my bikes

These are my toys , The R1 has been replaced by the vl800,and the gas gas just sits in the garage and never gets used.

Love the SV! Had a look at one today as a matter of fact. Same engine in the V-Strom. How do you find the handling compared with such a thoroughbred as the R1? The Intruder must feel very relaxed compared with either! Just looked again and realised yours is the 1000 SV - I was looking at the 650 today. Nice bikes mate!

Looks like your living the dream, ace bikes.

cheers mate , the sv handles good most of the time , but it likes to shake its head if your accelerating hard out of corners at about 90 mph , which i very rarely do lol , the sv650 is a cracking bike , and probably handles better than the thousand, the R1 was outstanding at everything , except being comfy and pillion friendly.

Cracking bikes m8.

Great rides

Love them all but in particular the GASGAS, I have always had scramblers and often thought about a trial bike but I am to old, to fat and to arthritic to spend my cash in that direction now. Shame, we can still dream.

Recent updates to my bike,Show chrome sissy bar and rack bought off flea bay for 175 and seems good quality, and the tank chap bought from over the pond where mr intruder kindly gave me the link, hopefully should have a screen this week as they've finally arrived in stock. an that's about it for now as iv'e run out of money for now.

Lolling real good

Thats a nice bit of kit especially at that price & particularly love the shelf design

Top quality accessories make a good bike look even better. Nice mate!

Just a quick update, I put some indicator and head light fenders on today then went for a quick spin before it started pouring down yet again
that exhaust is so loud I put some more packing on the baffle which didn't make it any quieter at all, so lucky my neighbour is deaf

That is such a smart bike. I know what you mean about the noise - sometimes you want the sound without the volume. I am sure you will get the baffling to your liking eventually.

When they send you deaf you won't worry about the noise anymore

lookin good mate lookin good

Look how much it's changed from the 1st photo ..... ace !

good looking bikes mate

sim your bike is gorgeous the white walls make it stand out looks cool.are they bought tyres or have you painted them cheers.

Thankyou Phil, the tyres are painted with white wall tyre paint
https://www.suzuki800.com/t1358-diy-white-wall-tyres-suzuki-c800-c50

Hey Sim...

Your bike looks STUNNING.

Can I pick your brains on the sissy bar?

When you fitted the sissy bar, did you use the same mounting points for the hard panniers too?

As you know I've got hard panniers which are pretty similar, which I'll have to temporarily remove to fit the sissy bar I just bought.

Cant decide whether to use the same mounting points for everything, or whether to fit the sissy bar, then drill a couple of holes in it, and hang the pannier brackets off that. Certainly give me more flexibility in the position....

Any thoughts?

Hi Mal, Thanks Yeah Mal I used the same holes,I just got some longer ss allen key dome head bolts, then used ss washers between the pannier brackets and sissy bar to stop it getting scratched, I never take my panniers off but quick release would be handy sometimes.
One thing I've been toying with is putting the bolts through from inside, then fitting the sissy bar, then a half chrome nut and washer as a spacer, then the brackets for the panniers and a dome/spike head nut, so it's four nuts to remove the brackets and panniers all in one ?

OK, ta.

sim do you have hard panniers now or soft ones.are thet used or just cosmetic and which do you prefare.

The ones I'm using now are Viking panniers, Leatherette outside but a solid inner with a metal frame to hold the shape, As for use lol they're always full of stuff from flask,waterproofs,tools,sat nav,spare reg,locks and of course the micro fibre polishing cloth

That is a beautiful Bike. I ordered the tank cover for my Trike today. I see it will look great on mine.

Proudtexson wrote:

That is a beautiful Bike. I ordered the tank cover for my Trike today. I see it will look great on mine.

Cheers Dave I really like the tank cover as it serves a purpose as well as looking good.

simbo wrote:

Proudtexson wrote:

That is a beautiful Bike. I ordered the tank cover for my Trike today. I see it will look great on mine.

Cheers Dave I really like the tank cover as it serves a purpose as well as looking good.

Did you paint the whitewalls. It looks great. Really shows against the black.

Proudtexson wrote:

Did you paint the whitewalls. It looks great. Really shows against the black.

Yeah Dave I painted them with white wall tyre paint, I kept seeing all you guys in the States and Australia with them and couldn't resist.They don't come as standard in the UK but you can get them aftermarket, My tyres only had 3000 miles on them so I couldn't justify renewing them.

We had a little trip out watching the para gliders on Marsden moor today, On the way back Jo forced me to call at the Equestrian shop so she could pick up some crap or other? So while I was having an oily rag outside, I took a couple for the showroom.

Sex on a stick...

Looking sharp Sim... well done.

great pics sim bike looks amazing.

Looking good Sim.

Those whitewalls are...

Well presented bike Sim.

bigmal wrote:

Those whitewalls are...

Yup.
In fact they're sooo much that it should become compulsory for Sim to install one of these at the rear:

MarcinG wrote:

In fact they're sooo much that it should become compulsory for Sim to install one of these at the rear:

What's that picture Marcin ?

Lol you haven't noticed?

Think "dogs bollocks" and look again...closely...at the rear

Hey Marcin
All I can see is a message saying:

pics bbzzdd.com unauthorised referrer sorry :(

Oh....must be hosting restrictions. I see it alright.

I re-uploaded from my hosting server: :)

Dogs Bollocks? That dog must have been the size of a bull!

Looking ace Sim can't wait to get mine sorted i need to be riding before the weather turns again!

After our little excursion around North Wales On Sunday , I've decided my arms and legs can't cope with the head down arse up riding position any more It was an emotional decision because :what1: I've had it since it was born But it's a sad farewell to a good servant


On the plus side though, I've bought one of these to fill the empty space in the garage hopefully it will be a good replacement ? I'm sure the colour will grow on me eventually

nice bike sim be able to chomp up the miles on that when on a long run i got a screen like that lot better than the standard one that used to be on my bike me thinks you have a few extras to fit although you might be able to resist bars look cumfy nice sit up possition lookin at the picture again nice choice sim sweet ride enjoy

sweet machine,your a lucky chap to have such nice toys enjoy mate,you only live once.

simbo wrote:

Brilliant choice. One of the best tourers on the market and great value for money. That screen should make for good air-flow. I like the luggage - I'm thinking of fitting panniers to my DL although the furthest I go fully loaded Tesco! Is it new? Not sure about the colour - I'm not a fan of black myself as you know

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simbo wrote:

That screen should make for good air-flow. I like the luggage - I'm thinking of fitting panniers to my DL although the furthest I go fully loaded Tesco! Is it new? Not sure about the colour - I'm not a fan of black myself as you know

It's not actually got that screen on it I just used that picture for reference, but I've ordered one It's second hand John, 60 plate but has only covered 1200 miles and it looks like new, I know what you mean about black There was a DL fully kitted out in the shop that caught my eye but I had a 600n Bandit once and loved it, so I thought I'd give the 1250 a go.

So....what is it?

Suzuki...DL...V-Strom?...1000cc?

Lol It's Suzuki GSX1250f-st more commonly known as a Suzuki Bandit, They used to be either 600cc or 1200cc but later models are 650 and 1250, the original bandit 1200 un-faired was a bit of a hooligans choice because of it's ability to wheelie,(I went to a wheelie school day and they used 600 bandits)
over time they've become more sedate (like me) and used as touring bikes.

Cracking looking bike Sim,with the pedigree of the Bandit it is going to be bullet proof.

The Happy couple.

And ready for there first night in bed.