A New adventure ...Cape Town to East London to collect my new ride.

[HotKlou]

That "lady" did you a favour  ;D ... thats normally the first customization that is done on the Z ... copping the tail.

Congrats and enjoy her Coxwain.

 

[Tiger8]

Nice one Coxwain, thanks for the RR, glad you're ok enjoy the Ten  :thumleft:

 

[Toothless]

Nice bike! I'm seriously interested in one of them but don't know if I should let my Strom go and can't afford both unfortunately. How did you find the Ten vs your previous 1150? Very nice RR - full of suspense!

 

[Zanie]

I'm glad I only came across this now. I could read it without the coffee breaks! Lots of suspense nonetheless. What horrid luck to have someone smack into you on a newly-acquired bike. I'd be livid.

 

[VaalBaas]

I'm glad I only came across this now. I could read it without the coffee breaks! Lots of suspense nonetheless. What horrid luck to have someone smack into you on a newly-acquired bike. I'd be livid.

Yea, the suspense was killing us :imaposer: :imaposer:

Nice to read the good ending :thumleft:

 

[Coxwain]

Nice bike! I'm seriously interested in one of them but don't know if I should let my Strom go and can't afford both unfortunately. How did you find the Ten vs your previous 1150? Very nice RR - full of suspense!

Hi Toothless
Thanks for the kind comments, 
To answer your question about the difference between the 1150 and the Z , I would say that I still prefered the 1150.
Each bike has its strengths , the 1150 is a great tourer and is OKish on gravel highways, but a real handfull when the going gets rough. Its just too heavy to be a serious off roader. But its still a fantastic bike.
The Z is an Ok tourer,  it can certainly do the distance, but it is not as relaxed as the big boxer.I haven't had a chance to take it off road yet , but if it is anything like the R it will be good. The Z is very tall , and that can be a little off putting especially when you have to get your feet down in a hurry. Its something I am going to have to get used to. The Z feels a lot lighter than the 1150 although the difference is only about 20kg if Im not mistaken.
So far ...I like the Z ...but I need to spend a lot more time on it to give you an objective comparison.

 

[Carrots]

Nice one old Toppie.  :thumleft:

Could have ended up a lot worse than what it did.

Enjoy the new bike.

 

[spoedvark]

Nice RR.

Looks a great buy.

Pity we could not meet you while on your whistle stop here in East London.

Next time.

SPOED  :snorting:

 

[Coxwain]

Hey Spoedvark

The bike is a gem ...had a couple of dogs look her over ..and the general consensus is ...she's a gem.
Would have loved to get together with the East London bunch but ,weather wise and time wise it just wasn't possible ....but ...in the words of Arnold Swatzneger "I will be back"  :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

 

[Coxwain]

Hey ...Thumper Bash this weekend ..lets see how this girl performs ...Ouberg here I come ... :biggrin:

 

[Toothless]

Nice bike! I'm seriously interested in one of them but don't know if I should let my Strom go and can't afford both unfortunately. How did you find the Ten vs your previous 1150? Very nice RR - full of suspense!

Hi Toothless
Thanks for the kind comments, 
To answer your question about the difference between the 1150 and the Z , I would say that I still prefered the 1150.
Each bike has its strengths , the 1150 is a great tourer and is OKish on gravel highways, but a real handfull when the going gets rough. Its just too heavy to be a serious off roader. But its still a fantastic bike.
The Z is an Ok tourer,  it can certainly do the distance, but it is not as relaxed as the big boxer.I haven't had a chance to take it off road yet , but if it is anything like the R it will be good. The Z is very tall , and that can be a little off putting especially when you have to get your feet down in a hurry. Its something I am going to have to get used to. The Z feels a lot lighter than the 1150 although the difference is only about 20kg if Im not mistaken.
So far ...I like the Z ...but I need to spend a lot more time on it to give you an objective comparison.

Excellent, thanks for the write up so far. I'd love to hear your feedback after the thumper bash. Enjoy!

 

[2StrokeDan]

Stephen, how is that foot? ot: