The Hitcher
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I disagree about the emissions a 600 cc V4 going to a 15/16k redline, similar to the old Honda VFR/RVF 400s is going to emit a much nicer sound than a 660cc parallel twin .
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A boa constrictor would work wonders, although probably not at this time of year.
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Doesn’t really appeal to me, looks a bit cheaply made and parts bin compared to its big brother. Why didn’t they go all out and make a super sport 600 baby V4.
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Great bikes!, I had an earlier one and was really good, I found you could just get on it and feel at home right away, really inspired confidence.
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I tend to at all bikes including 125s, nothing wrong with riding a 125.
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Has anyone got the iPhone 12 Pro yet?, I’m sort of considering an upgrade, just wondering if it’s worth bothering really.
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maps? Is that an app? Available from the Ordnance Survey App Store!.
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If you want a pickup go for the Hilux, really is the best of the bunch. Not sure what the L200 is like but I had a Shogun a while back and it was crap,problem after problem, think the L200 has a slightly smaller DID engine so may suffer the same issues?.
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Congrats on the new bike, it looks good, hope you have many happy miles on it. Also I’m pretty sure I’m technically classed as a millennial and reading road signs isn’t difficult, I can even read maps!.
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Ducatis recommended pressures in the handbook when I had my Panigale V4 were 33 front and 30 rear, felt about right on that, I run 36 and 38 on the R1 on the road which works well for me.
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This one did hence my comment about 34mpg... I am sure you could get better if you did not have the electric bit... I’m not sure how well a full EV would work for a taxi?, some of them do sit in ranks for a long time so if they could get one of the 30/40 minute fast charges done then it should work in theory, although it would be very expensive to install so probably won’t happen.
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I’ve found leaving it in the garage until spring is the best approach.
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Personally I think leaving the EU was a bad idea and will prove so in the next few years but there we go, it’s done now, sunlit uplands and all that.
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This is what I was thinking too, no way a chain should look like that after 51 miles even if it hadn’t been touched!. Sandpapered and rubbed with salt possibly . I concur that this corrosion has been deliberately induced . Either that or it’s been clocked!.
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the was a recall done on them i cant remember which year you better check, oil pump failure! oil pump runs off the timing belt the fault was the pulley would fail and timing belt comes off engine f**ked!! That is on the V6 engine,thankfully this one is the V8 and immune from that particular issue, there are many other possible ones though .
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Don’t these have a small petrol engine and are more plug in hybrid than a full electric vehicle?.
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This is what I was thinking too, no way a chain should look like that after 51 miles even if it hadn’t been touched!.
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Yeah I understand what you mean, you do see a lot of them being driven badly, XC90s are a really good car, I had a V70 with the D5 engine and thought it was great, although I can see your point might be a bit underpowered pulling an XC90 around!. Sadly I’m a long way from being able to afford the SUV I’d really like .
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giphy-downsized.gif To be fair I don’t think 500 ish ft/lbs of torque and my occasional lead foot helped the poor rubber bearing , it’s not that bad yet but ordered a new bearing and will probably do it at the weekend doesn’t look very difficult to do, at least fixing it will give me something to do in the winter when I can’t ride the bike!.
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First issue has arisen! , bit of vibration/noise just starting when you put the engine under heavy load coming more from the rear. Had a look this morning and the rubber centre bearing in the rear prop shaft is starting to get some play in it, so new bearing time, or probably easier time for a new prop!.
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Thought about taking it out this morning, went out to do a few other bits and pieces and thought sod that it’s cold!.
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Honestly I can’t understand why someone would get hung up on another persons eating and drinking choices, if you’re vegan/veggie and that works for you then great, if you’re not that’s great too. Personally I do eat meat although try and have chicken etc more than red meat when I do. With drinking I can quite happily have a pint or a glass of wine if our socially and not have any more, I don’t really enjoy going out to pubs and getting drunk with friends anymore, haven’t in a good while, probably not the politically correct thing to say but gave up other mind altering substances at the same time as drinking and don’t regret that either, felt a lot better mentally and physically since then.
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I find modern bikes more fiddly to work on,cars, it depends on the car and what you’re doing with it, some have loads of space, some are more of a pain in the arse than a bike is to work on. If you hate working on cars just buy a Toyota or a Honda, nothing will go wrong with it in the first place!.
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The new plaid s is set for sub 2sec 0 to 60 and 200mph+ top end, it's getting very hard for supercar manufacturers I’ve driven both S and X in P100D form, they’re ridiculously fast from a standing start, can’t imagine what the Plaid is going to be like, range is impressive on it too!.