Happy with what you’ve got?

[ferretface]

Remember in the UK they can buy a younger, lower mileage version of yours for about half the price.

I'm still wondering whether or not to buy a Ducati and bring it over.

750ss - UK Dealer Price $6,400 - 10,000km 2001
750ss - NZ Dealer Price $12,000 - 14,000km 2000

This is just from recent searches - there may be some reasonable NZ motorcycle dealers out there somewhere!

There are 2 bikes over here that would be worth exporting to the UK though.

1/ Britten
2/ Burt Munro's Indian Replica

I don't think there are any other bikes worth sending to UK though.

I hear brand new BMW's have flooded the market in the UK (bad pun I know)
Check out ebay in a couple of weeks and you may get a bargain...

[HenryDorsetCase]

for 90% of the riding I do, the Hornet is fantastic

Touring exposed a few issues: lack of wind protection, touring speeds are where the motor is at its worst vibration wise, and lack of wind protection. It preformed faultlessly though.

looking at VFR800s a la pritch008 for next bike.

[justsomeguy]

I know that torque is a big selling feature of the thousands but my 600 has plenty of mid range too. ....I fear after riding one that I may want one.

It ain't just the torque - it's actually just a small, very minor, minuscle point.

Take a new thou for a ride put it in first - push down on the bars and anticipate the front going light - take off and twist it to at least 10,000 rpm - shift to second gear - and repeat. Don't try this in third unless you've got a bit of experience around the 250+kmph mark.

Or hold it in second and take it for a thrash down your favourite twisty road.

Then just try and wipe the smile of your face - three days after the fact.

[DMNTD:Me]

Then just try and wipe the smile of your face - three days after the fact.

3 days? Mate try 9 months and counting

[Juud]

After 6 years of revving the guts out of a F1 CBR600, the Hyosung is a breeze to ride. Keeping up with my partners FJ1200 is surprisingly easy, sometimes he actually has to squeeze the Yam to keep up with me.
And at 24 km/liter without even trying, I'm laughing at all you big buggers!

A big for the GT650R!

[N4CR]

less chopping and changing, wheelies everywhere when/where you want it and not peaky and thrash to ride like a 250/600ish.

that's a thou.

if the original poster replaced 600 with 250 that would be me, didn't need really anything bigger to go fast as but it's really pushing it on the 250 decided to upgrade. bigger bikes can go a bit faster round corners in some cases and have modern suspension to boot.. makes it very easy to ride. i got one cus i could and in my case it was best bang for buck by a long way. and i'm happy as larry.

wouldn't change much apart from the rediculous tall 1st gear/idle speed the bikes have.. 15kmh clutch in at stock idle. hahaha.

only thing i regret is being able to thrash the 250 to it's limits and not be doing crazzzy speeds like you are when you thrash a bit on a bigger bike. doh... compromise eh.

[Chisanga]

Remember in the UK they can buy a younger, lower mileage version of yours for about half the price.

I'm still wondering whether or not to buy a Ducati and bring it over.

750ss - UK Dealer Price $6,400 - 10,000km 2001
750ss - NZ Dealer Price $12,000 - 14,000km 2000

This is just from recent searches - there may be some reasonable NZ motorcycle dealers out there somewhere!

There are 2 bikes over here that would be worth exporting to the UK though.

1/ Britten
2/ Burt Munro's Indian Replica

I don't think there are any other bikes worth sending to UK though.

I'm not sure what it's like for motorbikes but I remember when dad was thinking about exporting a Morgan from the UK that if it hadn't been "owned" by you for a year before export it cost an arm and a leg in export duty or some such tax.

This was a few years back so things may have changed. We were just going to stick the Morgan in my Uncle's garage for a year in Kent before we brought it out but in the end Dad decided to get a Lotus replica from a builder in ChCh

[McJim]

I'm not sure what it's like for motorbikes but I remember when dad was thinking about exporting a Morgan from the UK that if it hadn't been "owned" by you for a year before export it cost an arm and a leg in export duty or some such tax.

This was a few years back so things may have changed. We were just going to stick the Morgan in my Uncle's garage for a year in Kent before we brought it out but in the end Dad decided to get a Lotus replica from a builder in ChCh

Nah the law isn't too much different - will just get my dad to buy it and import it next year (we share the same name) why get a lotus replica? - the real things are cheap as chips now. Be different - get a keonigsegg or a Maclaren F1

[Big Dave]

I've got a huge grin on my face at the petrol pumps 27 km per litre

I get a huge kick out of seriously tight hairpins.

As soon as it gets merely windy the 600s and thou's disappear over the horizon

So I just go out on my own now.

Windy or windy?

'Id be going 3 seconds a lap faster if these bloody 1000's weren't slowing me up in the bloody corners'.

My best riding buddy Russell 'Rusty' Howard on the way to winning the Castrol Six Hour race - 250 Class. (plus he won 500's twice) and Bathhurst 3 times and the Yamaha World Cup in 1988. That bloke on a 250 or 500 and even the Sportie he rides now will school most riders in the twisties. Word.

[Chisanga]

why get a lotus replica? - the real things are cheap as chips now. Be different - get a keonigsegg or a Maclaren F1

Originally we were going to build it ourselves as a kitcar. But Dad decided he wasn't up too it (He's not 100% healthy) and decided to get the guy who made the kits to build it for us.

Not quite enough money in my piggy bank for a Keonigsegg, maybe after I sell my expensive VTR

[The Stranger:Me]

and cheaper than running a second car.

This comment suggests to me that you should stick with what you have.
Running the GSXR 1000 costs me similar money to my SS.
Sure fuel is cheaper, servicing (if done by a shop) is similar, but tyres, rego, brakes and gear are all more expensive.

[justsomeguy]

Windy or windy?

'Id be going 3 seconds a lap faster if these bloody 1000's weren't slowing me up in the bloody corners'.

My best riding buddy Russell 'Rusty' Howard on the way to winning the Castrol Six Hour race - 250 Class. (plus he won 500's twice) and Bathhurst 3 times and the Yamaha World Cup in 1988. That bloke on a 250 or 500 and even the Sportie he rides now will school most riders in the twisties. Word.

Sorry Not Small Dave I don't get your point.....

... I bet I'd give him some amount of competition too had I started racing when I was 3 years old and had 23+ years of international racing experience backed by a professional race team (Like Rossi)........

This Rusty fella sounds like he has serious natural talent - don't think it matters what he rides and it's not fair comparing him to your average road rider.

[Big Dave]

Sorry Not Small Dave I don't get your point.....

Small bikes can go very fast too in the right hands.

[Gremlin]

I was happy with the 7... then I rode bigger newer stuff... then the 7 seemed slow and heavy Then I couldn't overtake the thous that slowed me up in corners, as they beat me down the straight

When you upgrade to something, yeah, normally it feels great, and you can't believe how powerful it is, until you get used to it, and ride stuff that is better. Then you find yourself waiting for something, as you exit corners. Now its a tradeoff between power and ability of bike, and tyre life

Want to upgrade soon...

[slowpoke]

Small bikes can go very fast too in the right hands.

Trouble is most of us have got hands like the Kiwi cricket team: "whoops, how did THAT happen...?"