hankfury
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Hi Guys,
I'm new to the forum and it's time to introduce myself time... I suppose I am a "re- seen the light biker". I had a few as a 16 to 19 year old, then the luxury of cars turned my head. Then I was a "born again" biker 10 years later... I owned a gym at this time and the lure of lads on bikes was irresistible... After about 4 years of fun (and some sadness) I realised I was the last man standing in my group, the only one of about a dozen riders who hadn't thrown it down the road, this stretched from silly little spills to funerals...
My second "stint" on bikes didn't end because of the funeral but two years later when I noticed a waterfall in the North Yorkshire Dales where I mostly ride. I came home and told my wife I was selling my bike... She was perplexed and wanted to know what had happened... I had ridden that stretch of road many many times, always at speed. the waterfall told me I wasn't paying attention to the tarmac. My concentration was wandering.... I wasn't the last man standing for nothing. I sold my bike and bought a Porsche 928 S4, speed doesn't interest me in cars so this heavy grand tourer was perfecto! ( And for me they are one of the most beautiful cars ever made, I personally think if the shut lines were tighter they could be produced today and still hold their own)
I kept the 928 for twelve years and was fortunate enough to win a 928 Concours trophy with it... but I found myself driving it to Devils Bridge in Kirkby Lonsdale ( Massive biker meeeting place) so I could look at the bikes.
I bought another iconic shape, a Ducati 748 Monoposto. The lines of this bike were irrisistible and brilliant handling coupled with not a lot of power would get me back up to speed in the bits that mattered, through the corners... I am proud to say I rode the nuts off it and after two years sold it to a collector in Kent before I broke it by asking too much of its power plant.
I still have a super trick 2002 Ducati Monster S4 and have had two R1's the (again) iconic First model 4XV and the one I have just written off, a 4C8. ( no longer last man standing...)
Which brings me to this forum.... I'm scratching my chin on a S1000 RR Sport. I ride with two of them and know how capable they are, I've even got my head round the assymetric headlights.... I'm just gleaning as much info as I can and would be appreciative of any input by you lot... I almost bought a 2014 model last week from a BMW dealership, but am now talking myself up to the 2015 with active suspension...? Any thoughts????
If you read this far
Hankfury.
I'm new to the forum and it's time to introduce myself time... I suppose I am a "re- seen the light biker". I had a few as a 16 to 19 year old, then the luxury of cars turned my head. Then I was a "born again" biker 10 years later... I owned a gym at this time and the lure of lads on bikes was irresistible... After about 4 years of fun (and some sadness) I realised I was the last man standing in my group, the only one of about a dozen riders who hadn't thrown it down the road, this stretched from silly little spills to funerals...
My second "stint" on bikes didn't end because of the funeral but two years later when I noticed a waterfall in the North Yorkshire Dales where I mostly ride. I came home and told my wife I was selling my bike... She was perplexed and wanted to know what had happened... I had ridden that stretch of road many many times, always at speed. the waterfall told me I wasn't paying attention to the tarmac. My concentration was wandering.... I wasn't the last man standing for nothing. I sold my bike and bought a Porsche 928 S4, speed doesn't interest me in cars so this heavy grand tourer was perfecto! ( And for me they are one of the most beautiful cars ever made, I personally think if the shut lines were tighter they could be produced today and still hold their own)
I kept the 928 for twelve years and was fortunate enough to win a 928 Concours trophy with it... but I found myself driving it to Devils Bridge in Kirkby Lonsdale ( Massive biker meeeting place) so I could look at the bikes.
I bought another iconic shape, a Ducati 748 Monoposto. The lines of this bike were irrisistible and brilliant handling coupled with not a lot of power would get me back up to speed in the bits that mattered, through the corners... I am proud to say I rode the nuts off it and after two years sold it to a collector in Kent before I broke it by asking too much of its power plant.
I still have a super trick 2002 Ducati Monster S4 and have had two R1's the (again) iconic First model 4XV and the one I have just written off, a 4C8. ( no longer last man standing...)
Which brings me to this forum.... I'm scratching my chin on a S1000 RR Sport. I ride with two of them and know how capable they are, I've even got my head round the assymetric headlights.... I'm just gleaning as much info as I can and would be appreciative of any input by you lot... I almost bought a 2014 model last week from a BMW dealership, but am now talking myself up to the 2015 with active suspension...? Any thoughts????
If you read this far
Hankfury.
