Got myself a new bike.

[mick]

Hi All, just thought i would show you some pic's of my new bike, its a Honda of course  , its a VTX1300 Retro cruiser, it came with the big screen and saddle bags etc, but i have put them in the loft as i like the look of the bike without them, i fancied something newer and this caught my eye  , took it for a test ride liked it and bought it  , its going to keep me busy cleaning it LOL. its like riding a armchair very comfy loads of power & a bit of a bugger to get used to at first  , hope you like it cheers mick.

[SteveD CB500K0]

What's it sound like Mick? 

[Dave M]

Not my cup of tea Mick but it looks very nice.

[Spitfire]

Should have known saw you looking at that big cruiser at Aintree, enjoy !

Cheers

Den

[mick]

I'ts not that noisey Steve, my eldest lad says it sounds like a chinook helicopter coming down the street  , Hi Den & Dave, well i probably would'nt have give it a second look when i was younger, i like it because its different this is the first one i've seen in red as the majority are black,  ;)cheers mick.

[SteveD CB500K0]

We get Chinooks flying over here on their way down south.

They are f***ing noisy!  You can hear them coming from miles away!

[JonnyB]

You think a chinooks is loud, you want to live at the bottom of the Red Arrows runway

[SteveD CB500K0]

That's what you get for living in "Bomber County" John.

Here we just get Heathrow incoming (they normally start at 4.30am)

[SamCR750]

We get Chinooks flying over here on their way down south.

They are f***ing noisy!  You can hear them coming from miles away!

What do you mean,..on their way down south .....you are down south

Nice bike Mick, I wonder what it would do on the strip ?...oooooodles of torque

Strip all the crap off it,  could be quick

Sam.

[mick]

Hello Sam, yep you are right it does have loads of torque  , it pulls like a freight train  , i've only had it up to a ton on the motorway but it dont hang about getting there , cheers mick.

[SteveD CB500K0]

Sam - south of us is Hampshire : "Chinook Country"

I think they fly from Northolt or Bensen

[Dave M]

Does it go round corners at spped Mick?

[mick]

Hi Dave, its ok on long flowing corners at speed but shorter corners can be a bit of handfull  , just got to remember to adjust my riding style from the F1 to this, it is'nt heavy but it has a long wheel base & having a fat front tyre it wants to grip all the overbanding & grooves in the road , cheers mick .

[Bryanj]

Local dealer put a set of imported Vance and Hines pipes on one of those and the noise caused more damage than the last earthquake

[SamCR750]

never felt a thing