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Yeah exactly. Even my little 400 will pull your arms off if you open it up at 30 mph even though it's only 45hp max. But it runs out of breath at 65, and you have to plan you overtakes carefully cos it's tuned for torque and got no top end. My guess is that the 660 Triumph is tuned for top end, but it going to be underexciting until you redline it... at which point your licence might be heading for the shredder.

The headline figures only tell you what the engine can do at its peak. But not many of us ride around all day at 11000 rpm. What happens at 3-5000 rpm and 5-7000 rpm is going to affect normal ride a lot more. Engines can be tuned to give out loads of power at high revs, or more power - and perhaps importantly - more torque at lower revs. Looking at the stats, I'd expect the Triumph to be free-revving, but not delivering a lot of punch until the engine's wound up nearer the red line. But I'd guess the Benelli has more to it at lower revs, and this makes a bike more engaging to ride.

Thought about getting a cat? Needs to be a proper cat, not a soft southern one.

@fastbob Seems to me the bloke is confused cos he's been told his bike not to ride the bike because it's unsafe, but it seems ok to him. I think I'd be the same in his shoes.

never had garage envy until now.

Hi @Travis! Welcome into the madhouse.

Turns out I had 630 messages in my inbox . Gone and emptied it, so all you hundreds of folk who've been frustrated cos you can't get hold of me, you can relax now.

Texted you.

Great pic @Gerontious

Emptied my pockets. So... 35. And one old extra strong mint.

Yeah, beautiful bike.

My guess is their IT systems simply can't accept a gift voucher online. It's even possible their gift vouchers were set up before online shopping became a thing.

Pshhhhwwwphh. Going have to count the moths shekels and plan a come back.

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Condensed button works well for me.

Went out over lunch to find a greater yellowlegs. No luck. But saw a great egret. Consolation prize.

... Discuss.

It's ok @Six30. The award's yours mate. No need to go to these lengths.

Yes we do mate; you're right

Thank goodness my speakers are on mute

Homer as in Iliad? Homer as in Simpsons?

The autocorrect in my brain goes "clickety clackety" when it has to work hard, and drowns out the original message.

7p a mile on vehicles under 3.5t would raise about £19bn a year. Fuel duty on vehicles under 3.5t currently raises about £16bn.

It was down for real a couple of days ago. I guess your cookies were remembering it from back then.