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Zed
19th March 2004, 19:53
My nick on Kiwibiker is named after my '96 Kawasaki ZedX-6R and tomorrow he is being traded in for a '00 Honda CBR600F. Nothing better than a good blast out at Pukekohe today to see him off :whistle: He has done 62000kms now so his time has come...if I kept him much longer his resale value would depreciate too much for my liking.

I chose the CBR because of pricing, performance, comfort, and looks- pretty much in that order. There are only 1600kms on the clock so this bike hasn't even been run in yet! The attached pics are of the same model, the red front/blue rear colour scheme being mine.

It's great to be excited about getting some new wheels!!!

Goodbye Zed, you've been an awesome workhorse :done:


Zed

Yamahamaman
19th March 2004, 19:56
Congratulation on your new baby :niceone:

Holy Roller
19th March 2004, 19:57
My nick on Kiwibiker is named after my '96 Kawasaki ZedX-6R and tomorrow he is being traded in for a '00 Honda CBR600F. Nothing better than a good blast out at Pukekohe today to see him off :whistle: He has done 62000kms now so his time has come...if I kept him much longer his resale value would depreciate too much for my liking.

I chose the CBR because of pricing, performance, comfort, and looks- pretty much in that order. There are only 1600kms on the clock so this bike hasn't even been run in yet! The attached pics are of the same model, the red front/blue rear colour scheme being mine.

It's great to be excited about getting some new wheels!!!

Goodbye Zed, you've been an awesome workhorse :done:


Zed

looks like a gr8 ride :2thumbsup

Zed
19th March 2004, 19:59
Congratulation on your new baby :niceone:
Thanks Yman, I would have liked to join you in the R6 club but like I told you I didn't like the test ride! :sneaky2:


Zed

Zed
19th March 2004, 20:04
looks like a gr8 ride :2thumbsup
The two test rides I went on I couldn't fault. I have owned CBR's b4 so I know what I'm getting in to. Following are its specs:


Specifications CBR600F


Engine Liquid-cooled 4-stroke 16-valve DOHC inline-4


Bore ´ Stroke 67 ´ 42.5mm


Displacement 599cm3


Compression Ratio 12 : 1


Carburettors 36.5mm slanted flat-slide CV-type ´ 4


Max. Power Output 106PS/12,500rpm (95/1/EC) (78kW/12,500min-1)


110PS/12,500rpm (DIN) (81kW/12,500min-1)


Max. Torque 6.6kg-m/10,500rpm (95/1/EC) (65Nm/10,500min-1)


6.8kg-m/10,500rpm (DIN) (67Nm/10,500min-1)


Ignition Computer-controlled digital transistorised with electronic advance


Starter Electric


Transmission 6-speed


Final Drive ‘O’-ring sealed chain


Dimensions (L´W´H) 2,060 ´ 685 ´ 1,130mm


Wheelbase 1,395mm


Seat Height 810mm


Ground Clearance 135mm


Fuel Capacity 18 litres (including 3-litre warning light reserve)


Wheels Front 17 ´ MT3.50 hollow-section triple-spoke cast aluminium


Rear 17 ´ MT5.50 hollow-section triple-spoke cast aluminium


Tyres Front 120/70–ZR17 (58W) (Radial)


Rear 180/55–ZR17 (73W) (Radial)


Suspension Front 43mm fully adjustable cartridge-type fork, 120mm axle travel


Rear Pro-Link featuring fully adjustable gas-charged remote reservoir damper,


120mm axle travel


Brakes Front 296mm dual hydraulic disc with four-piston callipers,


floating rotors and sintered metal pads


Rear 220mm hydraulic disc with single-piston calliper and sintered metal pads


Dry Weight 170kg

Motoracer
19th March 2004, 20:04
Yea, nice one! Congrats on the purchase of new beaut.

P.S. I thought you were just a big fan of that band "Zed" lol

Yamahamaman
19th March 2004, 20:09
Thanks Yman, I would have liked to join you in the R6 club but like I told you I didn't like the test ride! :sneaky2:


Zed

Well, worth a try anyway. :yes:

Kwaka-Kid
19th March 2004, 20:15
Ahh no not another Kwaka-Man converted to Hondas?! Such a shame, that makes 2 of us Zed that have Fallen to the Darkside.

It may seem like a good idea now but time will be the only one to tell you how bad it all is on the darkside :p
hehehe

k14
19th March 2004, 20:19
Damn, nice ride. How much $$ u pay for it??

Zed
19th March 2004, 20:19
Ahh no not another Kwaka-Man converted to Hondas?! Such a shame, that makes 2 of us Zed that have Fallen to the Darkside.

It may seem like a good idea now but time will be the only one to tell you how bad it all is on the darkside :p
hehehe
After Zed I will always have a softspot for Kwakas...otherwise I am not that biased between the Japa manufacturers.

Andrew
19th March 2004, 20:20
Goodbye Zed, you've been an awesome workhorse :done:


Zed

1) Congratz on the new bike, I'll looking forward to doing some rides with you.

2) Does that mean you're going to change your Nickname?

