Paul
I'd say the way you view an 800 is how i view my S!!!under a thousand cc,your words mate not mine!!!,plenty of fast bikes under a 1000,,as for small bikes,i've got to go to Portsmouth docks in a weeks time to collect a 600,but then it ain't my only bike.
Decisions, decisions
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that rules out motorcycling, marriage and children then....rule number one never let you heart rule you head on anything
what you have there is a cartesian duality (always wanted to say that on a motorcycle forum)..
Mind/body split innit.
Paul, ride your 800 loud 'n' proud..
my 600 R6 was faster than I could manage comfortably on a twisty road and caned the S in outright performance.
Ade
2000 R1100S Sport
1980 Vespa P125X
1980 Vespa P125X
What have you imported then Chris?winger wrote:Paul
I'd say the way you view an 800 is how i view my S!!!under a thousand cc,your words mate not mine!!!,plenty of fast bikes under a 1000,,as for small bikes,i've got to go to Portsmouth docks in a weeks time to collect a 600,but then it ain't my only bike.
2002 Black GSA (for random fault analysis and for stealing all my weekends fixing the b'stard)
2000 Black R1100S (for remembering the good old times)
2000 Black R1100S (for remembering the good old times)
Well I'm only up in Southampton so you could drop it off at mine if you don't like itwinger wrote:It might be a pile of shite!!! so i'll have a look at it first!!!
I didn't think Harley made a 600
2002 Black GSA (for random fault analysis and for stealing all my weekends fixing the b'stard)
2000 Black R1100S (for remembering the good old times)
2000 Black R1100S (for remembering the good old times)
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winger
It might get pushed in the dock if i don't!!!
Re head and heart I'm looking for a non abs/esa K1200s it's a bland as dishwater across the frame four,and not pretty to look at,but it's good two up,doesn't try and tear us off the bike at 130 and will get the job done,likeing it doesn't remotely come into it!!!.
Re head and heart I'm looking for a non abs/esa K1200s it's a bland as dishwater across the frame four,and not pretty to look at,but it's good two up,doesn't try and tear us off the bike at 130 and will get the job done,likeing it doesn't remotely come into it!!!.
I wouldn't worry too much about any perceived performance deficit the 800S may have - in fact up to 100mph I'd say it's pretty damn nippy and off the line easily as quick as an 11S; 85ish bhp in a sub-200kg bike is a better power to weight than an 1150R/GS. Torque figures aren't too shabby either.
Then again, if we could get MZ to shoe-horn their 1000S motor into the F800's chassis.
Bottom line is the F800 is a fantastic bike and loads of fun - you enjoy it Paul.
Then again, if we could get MZ to shoe-horn their 1000S motor into the F800's chassis.
Bottom line is the F800 is a fantastic bike and loads of fun - you enjoy it Paul.
Off up to the West coast of bonny (and probably wet) Scotland this weekend with a mate who has just bought an F8. He loves it, so far! really tractable engine, etc. Previous bike was a Daytona 955i but he was frightening himself to death every time he went out on it ! Final straw was going past the parked up rozzers at 130mph on the A38:shock:
Hopefully I may get a go on it at some time
Hopefully I may get a go on it at some time
Ride like your life depended on it.
2002 BCR
2002 BCR
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winger
I realise the name of the game is to come on here and blow smoke up peoples ass's!!!! but i heard all this stuff before when not so long back about Buells!!!,how light they were,handel??? fantastic!!! pheww really were the biz!!! old Chris'y here got poo poo'd,still got yours Rich,Peter???
Nice bike(BM800) when your climbing motorcyclings greasy pole,or should that be greasy spoon on a sunday,there two things that biker's after cubes or HP,when you've got either then it's time to buy other stuff as well,you wait till you go to Flash's next and Paul is keeping up, but he's rideing on the stop!!!!
Archie's yer man look at his two bikes,talk about smarter than the average bear!!!!
Nice bike(BM800) when your climbing motorcyclings greasy pole,or should that be greasy spoon on a sunday,there two things that biker's after cubes or HP,when you've got either then it's time to buy other stuff as well,you wait till you go to Flash's next and Paul is keeping up, but he's rideing on the stop!!!!
Archie's yer man look at his two bikes,talk about smarter than the average bear!!!!
The 800 is for girls.... [Puts large wooden spoon back in the drawer]
Paul, I have to say the F8 looks like a great bike and you seem to have all the angles covered with the 'dump it in the spring' plan if it doesn't do the job. It's not unlike a modern K75s and I've had enough of those to know they do everything but pump out large BHP.
Go for it, you'll enjoy it!
Adam (With the big cojones and obligatory thou )
[Puts large wooden spoon back in the drawer]Paul, I have to say the F8 looks like a great bike and you seem to have all the angles covered with the 'dump it in the spring' plan if it doesn't do the job. It's not unlike a modern K75s and I've had enough of those to know they do everything but pump out large BHP.
Go for it, you'll enjoy it!
Adam
(With the big cojones and obligatory thou )Forgive me father for I have sinned... ex S owner moved onto pastures new with four cylinders and a chain... and back to a twin, albeit in a V.
F**kin ell i,ve had lawn mowers with a bigger capacity than a 800 
Then again i,ve had a go on the latest gxr750.Farkin hell Mental
Enjoy what ever floats ya boat mate
But you do know that in the top trumps game capaicity is everthing."F **k me 1100,that s the same as a car engine ":!: is the response i get.
Dont matter if you wear a skirt or a set of 70,s flares really.
Gus
Blowing some fuuny smelling smoke up ya arse.
Then again i,ve had a go on the latest gxr750.Farkin hell
Mental Enjoy what ever floats ya boat mate
But you do know that in the top trumps game capaicity is everthing."F **k me 1100,that s the same as a car engine ":!: is the response i get.
Dont matter if you wear a skirt or a set of 70,s flares really.
Gus
Blowing some fuuny smelling smoke up ya arse.
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