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| '05 Yamaha TDM 900 "The Silver Bullet" |
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| I have always been a fan of the TDM. Lying across a tank is not my thing. On the TDM, you're sat up, much more my style. I came across this bike on Ebay, unregistered from a dealer, it didn't reach it's reserve. I phoned up to enquire about it and ended up riding it home. |
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| This was the scene, a week later. My new bike, waiting outside the showroom for me. It's my first new machine since 1976, my first RD400. I was a bit nervous but all went well, I didn't drop it! |
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| First accessories purchased were a full set of Givi luggage on a Wingrack 2 |
| However I normally run with just the topbox fitted. Without the panniers, the bike is narrower, making it easier to ride through traffic. |
| For local riding I run with the stock screen, but for longer distance, I use an extended screen. |
| A great addition has been BMW handguards. Not very expensive to buy new from BMW and fairly easy to fit. They help keep the rain and the cold off my hands. |
| The best part is riding this bike. It is the best bike I have ever owned. I live in Hampshire, hence photo one. As I tour around, I'll collect county sign photo's, to chart my travels. |
| Wiltshire, just up the road |
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| This will have to count for Devon. Taken on my way to Lands End. |
| These two cover Cornwall, left coming into Penzance and right at my destination, Lands End |
| This photo was taken at Buxton railway station, so this counts as Derbyshire for now. |
| If you own one of these amazing bikes, checkout the web forum Carpe TDM |
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| The Dorset sign came about because I fancied a Mars Bar, as you do. |
| I ended up in Somerset, a hundred mile ride, fantastic. |
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| Three counties from an end of March '07 ride. |
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| 19th April '07 A lovely day for a ride. |
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| Who has been drawing lines on my new front tyre? August '05, I've just fitted a set of Continental "Road Attack" tyres, @ 9500 miles |
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| West Sussex |
| East Sussex |
| Kent |
| Surrey |
| West Berkshire |
| Oxfordshire |
| Gloucestershire |
| Wiltshire |
| October '07 I've just enjoyed a weekend ride collecting a few more pieces of my jigsaw puzzle along the way |
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| Cheshire |
| Nottinghamshire |
| Derbyshire, One of the highlights of my trip was riding through Buxton, Matlock and surrounding area on a Sunday. The scenery was fantastic and there were lots of bikes on the road. This photo caused me problems as the bike was heavily loaded and parked on a downhill slope. |
| These are the counties visited. There are a few more I've been in with the bike, but have yet to get photo's of the signs. 27 counties so far |
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| An end of June '08 ride took me to North Norfolk, 580 miles in the day, a sore arse and four more county signs. |
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| Mid July and three more signs |
| Buckinghamshire |
| Cambridgeshire |
| Suffolk |
| Norfolk |
| Bedfordshire |
| Northamptonshire |
| Hertfordshire |
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| London |
| Essex |
| A few more pieces of the county jigsaw from an end of September '08 ride |
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