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Same for all of us......except @Six30 of course! What can we learn from this?

They used to have Suzuki engines didn't they?

Wife don't mind you buying them then?

Yeh......4 in a Bandit! Go for NGK's!

You getting another bike Fred?

That's the way it should be Caroline! On some forums you can't say the word "bastard"......yet being rude and aggressive to others (including women) without using profanities is somehow considered acceptable. Well it's not acceptable......and it won't ever happen here. The guys would call it out straight away!

Loved the engine.....but the seating position, and leaning forward onto clipons was unbearable for me. Didn't feel natural at all and my wrists were always killing me! And a U turn on a narrow road became a 5 or 7 point turn. Just not practical for everyday use.....certainly not for me.

Not even sold here!

Yeh.....I thought the same!

It amazes me that Yamaha and Suzuki haven't offered anything in that category for years.

I had this twenty odd years ago.....lovely bike but not right for me!

Years riding.....not age! Though it could possibly be his IQ as well?

I'll be on one eventually!

They still exist? I remember going in the bogs in the West End in Llandovery and they were all there trying to piss without pulling their suits down to their ankles!

Does anybody still buy sportsbikes?

Tyres are not Dave's specialist subject!

Get a set off eBay!

If you're not aware of the history of the bike then I'd put it in the hands of a trusted mechanic.

So would you accept a bollocking from a casual Keith?

You don't know how long they've been in there so get them changed!

It wasn't a conscious thing......just circumstances really. My father died when I was 4 (due to the conditions he experienced in WWII) and my mother was a schizophrenic. I had no siblings or other family to turn to, so I had to learn to get by on my own. That's basically it. I do think I was very influenced by The Prisoner though, which I first saw when I was 12. Specifically the concept of being unwilling to comply with authority, or be manipulated and used by people!

Best band ever!

What you say Clive?

It's a T500......called a Titan in the US!