someones watching you

[big neil 2 para]

hi to everyone im new on the forum but hope over time people will get to know me and like the topics that i post on the site just a few lines about myself im a car dealer in london i have been riding bikes for over 30 years crikey that makes me sound old im 43 years old going on 18 ive owned about 50 bikes in my life ive had nearly every sports bike ever made ive owned 4 blades 3 ninja 900s 2 gsxr 1000s 2 gsxr 750s 1 gsxr600 2 ducatis 1 916 1 996 3 suzuki sv 100s 2 yamaha fazer 100s zzr 1100 bmw k1200 bmw k100rs 6 triumphs 1 tiger 900 2 trident 900s and 3 daytonas incuding the new 1050 model 1 mv augusta f4 1 cbr 600rr plus a whole lot of differant trials type of bikes plus a lot of yamahas inc the rd 250 rd 350 rd 400 and the rd 500lc ive done hundreds of track days and even have a national acu race lisence ive always loved sports bikes with a passion but after years on sports bikes and many near misses plus a couple of very bad spills i have now purchased a 57 plate black panther with some mods i have put on it its a very good fun lane and even track bike capable of doing many things its very stable great handling bullet proof engine and lastly very quirky good looks the reason for this posting is as i have said ive owned many sports bikes in my time on the road some plain some with very exotic paint schemes some of the bikes ive owned get a few heads turning some for the wrong reasons ie me riding like a nutter through peoples towns and villages in the past and some for the fact they sound awesome with different race pipes and full systems on them but i must say hand on heart i dont think ive ever had as many lookers as on the muz ive had dozens of people asking what it is and saying how good looking the bike is they love the sound of my full exhaust system and people are always complementing the bike on how nice it looks with all the mods ive done on it plus ive taken all the mz stickers of it its just all plain shiny black my next purchase is white power front upside down forks not because they are any better than the originals they just look better on the eye especially with the carbon bits on them i can think of not much better than pulling up on the muz and theres all these fancy new sports bikes with peoples tounges hanging out drooling all over them i pull up on mine and you get a good crowd round it admiring it for its total individuality even other super moto riders on there ktms and huskys give a respectfull nod to this very understated bit of kit when it passes by i have a good friend who travells all over europe and even america performing stunts sparky is his name have a look on u tube to see him in action i let him have a go on my bike to see what he thought of it he wheelyed the bike for quarter of a mile done a couple of impressive endos on it and said he thought it was brilliant another person who is an aqauntance of mine asked to have a little go on the bike he came back ten minutes later smitten by it so much so he bought one the same weekend and has sold his 04 plate r1 and uses his mastif instead for work and for play so like i said in the title you may not find love with the bike or any new friends but you will get some admiring looks and maybe a little respect out there in bike world when you own one of these

[Sue]

Welcome
and very well said. Love my Baggi too, just for the same things. It turns heads, and have heard comments from people as I have ridden through towns with loads of sports bikes. They all get the admiring looks, and some pick mine out pointing... heard a couple say "wow, thats cool... I want one!" Has drawn people at bike meets too, wondering what it is.. or knowing it and amazed to see one! There are very few in my area. Have gained respect from my fellow sports bike riders too... it handles so well and just powers away round the twisties. Bigs grins all the way!!

Sue