How good are the older thou's??

[cowpoos]

Sound advise I say, very technical (like I would know). Mine has lots of sssssssss's, whats with that? Yea, I know, back to my corner...

R is for racey
S for sexy....your bike must be real sex dudette...

mine only has one s ..... so semi-sexy

[Unit:Me]

R is for racey
S for sexy....your bike must be real sex dudette...

mine only has one s ..... so semi-sexy

Ahhhhhhh, another TLer. Now I can tell TL Rider IM the sexier one, cool, power.

[Mumbles]

have a look into zxr750's...or if u have enough coin zx7r...great bikes....very confidence inspiring handling I've been told...lots of them in wreakers so parts cheap...

Being a tall person (not) I went from a CBR250 straight to a ZXR750 (89 H1). noticed the weight when trying to push her, but the balance when riding i never noticed the weight. Best thing was the fact that I could touch the ground with both feet when sitting on her (had trouble doing this on the 250). Riding with me mate (who can ride well and is 6ft) who has the same model of bike, was keeping up with the new bikes and they didnt like it a bit!

Take some bikes for test rides to see what works for you

P.S Person I purchased the ZXR off was a 120+ Kg guy
(sold it cause he went overseas)

[Toast]

Dude, that YZF would be a beast of a bike, very very under-rated machine in its time that kinda came in being when everyone was going 900cc, and kinda missed its hey day.

Yeah, the YZF thou's hall arse! My '02 600 gets hammered on the back straight of Puke by one of them...and I mean hammered, no contest. That dude was keeping with the K3 thou on the day too.

[Toast]

GSXR 750 T OR V ARE ALSO GREAT BIKES AT A REASONABLE PRICE. THATS 96 AND 97

They're the bomb! My first big bike experience...mo' power but wicked handling when you grab them by the neck and show 'em where to go. Still wanna own one, one day...

[WINJA]

Yeah, the YZF thou's hall arse! My '02 600 gets hammered on the back straight of Puke by one of them...and I mean hammered, no contest. That dude was keeping with the K3 thou on the day too.

IF YOU ARE TALKING BOUT PETER VILES THUNDER ACE , IT HAS ABOUT 15,000 WORTH OF WORK DONE TO IT

[WINJA]

They're the bomb! My first big bike experience...mo' power but wicked handling when you grab them by the neck and show 'em where to go. Still wanna own one, one day...

YUP THEY THE HEAD BANGERS BIKE

[Toast]

IF YOU ARE TALKING BOUT PETER VILES THUNDER ACE , IT HAS ABOUT 15,000 WORTH OF WORK DONE TO IT

Nah bro, this was just some dairy farmer dude from up North...just had a modded pipe on it. He was probably a better rider than me anyway...but I was never really close enough to test how close I could stay in the corners.

[Stevo]

The best thing about a bigger bike = The power. The bike works more so the rider doesn't have to. (To a degree anyway)

Worst thing about a bigger bike = Speed. I am endlessly frustrated that I am choking the thing by not letting it above 110 apart from one corner to the next in twisties. (Bearing in mind I have 95 demerits and wanna keep my license)

[VasalineWarrior]

Hey what about an older GSX-R 750? (late eighties/early ninties before they became water cooled) Cheap, reliable and damn quick

[SARGE]

just wondering... may be looking at an upgrade from a 250 in a couple of weeks, maybe.

Budget is a big factor, but anything from 400-1000 is being considered, but it has to have reasonable performance and ultra-reliable, along with being built for bigger people.

Seen a lot of older (1990-1995) cbr1000 and the like going for 4-5k and began wondering if they might not be a good idea, given that apparently the older 600's are not as peppy as older 400's (apparently after speaking to some other bikers), which may not be big enough for me. Old zxr's are still very expensive.

Which brings me back to the original question. What are the older (early 90's) thou's (600+) like, big problems or ultra reliable??

mate .. i ride a 92 Yammie FJ1200.. pulling HEAPS of HP and Torque..(not stock).. built for us "plus size" riders and with a few tweaks.. can handle with the best of the more modern bikes ( mine is full Ohlins/ racetech boingers)... never had a problem with it (save the ABS).. can usually get a nice one for 5-7000

prior FJ pulled 320,000 km before i parted it out .. engine still running in another FJ in Hamilton.

[justsomeguy]

What do you guys think of the TRX850??

They're a pretty good bike from what I hear....... never ridden one.... restricted license, etc.

There's a very nice one for sale. Carbon fibre grey in colour on bikepoint.

Was trying to find a link but it looks like the bloody site is down.

[SARGE]

What do you guys think of the TRX850??

They're a pretty good bike from what I hear....... never ridden one.... restricted license, etc.

There's a very nice one for sale. Carbon fibre grey in colour on bikepoint.

Was trying to find a link but it looks like the bloody site is down.

Trixies are damn nice bikes ..270 degree inline twin ( similar to the Ducati).. heaps of power all across the range and handles well

[Gremlin]

Thanks heaps guys, lots of info to go...

Seems like: older thou's are heavy (not really surprising) and for commuting and ducking and diving its not really the thing...

600-750 is a better bet, now its researching each bike, good years, bad years (and so on).

Then, when a shorter list is done, riding, and a shorter list, then waiting to see what pops up... (I think somebody posted an older 750 here somewhere, but its too early )

[justsomeguy]

Thanks heaps guys, lots of info to go...

Seems like: older thou's are heavy (not really surprising) and for commuting and ducking and diving its not really the thing...

600-750 is a better bet, now its researching each bike, good years, bad years (and so on).

Then, when a shorter list is done, riding, and a shorter list, then waiting to see what pops up... (I think somebody posted an older 750 here somewhere, but its too early )

Yeah - what problems you have NOT