Zed
19th March 2004, 20:22
Damn, nice ride. How much $$ u pay for it??
Like I told RiderInBlack today- don't be too honest on the net!! :rolleyes:

Motoracer
19th March 2004, 20:23
Ahh no not another Kwaka-Man converted

I was gonna say... CK is another one and I am soon to be another one.

Zed
19th March 2004, 20:25
1)...Does that mean you're going to change your Nickname?
Never...Zeds reputation needs to be kept alive! :innocent:

Wonko
19th March 2004, 21:02
Congrats on your new ride, :banana: take it carefull and finish running her in.

Another kawa rider converted to the dark side, we'll miss you Zed :2thumbsup

Two Smoker
19th March 2004, 21:14
I was gonna say... CK is another one and I am soon to be another one.
Well that narrows the range of bikes that you are going to get, its either a GSX-R600 or a CBR600RR or a YZF-600........ common just tell us.......

Shade
19th March 2004, 22:40
Man, I cant wait for the day i get a bigger bike.

Damn this waiting!

Al
20th March 2004, 00:14
Hey Zed!
Congrats on your new ride!
Treat it well and it will treat you well....
:Punk:

Zed
20th March 2004, 13:22
I collected my new wheels today. Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure.

DebK
20th March 2004, 13:55
Very very nice Zed. Great looking bike.

James Deuce
20th March 2004, 15:29
Love the colour scheme.

Have fun sir!

Jim2

Racey Rider
20th March 2004, 18:01
A Honda Ha! :(









You'll be BACK!! :sneaky2:

Aucker
20th March 2004, 19:24
I collected my new wheels today. Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure.
nice wheels zed. looks brand new!

James Deuce
20th March 2004, 20:05
Zed - I received a fright!!

I like your new sig - and it all makes sense! And it was FUNNY!!

Cheers :2thumbsup

dangerous
20th March 2004, 22:10
Congrats on your new ride, :banana: take it carefull and finish running her in.

Shit with 1600km's on it, it is run in give it HEAPS or else it will never rev out in all gears.
And dosent it feel good to have the Honda wing on the tank again as I found last year with the VTR

Zed
20th March 2004, 22:21
Shit with 1600km's on it, it is run in give it HEAPS or else it will never rev out in all gears.
Yeah that was a concern to me, so I took it for a 70km burst this arvo and was very impressed with its get-up-and-go! I was "encouraged" to see what it could do when this nutter on a Triumph Daytona thought he could speed away from me around the waterfront...never! :whistle:


And dosent it feel good to have the Honda wing on the tank again as I found last year with the VTR
I'm not sure that the Honda wing makes it go any faster?...yet the front started to fly a few times today when I throttled it hard! :yes:


Zed

Kwaka-Kid
21st March 2004, 07:34
I'm not sure that the Honda wing makes it go any faster?...yet the front started to fly a few times today
I get rides home like that sometimes, always after night-shift, what you gotta do is shake your head really hard and bang your helmet 3 times... then youll wakeup. :Pokey: :devil2: :bleh:

Angry Puppy
21st March 2004, 18:07
"Who's Zed?"

"Zed's dead baby, Zed's dead." :Punk:

Zed
21st March 2004, 18:52
"Who's Zed?"
Did you even bother reading the first post on this thread FB? Or are you one of those people who often comes into the conversation half way through and gets all confused because you don't know what's going on? ;)

Angry Puppy
21st March 2004, 19:51
Actually, mate that was a quote from Pulp Fiction :bleh:

Zed
21st March 2004, 20:02
Actually, mate that was a quote from Pulp Fiction :bleh:
:doh: and I was supposed to know that right!

Kwaka-Kid
21st March 2004, 23:19
darn well im only 18 and even i knew that! straight away, i have to be honest though first thought/movie that ran thru head was Empire Records.. then i thought no no ...

Coldkiwi
22nd March 2004, 09:50
nice one zed. is it any faster than the kwaka? corners better?

Zed
22nd March 2004, 10:00
nice one zed. is it any faster than the kwaka? corners better?
Oh yeah! Looking forward to our next blast CK...

Coldkiwi
22nd March 2004, 11:51
good one mate :) now forgive my ignorance of hondas but what year is it? I don't know the cbr range well enough to figure it out on paint scheme alone. looks 2000ish?

Zed
22nd March 2004, 12:34
good one mate :) now forgive my ignorance of hondas but what year is it? I don't know the cbr range well enough to figure it out on paint scheme alone. looks 2000ish?
It is a year 2000 model. Read some of my earlier posts on this thread for a full spec list on the bike.

aff-man
22nd March 2004, 12:37
Nice bike :niceone:

SPman
22nd March 2004, 16:02
Nice bike :niceone: And you've changed your type colour to blue...I was wondering if it was gonna be blue or red....would red not be more in keeping with Honda...:2thumbsup

Zed
22nd March 2004, 16:14
And you've changed your type colour to blue...I was wondering if it was gonna be blue or red....would red not be more in keeping with Honda...:2thumbsup
Nah too feminine for me- see! :sneaky2: besides, there's more blue in my bike than red.