Richard

I have always tended to to put bar ends on , but they do tend to make the bike wider for filtering if you have the mirrors in the traditional splayed set up. You could put your mirrors under the bars after checking they won’t catch the tank on full lock. Again much better view but not a natural way to look

Try leaving the kill switch in the off position when the bike is stood. I was always recommended to do this with my Italian bikes for the same reason.

You can get toe and heel change for some Harley’s

Well , I got the Buell Mot’d and found that I can manage to ride it again, without too much pain. So I will tax it next spring and run for local stuff.

A 701 Moffat to Edinburgh is spectacular

Went out for the first time on the bike in six months ( post stroke) very pleased with myself!

The last one I bought from Bennett’s at Doncaster, who are keeping their dealership, and they were excellent to deal with

I had the same do it ! I lost 700 gbp over two years on the 1078 buying new and made on the Dragster ( couple of hundred) they really kept the value

I had a Dragster 2014 model I also had 2010 Brutale 1078 rr neither caused issues and both where reliable, had the 1078 for two years but the Dragster for one and traded for a Super Duke

Sadly, limited to a clean, but they looked nice in the sun

Started the pair of them up. First time they have seen the light of day for seven weeks. I still can’t ride them but they ran for 15 minutes

I have basically lived your statement, I have had a lot of bikes over the last 5 years , really I started changing around the lockdown period. Everyone of them had its positives and negatives, and how prices were moving I only lost on one of them. Each one of them was a dream at the time, and some illusions were shattered. I have tried to live the dream, and could afford it when on bikes, cars I couldn’t afford to do it. And my hairstyle definitely backs up your statement

A interesting bike with the BMW torque twist, that I think is great fun. Basically 1200 cc. Flat twin non standard exhaust 115 bhp 53 mpg, pretty comfortable and handling is lovely. Lots of trick bits to buy. Shaft drive is a big positive and basically I would recommend it highly for someone who likes the thought of a naked bike.