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Dare
4th June 2010, 13:04
OK I'm not going to link links but there is a sexy black CBR400RR with ~35,000k going on trade me and I *may* have fallen in love. Can somebody please convince me that selling a kidney to buy this is a terrible idea because I sure as hell can't! :innocent:

..At the very least I'm going to call up about a test ride.

FJRider
4th June 2010, 13:09
If your kidneys are in good enough condition to sell ... go ahead....

Dare
4th June 2010, 13:19
If your kidneys are in good enough condition to sell ... go ahead....
Point.

I guess what I want to know is if these bikes are mingers for spares/likely to explode for no reason. But it is a Hondas. So.

FJRider
4th June 2010, 13:27
I guess what I want to know is if these bikes are mingers for spares/likely to explode for no reason. But it is a Hondas. So.

Google is your friend ... no doubt a few bike mag's will have done a write-up ...etc.

Check the wreckers ... if plenty are in there, it sort of speaks for itself ...

EJK
4th June 2010, 13:32
Sounds like you are in a rush. Test ride is OK but think twice.

In my experience rushing or instant action wasn't always good.



But hey, it's my experience not yours. Do as free as you like!

Dare
4th June 2010, 13:43
In my experience rushing or instant action wasn't always good.
Basics seem to be covered: http://www.bits4bikes.co.nz/parts/honda/630.aspx
Hmm youre right, but I have been considering something like this for a while. Trademe just has this ability to put me in an 'get it asap' mood. :blink:
Was like this about my current bike. Seemed to work out pretty well.

SPman
4th June 2010, 13:48
Do it!..........

R6_kid
4th June 2010, 14:09
I know you're a little bit weird, but an IL4 400cc? Wtf?

Dare
4th June 2010, 14:18
I know you're a little bit weird, but an IL4 400cc? Wtf?

Was looking at VFR 400's, and this popped up. Also, because I can.

Madness
4th June 2010, 14:27
Is it this (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-293305300.htm) one?

That guy cracks me up when he says

Has 250 stickers as i have not got my full license
And

been a great bike but have upgraded to a bigger bike so time to go
Then goes on to show his rego number.

gale_wolf
4th June 2010, 14:38
I have no idea if you're planning to move up to this 400 from a 250, so speaking only from my own personal experience take from this what you will...

...when I got my full license (16 years ago!) I went from a RG250 to a ZXR400, enjoyed it for a while but then came to the sad realisation that, for me, the ZXR400 really wasn't a step up at all and I regretted buying it as an "emotional buy". I was doing a lot of 2-up riding at the time and it just didn't seem to have enough grunt. Should've gone from the 250 to either a 600 or 750, but couldn't afford to at the time. In hindsight I should've waited until I could afford the bigger machine, but was blinded by "I love it and need to have it now".
The ZXR400 got written off by a soccer-mum SUV driver who said, not surprisingly, "I didn't see you". With the insurance money (and after getting out of the neckbrace and off the crutches) I bought a GSXR1100. No problems with lack of grunt after that.

I knew a lot of guys riding 400's at that time, all having just moved up from 250's. A common complaint from all of them was that they wished they'd gone to a 600+.

Of course today's 600/650/750's are kickarse machines, considerably moreso than when I was looking to move up from a 250, so maybe the 400 will suit you.

Real_Wolf
4th June 2010, 14:50
I thought you said "there aren't any good looking fairing bikes"

along with

"I don't want a fairing bike as they are much harder to do maintenance on"

Dare
4th June 2010, 15:07
Then goes on to show his rego number.
Geniuses like this are the best people to buy bikes from imo :innocent:
As long as they pay for the maintenance.


I have no idea if you're planning to move up to this 400 from a 250, so speaking only from my own personal experience take from this what you will...
You make some very good points, in my mind this was more a step up from buying another 250 than a step down from going straight to a 600.
But with 60hp its not exactly slow :P
I'd rather be able to ride the balls off a 400 than spend all my time in first with a 600, but I haven't actually decided *just* yet.


I thought you said "there aren't any good looking fairing bikes""I don't want a fairing bike as they are much harder to do maintenance on"
I said there aren't many, and I didn't even say the second one. You really do live in fantasy land sometimes.

Edit:Hehehehe

Make: HONDA
Model: CBR
Year: 1992
Submodel: 400RR
WOF expired 2 weeks ago
Shhhhhhhh...
EDITEDIT: Hmmmm. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-282270236.htm

Real_Wolf
4th June 2010, 16:26
You did say you would much prefer a naked because of maintenance, you might not remember it tho.

