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Someones interested in buying my Bike!!
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It's non other than the French Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, Bakayoko
Issouf! Quite cunningly he's opted for a yahoo.com email address. I
guess it's because he doesn't want to use his embassy email address,
because it's for work only.
Let me guess, the next step is to send him loads of money via Western
Union...
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Selling the bike? What next? Bike or Renault Scenic?
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I quite fancied the new 1250 non-s Bandit, but then I noticed how low
on power it is - it barely makes more than the 650, FFS.
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That's the bugbear for me. I know my GSX puts out 106BHP, but the 1250
puts out 98BHP and the difference is very noticeable
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FFS, just get in derestricted, you wuss. AFAICT every other litre-bike
owner in France does so, so why not?
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*ding* If it was restricted, it'd be restricted to 106BHP, not 98BHP.
Anyway, even if every other litre-bike is derestricted:
1. They're supposed to be bringing in mobile units that will do power
tests on bikes (n'est pas BD?)
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This is 80% "intox" (French for "spin"). They haven't got the money to
purchase any significant number of units, and, unlike the local gatsos,
this remains manpower intensive. So they may have a truck or two, and
use them sporadically in places where bikers on sports bikes abound,
like races or the Vincennes weekly gathering. But the random lone biker
isn't an easy target.
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Tsk. You should be ashamed .. .
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2. It'll void my insurance and to be honest, I can't be arsed with
breaking the law any more.
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Not really. A paper in MotoMagazine discussed this a while ago, and it
seems that the insurance can deny payment only if they can demonstrate
that you significantly changed the risk, /for the accident under
consideration/. And unless you hit someone at over 240km/h it is going
to be very difficult to do so. Of course, after that they can kick you
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You reckon? Wouldn't the ins. co. go all out to deny payment? Also if
you go from say 106BHP to 150BHP, wouldn't this be considered as a
significant change?
What would plod do too?
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What do you want them to do? Most of them are too busy tracking
speeding bikes, and ogling women on bicycles and short skirts, to worry
about that sort of stuff.
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The latter is obligatory for civilians too, no?
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out :-)
PS: you have been suggested a TDM. YKIMS. Unbeatable for commuting,
especially in nasty weather.
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What's a TDM like in the 'throwabout on the twisties' kind of ride? I
want a bike that I can enjoy as well as be sort of practical (Yes, yes,
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why not take one for a test ride, then you'll know for yourself?
book a ride on a multistrada at the same time so you can get a decent
comparison.
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And a Benelli Tre-K. They rock mightilyeth.
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Champ, I know what I said up there. I enjoy my GSX and it's sort of
practical. The Divvy is just practical. :-))
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with the 1200, all you had to too was replace the end can for an extra
15 BHP or so, but with the 1250's fuel-injection setup I reckon such
easy gains won't be possible.
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You'd be right, but it can only be a few months before someone offers a
chip or ECU upgrade.
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quite possibly - you'd wonder how they managed to get as little as 98
horses out of a modern FI 1250 engine in the first place....
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"de-tuned for torque"
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Well, if I can't have the horses, the torque will do.
This is the same argument that the my local Suzuki deal is trying to
use on me for the Gixxer thou.
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Well, I suppose there would be a way of remapping it or by adding a
Power Commander, but I think you're right.
The other problem is that FrogPlod are so strict on aftermarket stuff
atm, that the bike would probably be impounded as soon as they see
it.
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He'll get his agent to turn up with an over large cheque, natch. With this
sort of luck, I'd buy a lottery ticket too.
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