Motorbike and scooter owners.

[dicko]

I bought a Peugeot Speedfight 100 to commute the Bournemouth rush hour traffic, which it did superbly. Then I saw a Suzuki Bergman 400 for sale second hand, I bought it. It was so comfy to ride, powerful for the Bournemouth to Stamford Lincs run (187 miles) and from the front it looks like a motorcycle!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Memories...........

Bernie Schreiber & Eddy LeJeune (not the 'zydeco' singer)


View: https://youtu.be/FUy_w24JapM?si=AjD7NcNK7oPxSptP

 

[Gunk]

I had my Multistrada serviced yesterday and now I’m almost £600 lighter. Accepting that included £105 collection and delivery charge. No parts, labour £315.00, consumables, environmental fee £78.33, less £2.41 discount plus VAT grand total £597.99

Bike has 8,000 miles and I love it, Im just not sure it’s vfm

£271 for new tyres, £139 tyre fitting and rear pads earlier in the week.

Over a grand, with nothing other than keeping it going.

Im going camping to Devon on it over the weekend, im hoping i will come back desperately in love with it again.

I have just had mine serviced by the main dealer (first service) just under £300 all in, it also now needs a rear tyre before Ì go off to Scotland, another £200. However I’ve now done 8000 miles since April 2025 so I’m definitely getting VFM! especially at over 70 mpg, It’s a brilliant bike.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 29th

P&D Autos
Leeds Road/A61
Newton Hill
Wakefield

I pass this semi-regularly

https://www.panddmotorcycles.co.uk/about/
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/8313783

As an aside; I remember going in the old Library that used to stand directly opposite
(now demolished, & new houses there)
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1062097

 

[yello]

I'm tempted by the 850

Purchased a cleanish, low mileage-ish TDM850 at the weekend. First proper ride on it today. I want to do a couple of minor tweaks to suit my riding, and bleed the front brakes for some added bite, plus it'll take a few rides to adjust to it BUT I like

 

[SteveH80]

I bought a TDM 900 a few years back, it was intended as a stop gap bike but I utterly fell for it's charms. I wish Yamaha still made them, the Tracers aren't the same thing.

 

[Zanelad]

Popped over to Cassington bike night earlier in the week. It was packed as usual. Seemed that there wasn't as many old British bikes as I recall. Although I've not been there for a few years. Got snapped by the event photographer as I arrived.


View: https://flic.kr/p/2smqqGT

 

[Gunk]

Popped over to Cassington bike night earlier in the week. It was packed as usual. Seemed that there wasn't as many old British bikes as I recall. Although I've not been there for a few years. Got snapped by the event photographer as I arrived.


View: https://flic.kr/p/2smqqGT

How are getting on with the HP2 my pal has got one and absolutely hates it!

 

[Zanelad]

How are getting on with the HP2 my pal has got one and absolutely hates it!

I must be the ying to his yang as I'm loving it. It's very different to the in line 4s I'm used to. It needs a little care until it warms up which takes a little time. The dash has a string of lights that turn off as the bike warms up. It also limits the revs. 4,000 rpm on start up rising as each light goes out. Once up to temperature it smooths out. It's a bit noisy as there's no sound deadening from the water cooling. Then again, there's no temperature gauge to worry about if you're stuck in traffic.

The bike is deceptively quick, not by modern litre bike standards but in the upper rev range it's fast and smooth. The carbon bodywork creaks and groans, but quitetens down after a few miles. The road holding is superb. It holds a line like no bike I've had before. Changes of direction seem to happen by thought alone. The brakes are better than the Fireblades I had before it.

I'm getting used to not rolling off the throttle on up changes. That upsets the quick shifter and makes the bike lurch. Get it right and the changes are seamless. Most of all., it looks and feels special. Different to most modern bikes. It gets attention whenever I stop. I look forward to every ride. The popping on the over run never fails to amuse me.

 

[figbat]

Popped over to Cassington bike night earlier in the week. It was packed as usual. Seemed that there wasn't as many old British bikes as I recall. Although I've not been there for a few years. Got snapped by the event photographer as I arrived.


View: https://flic.kr/p/2smqqGT

I had this in my calendar but come the day I unfortunately wasn’t available. A mate of mine went and said it was rammed.

 

[Zanelad]

I had this in my calendar but come the day I unfortunately wasn’t available. A mate of mine went and said it was rammed.

It was, I went early and when I left there were still masses of bikes heading towards Cassington.

 

[SteveH80]

I always fancied an HP2 but at the time it was out of my price range. Now I'm older I can't cope with that riding position, and looking at the prices I still can't afford one.
But if mysterious millions ever land in my bank account I'll have one in the shed, along with a 916, just to go and drool over and occasionally ride to my osteopath...

 

[Drago]

I got rid of the Max as it was too heavy as I got older. Even wheeling it about the garage was an effort.

Thought I'd keep the old Fizzer 6 as its smaller and lighter, but the riding position is too much for me now so its not been MOTd for a few years.

I just fancy a Honda cub or similar for pottering about on now.

 

[Zanelad]

I always fancied an HP2 but at the time it was out of my price range. Now I'm older I can't cope with that riding position, and looking at the prices I still can't afford one.
But if mysterious millions ever land in my bank account I'll have one in the shed, along with a 916, just to go and drool over and occasionally ride to my osteopath...

I find the bike very comfortable. You can adjust the footrest by loosening one bolt and rotating them. I believe you can adjust the bars too, but I haven't felt the need to do so. It's a biggish bike compared to modern bikes which seem to be shrinking faster than I'm expanding and getting
just too damn small.

 

[Drago]

Holy Trump! Milly is selling the Viper bike!

https://silodrome.com/allen-millyard-viper-v10-motorcycle/