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Ginger Phil troop
Joined: 15 May 2007 Posts: 43 Location: near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:54 am Post subject: Had a test ride of a Fuoco in Lowestoft..... |
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To be honest I wasn't majorly impressed. It's certainly got the looks but the steering felt heavy and worst of all there's bugger all leg room. I'm 6 feet tall and after 10 minutes my legs were aching like hell, I wanted to stretch my legs forward a bit but there was no space.
Here's a 2 minute video of some close-ups plus me riding it around a car park:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRl8KQRs3sA _________________
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GAVSKIN Site Admin
Joined: 14 May 2007 Posts: 1128 Location: ON THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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yep as much as i love it i have to agree! i sat on one last sunday and there's little room to stretch out i think this would be an issue for me on long distance rallys! _________________
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GWGTS250ie Site Admin
Joined: 19 May 2007 Posts: 980 Location: Swimming with Endorphins !!
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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mark p said the same he is already sittin right back and hasnt done long distance yet , _________________ The Instigator ,
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g-tease Site Admin
Joined: 14 May 2007 Posts: 361 Location: London
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Fine for a short arse like me though |
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Maver Site Admin
Joined: 14 May 2007 Posts: 2193 Location: naaaaaarfolk we drive tractors and talk loike PIRATES
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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just a thought but bike riders are fairly restricted with stretching out their legs with having rear brake and gear change on the footpegs and they seem to manage ok, you don't see many of those sitting on the pillion seat............. _________________
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GWGTS250ie Site Admin
Joined: 19 May 2007 Posts: 980 Location: Swimming with Endorphins !!
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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rode russ s about at mersea, loved the power etc,
deff think there will be prob with leg room on long runs even for me ,,lol
and the ride to the shops pillion for me and chris, NEVER AGAIN
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Innocenti Big Cheese
Joined: 14 May 2007 Posts: 1205 Location: Surrey Village
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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yea wanted this bad boy bad took Fuoco out for a hour loved it just couldnt cope with leg room (or is it me????) then took MP3 400 out for half a hour seemed very similar to Fouco sterring bit lighter and seat more softer got back on the old GTS what a bike great acceleration and handling ahhhhhhhhhh shes the one for me
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russpeed Inspector
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 211 Location: Leicester
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:55 am Post subject: |
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This scoots all about the fun you can have whilst riding it.
If youv'e got time to think about legroom then you arn't riding it right.
My favorate position is the small of my back right in the hump with my heels up on the raised section like a sports bike riding position.
If you can feel your legs then ride faster and you should be so full of adrenaline before long that you'll feel nothing.
I agree the Fuoco isn't for everybody.
Just those that really like to ride hard and don't give a stuff about legroom etc.
Try riding an R6 for a bit see how you get on, I'd like to see them power rangers do Leicester to Mersea non stop and still be able to walk.
Fuoco's just as much fun but at lower speeds, has some legroom at least and has 100 times more storage than an R6.
You can bungie a house to the Fuoco's rear rack with one of them cargo nets.
Power + Grip = FUN, FUN, FUN and more FUN.
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Innocenti Big Cheese
Joined: 14 May 2007 Posts: 1205 Location: Surrey Village
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:22 am Post subject: |
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Russ post some more pics of the black chariot _________________ GTS OWNERS CLUB
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