That's not quite what it said on the toilet wall in Bridge Court ........

yes but lets not dig up the one on the the carlisle sheepmarkets bog door either with reference to ur wellies and velcro :unibrow:

Hi Max, The tiger looks like an attractive propoistion, Mccallen has a black 2003 which looks good, slightly longer suspension than the later ones. That said the Bonnieville Scrambler looks great (but not at near 7 grand though).

went from Dublin to Venice and back last june, 2 up fully loaded.

Except for the pillion sitting too high and the seat being too narrow, Missus had not complain.

ALthough i must say that the additional weight (2 side-cases full, 1 4men tent, 2 camp bed) make the front end very light.

you wont break speed records but I was on holidays so that was not my point anyway.

Thus far I have done around 3,000km two up. Also loaded with Touratech 45 litre cases and a topbox. With my weight (98kg) plus wife (actual weight is non-disclosed =) we were a little over the factory recommended capacity for the T�n�r�. However we crossed the French Alps and back up to Paris with no problems. We were able to maintain highway speeds but I was always aware that the center of gravity had shifted to the rear of the bike and much higher, but you just adjust your riding style to suit. The pillion seat as standard was a little too narrow and hard for any distance so I tried the smallest of the AirHawk seats for the Boss. Magic! She was able to ride all day with no cramps, pains or complaints of vibration. I was well pleased as this type of riding was within the capabilities of the T�n�r� as a dual-purpose (multi purpose?) bike.

I found it to be a bit dear to my liking :p

I tried a tied-on gel pad, but the seat being so narrow made it difficult to attach correctly.

My plan is to get the seat remodeled (as I did for my previous 2 bikes) with this crowd:

http://www.sellerie-moillo.com/

zOU, I just checked the website you quoted, it seems that they have a nice quality of work and would be a good long term touring solution. I liked the look of the tank bags too.

yes they're very good.
pricey but good.

Expect around 300euros for a touring seat with dual gel pads.
you can also ask then to raise/lower/narrow/widen the seat to your liking.

I have one on my VFR750, and I had one made (and raised) for my GSE500.

you need to send them your seat as they don't stock them but you can get lucky and get a 2nd hand for cheap on ebay and keep the original intact

Hi Tommy,

Don't know if you're still considering the 660Z but I've had a 1 tooth oversize rear sprocket on mine for about a week now and can say that there is a noticable and usefull difference. The engine obviously revs up quicker and makes the bike quite a bit smoother as the engine can pull better from lower revs. But perhaps of more use is improved response/acceleration at motorway speeds. Holding a GPS 80mph (when you're going with the flow!) into a head wind/turbulance/heavy air mass feels a less of an effort than before - for the bike, at least - and with about 2000 rpm still in reserve and between 1/2 - 2/3 throttle opening, mpg shouldn't be adversely affected either.

1 tooth was enough of an increase for me - those with a, err...."less than advantageous" :p power to weight ratio may want to try a 2 (or more) teeth increase.
It would be interesting to see how the increase in rear wheel torque with a larger rear/smaller front sprocket compares with the increase in engine torque from a modded engine/exhaust (in terms of gain per �'s spent)
Oh yeah, one thing - the OEM speedo now reads about 12% over.

Cheers, Rick