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[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Xaria's 1998 VTR 250... cool wee bike real easy to flick into the corners...

JimJim what type of Bikini Fairing is that cause I want to get one for Xaria's two fiddie

[McJim]

Xaria's 1998 VTR 250... cool wee bike real easy to flick into the corners...

JimJim what type of Bikini Fairing is that cause I want to get one for Xaria's two fiddie

You talkin' to me? Jimjim = South Island + Cagiva, McJim = North Island and Ducati

Since jimjim ain't posted here I'll assume you meant me.

Givi Airstar fairing. Adds 10kph to the top end of a VTR250 - ask MSTRS about it as he ver'near weee'd himself between Taupo and Napier watching me get max speed out of the 2 fiddy. To paint a picture, I'm just over 6 feet tall and not slender. Moved my arse onto the pillion seat and lay along the tank with the throttle pinned. Just managed to hide behind that fairing.

[xwhatsit]

Of course he's talking to you, wee little JimJim Where's Daddy! Where's Daddy, little JimJim! Peekaboo! Awwwww

Heheh nothing funnier than watching somebody trying to wind up a bike that's not really made for winding up. My father's friend just about fell of his VN800 laughing when I tried to find how fast his wife's Suzuki Intruder 250 could go (130kph with my head right on the tank ).

[McJim]

Of course he's talking to you, wee little JimJim Where's Daddy! Where's Daddy, little JimJim! Peekaboo! Awwwww

Oi young'un. Only people that can play higher notes than me on a trumpet are allowed to be cheeky like that!

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

You talkin' to me? Jimjim = South Island + Cagiva, McJim = North Island and Ducati

Since jimjim ain't posted here I'll assume you meant me.

:slap:... that too

[xwhatsit]

Oi young'un. Only people that can play higher notes than me on a trumpet are allowed to be cheeky like that!

Hey that's not fair! I've got a small-bore student horn and an embouchure like a fat uncle blowing a rasberry

[Sidewinder]

would you buy a late 80's 90's Ducati?? every time i go to a bike shop there are heards of them in bits!, i have a blackbird now and its hit 70,000km gearbox is still a hard clunk into 1st! just like every other honda i have had the pleasure to ride.
I found all three of my suzuki bikes gearbox action so much smoother.
How long they last may be another question! i know rf900 and gsxr1100's tend to drop 2nd gear when worn.
All i was trying to say was the little vtr was great but the hard "thunk" into 1st was a real bitch.

yea the 01 cbr600f4i i had had a big clunk into 1st also

[McJim]

The first gear clunk ain't just a Honda thing. My 600ss Ducati goes clunk big time when you kick it into first.

A nice positive change.

[Sidewinder]

The first gear clunk ain't just a Honda thing. My 600ss Ducati goes clunk big time when you kick it into first.

A nice positive change.

dont they also go ohh shit i need new parts when you turn them on???

[xwhatsit]

dont they also go ohh shit i need new parts when you turn them on???

Maybe so, but they're cheaper than OEM Honda parts

[Sidewinder]

Maybe so, but they're cheaper than OEM Honda parts

owell.
im so happy nuffin has been put in PD off this thread

[carver]

yea the 01 cbr600f4i i had had a big clunk into 1st also

really, your one?for ten mins

[007XX]

here is my girl

The first pic is when I saw for the first time...

the second is at the Cold Duck this year, with the morning frost on her...

I don't like the Givvy screens, so am considering custom making a fibreglass "speed triple" like kind of little thing.
Also repaint her in a gunmetal colour...the light silver lacks character in my view point.

And lastly, am researching the Hella's range of headlights, as I'd like to give a bit more of a street fighter look, but don't want to compromise too much the night visibility.

Any thoughts / directions anyone can offer on better headlights would be appreciated.

[Sidewinder]

here is my girl

The first pic is when I saw for the first time...

the second is at the Cold Duck this year, with the morning frost on her...

I don't like the Givvy screens, so am considering custom making a fibreglass "speed triple" like kind of little thing.
Also repaint her in a gunmetal colour...the light silver lacks character in my view point.

And lastly, am researching the Hella's range of headlights, as I'd like to give a bit more of a street fighter look, but don't want to compromise too much the night visibility.

Any thoughts / directions anyone can offer on better headlights would be appreciated.

l would like to see how your tiwn pipe are done on that. mmmm u have the older model with out the tacho

[007XX]

l would like to see how your tiwn pipe are done on that. mmmm u have the older model with out the tacho

Yep, that's the one. But she's in good nick for her age. She just got a couple of little dents in the tank, which I'll push back out when I do the repaint.

as far as the twin pipes system, it was done really well, and you're welcome to have a look. Were you at the Cold Kiwi with Carver? Cos my bike an I were there.