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bimota_rider



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 3:46 am    Post subject: Finally got 'er sorted Reply with quote

I finally got my 6R sorted and assembled and tested.....

...All systems are: GO!


After a 2.5 year hiatus,......I forgot how wicked fast this thing is!!!! WOW!!!





....and then this happened:

My back yard, taken this morning.


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brian



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bike looks great and you have a nice back yard. What do you think of the jacket?? I was thinking of buying one of those myself. What's the quality like.
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Evilchicken0



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Your back yard looks a bit overgrown
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bimota_rider



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brian said:
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What do you think of the jacket?? I was thinking of buying one of those myself. What's the quality like.


It is still a bit stiff, it is definitely NOT a high quality motorcycle jacket.
Is it worth the $175.00 USD, I paid for it? YES!
The fit isn't quite right. I am hoping once it breaks-in and loosens up a bit, it will be better.
I had to open up the inside and cut out some of the "speed hump" foam, because it was not allowing me to look up, or, "down the road."
It was a quick fix, with my wife armed with a sewing needle and me with a razor knife.
The other thing with the "stiffness," it makes me look fatt-er than I am!!!!
Laughing


Evil said:
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Your back yard looks a bit overgrown


Yeah, the forest mower broke....... Wink Laughing


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2bims



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PostPosted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 2:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd second those emotions with the jacket, if it had been priced as a proper jacket I'd have been dissappointed, at the £100 UK that they were selling with (including postage I recall) you cant really grumble...the Quasimodo hump on the back is extreme though..and only suits the Db6 for riding as you sit upright....looking left or right, or straight ahead on a bike with clip-ons...base of helmet hits the hump....Only grumble that gets me is theres no inside pocket for mobile phone, just 2 outside slash zipped pockets...but hey ho
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 3:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

2bims said:
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I'd second those emotions with the jacket, if it had been priced as a proper jacket I'd have been dissappointed, at the £100 UK that they were selling with (including postage I recall) you cant really grumble...the Quasimodo hump on the back is extreme though..and only suits the Db6 for riding as you sit upright....looking left or right, or straight ahead on a bike with clip-ons...base of helmet hits the hump....Only grumble that gets me is theres no inside pocket for mobile phone, just 2 outside slash zipped pockets...but hey ho



Mine has a very nice inside pocket on the left side. Maybe an upgrade?
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brian



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 11:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the review on the jacket mate. For that sort of money i wasn't expecting a top of the line jacket. Pretty good value if it looks good and lasts ok. Besides, theres nothing else on the market in the way of bimota jackets that i've seen.

Cheers
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 7:35 am    Post subject: View Reply with quote

The bikes looking great mate, fantastic place to ride your bike, Got mine in a million bits at the moment, big winter project..regards Tommo
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