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notme

4th July 2005, 11:22

First off, can I just say: :D !!!!!!!

If my grin over the weekend had been any bigger the top of my head would have fallen off!

I picked up a yellow 2003 CBR600RR with less than 4000k on the clock on Friday night.... pix attached!

Mt Eden m/c deserve some more praise for this one, they did me a good trade in, fantastic deal on gear, gave me freebies, sorted the RR out with rego, WOF and all that in one afternoon, and were very good to deal with all round. Thanks also to Fart, cunningstunt1, v.ros`, and Firefight for advice and opinons over the last few weeks....KB rules!

Imagine how happy I was when I woke up on saturday feeling like a kid on xmas morning, to find that it was a still and sunny day...and there was a new bike int he garage! Man, my arms are still a bit achey from riding around all day....I didn't actually GO anywhere, just around.....:ride:

As for the bike, well - I :love: it....of course it IS the youngest bike I've ever owned, and by far the quickest! Oh and it has a name too - "Spongebike".

v.ros`

4th July 2005, 11:25

finally i get to see the picture..

Congrats mate... thats one hell of a bike. Ride safe and hope to see u someday in a ride...

Where did u ge the KB sticker from...?

Waylander

4th July 2005, 11:25

So when you bringin it down to give me a test ride?:devil2:

Even in yellow that's sexy. Don't know about the hood ornament though...

vifferman

4th July 2005, 11:25

Congratulations, Allun! Good stuff. :niceone:

Oh and it has a name too - "Spongebike".
That's a worry. :confused: I can see where you got the name from, but it sorta implies it is ... well - spongey! :whistle:

Coyote

4th July 2005, 11:29

Stunning bike in Yellow. Good on ya :niceone:

crashe

4th July 2005, 11:34

nice bike, congratulations..

Ride safe on it....

badlieutenant

4th July 2005, 11:36

awesome. love the spongebob attachment.

notme

4th July 2005, 11:38

So when you bringin it down to give me a test ride?:devil2:

NO!

EDIT: Update your user info you cod!! lol

User info updated...sorry for my coddish behaviour! :motu:

notme

4th July 2005, 11:41

awesome. love the spongebob attachment.

Hahaha I was wondering if you'd post... :whistle:

Waylander

4th July 2005, 11:42

NO!

User info updated...sorry for my coddish behaviour! :motu:

OI!!! Only fair that you atleast bring it down so I can see it in the metal.

Then, provided I have money for fuel, I can see it in the mettle.:ride:

bugjuice

4th July 2005, 11:44

nice work.. hope to see you on a few rides then.. you know how much that bike will clash with my orange?

notme

4th July 2005, 11:44

Where did u ge the KB sticker from...?

Serious or winding me up?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sales.php

And hey I was gonna PM a silly question to you yesterday....but it's OK, I worked out how to set the clock... :weird: Having no owner's manual sucks!

justsomeguy

4th July 2005, 11:45

WOW!!!!!!!!!!

Mate - it's time for us to meet up for a chat sometime - I gotta see that bike in person..........

July monthly meet anyone???????

notme

4th July 2005, 11:47

OI!!! Only fair that you atleast bring it down so I can see it in the metal.

Then, provided I have money for fuel, I can see it in the mettle.:ride:

Hehehe nice wording there mate. Yeah well I SPOSE....i mean you were kind enough to let me have a look at the XV while we were down in your neck of the woods...just cos i had been at the pub for the last 6 hours didn't mean I couldn't have ridden it though! :drinkup:

Waylander

4th July 2005, 11:55

Hehehe nice wording there mate. Yeah well I SPOSE....i mean you were kind enough to let me have a look at the XV while we were down in your neck of the woods...just cos i had been at the pub for the last 6 hours didn't mean I couldn't have ridden it though! :drinkup:

Haha, bet your arse to John it would have. I don't even sit on it when I've been drinkin mate. (not strictly true but I never have my keys with me when I do)

I seriously need to get shite sorted here so I can set up a ride that's been playing in my head for the better part of 4 months...

Anyway as I said noce bike though the hood ornament still worries me. Leave that stuff for the cagers mate. The name is a bit of a bother but then you'll probably change it soon enough when the bike achieves it'sown personality.

notme

4th July 2005, 12:01

The name is a bit of a bother but then you'll probably change it soon enough when the bike achieves it'sown personality.

Hey! I like SpongeBob....actually no I like Patrick more....although Mr Krabs is pretty cool.... oh oh, signs of mental instability are catching up with me....better go ground myself with a ride on the Spongebike...... :love:

v.ros`

4th July 2005, 12:09

badlieutenant

4th July 2005, 12:23

Hey! I like SpongeBob....actually no I like Patrick more....although Mr Krabs is pretty cool.... oh oh, signs of mental instability are catching up with me....better go ground myself with a ride on the Spongebike...... :love:
patrick is preety kewl, bit of a idiot genius. And how could I not post with such a fine upgrade on your new bike (I beat NC to it, muhahaha) which must mean you are a religeous fanatic as well, hardly insane. :yes: :clap: :yes:
(best episode=opposite day)

Biff

4th July 2005, 12:27

What a gorgeous machine. Well done that man :clap:

750Y

4th July 2005, 12:33

woohoo on ya bud, i love hearing stories like these from happy campers...
now don't crash it OK?.

notme

4th July 2005, 12:43

haha tis good you didnt send me the PM as now i can ask you , how do ya set the clock...

