Looks great and Japanese reliability..."Clear the way"...one of my buddies years back had a second hand police fairing and hidden siren on his /6 Bimmer, talk about clear the way haha😊😊 Thanks TAYM.
I brought my Suzuki around 3 months ago and have also clocked up 3000 miles. I've fitted a taller screen and bar risers and I'm very happy with the bike. A keeper!
That’s a nice looking bike, I really like the exhaust, makes a nice change to see something that doesn’t look like a dustbin stuck to the side. It’s also good to see a sports tourer 👍
Love the way you navigate those never ending roundabouts. I visited the UK a couple of years ago from the US and driving on the left was not a problem, but those roundabouts. Lol
People who get upset by the shape of headlights and it's not even their bike ha! ha! ha what twerps. Bob "not pretty" I refer you to Blackadder 2 and Gabrielle Glaister. Joking aside TAYM this is a first class review from a real rider.
I have to say, I’m flattered you named your Suzuki after us. We are quite talented, you know. For instance, I can have a wee sip of Irish and take a nap almost at the same time! As for the stacked headlights, I’d take them over my asymmetrical ones on my Tiger anytime.
I’m pleased your loving your 8R it certainly seems like a versatile machine. It’s also a good looking bike if you don’t look at it face on ( Marmite I know) and that blue is stunning. It’s ridiculous that insurers limit milage considering the premiums they charge.
Bob made me chuckle TAYM. It always reminds me of Black Adder 🤣🤣 Me & Mrs Grumpy Goblin are having a weekend in the Peak District. Just hoping we don't get too wet tomorrow lol
What an appropriate name for a do all machine Taym. The V twin sound and feel is probably down to the 270 degree crank shaft and the fairly low torque curve. Cheers Bob (BJ) (electrician, mechanic, machinist, carpenter, cook, etc.) Jack of all and master of none.
Beautiful looking bike. In my opinion best all round on the market for looks, drive ability, economy, especially reliability and purchase price. I think suzuki mechanicals are the best in today’s choices. The dealer by me has gone and I am not surprised.
Suzuki make great bikes as with all the Japanese manufacturers. I think that it is my favourite of all your bikes. As you say, it is good for practically anything and as John Lennon once sung”Bob cat Bob”.
Blimey well done to clock up that mileage Ive only managed to get less than 30 miles so far on my 8R but I’ve been busy plus running in my Guerilla 450 Interesting info on your 8R I hadn’t thought of putting a topbox on mine I have fitted a rad grill fender extender and a rear seat cowl HS
I hate long leads on dogs. But my Patterdale is now eleven and had a battle hardened life and has dementia 😞I let him dodder on a long lead to smell the roses but he’s still on a short lead round traffic. Your bike reminds me of my 1995 GPZ 1100s it was in the same colour ish. Except for the weight similar power. 👍🏴
Bob is a handome bike Mr TAYM. 🤩 I have an orange tabby named Sid Vicious Rambunctious, very ornery cat. Someone in my neighborhood has a younger gray tabby and these two cats pal around the neighborhood frequently. The gray tabby's name is... Handsome Bob. Samantha, the owner, named him, not one of my nicknames. 😂 Mic drop. I'm calling your bike Handsome Bob.
Fabulous! I bet you whizzed past me on the NYM. My brand new Speed Twin 900 broke down twice under 800 miles. That and the poor RAC performance has made me suddenly very interested in modern bikes. Does your universal recommendation extend to old geezers of limited ability? I think I might have a wobble over to York to look at one. Have a good weekend!
You're making me itch for a Megatron looking bike of my own Katie would beat my ass down I'd loose my license if I had a BOB lol great name good song by nofx actually really good song back in the day btw they just retired they'll be back in 6 months Taym. Looks like a razor on wheels great color jealous in a good way Taym enjoy holy xxxx 134 yeah I think I have to get rid of Shuck but I'll never get the money outta him and his parts. Don't mean to write a book but good show my man.🎉
Yuve done well to put 3000 miles on Bob considering you ride several other bixe of your own and test ride others for the channel! The top box suits the bike too, it's not too big and intrusive on the lines of the bike.
