View Full Version : Come and get it cheap folks!!!
Drew
5th April 2008, 18:27
Here's the skinny, I would like to sell the Hornet.
It's been a great bike, but I have my eye on something I reckon is cooler.:Punk:
The only pics I have of the bike are me doin silly shit on it, but it's hardly a secret that i do wheelies, and on this critter I dont use the clutch to get it up.
Given the mileage on the ol' girl, the condition is not bad, a few stone chips, and a couple scratches on the tank sum up it's faults. Never been dropped, and always been reliable.
I did a write up about the performance when I first got it, and the gist goes like this...Surprisingly good at everything, heaps of fun, cheap to run, and the bars and headlights make this one stand out in a crowd.
Some extras are...
Oggy knobs
Buell headlights (coms with standard one)
Renthal bars (again, standard ones too)
I will put a wof and reg on it for the new owner as well.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=149084396&ed=true
matt83
5th April 2008, 19:20
Awesome pics! Good luck with the sale, should have no trouble selling it :)
Drew
5th April 2008, 19:36
Awesome pics! Good luck with the sale, should have no trouble selling it :)
Cheers, hope so cos I've just said yes to the new toy:woohoo:
I'll take this time to mention that the pipes have had surgery, and it sounds great too.:done:
I would like to be able to keep it, but four bikes of mine, and two of Vickis' is just greedy.
Deano
5th April 2008, 19:38
Cheers, hope so cos I've just said yes to the new toy:woohoo:
I'll take this time to mention that the pipes have had surgery, and it sounds great too.:done:
I would like to be able to keep it, but four bikes of mine, and two of Vickis' is just greedy.
WTF you getting bro ?
Drew
5th April 2008, 19:41
WTF you getting bro ?
I am really gettin away from the status quoe on this one mate.
matt83
5th April 2008, 20:01
[QUOTE=Drew;1506911]it's hardly a secret that i do wheelies, and on this critter I dont use the clutch to get it up.
Does that also mean you dont use the head race/wheel bearings and forks seals when putting it back down too??!!!!! :D
Drew
5th April 2008, 20:09
Does that also mean you dont use the head race/wheel bearings and forks seals when putting it back down too??!!!!! :D
Definately not, but I can say with some confidence that someone who does lots of decent wheelies, does not often "crash" the front down.
Having said that, were a perspective buyer to be worried the stearing head wont last long, I will replace the bearings and races before the deal is done.
matt83
5th April 2008, 20:18
Only messing, its only hard landings that knacker the bearings. They're either good or fooked, whether the bikes done wheelies or not. Didnt mean to put people off, bikes are meant to be wheelied, its no worse than hitting a pothole on these bumpy things they call road in this lovely country!!!
Coyote
5th April 2008, 20:24
Remember when I was stuck in a cage turning onto the motorway, saw you and several others waiting at the lights. Keep looking expecting a wheelie. Sure enough :laugh:
Impressive one too, got me wanting a hornet. Got no money, unless you're keen on trading it for a derelict, worthless VFR400?
Drew
6th April 2008, 09:19
Remember when I was stuck in a cage turning onto the motorway, saw you and several others waiting at the lights. Keep looking expecting a wheelie. Sure enough :laugh:
It's usually foregone that the front wheel comes up if there are other bikes present, I tend to show off a bit.:whistle:
ajturbo
6th April 2008, 11:32
I would like to be able to keep it, but four bikes of mine, and two of Vickis' is just greedy.
no it's fuckin not!!!!... HTFU ya pussy and keep it!:Pokey::baby:
Drew
6th April 2008, 12:00
no it's fuckin not!!!!... HTFU ya pussy and keep it!:Pokey::baby:
It would likely just sit there and not be used man, why do that when some other indevidual can have it for a good price and enjoy it daily?
ps, the new toy is aimed at the same market as your agricultural machinery, but is slightly better equipped to deal with a Mair onbaord:wari:
cindymay
6th April 2008, 12:58
It's usually foregone that the front wheel comes up if there are other bikes present, I tend to show off a bit.:whistle:
You look like you could teach a girl a thing or too. I am looking for a change in bike but that may be more than I could handle.
Drew
6th April 2008, 13:49
You look like you could teach a girl a thing or too. I am looking for a change in bike but that may be more than I could handle.
Wouldn't be too much to handle at all, just a bit more poke is all.
Happy to give wheelie lessons too, but I take no responsibility for what you do with the info.
Str8 Jacket
6th April 2008, 13:51
Oh Drew, you're so hot! :blip:
Drew
6th April 2008, 13:55
Oh Drew, you're so hot! :blip:
What the hell are you smokin today girl?
