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Dump the engine bars, if you must run the de - cat. Personally, i'd dump the de - cat.

Its inline two engine

So in 2019 they became aware of many failures, they re-engineered the parts, then continued to blame owners and attempt to avoid taking ownership of any failures for 3 more years. Only a few failures....must be why cams were sold out for months on end around the world, our local supplier had just themselves 148 followers on back order while used cams were fetching new prices. My cams failed and I flat out don't trust KTM's numbers for a second.

Why I'd want that thing stuck on my bike detracting from the pure joy of riding I can't imagine! I have a beeline Moto 2 and that suits me fine😊

I own a Royal Enfield Continental GT650 in Rocker Red. I think that it is beautiful.

I have my Guzzi 2 years ago and I put 12700 miles in the first year.

There's some cracking bikes coming out of China now, really nice. But. Once the warranty period is over the availability of required spares is virtually non existent. I watched a vid yesterday on the morning x cape 650. It's a good bike but as the guy said you cannot buy parts for it, there's virtually nothing. I think this is going to be a major problem for Chinese bikes unless they get on board with it right now.

Thanks for an enjoyable ride, Bingley! It was a great way to enjoy my first cup of coffee of the day! The music was a nice touch as well. it made for a very relaxing morning.

I understand that Royal Alloy you mentioned wanted to leave MotoGB like Royal Enfield to start there own setup which is not a surprise as they are one of the big players in the scooter world like Vesper and appeal to a different market place

Why does he have to speak in a strange way,Having one S F is one too many….

Riding with the air temp @ 2C is courting a nasty moment. There’s always a shady spot lower than either side where surface ice might still be there - not nice to discover it by sliding off. Plus - those roads looked proper greasy, wet and cold might easily have icy patches - and for some of this ride you’re riding fairly briskly… nag nag! If you could see my hands that were injured in an RTA in 2010… they work mostly quite well but my left wrist will never be the same again. Old bones are more brittle than a youngster’s! Any option reducing the routine-drop safety of the bike is a no go. Send it back. Things that don’t quite fit have a way of causing knock-on issues later. What’s not leaking today might well begin to just-leak later, and exhaust gases at combustion temperatures chuffing through a tiny gap might erode the alloy of the head. Being Indian alloy, how confident are you that it’d survive that well? Might lead to a replacement head being needed. Bin the thing, go back to stock. And return it. There should have been a warning about such a caveat with the component. You might ask if they did a variation taking the bars into account - ask for a swap?

"Dominate the future of motorcycling" ??? Wake up. China wants to dominate the world and every aspect of our daily lives. It is the need for more labour or industrial raw materials which starts wars and industrial power which wins them. We are total fools, buying everything from China to build up their industrial facilities and skillset whcih they can easily convert to arms manufacture when they are ready to attack Taiwan then the west. Well done Agent Bingley for your part in the glorious revolution.

Enjoyed the anecdote Dave! The emergency services were full of characters back in the day.....some good, some bad. Unfortunately, there is no room for characters any more......just yes men and woman!! It's cracking the flags here in Perth, Australia!! Ride safe bruv. Dave (usually in N. Yorks!!)

That was a really good and informative vid 👍 felt like I was almost riding the bike at some points thanks to the camera position 😁

Looking to get a V7 stone when I pass my A2. This has been a great review, really enjoyed it!

Does the pillion rack interfere with the carrying of a pillion?

Audi in Bradford has just closed today, think it was a Synter dealership. I heard they were losing 180k a day

Can't believe some people. What you do is interesting and informative. I don't own old classic bikes but you make it interesting to see what you do. Please don't stop making enjoyable videos, sod the miserable gits. I am interested to watch you tinker with the old bikes. Keep smiling VB I for one will continue to watch and enjoy

It is nice to hear that you’re not worried about your bike seeing as you’ve got four years warranty, but I bet you throw your dummy out of the pram And scream blue murder If it Happened to you. little bit condescending attitude that you have towards other KTM owners is laughable. Let’s hope you don’t experience there. frustration about getting warranty claims dealt with. really don’t know why you’ve made this video. I think you’ve been a waste of time but f you I’m alright, Jack

I would try the bracket.

Are there aftermarket fenders that are bigger, better available? The dearth of ALl Piaggio brands' dealers isn't any better in the U.S., and the only reason I hesitate getting one.

Morning Zippy 😊 great work, natter. Now, the BSA take the crash bars off and fit some crash bungs job done 👍

Great video Dave ...I could listen to your stories all day! 👍

Excellent review, I want one! And in that Gold Dip scheme, drop dead gorgeous 😍

Hovering around -2 to +2 here in NW Canada (coastal) ...bit of snow here and there. I'll ride at 5C but .... Hopefully get back out in March 2025 ...just waiting for the big drop to -20C !! The T120 & V7 Special are tucked up now for winter! Hopefully, you can keep some vids running for the next few months? Hey, nothing better han getting "lost" ... even if you almost know where you are! ...you find the best pubs, pork pie shops etc!

Keep the bars and ditch the "decat"'. Return it with a polite explanation and pics of the problem. In my later years of riding I was prone to dropping my bikes. The crash bars meant it didn't fall completely and I was able to pick it up' I was worried when you said it was 2C. Was hoping you would not encounter any icy spots in the shade. (from Quebec)

Why do reviewers walk around a stationary bike explaining every aspect of the bike? I can see the bikes on the Benelli or CF Moto websites. I can also go to a dealer and walk around the bike on the showroom floor. I would like to hear about engine vibrations at highway speeds. I would like to see the speedo and tacho, and hear the exhaust note at all speeds.

