First Adventure On The Speed Twin....

Discussion in 'Newbies Hangout' started by Wurzel Chris, Jul 3, 2019.

  1. Wurzel Chris

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    Some of the roads were a bit dodgy..o_O Crappy Roads.jpg
     
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    Wine was good though....;):dizzy: Sunset wine.jpg
     
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    As was the beer... Stella Helmet.jpg
     
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    And finally, moody shot of the young lady in the sunshine....:heart: 20190719_152852.jpg
     
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  5. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    #25 Wessa, Jul 26, 2019
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    Looks like it could be real hot there right now. How did you find the speed twin on the ride down?
     
  6. Dartplayer

    Dartplayer Crème de la Crème

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    Hi Chris and welcome to the forum :cool: best of luck on your trip
     
  7. Wurzel Chris

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    Really good. Once I got into it really enjoyed the ride. Had the odd stint on the motorway to cover the miles which she just ate up, but once on the A/B roads she was a dream to ride. Really enjoyed it and she didn't miss a beat. Managed to get 160 miles between a petrol stop but that made me twitchy, and still only managed to put 11.5 litres in. Big safety margin on the fuel I think.

    Once in France and running around with the wife on the back she was great. I know it's not built for touring but she is certainly very capable. May go for a small screen just to add a bit of cover, even if limited but I would certainly recommend a trip...If nothing else it makes you feel very smug when every biker and non biker stops to pass comment on how nice the bike looks and sounds.
     
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  8. BigCLM

    BigCLM Senior Member

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    Welcome from sunny California.

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  9. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    It was 90 down to 80 and 99% of the road signs were changed !! It's ironic that now the government - in light of the gilets jaunes protests - have decided to leave departmental speed limits to local government, which will almost certainly be back up to 90 kph.
     

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