Look what I saw over cowboyz fence

[Meanie]

So i looked over cowboyz fence and see hes finaly got himself a ride that he can handle,:eek:
What do you all reckon :gob:
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[Edbear]

Awwww! So cute!:yes:

[Swoop]

I like the combination of the white and the subtle stripes...
I bet she purrs along.

(probably go through a lot of lubricants though...)

[cowboyz]

oh you little f$%$^%#*(&

ok. This is what happens when you get a bike shop with a mechanic of 20 years experience to put new brake pads in. The superbike is back in the shop being repaired (again) and they gave me this piece of shit as a loaner. On the up side I did pass 3 cars coming home from work. 2 of them were indicating left and turning off but it still counts. The 3rd car I took about 4km to get past. Tapped out I got it to 116km/hr but then there was a rise in the road and back to 105. Seriously considering doing a big grease up to others for a borrow of another bike and giving this piece of shit back.

[ldnz]

And here I was thinking you were off to improve on the 600f...

[Meanie]

Its you i tell ya and ill bet you look so good riding it :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[cowboyz]

cant wait till my bike comes back

[Drum]

Take the car instead mate.

The humanity!

[klingon]

:Oi: Lay off the lil Volty! I love my Volty :love: and that looks like her identical twin!

[ldnz]

Take the car instead mate.

The humanity!

..seconded...

[cowboyz]

Take the car instead mate.

The humanity!

I would but dont have one. The car in the photo is my wifes and she works. I am contemplating taking the kids 15 speed to work tomorrow. It is only 12km of open road to work.

[cowboyz]

:Oi: Lay off the lil Volty! I love my Volty :love: and that looks like her identical twin!

I will try to be nice - really i am. Word of advice. NEVER test ride a sportsbike. You might just see the light.

[Meanie]

:Oi: Lay off the lil Volty! I love my Volty :love: and that looks like her identical twin!
Yea i can appreciate that but cowboyz dont look anywhere near as good riding it, reminds me of a circus i once saw :lol:

[deeknow]

A year or so back I almost talked her-indoors into buying herself a bike, we went to all the shops in Hamilton and had looked thru a few motorcycle-traders but she hadnt seen anything she like.... until... we see a Volty parked up at Hamilton m/c's.

She loved it, was one of the ones with the tan-coloured upholstery :yes: .. I made the fatal mistake of calling it the Re-volty... and that was the end of that, the whole project ground to a halt

Doh!!!

[klingon]

I will try to be nice - really i am. Word of advice. NEVER test ride a sportsbike. You might just see the light.

Oh sorry... I didn't know the GSX600F was a sports bike :innocent:

[MidnightMike]

hahaha, got teh volty!!

[Drum]

Activate the cloaking shield. The klingons have fired a salvo of sarcasm torpedos!

[Edbear]

Oh sorry... I didn't know the GSX600F was a sports bike :innocent:



Ooohhh that's harsh! Funny, but harsh! LOL!!!:yes:

[dhunt]

oh you little f$%$^%#*(&

ok. This is what happens when you get a bike shop with a mechanic of 20 years experience to put new brake pads in. The superbike is back in the shop being repaired (again) and they gave me this piece of shit as a loaner. On the up side I did pass 3 cars coming home from work. 2 of them were indicating left and turning off but it still counts. The 3rd car I took about 4km to get past. Tapped out I got it to 116km/hr but then there was a rise in the road and back to 105. Seriously considering doing a big grease up to others for a borrow of another bike and giving this piece of shit back.
:clap: :clap: :lol: :lol: Well maybe it's not a bad Idea till you knock a few points of your license. :done: :shutup:

So how long is the bike in this time for? What are they planning on doing to solve the problem?

[Meanie]

:clap: :clap: :lol: :lol: Well maybe it's not a bad Idea till you knock a few points of your license. :done: :shutup:

So how long is the bike in this time for? What are they planning on doing to solve the problem?
Hes not getting it back, he loves the Volty too much, you see what he isnt telling everyone is that he asked for that bike :yes:

[ldnz]

Well really.. who wouldn't? BTW, whats the (major?) difference between a GN and a Volty?

[DMNTD]

Oh sorry... I didn't know the GSX600F was a sports bike :innocent:

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[cowboyz]

Oh sorry... I didn't know the GSX600F was a sports bike :innocent:

surpose I deserved that. And yes. I class the gsx6f as a sportsbike. At least the older ones. That is unless, of course, until people leave me behind and then it is a tourer.

