First weekend with a bike (sanzen)

[trailblazer]

you are intitled to be pissed off that you didn't get the attention that you deserved after all your spending your hard earned cash in there. At least your on the road and having fun. Ride safe and keep smiling.

[davebullet]

Great bike... we still have ours. I wish th SV650 had the fuel economy the VTR has.... my Mrs just switched over to reserve at 338kms... and reserve kicks in at about 11 litres!!!!

Remember to take it easy out there until you develop enough skills... After 1 year I still suck but at least I haven't binned.

[sanzen]

Just an update.....End of the 1st week with the bike and the bloody wellington wind got another blown over victm . Broke the right wing mirror clean of its housing on the front brake cyclinder thingy. Contacted my local dealer and they're gonna send it to an alluminium welder to fix. Interestingly the guy told me that the parts aren't made for my bike anymore. This made me think....the bike's under warranty until next March, so surely Honda should ensure that there are available parts for this bike whilst under a warranty period. Also it does show that the VTR is a fairly light 250cc compared to others. A brand new ugly ninja thing was parked behind mine and that didn't move. Hope my bad luck only happens parked up though

[YellowDog]

So you've now christened it AND you've done it cheaply!

If that's as bad as your biker mishaps get, you'll be fine.

Good luck.

[ukusa]

and that's where it all started to go down hill.

yep, some service is crap, usually not the owner though coz he knows most people won't go back & they'll spread the bad word.

:Well that's my rant. Aside from that the bike is awesome and I'm so glad I bought it. My plan was to keep it for a year and then get a Ducati, but seeing as this dealer is also the main Ducati dealer, looks like it might be a Triumph next.

a Duke would still be good, but then again nothing wrong with a Triumph!

[naphazoline]

Welcome onboard KB sanzen.
Keep your chin up mate.