. As for the other, it was the not many. And I was planning on showing you a cbr ironically to show that fairings can look awesome

jono035
4th June 2010, 18:53
CBR400 = An NC30 with all the awesome bits removed and replaced with meh.

If you're going to buy a bike or car and you like the first one you see, force yourself to go test ride/drive at least 2 others, pref 3 or more... That way at least you know whats out there and you've got something to compare it against.

If the gearing is anything like the NC30, you hit the power right at about 50km/hr so it's no better than a 600 in that respect. Also, make sure you test ride it properly and absolutely love it to pieces in the twisties, because even with 60hp you're going to get comfortable with it really quickly which means you'll get bored if your heart isn't in it.

Have you got your full now? And yeah, I said I wanted a naked, air cooled, injected Vtwin for my next bike when I was dicking around with the across but guess how many of those criteria my current bike fits... If you're buying bikes entirely with your head and not your heart, then you're not a biker, you're just some guy who is on 2 less wheels than most...

motorbyclist
5th June 2010, 13:49
...when I got my full license (16 years ago!) I went from a RG250 to a ZXR400,

so 16 years ago when 600s were half the beasts they are now, you made a sideways move from a 70hp two stroke 250 to a 60hp fourstroke 400 and got bored....

I'm not entirely surprised.

imho the 400 is a good bike before buying the rubber hungry 100hp 600cc that can flick you off from careless throttle. You can thrash them around coro/waitakere/hunua/sh22 twisties and actually use all of the bike without necessarily losing your licence ;)

plus bikes like the vfr are in my experience fairly damn forgiving when it comes to rider error and/or adversely changing road conditions, which is good while you work up to the pace of a 600 (if that's what you're planning on doing)

gale_wolf
5th June 2010, 14:00
so 16 years ago when 600s were half the beasts they are now.
If you bothered to finish reading my post you would've noticed that was one of the points I made, a 600 today is a far different machine than back then, so maybe the 400 would suit the OP.


you made a sideways move from a 70hp two stroke 250 to a 60hp fourstroke 400 and got bored....
I'm not entirely surprised.
I said RG250 not RGV250. It was an '85 model Gamma. There's a considerable difference between the performance of the RG and a full spec RGV at 70hp. The old Gamma had 45hp on a good day. Not exactly a sideways move from there to the ZXR400.

schrodingers cat
5th June 2010, 19:00
Is it this (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-293305300.htm) one?

That guy cracks me up when he says

Has 250 stickers as i have not got my full license


Yeah I don't really get that either. Unless he bullshitted and registered it as a 250 then as soon as they radio through his number plate hes screwed.

Dude - do what YOU want. It's a cool looking bike and would be bags of fun. Personally I'd rather have more cc but if we were all the same then there'd be no point

jono035
5th June 2010, 20:37
Might wanna get your full first. The $400 that getting caught will cost you would make a big difference if it was put towards a better bike in a years time.

PirateJafa
5th June 2010, 22:50
Only $100 now. But it's been upped to 35 demerits.

jono035
5th June 2010, 23:50
Only $100 now. But it's been upped to 35 demerits.

Interesting, that's definitely a step in the right direction...

gavjn
6th June 2010, 20:09
Only $100 now. But it's been upped to 35 demerits.

i can agree with that... found out the hard way >< bout time tho tbh

breakaway
7th June 2010, 22:34
Save another $2000 and buy a 01-03 1000/750.

PirateJafa
7th June 2010, 23:08
Save another $2000 and buy a 01-03 1000/750.

Or he could just buy a GSXR1100 now.

Dare
8th June 2010, 07:30
Or he could just buy a GSXR1100 now.

Do not tempt.. =p

Thani-B
8th June 2010, 10:13
Just wait out your licence period and save up, then you can buy a pretty bike like my Amber :bleh:

breakaway
8th June 2010, 12:10
Naw just get it. I've only owned a single learner legal bike. I used to ride 1000s all the time on my learners/restricted. At a guess, I've done over 20,000km during which I had one incident due to me riding like a twat, and a not at fault accident which totalled my GSXR1000. I still got paid out by insurance of at fault party even though I "didn't have the right licence", as it was immaterial to the crash.

In that time I've also been stopped by cops for "routine checks" and may have paid an infringement or two. But at the end of the day, owning a well maintained bigger bike that goes well beats paying 5G for a learner raped 250.

