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lrmaniac

Member Since: 04 Feb 2010
Location: Lisboa
Posts: 762

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Keswick Green

My newest toy ...

Last week, besides picking up my new Defender, also wento to get this new toy (used though - swaped my F650GS for this one) ...

I use it mainly to go to work everyday (50km with lots off traffic) ... but ... I've already ordered some protections and I'm looking for some decent off-road tyres - Continental TKC or Heidenau K60!

And then ... off road I go !!! Some weekends on the Defender (the winch bumper will arrive next week), some with this bike!!

Regards
Joao

'10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC
'08 BMW F800GS
'64 SIIA Forward Control
'69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD
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23rd Apr 2010 12:30pm

Grockle

Member Since: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Peak District National Park
Posts: 2266

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

very nice mate 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up.

23rd Apr 2010 2:27pm

harveyg77

Member Since: 09 Apr 2010
Location: Derby
Posts: 309

So close to buying either a F650GS OR F800GS (yellow/black) as my first bike. Loved the look of the 800, but preferred the front wheel size, gearing and height of the 650. So whilst I was dithering we got the opportunity of very cheap conservatory, so suddenly I lost all my money on that instead

Blokes at work always rib me about going for a ride on my double glazed concrete floored uPVC bike!

Yours looks superb, would be interested to hear how you get on with the 90/90x21 front wheel over the 110/80x19.

Enjoy,
Harvey

23rd Apr 2010 2:54pm

lrmaniac

Member Since: 04 Feb 2010
Location: Lisboa
Posts: 762

harveyg77 wrote:
Yours looks superb, would be interested to hear how you get on with the 90/90x21 front wheel over the 110/80x19.
Enjoy,
Harvey

On road, can't see much of a diference, if any ... but off-road, once i fit new tyres and try it on I'll tell you ...

... But I'm enjoying it a lot !!! Lot's of power ... Regards
Joao

'10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC
'08 BMW F800GS
'64 SIIA Forward Control
'69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD
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You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.

23rd Apr 2010 3:23pm

harveyg77

Member Since: 09 Apr 2010
Location: Derby
Posts: 309

It is an awesome looking machine.

A mate took me out on his R1150GS fitted with the TKC's, have to say he was going round corners quicker than I would (then again my only riding was to pass my Direct-Access), it was a frosty Saturday morning. He reckons that the TKCs are are a great gripping tyre nearly as good as a normal road tyre, but to achieve this grip he says the compound is much softer.

As a side issue, he chopped the R1150GS for a R1200GSA, which was unfortunately written off when he had an accident with the back of a Defender at 60mph and braking rapidly. Miraculously he escaped with 'just' a busted wrist!

Enjoy the GS,
Harvey

23rd Apr 2010 8:15pm

Joe90

Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 95

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green

Very, very nice!

23rd Apr 2010 9:47pm

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