Gave that a shot Mick, no joy!

posted pic on photobucket instead.
this is the bike outside dealers, going to start messing with it over the weekend (Remove pillion pegs and install tail tidy for starters! followed by adding black levers and black rearset )

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p-trax wrote:

Gave that a shot Mick, no joy!

posted pic on photobucket instead.
this is the bike outside dealers, going to start messing with it over the weekend (Remove pillion pegs and install tail tidy for starters! followed by adding black levers and black rearset )

It's ridiculously good fun, my face was sore from grinning after my inaugural 3 hour ride yesterday. Really agile and responsive, and it's totally stock (ATM).
I was quite happily pottering along sub 6000 revs, marvelling at the rideabilty, and acceleration ( just generally getting used to it to start with.)
But as the bike red lines at 13k, I decided to open it up for a short stretch

Theres an awful lot of fun to be had between 6-10k revs!!!

Manageable madness

The acceleration and exhaust noise are beyond phenomenal IMHO.

Today verged on depressing due to the torrential rain, fingers crossed tomorrow provides the weather and excuse to clock up some more miles  Gerry
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Arrived>Santorini/Jet FFRR MY11 TDV8
Gone>Stornaway/Ebony MY09 RRS HST TDV8
Gone>Java black/Ebony MY07 RRS HSE TDV6

So p-trax, how would you compare your Range Rover to say, oh I don't know, a Triumph Daytona for instance?

More flickable, higher rev limit, etc?

Going to local dealer to pick up some bits - not very exciting might take SWMBO to demonstrate how much I think of her  Geoff

Pulled the trailer down to the dump.

Range rover + trailer = loads of envious male ford focus drivers.....  2004 black Vogue TD6

Replaced back wheels to front, drove for a mile and found the tyres were appalling! Went straight back to a pair of good years. The difference is like driving a Suzuki jimmy and FF! Avoid kuhmo tyres like the plague! No matter how cheap.

Just back from the north of Scotland, over 1000 miles in the past week and it's running like a dream. Overall fuel consumption was 27.4mpg

Took 3 American visitors to Stirling Castle - felt really smug when we parked in the out of town Park and Ride to get the shuttle bus up to the Castle because we got there for free instead of the normal £1.20 return, but also because when we got to the Castle there were 3 FFRR's waiting in a line for one of the rare as hens teeth parking slots on the castle forecourt.

If you are coming to Central Scotland on holiday you cannot miss out Stirling castle but you can avoid Edinburgh Castle. £12million has been spent on Stirling Castle in the last 5 years and it is well worth the visit, just don't try to park on the castle ramparts because you will have a long wait for a slot. £1.20 to park all day in the park and ride = £4 to park at the castle too! 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

Passed the castle yesterday and I have to say it's good to see they have repainted the Grand Hall......Looks much better now

Nope it hasn't been repainted, it is the same colour of limewash it's always been, just that it has weathered like it was forecast to! What has been vastly improved are the Royal Chapel and the royal apartments that are now funrished as they were way back when James V (of Scotland!) was in residence - lavishly with superb newly made tapestries and drapes and some very beautiful furniture made in the correct style recently - shows we do still have some fine craftsmen in this country as it was all made locally and much of it on site 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

I've been to Scotland - how come I missed it?

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Replaced back wheels to front, drove for a mile and found the tyres were appalling! Went straight back to a pair of good years. The difference is like driving a Suzuki jimmy and FF! Avoid kuhmo tyres like the plague! No matter how cheap.

FFRR slumming it at Skibo Castle, the highland retreat of Andrew Carnegie

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