I’d go back to stock and just enjoy it as it is. 👍

I never heard of Rainbow or Zippy - I'm from the US - so I looked it up on RUclips. Holy Moly. I don't think I've ever seen a more perfect portrayal of assholery in my life. It was a very funny episode. I could only understand every 3rd word that the hippo said, and the bear/cat/wombat thing was insufferably whiny. I mean, why didn't he just take the wooden spoon from Zippy and whack him over the head with it rather than standing around crying? It made me wonder how my worldview would be different if I watched trippy stuff like that instead of Mister Rogers when I was a kid. I'd probably be trying to fit a decat pipe to my vacuum cleaner right now. Which reminds me, I (conditionally) agree with most of the other commenters in that you should take it off. Of course, if you're doing it for your channel rather than to satisfy some personal longing, then make it work. Thank you for the video!

TBH Dave, I am not a fan of crash bars on motorcycles. If you are unfortunate enough to use them in anger, there is a chance of distorting the frame where they are mounted. When I first started riding, back in 1974, I found that one out! :0/ My suggestion. remove the crash bars & fit the exhaust as it should be. If you are unfortunate to have a minor off, re dressing or replacing an engine casing is cheaper & easier than sorting out a bent frame. :0/

Send it back if it does not fit, I ken undoing what you have done but. Plus if lower cannot lean into a corner without scrapping. Those great roads you ride may be a problem.

What a beautiful dog!

something that doesn't fit = the head police man or the pipe ;; the makers of the de-cat pipe would not allow for the crash bar , full stop , so - one or the other , the pipe MUST come out of the head dead even as stock ;; as will leak after time if not fitted correct ;

Leave the bike standard and just enjoy it.

Zippy did say that on some of the You tube clips I’ve seen.

I think the pipe is the stand out ugly bit so if the replacement looks better, great. 👍 Surely crash bars are a faux pas on any bike.😁

What's the idea behind removing the Cat?

Dave i think the name gives it away engine dresser bars i got a set at the beginning of year that's where my problems began one the mounting on the left side of bike is a weak point one small bolt and then i went to the exhaust side no mounting point on my early 23 frame so i contacted lukas who i got them from guy on phone told me shouldn't be a problem they had test fitted a set on one of there bikes okay so im hitting 70 but i can still see theres a problem had to send him pictures he then said he would sort it ten months later nothing took my money don't want to no very quickly changed the wording on their site to say from frame number ... Love my goldstar but local dealer here in northern ireland give it up new dealer evolution motorcycles i went to him to find out about the update engine work riding motorcycles from 1970 he was verbally aggressive and told me he wasn't th to sort out the last dealers f..kups of which there were non then he then told me to go back to where i bought the bike he would not be doing any work on it u i had to remove myself from the shop as i was frightened by his manner i contacted dan from lukas hedid come back to me but the line has went dead now so i have a bike that i cant get the ,warranty work done on sorry about the long post

Only one question. Why ? Sorry to say that your starting to loose me these days. After the BMW, and the Pan European, moving towards RE and BSA, I must confess my interest is flagging somewhat. Love your general musings and vids, but I'm sorry, I am drifting.

Great Video. Sunshine! I wonder if the Decat would save fuel? Guessing it might. Anyway, have a great day and mind the long shadows- (blinded drivers in winter sunsets don’t see bikes.)

I ordered a Guerrilla but it never turned up so was loaned guerrilla demo bike...after putting a few miles on it changed to an interceptor however guerrrilla had to go back and been loaned a gold star ...wish I'd tried the BSA first its a cracking bike...

You've come this far, so make it fit!😀

The engine warning light could be down to the BSA being Euro 5 and therefore having much more anti tamper firmware built into the ECU.

I bet you have to rustproof everything there

For what it's worth I'll chip in... As you have spent a fair wedge on the new exhaust I would remove the crashbars and use the correct fitting. I never like extended brackets to make things fit, however well engineered they are. Would the bracket not also reduce ground clearance and make grounding the exhaust over bumps and kerbs more likely? I de-catted the exhaust on my Benelli last year but it made the bike hideously loud [even with the standard endcan] so I put it back to standard within an hour. My current BMW F800R sounds nice as standard so I have no plans to 'tune' it.

Who decided we needed Cats and all the electronics. Oxygen sensors. Who decided we needed to save the planet with this climate change bollocks. I've had a bike license for 62 years and we've never needed all this anti pollution tech before. Stuff the EU directives decat decat decat I have 2 bikes both 2011 GSXR 600 and Ducati Monster 1100 EVO not a cat in sight.

My goodness you remembered that cartoon from the 70 s well. Was that the, Majic roundabout

Keep fettling, Dave! I know you’re a fan of the crash bars, but fit the decat and ditch the bars. Will sound nicer and look nicer!

Listening about Motogb dumping Hanway and Royal Alloy, just wondering where this leaves owners of these machines with spares and back up, these scooters are quite popular.

Well as your a former cop, someone been in my bins and taking some rubbish away, think there looking for information, name address ect.