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I have the same bike and year. Every job I do on the bike I am fighting all the time with rusted screws bolts and nuts. A simple oil change on the vfr is a ridiculous long haul. But it rides like a dream. I love the looks and the handling. It’s very well balanced. Sounds great and has presence. It’s a bit like a marriage this bike but instead of yakking you get that lovely vtec sound.

There are many bikes that are faster, but there is no bike that sounds better than a gen 6 VFR 800. They are wonderful.

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Very nice !! Thanks I consider a Vintage VFR or VTR ...VTR looks easier to work on ..but I heard the cam chain tensioners at prone to fail ...

Q: How did they know Mountbottom had dandruff? A: When they found his 'Head and Shoulders' on the beach!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

What waterproof gear do you use?

Wheres the centre stand

Good video

I have a red one and I love it :) I’m not being negative but my dad a mechanic of 40 years told me that all four valves are always open, the vtec is just a valve-timing system that optimizes airflow in a gasoline engine during the intake and exhaust strokes just more air and fuel pumping so it boosts it :) great vid 👍

What's it like for a shorter rider ... about 5'6"?

Thank you! 👍

Hi Ivor I’ve owed a 2018 multi enduro for over a year, I’ve put 7000 miles on it going on tours and off road . My only problem was the exhaust valve which is prone to sticking . I’ve since removed this doing a decat . What a bike it is now and the sound

I own a 2018 multi enduro 1200. You need to decat it to unleash the real power and sound 👌🏻

Ivor thats on a 53 plate MOT ran out 2001 its 2024 now . A good strip down should do it i bit of Ivor magic .

You got a steal their, Looks decent, Bit of elbow grease etc be looking righton!

Greetings from Bulgaria. I have everything from 2004. 

I sold my 1999 SC36 and still miss it. The sound was divine. I bought a 1999 Kwaka ZX7R instead. In another way, it's quite similar to the SC36, only more extreme.

İ have2014 multistrada 1200, its my 1st big bike. İ love riding it. Yes it a little bit tursty to fuel but that exhaust roaring, engine vibriting hits me. Love them. The throtle is superb even its 2014 if you need power it is there. For cornering (i am not a sport rider) i love twisty roads mooooreee with this bike suspensions tires feel the road and really helps you. And confort wise seat is very good in öne day i ride 680km and my back wasnt uncunfortable (i stop for only refueling ne and Ducati:) ) İ want to try new models too but they are expensive right now :/

That was very interesting! Nice way to see a city, thanks for sharing Ivor. ATB George

I've had my 2019 TRK502X about 3 years, just coming up to 10,000 miles and can't fault it. I'm 62 and only 5' 7" and 77 kg but find it no trouble weight or height wise. It'll pull in 6th gear quite nicely from 40 mph which some larger bikes won't, I work servicing and repairing bikes and ride everything and anything much more powerful but I must admit this does it all for me. I'm no bike snob as in the past as a teenager and into my early 20s I rode an MZ 250 and put 85000 miles on it so I'm no stranger to different bikes . The Benelli is so comfy and inoffensive and does what it says on the tin.

702 ? More power .

How did you manage to drive around the Gleniff horseshoe and not mention Diarmud and Grainnes cave? The big black hole above the old houses.. 😊😂😂 well done, ye covered a good few miles/kilometres😊❤ you're right about the roads in England, we were recently in Epsom and Dorking in Surrey. The roads are in sh1te.. and they've stopped trimming the grass verges and roundabouts leaving it very difficult in places to see oncoming traffic.. Yeats spent a lot of time around Lissadell and Drumcliff and Sligo, being related to the Pollexfens. The Gorebooths lived at Lissadell and Yeats was keen on the daughters and could be seen on occasion wandering the roads mumbling poetry to himself..

I am from Letterfrack near Kylemore Abbey and at National Park which you would have rode through, hope to get back one day from Australia so I can ride around on the wild Atlantic way. You were blessed with weather too 👍😎

Just got my TRK502x here in Perth Australia and love it, understand the power side but I don’t really need it too much anymore. 👍😎

I,v heard comments on the engine reliability of this bike and the 702... what do you think? (it maybe just s***talk)

Those caves in Gleniff are dangerous. An American tourist died falling there a couple of years ago and people are frequently rescued by the mountain rescue team and the coastguard. There’s caves at Keash in south Sligo are much safer. There is a road off that road which goes to the mast on the top of Truskmore (650m) but it’s locked these days. About a 40 minute walk. Spectacular views. And the next valley south is worth a look, Glencar.

First set eyes on this bike back in summer 1999 just before I went away to University. Scraped enough cash to buy one in summer 2006. Crashed it in October the same year. Would love another now I’m old and sensible.

Multistrada actually means "hot knife through traffic" in Italian, true story.

Come back anytime! As you said, September is when Ireland is at her finest. We don’t get a summer as such, just the odd Tuesday in June and July, but September is the business.

Looked at one of these for my next bike not sure though what are they like to live with?

Great video

Hi Ivor. the VTR was the 2nd bike i owned, swapped a car for it. Loved it. Sold it after 10 years, regretted it. Bought a doer upper VTR that had the front auto tensioner failure. Spent 6-8 months putting a new engine in and like you learned as I went along, loved it. I'm still riding it today. It's not the prettiest looking bike, but it starts and runs great. Happy tinkering..

Hi Ivor. the VTR was the 2nd bike i owned, swapped a car for it. Loved it. Sold it after 10 years, regretted it. Bought a doer upper VTR that had the front auto tensioner failure. Spent 6-8 months putting a new engine in and like you learned as I went along, loved it. I'm still riding it today. It's not the prettiest looking bike, but it starts and runs great. Happy tinkering..

I love Malvern Hills. Perfect bike to go on, too. Great video 💪

Excellent bike Ivor , but as you stated non comparable to the Benelli but i think the Benelli still has it`s place for an entry level first adventure type bike. The only thing that spoils Triumph is the overpricing of parts and some of the plastic are shite on some models . The sound of a triumph is music .

Was it fuel Ivor or water from the wet conditions 🤔. That’s what we call a Toya Wilcox, “it’s a mystery “. 👍

My mate had the 750 SRAD when I had my Blade back in the day, it was incredible. Handling was superb and it was almost as quick as my Blade, but my God it killed my wrists!

Good times, when suzuki could actually make interesting and wild bikes, instead of things like GSX-8R....

Where is the bike advertised?

love it whan you opened her up at 7:24 mins,👍

only just seen your channle, out of the blue, love it ,new sub🙏

This takes me back...had the '98 Gsx-r 750 SRAD. Absolute stunner of a bike!

I’m 66 y/o around 5”9 and love my srad 600

Im rebuilding/restoring one of these right now. Hoping to have it ready for summer.

Gorgeous bike’s Ivor but like you i have aged a bit and want comfort. But what a great track bike you could make 🤔. Excellent video cheers brother stay safe 👍

I also write the number 7 the same done it for years, also can't forget eddie kidd.

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I’m with on all this 👍 First bike FS1e👍🇦🇺

Totally agree Ivor , it is the mental health aspect and the comradery plus the pure escapism that just seems to lift you back up and resets the mind . Excellent video brother .