[cowboyz]

Activate the cloaking shield. The klingons have fired a salvo of sarcasm torpedos!

Its fine really. i'll jump on the bike and leave to stabs at me far behind. Oh shit thats right.. I got a Volty sitting in the carport.. Maybe if I ride it real hard I might catch up to the insults.... eventually.

[cowboyz]

:clap: :clap: :lol: :lol: Well maybe it's not a bad Idea till you knock a few points of your license. :done: :shutup:

So how long is the bike in this time for? What are they planning on doing to solve the problem?

Well they are saying a week. It should take them that long to pull their finger out and fix their fuckup properly. Failing that it is off to courts for the next one.

I would like to see if I can get a ticket on the volty just to say I can do it. Doesn't seem likely.

[cowboyz]

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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cut it out... I see you found your way below the bombays....

[Meanie]

surpose I deserved that. And yes. I class the gsx6f as a sportsbike. At least the older ones. That is unless, of course, until people leave me behind and then it is a tourer.

Thats why they call mine a cruiser :yes:, cause i am nearly always last

[DMNTD]

cut it out... I see you found your way below the bombays....
Yeah mate we moved to Tauranga...even bought a RSVR for a treat. Now we can't afford food and shit but hey...our driveway looks hot :dodge:

[cowboyz]

Yeah mate we moved to Tauranga...even bought a RSVR for a treat. Now we can't afford food and shit but hey...our driveway looks hot :dodge:

Food is overrated....... Just keep your fluids up and you'll be fine... :apint:

[awesker]

Oh sorry... I didn't know the GSX600F was a sports bike :innocent:

ohhh hahahahaha! snap!

green rep dude, nearly made me spray cola out my nose!

[Bonez]

C'mon cowboyz, be honest. You traded the 600 hundy in didn't you?

[cowboyz]

to be honest, i have never ridden such an uncomfortable, underpowerered piece of shit. I have ridden some pretty crap bikes over the years but this one really takes the cake. Probably not helped witht he foul taste in my mouth under the circumstances I ended up with it.

[86GSXR]

Well, the cat seems to like it...

[Fatjim]

Mate, I think you should keep it and turn it into a track bike. Your 600 is far too nice to risk dropping it.

[Ixion]

to be honest, i have never ridden such an uncomfortable, underpowerered piece of shit. I have ridden some pretty crap bikes over the years but this one really takes the cake. Probably not helped witht he foul taste in my mouth under the circumstances I ended up with it.

Why is it crap? Its purpose is to provide economical and reliable transport. It achieves that objective excellently. I would therefore say it is a well designed machine. If it be crap simply because it is not as fast as a GSX600 , then one must also assume the GSX600 is crap because it is not as fast as a Hayabusa.

[Big Dog]

Never ridden a Volty so cannot really comment except for that they appear to have a higher build quality than small cc GSX family.
I have however ridden a couple of GSX's including a few 600f's.
All have had such saggy bottoms and asthmatic air induction that the first person to come to mind is Robbie Coltrane.

Having said that as a Sport Tourer (the design breif of the F models) they are the armchairs of he 600 world and for a high milage bike are hard to beat.

[cowboyz]

Why is it crap? Its purpose is to provide economical and reliable transport. It achieves that objective excellently. I would therefore say it is a well designed machine. If it be crap simply because it is not as fast as a GSX600 , then one must also assume the GSX600 is crap because it is not as fast as a Hayabusa.

why is it crap? I hope that wasnt a reatroricial (speeling excused) question cause I will answer it.

Biking (for me anyhow) has never been about getting from A to B. Riding a bike is about freedom. The enjoyment of having nothing around you but the wind breezing past you as the scenery goes by. The Volty is crap (TM) because it is uncomfortable. Your knees are up round your ears. The vibration through the seat could only be enjoyed by an out of work hooker who needs a fix. The rattling of the bike in general is unnerving because you get the feeling at any time something is going to fall off it. The power is barely enough to keep up with the flow of traffic and certainly not enough to get out of trouble. In fact, with its lack of power it would be very easy to get caught up in some physco car drivers tailgating/passing to close etc.. feeling helpless to do anything about it making the only option to slow down or stop to get out of the way. Passing is not an option. It sits on the road much like humpty dumpty sat on the wall with the crosswinds and trucks making it difficult to manovure.

The Volty is the equivelent to the Lada.

