Scrappy
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Curious how you got this color on pic - in reality it is rather dark ...View attachment 8570
That will be my poor photography skills, and my crappy phone camera, it rarely gets the colour balance right.
Curious how you got this color on pic - in reality it is rather dark ...View attachment 8570
I'm a bit of a fair weather rider, the last couple of years haven't been great, so much rain I was contemplating building an ark. However 2019 to 2021 were good and I was riding most of the year, even in the middle of winter.
This was 31st December 2019...
Curious how you got this color on pic - in reality it is rather dark ...
You certainly take good care of your bikes, that Street Triple looks like it's just been taken out of the dealership new
Thanks, it needed a little attention when I purchased it, and it was certainly looking better when later I sold it.
These are my current bikes, although the Bonneville will go when I get an FTR.
I too was toying with the idea of the Supersport for a while. Apparently, it's not really a hard-core sports bike, and the riding position is quite upright.
P.S. Just a friendly comment: Have you considered removing location data from the pictures you post?
How do you like the Supersport? It’s on my want list.
That will be my poor photography skills, and my crappy phone camera, it rarely gets the colour balance
wow - like out of the showroom! Great!Thanks, it needed a little attention when I purchased it, and it was certainly looking better when later I sold it.
These are my current bikes, although the Bonneville will go when I get an FTR.
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Could just be the angle of the light at the particular time of day, and / or the amount of scattered light. Your picture almost looks like it has been taken using a polarising filter, which removes a good portion of said scattered light and produces more saturated colours.
How many X 100% R Carbon in this Forum, just yours so far?
Its the best bike I've ever owned, it may sound cliché but its so intuitive, you just look where you want to go and the bike just does it, very confidence inspiring.
comfortable??? what are you used to - Fred Flintstone´s Rock-Suspension? Never had such a cocky, unpleasant ride on secondary roads - unless an Ohlins-God laid his hands on ... now it clarksons.Heresy! Everyone knows it's the FTR that it THE most intuitive, comfortable, beautiful, and overall the bestest bike in the world!
In THE WoRRRLLLDD, as Jeremy Clarkson used to say 😄
comfortable??? what are you used to - Fred Flintstone´s Rock-Suspension? Never had such a cocky, unpleasant ride on secondary roads - unless an Ohlins-God laid his hands on ... now it clarksons.
sure, the SD is no sedan - but I wouldn't state the difference as "much more comfy".You are quite right to imply that comfort is an individual perception and that it depends on what you are used to. I am used to KTM SuperDuke 1290, which are manufactured in your country and of which I had two consecutive models just before the FTR. I find the FTR to be much more comfortable in comparison
Invest in getting your suspension into gears - that's much more effective!4 hours of riding my FTR at the weekend left me whimpering in pain and I haven’t touched it since. Comfortable it ain’t!
I’ve been eyeing aftermarket saddles.
Huh?Invest in getting your suspension into gears - that's much more effective!
So the pain came just from the saddle?Huh?
Yes, the suspension is doing its job and isn’t to firm or jarring. It supports the combined weight of rider and bike nicely, provides good road holding and keeps the tyres planted in the corners. Setting the suspension too soft would make for an uncontrollable ride when cornering.So the pain came just from the saddle?
I see - wish you good luck finding a fitting saddle!Yes, the suspension is doing its job and isn’t to firm or jarring. It supports the combined weight of rider and bike nicely, provides good road holding and keeps the tyres planted in the corners. Setting the suspension too soft would make for an uncontrollable ride when cornering.
The saddle is just not comfortable too me on anything much more than an hour.
Most of the time that’s an acceptable compromise for a bike I love riding but when that timescale is pushed - ouch.