New Toy not a BMW

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New Toy not a BMW

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New toy picked up yesterday :D
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Stunning looking bike, lucky person you
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Nice. Instead of, or as well as a boxer?
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Very nice,

That'll be a lot of fun.

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very nice... [smilie=biker.gif]
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Boxer went a while ago and have been riding 1300 GT which i am keeping as can't find anything i want to change it for. Did I think of R9T but bit out of price range.

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Loved all(about 8) except one (t509) of my speed triples. and I absolutely love that matt blue .
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Aye, I was thinking that, matt paint is the new gloss. most manufacturers are doing it. It looks cool but I can tell you now it ain`t durable. It does not have the protective lacquer coats. My matt bike was a pita showing the slightest scruff or greasy paw mark.

lovely bike enjoy it. Sure looks a blast to ride. :)
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Did Stoney not have a Tuono which had the matt paint - lacquered? :?:

No pics on the site anymore.

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boxerscott wrote:Aye, I was thinking that, matt paint is the new gloss. most manufacturers are doing it. It looks cool but I can tell you now it ain`t durable. It does not have the protective lacquer coats. My matt bike was a pita showing the slightest scruff or greasy paw mark.

You should clean Bronson better!! :wink:

lovely bike enjoy it. Sure looks a blast to ride. :)
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Had a couple of rides in the cold and damp, but not explored anywhere near the bikes or my potential.

Having no fairing is fairly comfortable,(up to about 75/80 mph), until the next day and muscles I didn't know I had were aching.

Bike laid up now as enjoying sunny Norway for a month.

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