It is not about speed. It is about enjoyment of riding. The Volty has no enjoyment at all in riding it. It is not about being crap *compared* to something/anything else. It is just about being crap.


Now, moving on to why the gsx6F is not crap because it is not as fast as a hayabusa.

Firstly, The 6 is comfortable. Really really comfortable. I can ride it all day everyday no problem at all. I can clock up thousands of ks a week on it without issue. It sits well on the road. It is nimble around town and has very predictable power with enough power to get past anything on the road in minimal time. Its acceleration is such that when winding the throttle open you get a nice, safe and secure power buildup very quickly so that you know you are accelerating but don't get the feeling that you are going to fall off the back of it if you let go of the bars. I have never ridden the hayabusa so who knows. I have chased one for a little while and can confirm (in case anyone was wondering) they have a shitload more get up and go than the 6f.
Again, it is not about comparing bikes and saying this is crap because this is better. There are a heap of bikes on the market that are better than the 6f. I never said the 6f is the greatest bike in the world. It is a fantanstic bike though.

[cowboyz]

Well, the cat seems to like it...

thats only cause the cat hasnt ridden it.

[Meanie]

I guess you wont be keepin the volty then :innocent:

[Bonez]

Thank you for cheering me up Lance. Keen on a scoot after work tomorrow?

[Meanie]

Thank you for cheering me up Lance. Keen on a scoot after work tomorrow?
I am impressed with his passion :yes:

[Bonez]

I am impressed with his passion :yes:
Guns blazing alright.:2guns: :2guns:

[cowboyz]

Thank you for cheering me up Lance. Keen on a scoot after work tomorrow?

there will be no riding till i get my bike back. Not sure when that will be at this stage.

[Ixion]

None of which makes the Volty in any way "crap". It simply means that the Volty is not designed to meet your objectives.

Every motorcycle is designed with certain criteria in mind. To meet the differing requirements of differing riders. Some will require high performance. Some good fuel economy. Some good handling in deep mud. Some a good luggage capacity. Because different riders have different requirements.

The Volty does not meet your requirements. But then it was never intended to . It is a loaner. Such machines are provided by shops to provide transport for their customers. It is impractical for shops to match their loaners to the long term requirments of the customer. It provides transport until your own machine is back on the road.

Your argument amounts to a statement that any machine that does not meet YOUR requirements is "crap". Even though is may be entirely satisfactory for the requirments of another rider. That seems rather arrogant.

The motocross rider , on that basis, would certainly deem the GSX600 to be "crap" It has no chance at all of winning a motocross race.

I would say that a machine is "crap" only if it signifcantly fails to meet its design objectives. Which is not the case with the Volty.

You are entirely justified in saying that the Volty does not meet your personal requirements. But not that it is therefore "crap"

(Incidentally, of the several hundred different motorcycles I have ridden over the decades I have never yet ridden a single one that was not fun, that I did not enjoy riding. Each in their own way of course.)

[Meanie]

there will be no riding till i get my bike back. Not sure when that will be at this stage.
Awwwww come on dont you wanna ride down south with me i promise ill wait at the intersections for you

[cowboyz]

None of which makes the Volty in any way "crap". It simply means that the Volty is not designed to meet your objectives.

Every motorcycle is designed with certain criteria in mind. To meet the differing requirements of differing riders. Some will require high performance. Some good fuel economy. Some good handling in deep mud. Some a good luggage capacity. Because different riders have different requirements.

The Volty does not meet your requirements. But then it was never intended to . It is a loaner. Such machines are provided by shops to provide transport for their customers. It is impractical for shops to match their loaners to the long term requirments of the customer. It provides transport until your own machine is back on the road.

Your argument amounts to a statement that any machine that does not meet YOUR requirements is "crap". Even though is may be entirely satisfactory for the requirments of another rider. That seems rather arrogant.

The motocross rider , on that basis, would certainly deem the GSX600 to be "crap" It has no chance at all of winning a motocross race.

I would say that a machine is "crap" only if it signifcantly fails to meet its design objectives. Which is not the case with the Volty.

You are entirely justified in saying that the Volty does not meet your personal requirements. But not that it is therefore "crap"

(Incidentally, of the several hundred different motorcycles I have ridden over the decades I have never yet ridden a single one that was not fun, that I did not enjoy riding. Each in their own way of course.)

Labelling something crap(TM) is of course a metter of opinion. I get the feeling that you have raised me up on some kind of pedastool that every word I say (or type) becomes fact. i get the feeling that if we met in person it would end with me calling you a dumbarse and going about the rest of my day. I delibrately do not qualify anything I say with "In my opinion" because it should be common sense that anything anyone says is in their opinion.