Don't let the haters tell you it can't be done.

jono035
8th June 2010, 12:37
Naw just get it. I've only owned a single learner legal bike. I used to ride 1000s all the time on my learners/restricted. At a guess, I've done over 20,000km during which I had one incident due to me riding like a twat, and a not at fault accident which totalled my GSXR1000. I still got paid out by insurance of at fault party even though I "didn't have the right licence", as it was immaterial to the crash.

In that time I've also been stopped by cops for "routine checks" and may have paid an infringement or two. But at the end of the day, owning a well maintained bigger bike that goes well beats paying 5G for a learner raped 250.

Don't let the haters tell you it can't be done.

Sure thing, but he already has a learner bike. You can also pick up a perfectly serviceable one for $3k which will then be worth $3k still when you go to sell it once you have your full. They lose less value than a 'well maintained bigger bike'.

Hater? pffft. I never said it couldn't be done. I was pulled over 3 times while on my learners/restricted, once my fault for an illegal right hand turn a couple of days after they put up the sign saying so, 2 on routine stops (only 1 where they checked my rego)... That and speeding fine and I would have lost my license and been a few hundred dollars worse off. That isn't being a hater, it's called having self-control.

Dare
8th June 2010, 13:02
It's called having self-control.
I tried that once. I didn't like it.

Danae
8th June 2010, 13:49
Sure thing, but he already has a learner bike. You can also pick up a perfectly serviceable one for $3k which will then be worth $3k still when you go to sell it once you have your full. They lose less value than a 'well maintained bigger bike'.

I picked my FXR up for $2300. And it wasn't fucked. But it is only a 150...

jono035
8th June 2010, 15:18
I picked my FXR up for $2300. And it wasn't fucked. But it is only a 150...

Yeah, that's the idea... I had a FXR150 chasing me on the last Coro I did, couldn't shake him. Mostly because I'm a noob, but still.

gavjn
8th June 2010, 21:32
Naw just get it. I've only owned a single learner legal bike. I used to ride 1000s all the time on my learners/restricted. At a guess, I've done over 20,000km during which I had one incident due to me riding like a twat, and a not at fault accident which totalled my GSXR1000. I still got paid out by insurance of at fault party even though I "didn't have the right licence", as it was immaterial to the crash.

In that time I've also been stopped by cops for "routine checks" and may have paid an infringement or two. But at the end of the day, owning a well maintained bigger bike that goes well beats paying 5G for a learner raped 250.

Don't let the haters tell you it can't be done.

yea i agree... at least a 600... ive had my zx6 for over a year now and its the best decision ive made in my life :D stil on restricted... never lookd back

The Pastor
9th June 2010, 11:38
Yeah, that's the idea... I had a FXR150 chasing me on the last Coro I did, couldn't shake him. Mostly because I'm a noob, but still.

lol .

jono035
9th June 2010, 12:58
lol .

Fixed either of your bikes yet or just going to buy a 3rd?

The Pastor
9th June 2010, 13:28
Fixed either of your bikes yet or just going to buy a 3rd?

um


yeah i was at the victory dealership today lol

jono035
9th June 2010, 16:44
um


yeah i was at the victory dealership today lol

Hahaha nice.

motorbyclist
9th June 2010, 18:29
If you bothered to finish reading my post you would've noticed that was one of the points I made, a 600 today is a far different machine than back then, so maybe the 400 would suit the OP.
.
I did read the whole post - by your own admission the whole "when i was young" was useless advice and wasn't useful at all.

as for the rg, sorry i assumed there was a typo there.


Yeah I don't really get that either. Unless he bullshitted and registered it as a 250 then as soon as they radio through his number plate hes screwed.


at checkpoints they don't often bother to check the plate/rego, and instead run on the stickers - made my old gsxr250 interesting as it didn't say 250 on the fairing nor the rego thing

breakaway
9th June 2010, 21:04
Good point motorbycylist. Alternatively, if an incompetent cop such as the one that I had dealings with pulls you up, they're bound to go off the stickers and just put it out of their mind and not think "oh I should check if this is a big bike with fake 250 stickers."

The Pastor
9th June 2010, 23:17
was useless advice and wasn't useful at all


No wai? srsly?

motorbyclist
10th June 2010, 16:40
ya, rly!

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Dare
10th June 2010, 19:45
ya, rly!

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At least no ones posting inane piccies with captions yet.

Danae
10th June 2010, 20:22
At least no ones posting inane piccies with captions yet.

I'm going to let Squiggles take that opening.

Squiggles
11th June 2010, 00:39
At least no ones posting inane piccies with captions yet.