That is a very pretty bike perhaps you should have called it Roberta? I recently took one out on demo and rode over the Denbigh moors on it and loved it, it's a brilliant all rounder with a sporty edge. How does it compare to the Daytona? If I could find the funds (and space) I'd be very tempted. It could replace my old Hornet 600.
Hi TAYM how are you finding the panniers you fitted as I’m thinking of getting some for my trident? I really like how there is hardly any fittings showing for them once you take them off.
A nice looking Suzuki TAYM I reckon having the full fairing on makes them look a lot better as from what I remember they didn't have on the earlier ones or maybe they still do them like that not sure on that one .Curious🤔 to no TAYM do you use a single policy for all the bikes with a measured amount of mileage on each bike ? Nice 😉👌👍
Morning TAYM, Bob Bob 😳but it’s a girl sir 😂😂 as I’ve said in the past she’s a lovely looking bike in Suzuki blue😀👍🏻maybe she’s a ‘Roberta’ 😉 I have been considering the DR 800 as a winter hack but don’t think I could go back to chain drive 😬 carry on that man Caio for now tat ta👍🏻
Great video and great bike, I think Suzuki have nailed the 800 series, I have 8s so little biased but makes me want to ride. What heated gloves are you wearing, looking to get some myself…?
Lovely bike. Part of me wonders if I had waited another 4 weeks for its release, would I have still brought the T100? I purposely haven't gone to see one in the flesh yet! I'm picking I would have still gone for the T100, but it is one of those what-if questions for me 😆 🤣 😂
I like the handling of bikes like these but they don't make you look back 2-3 times when you walk like a modern classic. I see new Trident has a load of updates probably off the Daytona like Cornering ABS & Traction Control,Sport mode,Cruise Control & Quick Shifter comes stock all that extra for $500 more great bike but doesn't have that look back 3 times while walking away.Also in NZ🇳🇿 owning more than 1 bike is expensive with outrageous Bike Registration Costs. I know guys who have got several bikes all of them on hold except the bike being ridden all the time. Bike Registration in NZ🇳🇿 is unfair & ridiculous.Government has no idea & be better off just putting all vehicles up $30-$35 & lowering bikes to same as what car Rego costs $125 & put them all upto $155-$160 they'd make more money that way too as Motorcyclists are ony 4% of vehicles on the road & cars & trucks cause 81% of accidents in NZ.
I saw a sneak look of 2025 Speedtwin 900 a few months back as I was Ummmming & Aaaahhing weather to wait for new one.I didn't like the seat & smaller headlight & TFT LCD display on modern classic & it's Euro 5.5 so decided to go for better looking 2024 Euro 5 model.Glad I did now as I'm not a fan of the cut outs in front of tank.Also thought Triumph would of gone with what people want which is 2 clocks but went with flash TFT which is similar to Trident & really good but not the right style for bike.
Bob! 🙄Reminds me of my ex boss, err Bob!. He inherited a dog, ‘Bob’, from his father in law. He and his father in law didn’t get on, which is why he called it Bob! 🤣🤣🤣
Trident is similar but less torque likes it about 5000rpm-8000rpm well over speed limit.Talking about Trident the new 2025 model getting a few more updates like Cornering ABS & Traction Control, Cruise Control,Sport Mode & suspension & TFT LCD clock now has USB plug instead of under seat,Quick Shifter as stock too.Triumph says extra upgrades for no extra cost but it is $500 more but considering Quick Shifter option cost me a extra $650 & new Trident gets about $900 worth of extras a extra $500 for all that is fantastic.Pity they didn't update it 16months ago when I got mine & on Triumph NZ site they gave the new Blue bike with LAMS written in brackets so hopefully they hinting at NZ,Ausie getting both versions LAMS 53hp 59Nm & Ful Power 64Nm 81hp like Daytona has both available.Looks like they've transferred updates over from Daytona to Trident.The Trident has a great riding position too.If I wasn't such a modern Classic fan I would of been tempted to have traded my Trident for new full power version or test ride the 765 & test out riding position.The Triumph triples are great bikes especially if wanting to downsize 190kg wet😲.Love my Speedtwin 900 more though & can ride old Trident whenever I want.