Back to the Volty, or at least my bike. Anyone taking a road bike and calling it crap cause it doesn't perform well on a dirt track is a dumbarse. You have to have some kind of level playing field and ride the bike for the purpose it was designed for. Road bikes belong on the road. Dirt bikes belong on dirt. My history is on dirt. I have also ridden fuck knows how many bikes from 50cc pitbikes to CR500s on dirt and a variety of road bikes from scooters to ZX9 to ZRX1200 would be the biggest I would say. Had alot of fun on my XR200 although I never raced them on the track. Took it on the track for a play but never raced it cause that was not its job. It was certainly slower than the CR and RM I was riding at the time but still a heap of fun. The scooters I have ridden were fun too. Zipping round town can be entertaining. While aI agree that every bike has its purpose the Volty is missing its calling. Hell, it is not even good at being an ordament in the garage.

As for being a loaner. AFC fucked my brakes up. Not once but twice. Their imcompedence and blantent disreguard for my bike pisses me off. If I required work doing to my bike for servicing or repair then I do not even expect a loaner bike. Often I will get someone to pick me up and leave my bike to be worked on and get dropped off at the end of the day to pick it up. However, in this case, AFC stuffed it up in the first place and then repeatedly tried quick fix solutions because they know that I am after a new bike and they are hoping that I sell this one off with a half pie repair so the problems become someone elses. I am sitting strong on the position that they can fix the problem properly and put the bike back to the condition it was when they first got it so the new owner can rest assured that there are no problems with the bike. And while they are spending a week trying to figure out which way round to put the brake pads in they can supply me with transport.

[crazybigal]

shit mate! its not rocket science to change pads!
do it at home and save the agravation!!


Labelling something crap(TM) is of course a metter of opinion. I get the feeling that you have raised me up on some kind of pedastool that every word I say (or type) becomes fact. i get the feeling that if we met in person it would end with me calling you a dumbarse and going about the rest of my day. I delibrately do not qualify anything I say with "In my opinion" because it should be common sense that anything anyone says is in their opinion.

Back to the Volty, or at least my bike. Anyone taking a road bike and calling it crap cause it doesn't perform well on a dirt track is a dumbarse. You have to have some kind of level playing field and ride the bike for the purpose it was designed for. Road bikes belong on the road. Dirt bikes belong on dirt. My history is on dirt. I have also ridden fuck knows how many bikes from 50cc pitbikes to CR500s on dirt and a variety of road bikes from scooters to ZX9 to ZRX1200 would be the biggest I would say. Had alot of fun on my XR200 although I never raced them on the track. Took it on the track for a play but never raced it cause that was not its job. It was certainly slower than the CR and RM I was riding at the time but still a heap of fun. The scooters I have ridden were fun too. Zipping round town can be entertaining. While aI agree that every bike has its purpose the Volty is missing its calling. Hell, it is not even good at being an ordament in the garage.

As for being a loaner. AFC fucked my brakes up. Not once but twice. Their imcompedence and blantent disreguard for my bike pisses me off. If I required work doing to my bike for servicing or repair then I do not even expect a loaner bike. Often I will get someone to pick me up and leave my bike to be worked on and get dropped off at the end of the day to pick it up. However, in this case, AFC stuffed it up in the first place and then repeatedly tried quick fix solutions because they know that I am after a new bike and they are hoping that I sell this one off with a half pie repair so the problems become someone elses. I am sitting strong on the position that they can fix the problem properly and put the bike back to the condition it was when they first got it so the new owner can rest assured that there are no problems with the bike. And while they are spending a week trying to figure out which way round to put the brake pads in they can supply me with transport.

[cowboyz]

shit mate! its not rocket science to change pads!
do it at home and save the agravation!!

apparently too difficult for the bike shop!

Actually the bike went in in the first place for a new tyre, wheel bearings and to fix an oil leak that had developed.

I thought they could slap some brake pads in while it was there. Turned into a mission.

For what its worth I fixed the oil leak myself after they had 2 shots at it cause they couldn't get that right either.


Oh yeah, someone just called me a tool. what does that mean? I assume it is not good as there is a nice little red rep next to it. Oh well......

[ldnz]

Bloody hell, it sounds like its been a couple of underwhelming weeks at afc! What a bunch of unnecesary drama.