! She is quite pretty isn't she. Give it a winter and I'm sure things wont look quite so clean. Been looking into pannier racks, not cheap are they. :(
Back to the only true way eh Pat, when do we get to see your new baby? Well done mate,
Furry
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Blimey that's horrible. What possessed you man?! ;)
It's not as if it's Beige or anything. ;D
Andy
And just what is wrong with Beige???????????????? EH (It's Yorkshire racing Gold!)
Nice one Pat. How big is the tank by the way?
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LOL! She is quite pretty isn't she. Give it a winter and I'm sure things wont look quite so clean. Been looking into pannier racks, not cheap are they. :(
Back to the only true way eh Pat, when do we get to see your new baby? Well done mate,
Furry
Probably at the Dragon matey. I'll be the idiot wearing all his camping kit cos he hasn't got any panniers! If I prey really hard to the motorcycle Gods, I might get a pass to go to Cowbridge on Sunday if others are heading that way.
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Nice one Pat. How big is the tank by the way?
13Ltrs plus 2 Ltrs reserve. That should give the bike a maximum range of 200 miles, but I suspect my ar5e will give out long before.
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Nice one Pat. How big is the tank by the way?
13Ltrs plus 2 Ltrs reserve. That should give the bike a maximum range of 200 miles, but I suspect my ar5e will give out long before.
I am trying to behave and resist the obvious :-X
Cowbridge is on Pat. Around 11 o'clock to allow Furry to surface. Normally I've munched breakfast, walked the dog and are leaving as Furry arrives.
Rob
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I'll be there matey. First round on you??