Got big butterflies! Pick my 996 up in less than 2 hours!

**RWD_cossie_wil** · 09 Aug 08, 09:13 AM

I am excited and sh**ting myself in equal measures! Pics later hopefully, wish me luck....Just hope the bloody rain holds off

**jay748** · 09 Aug 08, 09:45 AM

good luck

cograts on your new addition ,

**Duke of Wales** · 09 Aug 08, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil

I am excited and sh**ting myself in equal measures! Pics later hopefully, wish me luck....Just hope the bloody rain holds off

Hope the weather's better in the Midlands , than it is in South Wales !!!

It has'nt stopped ****in down all morning !!!

**jezjay** · 09 Aug 08, 10:30 AM

good luck... you`ll love it

**petevtwin650** · 09 Aug 08, 10:42 AM

Raining in Rugby.

To be honest, you may be a little disappointed, especially as you'll have to take it easy.

But get her home and clean all the wet stuff off and you'll be grinning by the time you shut the garage door.

**998gsb** · 09 Aug 08, 12:05 PM

Cleaning is part of the bonding process - getting to her know her without her clothes on....

Hope you enjoy her...

**ron** · 09 Aug 08, 03:09 PM

Its pi**ing down in hants , cant you get the bike delivered and save the first ride for a sunny day? If not then take care and ride safe.

**the yellow peril** · 09 Aug 08, 03:17 PM

It had rained every day upto the day I picked the 748 up, I caught the train to Potters Bar from Downham Market, Red Dog picked me up from the station and it was still fine. Road the entire way home up until about six miles and it ****ed down, getting soaked through - but it was worth it. I was out on her this morning but it is precipitating as I write this from Dereham (Norfolk).

Good luck!

**749red** · 09 Aug 08, 03:18 PM

Enjoy my friend enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!

**Steve GD** · 09 Aug 08, 03:20 PM

Congratulations on the new toy

. Any pix yet?

**petevtwin650** · 09 Aug 08, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve GD

Congratulations on the new toy

. Any pix yet?

Is he still polishing her?

**mill749** · 09 Aug 08, 10:41 PM

Enjoy, kiss, clean, dry polish in that order, works for me kid.

Cheers Mill

**RWD_cossie_wil** · 10 Aug 08, 01:15 AM

Well, picked her up today just after lunchtime, and rode back in torrential rain

, didn't really get to play at all, just trying to stay on it on the motorway following the mrs with idiots diving into the 2-3 second gap I left was hard enough!! Bit of a baptism of fire I think, but can't complain really as it took all the weather thrown at it, and a numpty at the controls

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I did get to give it one little squirt on a semi-dry road, and I was giggling to myself inside my lid feeling the power and the speed of a good blast in 3rd gear.. , had 120 showing breifly before I backed off, didn't want to get too silly! Just enjoying nice long over-run termi booming when I got the chance, glorious noise

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Low speed is tricky, had a few moments where I ran a little bit wide of the intended line, but I think I have cracked it now, very gentle throttle control and lots of clutch.

Will get some pics in the week when I have had chance to give it a good twice over... Smitten already!

. Thanks for the kind comments guys!

Oh and I have found out Pirelli Super Corsa's are f***ing scary in the wet, definatly a dry tyre, and the bike is set for a 16 stone rider so it's fairly stiff, not the ideal wet set-up!!

**jay748** · 10 Aug 08, 08:43 AM

glad its home .

i can relate to that !

my memories of riding on wet cobbled roads abroad on corsa,s last year ill never forget !

scary stuff ,

**Brian** · 10 Aug 08, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by RWD_cossie_wil

Oh and I have found out Pirelli Super Corsa's are f***ing scary in the wet, definatly a dry tyre, and the bike is set for a 16 stone rider so it's fairly stiff, not the ideal wet set-up!!

Glad you got her home ok but i allways thought the Pirelli's good in the wet