I gave my bike for alarm and ever since, i have tried alot but failed to set the clock... mind sharing please :)

Posted here rather than PM in case anyone else wants to know.....oh and I have a full workshop/service manual on CD if any other RR owners want it! A paper owner's manual with those small but important details (like clock setting!) is on it's way to me too....

CLOCK SETTING:
With the ignition ON, watch the self check and think to yourself, "that was cool!". then:
hold down the adj and reset buttons at the same time
The clock wil start blinking, use the adj button to adjust the hour.
Press the reset button to change to setting the minutes, and use adj set.
Press both buttons to exit

aff-man

4th July 2005, 12:43

Well glad you had fun mate... should've come out with us on saturday it was a bloody awesome ride..

Maybe catch you this weekend :Punk: :Punk: :Punk:

Coyote

4th July 2005, 12:45

(best episode=opposite day)
Best episode=Karate Choppers :p

notme

4th July 2005, 12:47

woohoo on ya bud, i love hearing stories like these from happy campers...
now don't crash it OK?.

Oh believe me, my nana would ride faster than I have been over the weekend. Crashing within days of getting a new bike would reduce me to tears! Having said that I have given it a blast or 2....JEEEEEEZUS it gets the front up no problems, and on the motorway it so smooth and torquey that I kept having to look at the speedo cos I don;t have the engine note that equates to a certain cruising speed programmed into my brain yet :weird:

Beemer

4th July 2005, 12:52

notme

4th July 2005, 13:21

Nice bike - I suppose you liken it to Spongebob because the shape of the seat means you need Squarepants to ride it? :yes:

My Goose doesn't really have a name yet, and because it's black whereas most geese are white, a name isn't coming readily to mind.

Enjoy yourself, sounds like you have a good attitude to riding so have heaps of fun and remember - shiny side up, sticky side down!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=8698

Goose....that isn't a cousin of a DUCK is it???? Oh and one of the first things SLashWylde said about the new bike was that it was "rubber DUCKY yellow" .....:mad:

SlashWylde

4th July 2005, 13:43

Bahahahaaaaaa!! :rofl:

mini_hooks_

4th July 2005, 14:12

now that is what you call a stunner!!!!!
sorry im dribbling again... :whistle: ....... make sure that only the rubber one the wheels touch the ground aye!!!
enjoy it :Punk:

now i must go and empty my dribble bucket...its full again that bike is sooooooo nice :rofl: :whistle:

Beemer

4th July 2005, 14:32

Ouch to the duck story, Allun! My husband hit a hare once and it broke his gear lever off. Thankfully I've not hit anything major on the bike, but I did run over a mouse once - stop laughing! There was this slight feeling like running over a small stone and it was severely flattened.

Seagulls are the worst things to hit because of all the crap they eat - and the ones near the sea smell even worse.

Pays to stay upright and keep the furry creatures for home!

Still doesn't help me with a name for the Goose though - Ducky isn't quite what I was after!

4th July 2005, 15:16

Congrats and it's great to hear someone so stoked with a new bike. Looks good in yellow, never seen any around here in that colour.
Happy happy joy joy and all that. I know, wrong cartoon.

loosebruce

4th July 2005, 15:23

Yea there aren't too many yellow ones around that i've seen, looks very nice Allun, i can see why you'd be so stoked, enjoy and see you out on a ride soon.

John

4th July 2005, 18:14

DAMN SEXY! Nice choice, and make sure bob is always with you :D

v.ros`

5th July 2005, 09:07

Thanx mate for the clock settings... now i can finally come on time to work :)

:Punk:

sarg

5th July 2005, 09:31

nice looking bike in yellow ENJOY!

zadok

5th July 2005, 09:48

Nice. Looks like you matched the KB yellow perfectly. Sticker is nice touch. :Punk:

Zed

5th July 2005, 12:44

I picked up a yellow 2003 CBR600RR with less than 4000k on the clock on Friday night.... pix attached!Mmmm, nice Honda you got there Allun, and one of the most safest colours for the road too!!

Enjoy! :yes:

MrMelon

5th July 2005, 12:59

Best episode=Karate Choppers :p

You're all wrong! the best episode is Sailor Mouth..
Squidward Smells..... good.

ps nice bike and frontal attachment you've got going on there allun :D

notme

19th July 2005, 22:48

I can't help it...guys i may have a problem here...."Hi, my name is Allun, it's been less than a month that I've owned my latest bike and I am already modifying it....."

Last weekend I installed an alarm, ostensibly to lower my insurance premiums but really it was for the bling of flashing indicators and remote starting..... and today i dropped it off at custom chambers for exhaust work.... H E L P! :o