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PirateJafa
11th June 2010, 01:05
At least no ones posting inane relevant piccies with captions yet.

Fix'd.

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Dare
11th June 2010, 11:27
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Squiggles
11th June 2010, 11:38
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The Pastor
11th June 2010, 16:44
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The Pastor
11th June 2010, 16:46
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Squiggles
11th June 2010, 22:44
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motorbyclist
11th June 2010, 22:45
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Thani-B
11th June 2010, 23:13
Why dont you guys just start a thread and see who can find the best one?

PirateJafa
12th June 2010, 14:21
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Dare
12th June 2010, 14:59
Meanwhile, in Finland

Alcohol makes good anti-freeze.
Also, <a href="http://www.novoalias.com/2010/musing/bike-wreckers-suppliers/" target="blank">Bike Wreckers & Suppliers</a> trying to make a decent list. But. cbf making new thread.

Phurrball
16th June 2010, 19:30
Naw just get it. I've only owned a single learner legal bike. I used to ride 1000s all the time on my learners/restricted. At a guess, I've done over 20,000km during which I had one incident due to me riding like a twat, and a not at fault accident which totalled my GSXR1000. I still got paid out by insurance of at fault party even though I "didn't have the right licence", as it was immaterial to the crash.

In that time I've also been stopped by cops for "routine checks" and may have paid an infringement or two. But at the end of the day, owning a well maintained bigger bike that goes well beats paying 5G for a learner raped 250.

Don't let the haters tell you it can't be done.


yea i agree... at least a 600... ive had my zx6 for over a year now and its the best decision ive made in my life :D stil on restricted... never lookd back


Good point motorbycylist. Alternatively, if an incompetent cop such as the one that I had dealings with pulls you up, they're bound to go off the stickers and just put it out of their mind and not think "oh I should check if this is a big bike with fake 250 stickers."

The above may well be the case, however one would potentially be 'looking back' for an awfully long time time should one have the 'misfortune' of being in an at-fault incident.

It's not hating, but it does rhyme - civil litigating - in which the multi-national insurer is 'Bubba' and you have dropped the soap...

I can speak from (client-file based) experience - lives can be destroyed in insurance litigation.

If that's a risk you can live with...Breakaway was admittedly very hard done by, but the attitude of the insurers should have served as a loud warning as to potential consequences if one was at fault.

At least on a 'legal' bike you can enjoy the principle of indemnity even if you are hard done by or a complete numpty.

Anyone can do anthing that is physically possible - it's just that some things have (potential) consequences. Oh, and small bikes are great fun - can ride at 10/10 and still live - try that everywhere on a big bike. (I have both; I love both - for different reasons)

zden009
16th June 2010, 22:24
cbr400rr is an awesome bike, not enough of them around... get it!

looks better than an nc30 but not as nice as the zxr400!!

jono035
17th June 2010, 08:25
cbr400rr is an awesome bike, not enough of them around... get it!

looks better than an nc30 but not as nice as the zxr400!!

Ignore this guy, he's obviously been sniffing too much paint thinner ;) NC30 = hot.

PirateJafa
17th June 2010, 13:08
Ignore this guy, he's obviously been sniffing too much paint thinner ;) NC30 = hot.

Seconded.

Single sided swingarm, nuff' said.

jono035
17th June 2010, 13:22
Seconded.

Single sided swingarm, nuff' said.

Both wheel rims are away getting a charcoal coloured powder-coat at the moment. Think white would probably look better when clean, but I enjoy riding far more than I enjoy washing wheel rims!

bogan
17th June 2010, 13:48
Ignore this guy, he's obviously been sniffing too much paint thinner ;) NC30 = hot.

fuck yeh, in reverse order of awesomeness (though the 31 and 30 are pretty much a tie)
NC30, best small engine honda
MC28, best two stroke honda
RC31, best honda V twin
RC30, best honda

anyone spot a key similarity?

















and the RC40 sits down here cos its totally brutal.

jono035
17th June 2010, 14:04
Interesting, hadn't read about the RC31s before, they look pretty neat. Vtwin with what appears to be the same frame/swingarm as a NC30.

Awesome.

bogan
17th June 2010, 14:11
Interesting, hadn't read about the RC31s before, they look pretty neat. Vtwin with what appears to be the same frame/swingarm as a NC30.

