So I rode mine to Germany back in September..
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:02 pm
This place is far too much about racing (you know it's a standard TDM850 motor, right guys??) so I thought I'd just ride mine on the road a bit instead. Being a '95 model with 38K miles up it required a bit of spanner work beforehand.. First, remove the old head.
Get a later head, spray it black.
Bosh it on, job's a good 'un. Have you seen the price of new inlet valves?? Anyway.. TRX in full touring mode, waiting to get on the train:
TRX back in race mode (except the 'Nav I suppose) ready for glorious sweepers:
Photo opportunity at the Nurburgring, already done it twice (bit of a yawnfest the second time if I'm honest) but not got a picture in front of the iconic sign until now! And yes, I'm killing it old skool in 90s leathers.
One bike parked up at the bike cafe surrounded by 8 foot wide German contraptions:
Beaufort castle (a tradition):
A slightly wet day which led us to Verdun. The suction mount for my 'Nav had been seriously impressive all week until it saw a smattering of rain, when the whole lot promptly fell off and kept falling off. A surprisingly stressful morning, but the 'Nav only hit the deck once (bugger!).
The view of the Mosel at the viewing point near Piesport. I heard something coming from miles away, it eventually turned out to be a Buell which was kind of interesting.
Time for bratwurst and chips, at least it didn't come with any bread! I couldn't take much more bread by this point..
The viewing point at Cochem. Everyone's looking at the town, but after 6 years of ownership I'm still all about that bike. Phwoar.
Soon followed by a bit more race track-level road..
It was good - no strips!
Coming back home on the Channel Tunnel, hours of delays later..
2000 miles in 6 days, 3L of oil used (absolutely drinks it on the motorway!), no mechanical hassles which put me way ahead of my mate on an NC30 which had a very slippy clutch after a couple of days.. And averaged 57MPG, all round not bad at all. These things are alright for road use y'know! Anyone else been out and about on theirs this year?
Get a later head, spray it black.
Bosh it on, job's a good 'un. Have you seen the price of new inlet valves?? Anyway.. TRX in full touring mode, waiting to get on the train:
TRX back in race mode (except the 'Nav I suppose) ready for glorious sweepers:
Photo opportunity at the Nurburgring, already done it twice (bit of a yawnfest the second time if I'm honest) but not got a picture in front of the iconic sign until now! And yes, I'm killing it old skool in 90s leathers.
One bike parked up at the bike cafe surrounded by 8 foot wide German contraptions:
Beaufort castle (a tradition):
A slightly wet day which led us to Verdun. The suction mount for my 'Nav had been seriously impressive all week until it saw a smattering of rain, when the whole lot promptly fell off and kept falling off. A surprisingly stressful morning, but the 'Nav only hit the deck once (bugger!).
The view of the Mosel at the viewing point near Piesport. I heard something coming from miles away, it eventually turned out to be a Buell which was kind of interesting.
Time for bratwurst and chips, at least it didn't come with any bread! I couldn't take much more bread by this point..
The viewing point at Cochem. Everyone's looking at the town, but after 6 years of ownership I'm still all about that bike. Phwoar.
Soon followed by a bit more race track-level road..
It was good - no strips!
Coming back home on the Channel Tunnel, hours of delays later..
2000 miles in 6 days, 3L of oil used (absolutely drinks it on the motorway!), no mechanical hassles which put me way ahead of my mate on an NC30 which had a very slippy clutch after a couple of days.. And averaged 57MPG, all round not bad at all. These things are alright for road use y'know! Anyone else been out and about on theirs this year?