Hey all, wondering what first bike to get...

[jrandom]

Sorry, I was asking celticno6 about his damage. Bad quoting on my part I guess. But how expensive are the FXR's to fix?

How long is a piece of string?

The maximum fix cost will be, say, about $2000 to buy a decent replacement one.

Other than that, it's a matter of how much replacement Suzuki parts cost. Which is 'lots'. But, being a common bike here for sale second-hand and/or partially broken item at the wreckers, you'll have an easy enough time fixing one if it breaks. No worse than anything else, for sure.

[Edit: To make the point clearly, it'll be about as cheap to fix as a bike can be. Ducatis at one end of the scale, FXRs at the other.]

[tuscan]

All that has been said is excellent advice.... from what i have heard an FXR seems to be a good choice.... I have an RG150 and the pluses it has over the FXR is power acceleration and top speed...... Yes im not going to say im a nana this time, but i can have my RG up with the 600's and 1000's and infront of them too....

Question for Two Smoker. Sorry guys

But I just had a look at your Avatar pic and was wondering if that was at the Auckland Domain. And if so is it that really sharp hairpin-type corner? And if so, are you driving up or down the hill? And finally, how fast were you going?

I'm just trying to get an idea what sort of speeds you would be doing taking a corner like that with such a lean. :spudwhat:

:spudwave:

[Two Smoker]

Yep thats Auckland Domain, going up the hill, the tightest hairpin (20kmh recomended) in that photo i was doing about 60 kmh, got cocky once and tried to take it at 70kmh but lowsided its a bitch of a corner because it is so off camber..... most of the other corners im doing 80-120kmh.... Had a good race against a Porsche GT-3 up there one day ........

[tuscan]

Yep thats Auckland Domain, going up the hill, the tightest hairpin (20kmh recomended) in that photo i was doing about 60 kmh, got cocky once and tried to take it at 70kmh but lowsided its a bitch of a corner because it is so off camber..... most of the other corners im doing 80-120kmh.... Had a good race against a Porsche GT-3 up there one day ........

Ha ha, Yeah I ride through there everyday but I always end up stuck behind some slow bugger in a cage

70kmh though...shit!

[Two Smoker]

Ha ha, Yeah I ride through there everyday but I always end up stuck behind some slow bugger in a cage

70kmh though...shit!

Yeah if my tyres had been really hot i reakon i might have been sweet.... Just wait at the bottom for a nice big gap, then go hard....

[Posh Tourer :P]

Used to go through there regularly..... Now I just commute down the motorway to GI because the incidence of getting a clean run is sooo low. Wouldnt mind doing that in a hill-climb next time it is all closed though

[SPORK]

How do you guys get so fearless? I know I would be scared out of my hat about doing 70 or 40 or anything around a hairpin... Must be experience and practice. Well, I may be going to the motorcross track and stuff with my friend. And his dad may test ride an FXR for me

1 more year I think it will be untill I am all kitted out and ready to go.... SIGH

[jrandom]

How do you guys get so fearless?

Testosterone.

I know I would be scared out of my hat about doing 70 or 40 or anything around a hairpin...

If you get an FXR, don't even think about trying it until you get a set of BT39s on.

Must be experience and practice.

Nah. Mostly just recklessness and the vague idea that somewhere, somehow, a girl may be watching.

[riffer]

I'd have to diagree with you this time... You said before that if I need setting up my bike I could call in to your place eh? If so, that would be much appreciated.

Oh, and how much did all that damage cost to fix?

No worries madcat. send me a pm and I'll let you know my address. And jrandom's right. The bike is post-fix. I haven't got around to sanding back and repainting the fairings yet, and to be honest, it's not a real priority. The bike's a daily ride and being 17 years old and all, I'm not too fussed. Besides, all the money's gone now...

To fix the bike. Bear in mind I did almost all of the spanner work myself.

This is what was required, parts-wise, and the costs.

1. replacement forks. Mine were bent at the bottom triple clamp. $650 including cost, shipping and gst (got them from Sydney, Australia).

2. Replacement rotors. Used 1998 Yamaha XJR1200 rotors purchased off trademe.co.nz for $40 (hell bargain!!!)

3. Indicator (got for free off a workmate).

4. Mirror. Scored a 1987 GSXR750 replacement mirror from Cycleworks ($25)

5. new steering head bearings, races, wheel bearings, loctite quick metal to fix ovalisation in top steering head race socket, loctite nut lock $200 approx

6. Replacement windscreen purchased off trademe.co.nz for $25 (another bargain!!!)

7. Top and bottom tripleclamps straightened by Cycleworks ($70)

Add to that about 40 hours work in pulling off the fairings and straightening the fairing stay, replacement screws and bolts for the fairing ($20), replacement fork oil ($20), motor oil ($40), some welding of brackets (borrow mate's gear) and all in all a very expensive lesson.

Oh, add to that about $1300 of damaged riding gear that the insurance company paid for, and $250 worth of repairs to a $1500 watch that I still have to come up with, I suppose it's getting close to $3000.

All because of some injudicious lane splitting....

and that's why I'm kinda broke this month.

[aff-man]

Don't forgrt the $50 worth of beer while doing all the spannerwork!!!

madcat the thing you'll come to realise rather quickly (and if you don't you'll loose your licence) is that is is quite easy to loose yourself in the momentum of the bike and find yourself doing a corner at hahmmmmmm slightly faster pace . It also depends on the bike, your yres and of course the size of your balls. Some guys are nutters and lean into everything some don't and are just as quick.


Also getting ones knee down well hmmmm T.S. is like 6ft something (arn't ya) and he is really hanging off the bike(not that i am saying it's easy), it's all down to riding styles i suppose.

[andy1]

Aff-man spot on bro!

Madcat Your a lucky dude getting a bike at 15!

Yea TS i loved that piece of road, would BLAST that road nearly everyday going to the GF`s place!

Laterz

[SPORK]

If you get an FXR, don't even think about trying it until you get a set of BT39s on.

Believe me, I'm not! So how much does a pair of new tires cost? An expensive hobby, this, but one I am determined to get into.

I mean, hell, I brought my own electric guitar and amp at 13, and this year, I brought a brand new laptop (Had to trade it in for my pimp-machine that I am on now becasue it broke Not that I am complaining, because the new computer is far better)

So yeah, I'm sure if I keep up my burning desire untill I am 15 and get a new job, I should have my bike and gear in no time.

BTW, do you guys think that a thousand bucks is enough to get a good set of gear?

Sorry for the sloppy grammar, it's 6am (Hail, rain, wind; not good for sleeping )

Thanks

[tuscan]

Yeah if my tyres had been really hot i reakon i might have been sweet.... Just wait at the bottom for a nice big gap, then go hard....

Gotta be careful though... A guy I know tried to take it about that same speed going down... ... but in a Toyota FXGT

Spun the thing at least 180 degrees. Wouldn't have been pretty had a bike been coming the other way :sneaky2:

Dork

[SPORK]

Another question...

On average, how long does a set of tires last? And does just any tire place put them on for you?

Thanks

[tuscan]

BTW, do you guys think that a thousand bucks is enough to get a good set of gear?

While I'm no knowledgeable man on this topic, I would say yes.

Decent jacket, on special (eg. Motomail's last sale) about $200 or so. Pants pretty similar. Gloves $50-100. Boots maybe $200. The rest should get you a pretty good helmet.

I spent $650 for the whole lot but my jacket is only soft armour and my helmet's near the bottom of the range.

There is some useful stuff on a thread I started a couple of month's ago, but I don't know how to insert a link to it If you click on my username and then 'find all threads started by tuscan' you will see it. It's at the bottom of the list.