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Surely it's quite simple ... unless you are lucky emough to have the budget to run several bikes, you buy a bike which suits the majority of your riding needs. That means if you want to do something outside your normal riding parameters you have to accept compromises.

For most of my needs a (sort of) sportsbike suits me. I accept that if I want to go away on it that luggae carrying is an issue, as is the 100 mile fuel range, but for the odd once or twice a year it's a concession I'm prepared to live with. If I commuted 100 miles a day rain or shine I'd have a shaft driven bike with good weather protection and live with the compromise of not being able to go mad on the Exeter - Moreton road

Horses for courses ...... you pick what suits you best

TLS-Moose wrote:Surely it's quite simple ... unless you are lucky emough to have the budget to run several bikes, you buy a bike which suits the majority of your riding needs. That means if you want to do something outside your normal riding parameters you have to accept compromises.

Which is what I've been saying all along.

The fact is that the bike that can do it all brilliantly does not exist, although I did hear something interesting from a dealer recently.

Apparently, (but we're some years off it yet), one manufacturer is working on a concept based on a sports bike, which will be convertable.

Meaning that you'll be able to quite easily convert it into a full on tourer by key code engine re-mapping for low down torque over outright power, and adding quick relase bodywork, handlebars and luggage.

Two bikes in one.

Now that really would be interesting.

Stanley, try this. I think it's jsut right for your needs and a lot easiet to work on the the VFR
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C63552?pt=pf

Blue wrote:Stanley, try this. I think it's jsut right for your needs and a lot easiet to work on the the VFR
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C63552?pt=pf

How old are you blue

Old enough to wind you up and it's working

Blue wrote:Old enough to wind you up and it's working

No you're not winding me up.

I just never cease to be amazed at how childish and thick you are

Whats really scary is that you, and others like you are allowed to vote

Bite me fanboy

If you have done everything you have claimed to have done whilst posting on this forum in the last month you must be about 103

Wow 103 and still spouting bull

Blue wrote: Bite me fanboy

If you have done everything you have claimed to have done whilst posting on this forum in the last month you must be about 103

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn

And, erm, what exactly is it that I've "claimed to have done"

Show me with links to the relevant posts.

Can't wait for this