Cheers from the US. I traded my Indian Rogue for my new GSX-8R and I’m so glad I did. The comfort, style, and performance are a blend of perfection!
Bob is a good name as it sounds just as good if you say it backwards by mistake. 👍🏻
😂😂😂 thanks Charlie 😁
I really like the looks of it and for me it is definitely the best looking in the 800 family of bikes
@@05gt99 And let's face it if anyone is going to get it backwards it will be MYAT! 🤣
Thanks GT 😁
Yeah yeah whatever 🙄😂😂😂
Looks great and Japanese reliability..."Clear the way"...one of my buddies years back had a second hand police fairing and hidden siren on his /6 Bimmer, talk about clear the way haha😊😊 Thanks TAYM.
😂😂😂 excellent 😁 an ex cop bike, perfect 😁😂😂 thanks DT 😁
I brought my Suzuki around 3 months ago and have also clocked up 3000 miles. I've fitted a taller screen and bar risers and I'm very happy with the bike. A keeper!
Thanks Mark 😁 was it the tinted screen or a third party screen?
Do you have a photo of the bar risers,only I need to do this just bring the bars back so I'm upright on the bike.
Cheers
Steve.
That’s a nice looking bike, I really like the exhaust, makes a nice change to see something that doesn’t look like a dustbin stuck to the side. It’s also good to see a sports tourer 👍
Thanks Mark 😁 yes, much more sensible for most touring than the giant adventurer bikes 😁
It's a very handsome bike
Thanks Glyn 😁
Love the way you navigate those never ending roundabouts. I visited the UK a couple of years ago from the US and driving on the left was not a problem, but those roundabouts. Lol
Come to Milton Keynes, George! We have the grid system here & a roundabout at almost every intersection!
People who get upset by the shape of headlights and it's not even their bike ha! ha! ha what twerps. Bob "not pretty" I refer you to Blackadder 2 and Gabrielle Glaister. Joking aside TAYM this is a first class review from a real rider.
Bike looks great,I think you did well to identify how good and all rounder this bike is.👍👍
I have to say, I’m flattered you named your Suzuki after us. We are quite talented, you know. For instance, I can have a wee sip of Irish and take a nap almost at the same time! As for the stacked headlights, I’d take them over my asymmetrical ones on my Tiger anytime.
It could be Bobbie as it is a pretty bike😁😁. It looks like a lot of fun on those traffic free rush hour Sussex roads 👍👍
I’m pleased your loving your 8R it certainly seems like a versatile machine. It’s also a good looking bike if you don’t look at it face on ( Marmite I know) and that blue is stunning. It’s ridiculous that insurers limit milage considering the premiums they charge.
nice color
Thanks RC 😁
Bob made me chuckle TAYM. It always reminds me of Black Adder 🤣🤣 Me & Mrs Grumpy Goblin are having a weekend in the Peak District. Just hoping we don't get too wet tomorrow lol
beautiful machine!! the blue is so perfect for this bike!! I need to get out and try a “sport bike”… Never even ridden one
It's not a sports bike
What an appropriate name for a do all machine Taym. The V twin sound and feel is probably down to the 270 degree crank shaft and the fairly low torque curve.
Cheers
Bob (BJ) (electrician, mechanic, machinist, carpenter, cook, etc.) Jack of all and master of none.
Beautiful looking bike. In my opinion best all round on the market for looks, drive ability, economy, especially reliability and purchase price. I think suzuki mechanicals are the best in today’s choices. The dealer by me has gone and I am not surprised.
Suzuki make great bikes as with all the Japanese manufacturers. I think that it is my favourite of all your bikes. As you say, it is good for practically anything and as John Lennon once sung”Bob cat Bob”.
