1100s soon to be in Gloucestershire

Tim H · Post by **Tim H** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:54 pm

Hello, my name is Tim and I like motorcycles.

I've owned a few since getting my licence four years ago, but I've not ownd a twin cylinder machine before. Had a few fours, couple of singles and a triple (955i) which I really liked but never a twin.

I was...going to get an RSVR but.....for some reason I've agreed to buy an eight year old R1100s.

It's red and has loud (laser) cans and sounds lovely. It's a bit tatty in places (fork brace, cracked mudgaurd) and it's not even that cheap for it's age (only got 17k miles on the clock) but I'm really looking forward to riding it.

Anyway, just wanted to say hello. The site looks great.

Cheers
Tim

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:59 pm

Welcome Tim.

I hope the bike is DDP which was the best colour ever.

Bob

Tim H · Post by **Tim H** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:02 pm

If DDP stands for er..RED then yes, yes it is the best colour ever

gus · Post by **gus** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:21 pm

Hello and welcome tim
Hope you enjoy your new bike.
gus

winger · Post by **winger** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:24 pm

If it's 8 years old it's D og D ick P ink alright,but no worries Tim welcome to the madhouse.

Tim H · Post by **Tim H** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:45 pm

You've ruined everything.

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:12 pm

Nah DDP is still the best, have alook at some of my old posts and how good mine looked.

The others just have no taste.

Enjoy

Bob

timbox2 · Post by **timbox2** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:12 pm

Hi Tim,
My name is also Tim and my Initial is also H.

Ive got an R1100s Black with a poorly bottom at present (Bike not me)Got rear ended the other week and missing the bike like mad, even though Ive got a VFR to mince around on at the moment, courtesy of the Ins co.

welcome enjoy the bike.

Oh and where in Gloucestershire? Im often around there as I work out of RAF Innsworth some of the time.

Tim H · Post by **Tim H** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:16 pm

timbox2 wrote:Hi Tim,
My name is also Tim and my Initial is also H.

Ive got an R1100s Black with a poorly bottom at present (Bike not me)Got rear ended the other week and missing the bike like mad, even though Ive got a VFR to mince around on at the moment, courtesy of the Ins co.

welcome enjoy the bike.

Oh and where in Gloucestershire? Im often around there as I work out of RAF Innsworth some of the time.

A village not far from the A417 towards Cirencester where the population number is somewhat lower than the average age.

kitkat · Post by **kitkat** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:12 pm

Hi Tim,

Welcome to the site. Not too many pipe & slippers on here

so hope you will enjoy the site and your new bike. Been thinking about an RSVR but v. happy with the 12S at the moment and had a DDP 11S before that for 6 months

I am just down the road near J17 of M4 so bound to see you about

aviatar piccie taken up by the Air Ballon!

Dave

Tim H · Post by **Tim H** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:18 am

kitkat wrote:Hi Tim,

Welcome to the site. Not too many pipe & slippers on here so hope you will enjoy the site and your new bike. Been thinking about an RSVR but v. happy with the 12S at the moment and had a DDP 11S before that for 6 months

I am just down the road near J17 of M4 so bound to see you about aviatar piccie taken up by the Air Ballon!

Dave

I have a picture of my ZX636 on that exact same spot. It was a good bike, damn quick and even quite comfortable but after 2800 miles in five days last year I was fed up of being on the other side of 10k revs. I can't afford to insure a proper 1000cc sports bike....hence the BMW

iandunn1100ss · Post by **iandunn1100ss** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:32 pm

hi chap welcome,i am in yate if your ever down this way.
ian

Tim H · Post by **Tim H** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:34 pm

Collected the bike yesterday. Got to know it a little bit on the 100 mile ride home down a dark, wet, nose-to-tail-traffic M4. Got through another tank of fuel today (in the rain..I must like it..) and I really quite pleased with it tbh.

Very different from what I'm used to. Sounds lovely, pulls very well but there seems to be nothing to be gained from using the top end. Still pulls hard in 6th which means I keep trying to find 7th..

I took the baffles out of the laser cans and now it doesn't want to idle properly (sub 1k rpm) and cut out a couple of times in traffic. I've put the idle speed contol lever onto position 1 and that solves the problem but I guess I'll need to get it adjusted if I'm keeping them out. I think that's the cause of the low idle anyway.

It's a bit heavy on the wrists even when compared to the rice rocket I was on before so I'll have to get used to bracing against the tank a bit more to keep the weight off in town. Luckily it came with a bagster tank cover.

Front brake seems a little weak. I'll bleed it through or maybe change the 8 year old lines although it could just be the absence of fork dive confusing me.

Anyway, all good so far. Now I'd like some fair weather please

timbox2 · Post by **timbox2** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:46 am

Tim H wrote: I took the baffles out of the laser cans and now it doesn't want to idle properly (sub 1k rpm) and cut out a couple of times in traffic. I've put the idle speed contol lever onto position 1 and that solves the problem but I guess I'll need to get it adjusted if I'm keeping them out. I think that's the cause of the low idle anyway.

Probably just needs the TB's balancing and setting up, quite easy, if youve got a Vacuum Guage of some description, give us a shout if you need to borrow one

Tim H · Post by **Tim H** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:12 am

timbox2 wrote:
Probably just needs the TB's balancing and setting up, quite easy, if youve got a Vacuum Guage of some description, give us a shout if you need to borrow one

Cheers