Awesome.

nah swingarm is plenty difference, RC31 is a linkless design with an on top shock mount, whereas the NC30 iirc has a link mounted under the swinger and shock poking through it right? Currently trying to design a bolt on system so i can replace the stock shock with a cbr600f4 shock and linkage unit, fun times :scratch:

edit, and yeh, RC31 is awesome :D cult bike and people the world over do some pretty sweet mods to em.

motorbyclist
17th June 2010, 19:36
Both wheel rims are away getting a charcoal coloured powder-coat at the moment. Think white would probably look better when clean, but I enjoy riding far more than I enjoy washing wheel rims!

yeah when i had white rims on my old viffer they would go grey within 30 minutes of riding



RC31, best honda V twin

soz but i have to disagree - the RC51 is fucking awesome

and RC45 would have to be one of the few bikes i'd put as "better" than the RC30. then again it IS "the sequel"

PirateJafa
17th June 2010, 19:43
soz but i have to disagree - the RC51 is fucking awesome

and RC45 would have to be one of the few bikes i'd put as "better" than the RC30. then again it IS "the sequel"

I'd take a RC30 over a RC45 any day. The '45 might be a "better", bike, but it doesn't look anywhere near as magnificent.

And having ridden a SP2, they are fucking gorgeous. One WILL adorn my garage, one day.

bogan
17th June 2010, 19:51
hmmm, yeh I haven't ridden a rc51/sp2 so maybe converted once i go for a ride on one, but mechanically and visually it doesn't have the wow factor the rc31 has. Then again the 31 is known as a cult bike so its probly just me; also the 31 seems a lot more modable than well, all the other bikes listed in this thread I reckon, which is good for modders like myself :D

jono035
17th June 2010, 20:47
I'd take a RC30 over a RC45 any day. The '45 might be a "better", bike, but it doesn't look anywhere near as magnificent.

And haing ridden a SP2, they are fucking gorgeous. One WILL adorn my garage, one day.

Yeah, I gotta admit the styling on the RC45 doesn't exactly do it for me either... Little bit chunkier, bulges in all the wrong places...

RC30 on the other hand...

Dare
19th June 2010, 16:56
Yeah, I gotta admit the styling on the RC45 doesn't exactly do it for me either... Little bit chunkier, bulges in all the wrong places...

RC30 on the other hand...

CBR has a nice frame than the vfr's IMO.
That said.
Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes *drool*
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-277225458.htm

motorbyclist
20th June 2010, 01:18
lol missing barends and no heatsheild on the rear pipes but still gooooorgeous

oh and replace that rear tyre asap - my rvf came with one of those and it kept melting and becoming a liability in corners

pocketcracker
20th June 2010, 01:21
Ewww old sticky bikes that smell like poo's to follow .. bite the bullet buy a sv650 lol .. ... and yea i can't talk at the moment Bike 0 looking for a new 1 .. 1000cc r1 , gxxr ,zx10r , ect ect .. know of anythign boys

jono035
20th June 2010, 12:06
Ewww old sticky bikes that smell like poo's to follow .. bite the bullet buy a sv650 lol .. ... and yea i can't talk at the moment Bike 0 looking for a new 1 .. 1000cc r1 , gxxr ,zx10r , ect ect .. know of anythign boys

I've got a mate selling an R1, powercommander and a few other bits and pieces.

jono035
20th June 2010, 12:09
lol missing barends and no heatsheild on the rear pipes but still gooooorgeous

oh and replace that rear tyre asap - my rvf came with one of those and it kept melting and becoming a liability in corners

Eh, mines missing the heat-shield and it's fine...

Apart from the half molten wiring loom that is :p

Danae
20th June 2010, 14:19
CBR has a nice frame than the vfr's IMO.
That said.
Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes *drool*
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-277225458.htm
:shit: Nooooice!

Dare
20th June 2010, 14:54
Ewww old sticky bikes that smell like poo's to follow ..

If you can't clean it up yourself you probably shouldn't have it :P
It's like cars on trademe, theres a sweetspot early-mid 90's then almost everything after that is either ugly or horrifyingly expensive.

Dare
20th June 2010, 19:04
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-280301350.htm
One I could actually afford ('89 & 76k)
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-297445551.htm

Vroom! r6 vs vfr400
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jono035
20th June 2010, 19:37
Don't worry about the kms on them. Like I was saying the other night, I could almost pass off the cams, holders/journals and gear drives for new after almost 100k kms (Mm?!) on the clock...

Absolutely unbelievable...

Edit: The 2nd one is an NC24... I haven't ridden one, but bear in mind they're pretty different afaik... Certainly don't look anywhere near as sexy...