Blimey well done to clock up that mileage Ive only managed to get less than 30 miles so far on my 8R but I’ve been busy plus running in my Guerilla 450
Interesting info on your 8R I hadn’t thought of putting a topbox on mine I have fitted a rad grill fender extender and a rear seat cowl HS
Good name as the digital clock will always bear its name at 0808 each day OBOB 😂😂
I hate long leads on dogs. But my Patterdale is now eleven and had a battle hardened life and has dementia 😞I let him dodder on a long lead to smell the roses but he’s still on a short lead round traffic. Your bike reminds me of my 1995 GPZ 1100s it was in the same colour ish. Except for the weight similar power. 👍🏴
Bob is a handome bike Mr TAYM. 🤩
I have an orange tabby named Sid Vicious Rambunctious, very ornery cat. Someone in my neighborhood has a younger gray tabby and these two cats pal around the neighborhood frequently. The gray tabby's name is... Handsome Bob. Samantha, the owner, named him, not one of my nicknames. 😂
Mic drop. I'm calling your bike Handsome Bob.
Fabulous! I bet you whizzed past me on the NYM. My brand new Speed Twin 900 broke down twice under 800 miles. That and the poor RAC performance has made me suddenly very interested in modern bikes. Does your universal recommendation extend to old geezers of limited ability? I think I might have a wobble over to York to look at one. Have a good weekend!
You're making me itch for a Megatron looking bike of my own Katie would beat my ass down I'd loose my license if I had a BOB lol great name good song by nofx actually really good song back in the day btw they just retired they'll be back in 6 months Taym. Looks like a razor on wheels great color jealous in a good way Taym enjoy holy xxxx 134 yeah I think I have to get rid of Shuck but I'll never get the money outta him and his parts. Don't mean to write a book but good show my man.🎉
Suzuki doing Suzuki things. Just making decent bikes for a fair price.
Exactly 😁 thanks James 😁
Yuve done well to put 3000 miles on Bob considering you ride several other bixe of your own and test ride others for the channel! The top box suits the bike too, it's not too big and intrusive on the lines of the bike.
i was just looking/thinking about this as my next bike and bam you pop a video :) #mindreader?? :D
That is a very pretty bike perhaps you should have called it Roberta? I recently took one out on demo and rode over the Denbigh moors on it and loved it, it's a brilliant all rounder with a sporty edge. How does it compare to the Daytona? If I could find the funds (and space) I'd be very tempted. It could replace my old Hornet 600.
Hi TAYM how are you finding the panniers you fitted as I’m thinking of getting some for my trident? I really like how there is hardly any fittings showing for them once you take them off.
Thanks MR 😁 there great but you do need waterproof inners if planning to tour in rain 😂😁😂
Oh I forgot I have bought a tank bag ring so I can fit my Givi tank bag from my Honda Hornet CB750 which I’m going to sell HS
A nice looking Suzuki TAYM I reckon having the full fairing on makes them look a lot better as from what I remember they didn't have on the earlier ones or maybe they still do them like that not sure on that one .Curious🤔 to no TAYM do you use a single policy for all the bikes with a measured amount of mileage on each bike ? Nice 😉👌👍
Yes, I have 4 bikes and a Land Rover all on one policy and all with 4000 miles on each vehicle 😁 thanks Crumb 😁
Lucky I sold Bob the Bullet, or there could have been two bob at a bike night 🤣
Morning ! Do you have the SW MOTECH panniers that use the unobtrusive rail? I have them! All the best from BOB - yes some people know me as that!!
Hi Rob 😁 yes I do. Great aren’t they. I found I needed waterproof liner bags though , which most do anyway 😁
Morning TAYM, Bob Bob 😳but it’s a girl sir 😂😂 as I’ve said in the past she’s a lovely looking bike in Suzuki blue😀👍🏻maybe she’s a ‘Roberta’ 😉 I have been considering the DR 800 as a winter hack but don’t think I could go back to chain drive 😬 carry on that man Caio for now tat ta👍🏻
Great video and great bike, I think Suzuki have nailed the 800 series, I have 8s so little biased but makes me want to ride. What heated gloves are you wearing, looking to get some myself…?
