full licence
can i ask how high is your door or what's the height of the Duke
Like most of its put a bit of weight on over lockdown, now 112kg and £2149.
Yes we have electric bikes and they are great, just looking at what i could get if we wanted to go a bit further a field. Always been a biker but heavy Harley's and super bikes when younger. Good to have options.
I know what you mean. I used to have a small scooter but then switched to an electric bike for a couple of years now. It's fine for what I need, but I still feel the occasional pang of getting a scooter again.
No problem, two pics attached. The highest point of the bike is the TFT / Front Master cylinder, highest point of the garage is to the gas strut. I changed the mirrors to bar end jobs so no faffing around taking them off and on. I also fitted a sliding rail system so I can load it in or out in about 3 mins. Shout if you need more info, happy to help.
Thanks for that. What's the sliding rail system? is it a branded version or one you have fabricated, i would be very interested to see how that works, thanks in advance
Yep.. the new model is Euro 5 compliant so more crap added. Though you can still buy one for JUST under £2k if you shop around
And here is the link to the product.Thanks for that. What's the sliding rail system? is it a branded version or one you have fabricated, i would be very interested to see how that works, thanks in advance
www.campingsportmagenta.com
The Grom was good but we went from going away a bit, to retiring and planning to tour Europe over many months and the Grom would have struggled to go up the mountains. It was also very cosy for me and the lady. I am 110KG and she is 50kg and the size of Kylie. The Duke has more room than it looks like but you need the ergo seats, the standard ones are shockingly hard. We fit on it with the Shad 58x top box no problem at all, arrive at wherever and put the hats in the top box. We also have soft panniers we take if the wx is hot so we can loose the jackets etc. Done 3000 miles on the Duke without serious issues, had a Power commander and dyno time to smooth out the low down fuelling but I am a fussy bloke. I wouldn't have a Grom again, the Duke is a lot better and being able to do motorway speeds easily makes a big difference at times and is a lot safer than holding up the traffic on quick roads. I have a KTM 1290 SAS in the garage for "proper biking" but often find I take the 390 for the giggles. When we had the E&P fitted in Blackburn I rode the 390 home to Birmingham and back again without issue, it really is a good little bike. My 790 is due next week and that will in theory replace the 390... Here it is in France fully loaded July 19
thanks for that great info, pumping you for info here, my garage is 200kg max is yours same or more and does MH ride ok with it in back
Pump away ;-)thanks for that great info, pumping you for info here, my garage is 200kg max is yours same or more and does MH ride ok with it in back
Thanks again, we don't carry much in garage couple of chairs, table some bits and bobs oh and couple electric bikes but would leave them at home when carrying Duke, just would gives options on where we are going and what we wanted to do, and it would get used at home also, whereas a small scooter type wouldn't get used at home. I will have to check it out carefully before committing as it would run close to limits, could always buy new MH to accommodate
Your rear axle limit will be the controlling factor along with MAUW, when we were looking at new vans I looked in the garage and got my tape measure out before even looking at the price or inside the van ;-) Good luck, shout if you need any more info.Thanks again, we don't carry much in garage couple of chairs, table some bits and bobs oh and couple electric bikes but would leave them at home when carrying Duke, just would gives options on where we are going and what we wanted to do, and it would get used at home also, whereas a small scooter type wouldn't get used at home. I will have to check it out carefully before committing as it would run close to limits, could always buy new MH to accommodate
OK time to stop pussy footing around with all the girly bikes and get yourself at least 200bhp (GSX-R 1000R L9)
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The pic may be useful for seeing how I secure my motorbikes in the van
Look at them chicken strips
170kg though
It’s the storage room under the seat easy for the wife to get on and not the kind of thing that will draw attention from thieves (hopefully) there are some brand new ones for just under 4K170kg though
And £5000
And only 25bhp
Why can't we have a lightweight powerful scooter! It's 2021!
We had lightweight powerful scooters, they were called two strokes and they got pushed out ;-(170kg though
And £5000
And only 25bhp
Why can't we have a lightweight powerful scooter! It's 2021!
2t now there’s a memory
The smell of Castrol R is an aphrodisiac to most men over 502t now there’s a memory
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