Ragingrob
20th June 2010, 21:04
Don't worry about the kms on them. Like I was saying the other night, I could almost pass off the cams, holders/journals and gear drives for new after almost 100k kms (Mm?!) on the clock...

Absolutely unbelievable...

Edit: The 2nd one is an NC24... I haven't ridden one, but bear in mind they're pretty different afaik... Certainly don't look anywhere near as sexy...

Good to hear it's far from blowing up then!

jono035
20th June 2010, 21:57
Good to hear it's far from blowing up then!

Oh, miles away. Apart from the valve seats needing a minor cleanup, new shims as well as all the fluids renewing, she's perfect. :love:

Braided lines for the front, new needles/jets, aftermarket CDI, wheel rims come back from the powdercoaters next week and I've been fixing a few of the fairing cracks.

You wouldn't believe how desperately I want to go out for a ride :p

Dare
21st June 2010, 13:39
Oh, miles away. Apart from the valve seats needing a minor cleanup, new shims as well as all the fluids renewing, she's perfect. :love:

Braided lines for the front, new needles/jets, aftermarket CDI, wheel rims come back from the powdercoaters next week and I've been fixing a few of the fairing cracks.

You wouldn't believe how desperately I want to go out for a ride :p
Ill be honest it was your bike on the coro loop and the trip to the rally that time that sold me on the VFR. Something about that exhaust note bouncing off all the buildings while everyone outside the clubs went WTF is that...

jono035
21st June 2010, 17:58
Ill be honest it was your bike on the coro loop and the trip to the rally that time that sold me on the VFR. Something about that exhaust note bouncing off all the buildings while everyone outside the clubs went WTF is that...

Lol, that's the same thing that got me too... Hearing it first fire up and the exhaust note bracketed by the cam-gear whine...

Bah, now I want to go for a ride even more. Goddamnit.

Ragingrob
21st June 2010, 22:18
Lol, that's the same thing that got me too... Hearing it first fire up and the exhaust note bracketed by the cam-gear whine...

Bah, now I want to go for a ride even more. Goddamnit.

Haha I remember you saying that as you rode under the Wellesley st tunnel on the way back on the test ride!

jono035
22nd June 2010, 07:29
Haha I remember you saying that as you rode under the Wellesley st tunnel on the way back on the test ride!

Yeah, tunnels are particularly good :D

motorbyclist
22nd June 2010, 12:03
heheh i remember having the first test ride years ago up in kawakawa (far north) and the sound of that pipe nearly had me buy a pipe for my own one

Jonno.
22nd June 2010, 14:59
Oh, miles away. Apart from the valve seats needing a minor cleanup, new shims as well as all the fluids renewing, she's perfect. :love:

Braided lines for the front, new needles/jets, aftermarket CDI, wheel rims come back from the powdercoaters next week and I've been fixing a few of the fairing cracks.

You wouldn't believe how desperately I want to go out for a ride :p

Hey mate I've done the valves on mine recently so if you need a hand I have the haynes manual.

jono035
22nd June 2010, 15:07
Hey mate I've done the valves on mine recently so if you need a hand I have the haynes manual.

Thanks for that, I've got one of the Haynes manuals as well, damn useful. I've got the heads back on now and I'm just waiting for the shims to arrive so hopefully I'll be able to fire her back up this weekend.

Dare
24th June 2010, 16:00
EEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! !!!!!!!!!111111111!!!!11111!!!!11 *Chases tail*
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-298697025.htm

PirateJafa
24th June 2010, 16:25
Aside from the fact that he says he loves the v-twin sound, and it looks like it has some shite tyres on it, I can't really say anything besides DO IT FAGGOT.

bogan
24th June 2010, 16:27
Aside from the fact that he says he loves the v-twin sound, and it looks like it has some shite tyres on it, I can't really say anything besides DO IT FAGGOT.

clearly the current owner is not deserving of the awesomeness. Dare, you must buy it! nownownownownownownownow

Dare
24th June 2010, 16:44
DO IT FAGGOT.
Love you too bromo.



clearly the current owner is not deserving of the awesomeness. Dare, you must buy it! nownownownownownownownow
As of this moment I am thinking of what I can sellsellsell! I must haves it. Right nows.

jono035
24th June 2010, 17:02
Fairing looks pretty rough, there are a couple of cracks that I can spot apart from the main break, but then again that's the kind of thing that can get you an awesome deal if you can look past it and get one with good mechanics...

Also Vtwin... Well I guess technically it's a Vtwin sound, it just sounds like a Vtwin would sound at 28000rpm :P