Thanks Trev 😁 I am about to do a video on the gloves, I have a few different pairs 😁
It's a 🎉Suzuki TAYM. Surely it's a Barry ! #7..You. Can Tell people
To Do 80 ..or 120 ! ( KPH )
Lovely bike. Part of me wonders if I had waited another 4 weeks for its release, would I have still brought the T100? I purposely haven't gone to see one in the flesh yet! I'm picking I would have still gone for the T100, but it is one of those what-if questions for me 😆 🤣 😂
I like the handling of bikes like these but they don't make you look back 2-3 times when you walk like a modern classic.
I see new Trident has a load of updates probably off the Daytona like Cornering ABS & Traction Control,Sport mode,Cruise Control & Quick Shifter comes stock all that extra for $500 more great bike but doesn't have that look back 3 times while walking away.Also in NZ🇳🇿 owning more than 1 bike is expensive with outrageous Bike Registration Costs.
I know guys who have got several bikes all of them on hold except the bike being ridden all the time.
Bike Registration in NZ🇳🇿 is unfair & ridiculous.Government has no idea & be better off just putting all vehicles up $30-$35 & lowering bikes to same as what car Rego costs $125 & put them all upto $155-$160 they'd make more money that way too as Motorcyclists are ony 4% of vehicles on the road & cars & trucks cause 81% of accidents in NZ.
I saw a sneak look of 2025 Speedtwin 900 a few months back as I was Ummmming & Aaaahhing weather to wait for new one.I didn't like the seat & smaller headlight & TFT LCD display on modern classic & it's Euro 5.5 so decided to go for better looking 2024 Euro 5 model.Glad I did now as I'm not a fan of the cut outs in front of tank.Also thought Triumph would of gone with what people want which is 2 clocks but went with flash TFT which is similar to Trident & really good but not the right style for bike.
Yea agree mate and the clock looks of centre which would do my OCD head in 😆 🤣 😂. Yes I'm very happy with the T100. Thanks RR
So very different from the T100 🤔 think you would still have gone with the T100 😁
@TAYM Yeah I agree still gone with T100 hard to beat the look of a modern classic.
As for the colour it’s Viagra blue
😂😂😂😂 thanks Chris 😁
You appear to live in "Round-about City" lol...
Hi just a bit of advice loud bass on a RUclips vlog is a turn off , lots of people use headphones , it’s irritating .😊
Bob! 🙄Reminds me of my ex boss, err Bob!. He inherited a dog, ‘Bob’, from his father in law. He and his father in law didn’t get on, which is why he called it Bob! 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂 thanks David 😁
I am so sorry naughty boy but I do not like that bike but as long you are enjoying it that is what counts
How wet and dirty do you get with that absolutely useless rear mudguard? It's a great looking bike otherwise
Not very really but I have panniers on a lot of the time which possibly save a bit 😁
Runs out of puff when? 🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂 I know right 😁😂😂 thanks JH 😁😉
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Love that blue colour.
Blue is the best...then there is orange,yellow, grey,green,black etc etc. I love them all😊
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@@daviddavies5347😉
Trident is similar but less torque likes it about 5000rpm-8000rpm well over speed limit.Talking about Trident the new 2025 model getting a few more updates like Cornering ABS & Traction Control,
Cruise Control,Sport Mode & suspension & TFT LCD clock now has USB plug instead of under seat,Quick Shifter as stock too.Triumph says extra upgrades for no extra cost but it is $500 more but considering Quick Shifter option cost me a extra $650 & new Trident gets about $900 worth of extras a extra $500 for all that is fantastic.Pity they didn't update it 16months ago when I got mine & on Triumph NZ site they gave the new Blue bike with LAMS written in brackets so hopefully they hinting at NZ,Ausie getting both versions LAMS 53hp 59Nm & Ful Power 64Nm 81hp like Daytona has both available.Looks like they've transferred updates over from Daytona to Trident.The Trident has a great riding position too.If I wasn't such a modern Classic fan I would of been tempted to have traded my Trident for new full power version or test ride the 765 & test out riding position.The Triumph triples are great bikes especially if wanting to downsize 190kg wet😲.Love my Speedtwin 900 more though & can ride old Trident whenever I want.