On behalf of 86gsxr.....

[Wasp27]

damn nice bike Al .. congrats matey

^^^^^What Sandra said ^^^^^^ Thats a nice piece of gear Alistair....now when ya coming up ta show us. Cheers W

[u4ea]

tell me about it.....not too far away tho....she'll be right

you after a 675 aren't ya?

Um yer but it depends on the almighty budget!!!!675 are sex on wheels !!!!

Alister a brilliant write up!!Really shows your heart and soul has gone into your decision May the gods smile sweetly upon you as you venture forward into the days with your new machine

[86GSXR]

Thanks guys

Well, I managed to get through work today despite my marathon scribe session last night I'd rather have been riding, but it was a good day in the end. Bloody freezing though so I hope you all wrapped up well if you were out on the bikes!

The best thing though is that I now have another weeks leave (thank god for study breaks) which sounds as if it could be ideal for getting the next 870 or so break in miles done. Hmmm, that should be perfect for next weekend

I can't wait to show you all this bike and really looking forward to seeing Barry's one back to put side by side. And I hope that this new bike buying trend doesn't cause any bankruptcies lol.

Yep, I'm staying as 86. You know, first love and all

[dogsnbikes]

WHOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO I am no longer a lonely child

yeah will be good next weekend Al.....dont know about you doing 10 1/2 Im pulling 230 at 9 where you planning on flying of too huh!!

She looks good mate already got some bling ideas for you

[86GSXR]

Hmmm, 230 at 9 is it. Ok, may have to find a closed private road then I do know of a runway too lol.

I'm really looking forward to getting em both out there Barry, I just hope the weather holds so I can get the 1000 miles done this week! Is your speedo in mph or kph?

I can go to 5000 rpm until 300 miles completed, then 6000 from 300 - 600, 7000 from 600 -800, 8000 from 800 - 1000.

I'm only up to 130 miles now so it's going to take a few days.

It's really important to vary the engine speed during this period too, so I'm being super careful about that.

Bling! Yes, I'll have to check that out lol.

[98tls]

Bling is good mate........if your bored sometime do a surf for Trumpet owners sites then bring out the credit card and get to it................

[kro]

seriously nice bike matey, I am impressed.

[86GSXR]

Bling is good mate........if your bored sometime do a surf for Trumpet owners sites then bring out the credit card and get to it................

seriously nice bike matey, I am impressed.

Cheers guys, this is an amazing machine. I'm just dying to spend some decent time with it, starting tomorrow. The build quality is top rate and it looks great from all angles. It's big too, but incredibly nimble. Can't wait to learn more about it! And I tell ya, running in a new bike properly is an experience I'm glad to be having!

[98tls]

Different strokes for different blah blah but if it was mine i would polish those rims and shrink the indicators first up........then lose the pooper scooper out back.......someone will make a real nice undertray for those things......with leds.

[tri boy]

I'm stoked for ya mate. There is something bout the Daytonas that can't be explained.
You'll be grinning like a dog in a butcher shop for ages.

[98tls]

By pooper scooper i mean the guard out back........maybe something similar to this......remembering this is only my opinion.......

[robertydog]

Well done mate. Bike looks a Gem. Happy riding and i hope we will see it up our way, or close to it some time.

[dogsnbikes]

Bling! Yes, I'll have to check that out lol.

just keep your beady lil eye's of my number plate oh and my microlites

hope you got headlight protection

[KoroJ]

Pity about your login Al. Looks nice and Al 'Daytona' sounds much more impressive.

Do Triumph riders still carry a quick rag for when you stop for a coffee??

[86GSXR]

Different strokes for different blah blah but if it was mine i would polish those rims and shrink the indicators first up........then lose the pooper scooper out back.......someone will make a real nice undertray for those things......with leds.

Yeah, I'm definitely thinking about the indicators, and there will be more. By Christ though, the credit card's taken a hammering lately, but once she's run in - yeah!!!

I'm stoked for ya mate. There is something bout the Daytonas that can't be explained.
You'll be grinning like a dog in a butcher shop for ages.

There sure is. I was having a coffee in Bulls yesterday admiring it, when along comes an old boy who sits down beside me and proceeds to talk non stop for the next 15 mins. I like elderly people but I just had to get away in the end. Damn, it ruined my quiet time with that bike. Didn't last long tho, the next 50 miles were bloody magic!