Well having run two FFRRs now I can say that in comparison to them, Lotus are bulletproof. The problem with many is that they are cheap to buy but proper servicing is £500 -£1k a year...even if nothing needs doing... and much more when stuff is needed. If its done then they are solid. If its skimped, then they can be flakey. I bought the Esprit with just 14k on the clock. In the first year loads of bad things happened which nearly bankrupted me. But having sorted it properly, its since given 22 years pretty faultless service on just the proper standard service schedule - incl a track day or two a year and some significant milage tours. Mike - MPx

2017 5.0 V8 Supercharged SVAutobigraphy Dynamic SVO Palette Grey (2021-...)
2012 5.0 V8 Supercharged Autoboigraphy Orkney Grey (2017-2021)
2007 4.2 V8 Supercharged Vogue SE Tonga Green (2012-2017)
2002 4.4 V8 Vogue Bonnatti Grey (2008-2012)

Might as well be the 1st
Lambretta 1967 li special with a 225 rapido engine fitted
And also Suzuki gsx 650 Current tdv8 range vogue 07

Glm wrote:

Might as well be the 1st
Lambretta 1967 li special with a 225 rapido engine fitted
And also Suzuki gsx 650

I've just sold my Vespa. Will post some pics when i'm back on.

Cool bike wheres the pics  2020 Porsche Panamera Turbo Hybrid (V FAST)
2017 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 V8
2018 JCW Mini Cooper
2018 Skoda VRS

Can't work out how to post pics ? Tried b4 Current tdv8 range vogue 07

Mine is engine-less

1946 Humber Sports which cost £15/10/7d

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MPx wrote:

Mine's a Turbo Esprit

MPx wrote:

Sorry about the thread digression...I'll get me coat now!

Not my thread, but I don't think it's a problem.

Glm wrote:

Can't work out how to post pics ? Tried b4

Most fora work the same. Its easiest if you get yourself a (free) account with Photobucket, Flicker, or another of the many hosting services. Then upload the pics you want to share to them. They will provide a link that you just click on to get the necessary address of your pic and you insert that into your posts between the commands [img] and [/img].

So for example the bike I learnt to ride on was a KMX 125 like this


(and I used the command img]https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/i.hubnuts.uk/xpb/c6/c629f98c8c5e211235fb1bdfac2ca90c0b2a5d401201e76ab2ec3c0d3ca354e4.png[/img
but started and finished with a square bracket to get the pic to display rather than the command.

I then had a VFR750FL


Then a VTR1000F


Then the VTR1000FY SP1 that I've still got.

Along the way I rode a VFR400 and GSXR600 on various days at the Mallory Park track school



And finally a Ducati 748 on a Ducati Experience day at Cadwell Park.


Sorry about the different sizes...just grabbed what I could find quickly from around the net.

Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  Mike - MPx

2017 5.0 V8 Supercharged SVAutobigraphy Dynamic SVO Palette Grey (2021-...)
2012 5.0 V8 Supercharged Autoboigraphy Orkney Grey (2017-2021)
2007 4.2 V8 Supercharged Vogue SE Tonga Green (2012-2017)
2002 4.4 V8 Vogue Bonnatti Grey (2008-2012)

Here's my Triumph Street Triple R. I also have a Honda PCX for commuting.

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KurtVerbose wrote:

Bomber County wrote:

Ducati Diavel

I also have an ex-police Pan European for my long to commute to work when it's warmer.

Ooh, nice Ducati.

Which Pan do you have, the 1100 or the later 1300? (Both very nice bikes by the way - I used to really lust after the 1100).

I have the 1100 with all the cop stuff on it except the sirens and lights It's white, so wearing a high vis vest makes traffic part when I want to filter  - Ad augusta per angusta -

Funny, I used to have an ex police BMW K100RT. I bought it with 75k on the clock and did another 100k on it before something big went and I scrapped it. This is a long time ago. The Pan was a much better bike but I was broke at the time - couldn't afford one.

I have a ST1100, had it for 8 years, but do not use it much, have been to France a few times with SWMBO but not recently, so she reckons it should be sold but although it doesn't get used very often, when it does it is difficult to explain the feeling you still get, and as I am now old codger my insurance is only £80 year fully comp and £77 RFT so I am keeping it and will have to put up with the pain. ( I posted a pic a couple of years ago but cannot remember how )

Most ST11 owners seem to hang on to them. Sign of a good bike.

I had a BSA C12, 250cc.

A Triumph Speed Twin, 500cc.

A Bonneville Triton, 650cc.

A Honda 50, 50cc.

Ian

KurtVerbose wrote:

Most ST11 owners seem to hang on to them. Sign of a good bike.

^ In the garage, I have a broken running machine where my aprilia lived.. Not a good swap. Don't want another, but it did look prettier than a bust reebok. Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI