Mystery Machine

**Andrew** · 9th November 2003, 20:57

Originally posted by bikerboy

CK, lack of brand loyalty aside, that colour scheme is very nice. Best on Japanese bike except for Firefight's R6.

There's something special about yellow.....and orange.

Yes I'll second that. Had a look at the Colemans Website, very nice.

**NhuanH** · 10th November 2003, 10:09

Originally posted by bikerboy
nhuan, what's this about "on my current bike". Did you get another bike?

What did you get?

this could be the inspiration for another poll...

Shhh to those out there that already know - spoilsports!

**750Y** · 10th November 2003, 10:34

Originally posted by nhuanh
this could be the inspiration for another poll...

Shhh to those out there that already know - spoilsports!

lol, here we go again... not yellow by any chance?

**jrandom** · 10th November 2003, 11:03

Originally posted by Motoracer
P.S. Jrandom, are you by any chance a big fan of Eminem? You usually seem to have the most controversial posts out lol

not at all, dude... me, an obnoxious white boy?

and congrats CK, that bike and colour is just *too* nice. I don't even have the heart for any pisstaking about it being another pansy foo-foo 600

And $13K is just too cheap. If I had my full license and was out to buy the 'Next Bike' I'd be soooooo tempted. Here's hoping something similar will turn up same time next year.

Sigh. Colour me green...

**Coldkiwi** · 10th November 2003, 11:03

I know NUSSSING! NUSSSSSING!

**Firefight** · 11th November 2003, 05:18

What did you get?

CK, lack of brand loyalty aside, that colour scheme is very nice. Best on Japanese bike except for Firefight's R6.

Thank you BB, But I don't think we have to worry about looking at that black& red mess for much longer !!
My Yam dealer rang and told me that they have a 04 R6, in BLUE !! Going to look at it after night shift this morning.

firefight

**Coldkiwi** · 11th November 2003, 11:23

Originally posted by jrandom
not at all, dude... me, an obnoxious white boy?

and congrats CK, that bike and colour is just *too* nice. I don't even have the heart for any pisstaking about it being another pansy foo-foo 600

And $13K is just too cheap. If I had my full license and was out to buy the 'Next Bike' I'd be soooooo tempted. Here's hoping something similar will turn up same time next year.

Sigh. Colour me green...

Cheers J! I don't quite get what you mean by a pansy foo-foo 600 though. I won't get stuck into your FXR (we all had to start somewhere) but do you know what these 600's are capable of?

**750Y** · 11th November 2003, 12:16

Originally posted by Coldkiwi
... but do you know what these 600's are capable of?

someone's enjoying their new bike hahahaha. 8-)

**jrandom** · 11th November 2003, 12:51

Originally posted by Coldkiwi
Cheers J! I don't quite get what you mean by a pansy foo-foo 600 though. I won't get stuck into your FXR (we all had to start somewhere) but do you know what these 600's are capable of?

My tongue was making a hole in my cheek when I wrote that

If I had been serious, which of course I wasn't, I suppose I would have been implying that it must be time for a rider of your experience to move up to a litrebike, a moto pour l'homme... I mean, with only four times the cubic capacity of my bike, your GSXR still almost qualifies as 'small'

Anyone have or remember the power output details on the 600s? Come on CK, surely you memorised all that stuff before picking it up. It must be cracking 100bhp, yes?

Does it wheelie off the throttle in second? You know all that running-in stuff is bollocks, it'll never work properly unless you wring the nuts off it for the first thousand kays. I understand you might be a bit nervous, it being new and shiny and all, and all that misleading 'max 6K revs' silliness being in the owner manual, so I'd be happy to undertake those duties on your behalf.

**duckman** · 11th November 2003, 12:57

Heya Jarandon - I saw CK riding the new toy the day after he got it, and can confirm that he was NOT following the standard "break in" procedure. - Unless it states "Ring the tits off it in every gear as you accelerate away from any bike shop"!!!

**MikeL** · 11th November 2003, 14:37

Originally posted by Firefight
My Yam dealer rang and told me that they have a 04 R6, in BLUE !! Going to look at it after night shift this morning.

I really don't think you should buy that new bike Dave. Considering the hassles and the stress of trying to update your old avatar just a few weeks ago, I think going through the whole process again could very well bring on a fatal stroke.

**Firefight** · 11th November 2003, 15:41

Originally posted by MikeL
I really don't think you should buy that new bike Dave. Considering the hassles and the stress of trying to update your old avatar just a few weeks ago, I think going through the whole process again could very well bring on a fatal stroke.

Hi Mike, yeah thanks, BTW, what sort of stroke are we talking about, a CVA, or that other more pleasant type ??

Re the Blue R6, got to the dealer, only to be told the dam things still in its crate, yet to be assembled,

So still have not seem it

Firefight.

**Coldkiwi** · 11th November 2003, 16:18

yeah, the magazines reckon the '02 model puts out about 100-102 at the rear wheel and '03 is to all intents the same. Haven't yet hoisted the wheel. It doesn't quite kick like the kwaka did so I'll need to be a bit smarter to get it up instead of relying on a power peak.

I wasn't really that nervous about riding it at all after the first few 100 k's (2 days). It feels pretty close to the ZX-6R in many ways so it hasn't required a new mindset like switching from my 250 to the 600. Also must admit i'm not really babying it too much (as duckman testifies-btw, that was only 4 hours after i got it) but maybe you can con FireFight into a run in job!

Firefight, I feel your pain at it still being in the box. But at least you'll get to sit on and ride the R6 before signing up to however many months of debt! The closest I got was sitting astride a GSXR1000 in the store because no one has an 750's or 600's left.

**bikerboy** · 11th November 2003, 17:21

Haldanes have some 03 r6s and r1s as well as a gsxr750. Blue!!!

That bike still being in the crate Firefight.....Fate man fate. listen to the Gods above......don't do it.

**Firefight** · 11th November 2003, 17:28

Originally posted by bikerboy
Haldanes have some 03 r6s and r1s as well as a gsxr750. Blue!!!

That bike still being in the crate Firefight.....Fate man fate. listen to the Gods above......don't do it.

Thanks BB, but I want the Blue 04

BTW are you going riding Sunday ?

firefight,