Recent content by Firecat

Hi, Well had the MT out for another test ride Friday morning, the dealer had removed the baffle. It sounded glorious but boy were my ears ringing by the time I took it back! To be honest, it was a bit loud for me, I like it when I do not alert police two villages away I am heading their...

What model panniers are they?

The xc ix heavy by comparison it is also not as powerful as the MT, does not handle as well either but it is designed for a different purpose. The weight is carried much higher up so it feels very different. It is 215kg and 94 BHP. The power delivery is linear so in that respect it is similar to...

I will give it a go and see what I think. It is different in so many ways but as we all know different is not always better! I am still thinking of how light, manoeuvrable, powerful the MT was......

Test ride booked for tomorrow......

I had not considered this bike, seems well regarded, might have to test ride it! Thanks!

Thanks for the comments. Been reading some more re exhaust and luggage. Seen a potential solution to the latter on ADV Ride forum. Cheers!

That is much cheaper than the dealer quoted me for the yamaha Akrapovic, what is the difference?

Yes I have experience of Triumph warranty, I had the XC not long after it was launched and there were a number of issues that required warranty claims. I have no experience of Yamaha warranty - my last bike had no problems in three years! I will investigate luggage further but I think my mind...

Hi to you all! I have been lurking in the background for a few weeks reading up on the various posts, test reports, issues, modifications etc etc. Reading the generally positive reports on here I decided to arrange a test ride. I spent about three hours on an MT09 yesterday, blue skies, dry...

Ironically this post worked! Sod's law!

I have tried to post twice today, when I hit the submit button I get a message telling me I need to login and loose everything I have typed! Very frustrating!

This is good quality stuff, I use it uncovered on a trials bike. It is easy to shape/cut into the bargain.