R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:14 am
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Hello. As from next Saturday I will be boxing fan. 3 year old RS in Grey coming and a Gladius 650 going. May have regrets as it was really a lovely V engine. Just a pity on the suspension. Had that for nearly 7 years with a small part missed out when I traded it for Triumph Sprint GT. Then I bought it back privately about 5 months later with only 250 extra miles and a new tyre, Mot and new tank cover. The Sprint has been good with 48000 in 5 years and is now on 55000. Keeping it for now though. All self maintained which actually is a lot of work on the Sprint. Valve check last weekend showed they were all good with just one inlet at max gap. So that can be planned for adjusting one day in the future if I still own it. The RS has an Acro silencer on it which is something I would not have bought extra. A question I maybe should have asked is that some RS 's have gold coloured forks and others don't. Are they the same? cannot see anything written that they are not.. Yes on some sport bikes when they are an RR model. |
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Zitat von Patty Slegg im Beitrag #1 Welcome Gold forks indicate the Electronic Suspension is fitted. You have electronically adjustable preload and can choose a mode to suit riding conditions e.g. road mode gives a softer ride on bumpy roads. Dynamic gives you a more sporty set-up that has some real time adjustment. This was part of the standard spec on the SE Sport model. Silver forks have manual adjustment and were standard on the base model. |
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Hello, thanks for that on the forks. For Me sometimes less is more, as in more unlikely to malfunction, being manual |
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Zitat von Patty Slegg im Beitrag #4 You need my Ducati 250 single, nothing to go wrong, no starter, no side stand, nothing to tell you what speed you are travelling at and no front brake when compared to a modern bike.  |
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himoverthere I did like the old 250 Ducati back in the seventies. had a mate with the mark 3, and also another mate with 350 mark3. I had a Suzuki GT250 and was just faster than the 250 Mk3 but the 350 just had legs on me. They looked to handle well but got through several bulbs in lights through vibration. And also that left foot kick start.Totally different to Brits |
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Zitat von Patty Slegg im Beitrag #7 In the days of the 250, the main importer was just down the road from you in Wisbech. Mine is a mark 3, 1967. I will put it up for sale one of these days. I lived in Outwell for many years and rode around the area on many bikes including a R1150RT, K1200GT and an R1100S before I moved to France. |
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Zitat von himoverthere im Beitrag #8Zitat von Patty Slegg im Beitrag #7 The importer....... Mick Walker perchance?
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2016 Lupin R1200RS The Gentlemans Express. |
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Bravo He was the one. He really went for those Italian beasts. Also the BSA C15 in my avatar was from Wisbech. Gilding and Wesson before they moved near the roundabout. |
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Zitat von Patty Slegg im Beitrag #11 Rex Gildings Sons are both friends of mine,have you ever frequented their shop? Back in the day my older brother (we dont speak now and should I ever get a terminal disease he's top of my To Kill list) used to regularly take me to Mick's shop. ASCENDING TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF CUNTISHNESS IN 2020 |
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Bravo. Funny World. Yes been in their shop a few times. Not for much,Scot oil /Brake clean. Actually Adam used to live just up from me. Moved to Tydd now. My work mate ran into his motor when he backed out of his drive. Nice FJR1300 Adam has. Old bike did a lot of miles. Till Covid I would see him odd occasion at Whitwell station on Friday eves. |
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Zitat von Patty Slegg im Beitrag #13 Yes he certainly puts a few miles in over the course of a year. We live not far from you in Walton Highway, in fact up until a few years ago we were near neighbours, I used to live on Anthony Nolan Drive..... small world innit. If there's any way I can help you with my limited knowledge of the RS feel free to ask,I've even got the paint codes so you can turn yours into the lighter faster and far more sexier Lupin version  ASCENDING TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF CUNTISHNESS IN 2020 |
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