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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:33 pm
and another Berkshire lad
Just bought a new RT LC
Had a great time on the test ride with the radio, I'm sure I'll have many years in which to eat my words, but the radio is a brilliant joke! I can get radio piped into my helmet (in the nicest possible way) without exposing the world at large to magic fm!
The RT was predictable for me, born again biker from the ZX9 creed, tried the R1150R and failed, tried the 2008 R1200GS and was stunned, perfect bike, other than the engine, gearbox and height.
Spent a few years going down the GTR and Thunderbird route trying to find the right bike for roads near home and touring.
I'd never tried the RT, asked North Oxford to loan me one during a service, but not tried.
What amazed me was that these are not bikes to be afraid of, they are tourers for normal numpties. The low centre of gravity of the boxer twin compensates the tourer toys and so they work on my big "B" roads around home and still my 350 mile a day range from my annual bloke's de stress run out.
Been reading this site for a while trying to steal your knowledge, and for that I thank you, I'm hoping that this bike is my middle aged ZX9, although there's always a risk the sports bike will call, so I would like to think I'll find a bigger garage before finding the need to change.
Just bought a new RT LC
Had a great time on the test ride with the radio, I'm sure I'll have many years in which to eat my words, but the radio is a brilliant joke! I can get radio piped into my helmet (in the nicest possible way) without exposing the world at large to magic fm!
The RT was predictable for me, born again biker from the ZX9 creed, tried the R1150R and failed, tried the 2008 R1200GS and was stunned, perfect bike, other than the engine, gearbox and height.
Spent a few years going down the GTR and Thunderbird route trying to find the right bike for roads near home and touring.
I'd never tried the RT, asked North Oxford to loan me one during a service, but not tried.
What amazed me was that these are not bikes to be afraid of, they are tourers for normal numpties. The low centre of gravity of the boxer twin compensates the tourer toys and so they work on my big "B" roads around home and still my 350 mile a day range from my annual bloke's de stress run out.
Been reading this site for a while trying to steal your knowledge, and for that I thank you, I'm hoping that this bike is my middle aged ZX9, although there's always a risk the sports bike will call, so I would like to think I'll find a bigger garage before finding the need to change.
