It’s great listening to you swerving and up and downing on motorcycle choices we have all been down. Desire/marketing/ image and whatever drives us in whatever hobby tbh. Glad I am not the only one to have made many choices😂. I have calmed down on the car front for many years and saved myself a lot of money. My petrol head daughter has taken over my mantle 26 yrs old in raf as engineer 6 motorcycles and 13 cars. M power BMWs, convertibles, 4x4, and never satisfied😂. Now I love old bangers making them last till the very last. Just had to pack in motorcycles due to a health problem sadly. Thank god for u tube and fellahs like yourself entertaining and biking vicariously. Is it me but digital speedos make it hard to maintain a constant speed
Shame you can no longer ride, I'm glad you get something from little video's like mine😊 I have the same thing for older cars ... it's nice not to have the worry parking them plus so simple to upkeep and fun to drive👍
Thanks , interesting to learn about all your bikes. I passed my test last year at age 54 so only bike no2 so a bit of catching up to do. (Went cb125f then Triumph Trident)
That's a tough question ! ...as I said the Tiger was the most capable bike that could do everything so well ,but maybe the Street Scrambler may just be my favourite .
A great mix of bikes there done something similar but kept my bikes longer maybe now like you have a bike with a bit of zip my tracer triple and finally a scrambler 400 which i managed to get of streetbike thanks to triumph
@alienbiker5036 Glad you got your 400 OK from Streetbike ...I know a few who are still having issues ( last time I spoke to them ) Tracer is great bike ,unfortunately too tall for me.
Great film. Question about the CL500 - I see you have no bobbins fitted to rear swinging arm. How do you elevate the wheel to clean and lube chain? How will you elevate it when you need to remove wheel to change tyre? It looks like the exhaust will get in the way for a central jack/lift??? (thinking of becoming a CL boy as well).
HI Andy . There are rear stands that do not use bobbins but have brackets that fit under the swingarm. You can also buy them alone for most makes of stand to convert the bobbin type ... Just goggle rear stands and have a look ...Dave i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dncAAOSw~ZBicnQG/s-l960.webp
I use a trolley Jack under the swing arm and just lift 2cm off floor. Cable tie front brake or wedge against wall. Chain lube and cleaning only. Tyre goes to the shop
I enjoyed that journey through your motorbike ownership. Thanks for relating!
Thanks 👍
It’s great listening to you swerving and up and downing on motorcycle choices we have all been down. Desire/marketing/ image and whatever drives us in whatever hobby tbh. Glad I am not the only one to have made many choices😂. I have calmed down on the car front for many years and saved myself a lot of money. My petrol head daughter has taken over my mantle 26 yrs old in raf as engineer 6 motorcycles and 13 cars. M power BMWs, convertibles, 4x4, and never satisfied😂. Now I love old bangers making them last till the very last. Just had to pack in motorcycles due to a health problem sadly. Thank god for u tube and fellahs like yourself entertaining and biking vicariously.
Is it me but digital speedos make it hard to maintain a constant speed
Shame you can no longer ride, I'm glad you get something from little video's like mine😊
I have the same thing for older cars ... it's nice not to have the worry parking them plus so simple to upkeep and fun to drive👍
Thanks , interesting to learn about all your bikes. I passed my test last year at age 54 so only bike no2 so a bit of catching up to do. (Went cb125f then Triumph Trident)
Great to have you riding at last !! .. It's never too late ...Thanks for watching. ( Trident is a great bike BTW)
A great assortment of bikes, but what was your favourite of the bunch ? Great video, I can see another Triumph in the garage soon......ride safe
That's a tough question ! ...as I said the Tiger was the most capable bike that could do everything so well ,but maybe the Street Scrambler may just be my favourite .
A great mix of bikes there done something similar but kept my bikes longer maybe now like you have a bike with a bit of zip my tracer triple and finally a scrambler 400 which i managed to get of streetbike thanks to triumph
@alienbiker5036 Glad you got your 400 OK from Streetbike ...I know a few who are still having issues ( last time I spoke to them ) Tracer is great bike ,unfortunately too tall for me.
@@WyreForestBiker in all truth it was too tall for me also but yamaha do a lowering kit so not too bad
That was a thoroughly enjoyable trip down memory lane! Talking about Suzukis, I had a VX800 , which was a very good machine….
@TheNorfolkThunderbolt VX800 is a bike that passed me by ...interesting machine though I'd like to get a ride on one ...thanks 👍
Thanks
Great film. Question about the CL500 - I see you have no bobbins fitted to rear swinging arm. How do you elevate the wheel to clean and lube chain? How will you elevate it when you need to remove wheel to change tyre? It looks like the exhaust will get in the way for a central jack/lift??? (thinking of becoming a CL boy as well).
HI Andy . There are rear stands that do not use bobbins but have brackets that fit under the swingarm. You can also buy them alone for most makes of stand to convert the bobbin type ... Just goggle rear stands and have a look ...Dave i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dncAAOSw~ZBicnQG/s-l960.webp
I use a trolley Jack under the swing arm and just lift 2cm off floor. Cable tie front brake or wedge against wall. Chain lube and cleaning only. Tyre goes to the shop
Apart from the little trailie, Yamahas are conspicuously absent. Not tempted by the current CP triples?
@m2menuiserie540 Great engines no doubt but for me I never gelled with the MT's design so was never tempted , good bikes though .😊
I have all the Japanese marques and kawasaki are my only dislike🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Great chilled out ride x 🎉
Thanks Martine 😊