Fatjim
6th April 2008, 16:11
Oh Drew, you are so hot:love:.
Drew
6th April 2008, 16:13
Oh Drew, you are so hot:love:.
I'm tellin ya bro, dont drink the bong water.
Ahaha! Photos are brilliant! :sunny:
Esp love the 2nd one :niceone:
P.S. Good Luck with the sale ;)
Pex Adams
6th April 2008, 16:53
Oh Drew, you are so hot:love:.
I'm tellin ya bro, dont drink the bong water.
Especially if Drew's in there too, doing a 2!
ajturbo
6th April 2008, 16:54
It would likely just sit there and not be used man, why do that when some other indevidual can have it for a good price and enjoy it daily?
ps, the new toy is aimed at the same market as your agricultural machinery, but is slightly better equipped to deal with a Mair onbaord:wari:
yer i hear ya.. thats why i am a little disapointed that i cannot seam to get hold of the owner of the turbo....
and i just love my bike.... i may not be able to use it to it's full potential, but i enjoy what i can...:banana:
Drew
6th April 2008, 20:28
Whatcha getting?
Secret squirell untill the deal is done.
Madness
6th April 2008, 20:33
the new toy is ....same as. ......agricultural machinery
You getting a Harley Drew?
Drew
6th April 2008, 20:38
You getting a Harley Drew?
Not THAT out of left field.
Drew
7th April 2008, 17:17
Shameless bump.
Buy this thing ya bastidges, the bike I could be getting next is my screen saver and it's CALLING me.
Sanx
7th April 2008, 20:57
I think Drew's hiding the real reason he's selling it. It's not another bike or lack of room in the shed... It's all Flame's doing.
Drew went and bought himself a Honda.
Flame noticed things changing around the house. It got a bit tidier. Drew started taking slightly longer to choose what to wear in the morning. He started buying pots of hair gel more often, though not like Gixser, who buys in bulk from China. The last straw was when Drew brought home a copy of House and Garden magazine, and drew up some tentative plans for a water feature and Japanese herb garden for the back yard.
So come on people, help Drew out here. Buy his bike for God's sake, otherwise he'll be going shopping for that darling salmon pink shirt soon...
codgyoleracer
7th April 2008, 21:18
It's usually foregone that the front wheel comes up if there are other bikes present, I tend to show off a bit.:whistle:
By that you mean old ladies, schoolgirls, dogs, squirrils & the like ?, In fact I assume you'll hoist it for anyone that has a sideways glance.........Including the boys in blue.
Nuthin wrong with that !
(Its a motard with narrow/low handlebars innit Drew...........)
Glen
Drew
7th April 2008, 21:55
By that you mean old ladies, schoolgirls, dogs, squirrils & the like ?, In fact I assume you'll hoist it for anyone that has a sideways glance.........Including the boys in blue.
Nuthin wrong with that !Pretty much, look as though at some point you might look in my direction, and I'll do a wheelie.:banana:Look at me look at me LOOK AT ME!!!
(Its a motard with narrow/low handlebars innit Drew...........)
Glen
Cant let on just yet, to be honest my mind aint yet made up.
Fatjim
7th April 2008, 22:13
Your only changing bikes so you can have a avatar like Sully's. I think thats just bad form eh what?
Madness
7th April 2008, 22:15
To be honest my mind aint yet made up.
Aaah, the old "tassles or no tassles" dillema....:niceone:
Drew
7th April 2008, 22:18
Your only changing bikes so you can have a avatar like Sully's. I think thats just bad form eh what?
Bad form yourself, seriously though I might just wait a while and see what life is like debt free for a bit.
Aaah, the old "tassles or no tassles" dillema....:niceone:Allways a tough one that, will all the jealous folk make fun of me like they have others, when it is plain they ALL want tassles on thier gixxers.
quallman1234
7th April 2008, 22:27
Can i pay it off in red rep?
Drew
8th April 2008, 15:25
Can i pay it off in red rep?
There aint nobody with that much of a bad ass rep, so I gotta decline sorry young fella.
Drew
28th June 2008, 13:11
Bumpity bump.
I've now removed the underseat pipes and hidden a wee can right underneath after a minor spill it and I had. www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=76085 to have a gander.
Only real damage was the oggy knob broke the engine mount it holds onto.
I'll be taking it down to be welded up this week by an engineer, (stupid f*#kin design by oggy people).
I adjusted the spring preload recently, and it now handles better again, more stable mid corner and doesn't deck the pegs out anywhere near as easily, (read not once over the Rimutaka hill with me on board).
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