Back on 2 wheels again!

**bobsmith** · 16th June 2013, 23:28

Well it's been 4.5 years since I got run over on my last bike and told my wife that that's the last bike (for the second time...) and somehow managed to convince my wife to let me get a bike again!

It's been quite a while since I've been on kiwibiker too but it's good to be back!

This started a couple of weeks back when the engine on my honda cage shat itself (the cam pully came off the cam shaft and it's an interference engine...

) and it's been in the garage waiting for me to do an engine transplant which is naturally taking a while. Trying to survive on 1 car when one of you works near new market and the other works in Northcote really doesn't work very well and managed to convince my wife that having a bike will in the long run save us money since my Honda chugs through fuel at about 8-9km/l

Well here is a quick pic I grabbed yesterday just after I picked it up - 2004 SV650. More ranting, raving and general non-sense to follow!

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**240** · 17th June 2013, 09:45

MUCH more sensible than 2 cars welcome back !

**G4L4XY** · 17th June 2013, 11:17

Try not to get run over again

Well done on the victory over the wife :P

**jasonu** · 17th June 2013, 13:48

Originally Posted by bobsmith

Well it's been 4.5 years since I got run over on my last bike and told my wife that that's the last bike (for the second time...) and somehow managed to convince my wife to let me get a bike again!

It's been quite a while since I've been on kiwibiker too but it's good to be back!

This started a couple of weeks back when the engine on my honda cage shat itself (the cam pully came off the cam shaft and it's an interference engine...

) and it's been in the garage waiting for me to do an engine transplant which is naturally taking a while. Trying to survive on 1 car when one of you works near new market and the other works in Northcote really doesn't work very well and managed to convince my wife that having a bike will in the long run save us money since my Honda chugs through fuel at about 8-9km/l

Well here is a quick pic I grabbed yesterday just after I picked it up - 2004 SV650. More ranting, raving and general non-sense to follow!

Nice bike. How much $$$$$ did it cost?

**bobsmith** · 17th June 2013, 16:07

Originally Posted by jasonu

Nice bike. How much $$$$$ did it cost?

I paid 4k so I think I got a fairly good value. Just need new chains/sprockets & front tyres. I'm thinking pilot road 3 for the front if I can find one.... Cycletreads seem to be out of stock. Had about 65000km on the clock though which is on the high side for these.

**Maha** · 17th June 2013, 16:52

The V Twin would sound nice through the Neptune.
I have two of them, one a triple and one on an inline4, great sounding pipe.

**buggerit** · 17th June 2013, 17:26

Originally Posted by bobsmith

Well it's been 4.5 years since I got run over on my last bike and told my wife that that's the last bike (for the second time...) and somehow managed to convince my wife to let me get a bike again!

It's been quite a while since I've been on kiwibiker too but it's good to be back!

This started a couple of weeks back when the engine on my honda cage shat itself (the cam pully came off the cam shaft and it's an interference engine...

) and it's been in the garage waiting for me to do an engine transplant which is naturally taking a while. Trying to survive on 1 car when one of you works near new market and the other works in Northcote really doesn't work very well and managed to convince my wife that having a bike will in the long run save us money since my Honda chugs through fuel at about 8-9km/l

Well here is a quick pic I grabbed yesterday just after I picked it up - 2004 SV650. More ranting, raving and general non-sense to follow!

A cunning but simple plan Baldrick,

pity you had to sacrifice car engine

**Juniper** · 19th June 2013, 07:01

Originally Posted by bobsmith

This started a couple of weeks back when the engine on my honda cage shat itself (the cam pully came off the cam shaft and it's an interference engine...

) and it's been in the garage waiting for me to do an engine transplant which is naturally taking a while. Trying to survive on 1 car when one of you works near new market and the other works in Northcote really doesn't work very well and managed to convince my wife that having a bike will in the long run save us money since my Honda chugs through fuel at about 8-9km/l

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Bull shit. I know how it really started lol

about 3 months or so ago test riding nearly every bike on the shore for me!! You got the itch lol.