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Just waiting for the person with enough balls to say "piss off EU".

After every divorce, on one or other side,  there is unhappiness, heartbreak and regret!

However, time heals all, and a new life is generally found....  reach for the skies! 

It's been 2 years now since my GTR was traded in after 8 years of GTR ownership. (Wow - that means I have been talking to some people on here for 10 years).  I traded my Beloved GTR for a KTM 1290 Super Adventure.  Broke my heart that day, and shed a tear....

Do I miss the GTR?  Some days, some trips, some photos I see of other GTR's, when I pass a GTR coming towards me, when I see the GTR's on the Tour du France - without a doubt..... we did a lot of miles, and created a lot of memories.....

But would I go back after the KTM,  no way.... weight, power, fun, toys, v twin torque, lights, dash, electronic suspension, appearance, 280-300 mile tank range, I found a new love... and this is lasting... 

Good luck with the Ducati, nearly bought one, but in comparison to my KTM and the GTR, it was close.....  but it's quite small and I felt I didn't have much room to move and sit in different positions.....important on long trips.

Neil

My 2017 resolution was to play the Guitar!

I now have 3 :-).  And acoustic and 2 different electrics (acoustic was free). But I'll join in the fun!

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Just to add my 2p.  I also think its the lines, but have you tried the following.

Cable tie the clutch lever back to the bars,
undo the cap of the reservoir and leave the cap across the top so air cap still escape (no capilarry pressure in the system)
tap all the connections, and flick the clutch line all the way down (or where its accessible).
Leave over night.
I tend to (use to) cover the master with a towel, large cloth, so nothing could enter the system.

This would be my course of action without replacing anything.

Neil

Nice, but are you implying you are Darth Vadars Wingman?  ;-)



Neil

Happy New Year!!!  (to All)

May your rides forever be in the sun and the bike always stays sunny side up!

Neil

Happy New Year All...!!!!

Viper, looking at the web,

its approximately a max of £43,000 (for the applicants, partners salary). which is about the threshold of the higher tax bracket.

also - you can only transfer £1100 of your partners tax free earnings and only if they are on low or no earnings.

I'm guessing, if the applicant earns more than £10900 or more than £6.00 per hour full time (37.5 hour week), you will not qualify.

I think this is ideally suited to those families where the total income is about £25000 or less, anything over this and the benefits are not particularly great - likely to be less than £20 per month - but to less well of families = (assuming) £20 is the difference between eating for a couple of days or not.

anyway, this was the extent of my ramblings that i deleted earlier.

Neil

Sorry - deleted my S**T ramblings!

Neil

Nice on buddy ...BUT I have just found out that all KTMS are on world wide recall due to a wiring loom fault and ABS and brake failure.
Make sure the work has been done before u accept it.
Hope this helps you and others 

Being a KTM Owner - do you want to know what the recall is - A cable tie!  That cost me £20 in petrol and £12 in a subway for lunch! (for 2) ;-)  Most expensive cable tie ever!

In very rare cases, the wiring loom could chaff on the frame and create a shortage in the ABS system causing failure.

It might even cost me more that that - because while I was in there - I was looking at another bike!   

Recalls - just an excuse to get you back in the shop!

Neil

ps.  Sorry, didn't read the youtube video post before I posted.  ;-)

No Mate, Got bored, I lost the heart in it.

To be honest, lost the heart in motorcycling in general.  But I guess thats how the cookie crumbles.

Neil

Look at the avatar - and not at 60mph+

<----  also pointing out the avatar!

Can I roll out this GTR Advert again!  ;-)  yes I know its 4 years+ ago.....

:-(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaxQJg7xcuk

:-) 

Neil

I get what your saying, but at 15-16stone, those bikes are just too light for me to be comfortable.

anything that gets below 150kg and weight is too light for me, and until I lost it on the way home - I had some great footage of me getting my 1290SA airborne offroad!  :-)  although I did get the GTR airborne in Scotland  ;-)

Big adventure bikes are great, I certainly had no problems - but they do take a bit of confidence.....

I so want to have a go at this....  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpCubYprqFQ 

Unfortunately, not much of this available in this country......  :-)

Neil

Its I Robot.....  it'll become sociably unacceptable to drive, but you have the right to have offspring that can't read or right normally!

Just hope Darwin cuts in early enough to be like the matrix, where you can liquidiize them and feed it back to the incredibly stupid who doesn't think they have been playing with our food sources for years!....

Sorry, I'll shut up now!

Neil

I think I've decided on the bike I'm next seeking out!  I don't think I would entertain a Versys 1000. so.....

A Ducati Multistrada 1200 - not offroad, but road biased (for seating position and handling) with 17" wheels. enough power to keep me happy, with the entire sports range of tire choices...

I'll just ignore the other half, and if all goes well with a Ducati - I'll put some offroad rubber on Katie and use it properly.

Also Multistrada was on the Bucket list before I bought my first GTR....

Neil