Brainstorming

**Mikkel** · 11th December 2007, 15:37

What I like about my ZXR is that it is significantly faster than my bicycle...

I borrowed a scooter once while my bike was at the workshop and by dog I hope I won't have to go on one of those again!

**007XX** · 11th December 2007, 15:45

Originally Posted by jrandom

And why not, indeed.

If there wasn't the sticky problem of the Auckland harbour bridge to contend with, I'd have a 50cc scooter for commuting.

Bwaha haaa hahaha..."Fark!!"...I think I pulled a muscle in my jaw while laughing...

I would pay to se you on one of these my friend

All kidding aside...Mikkel, personally I would not anywhere else than the 675, but as you stated, she is an expensive little mount...

So, what about the SV650? You get plenty of them second hand in good nick for close to bugger all, they look bloody horny, sounds even hornier as generally someone has put after market pipes on it if preloved, plenty of power, and little if no troubles service wise...

It's a whole lot of bike for little money...Take one out for a spin, she might just surprise you.

**jrandom** · 11th December 2007, 15:46

Originally Posted by 007XX

I would pay to se you on one of these my friend

Pop by my office in Newmarket sometime and you can watch me hooning around on the Peugeot we keep here, then.

**007XX** · 11th December 2007, 15:53

Originally Posted by jrandom

Pop by my office in Newmarket sometime and you can watch me hooning around on the Peugeot we keep here, then.

Excellent!!!! I was given one of them for my 14th birthday

49.9cc of ligth hearted breezy fun......*sigh* the fun we used to have, her an I...Riding along the beach in New caledonia, checking out all the boys!

Looking fabulous while doing it too...

I miss her

Now, what do you think of my suggestion for Mikkel?

**Mikkel** · 11th December 2007, 16:00

Originally Posted by 007XX

All kidding aside...Mikkel, personally I would not anywhere else than the 675, but as you stated, she is an expensive little mount...

Yeah - and getting a second hand is very much depedent on rich fellas getting bored with theirs inside the first two year... But still, *sigh*.

So, what about the SV650? You get plenty of them second hand in good nick for close to bugger all, they look bloody horny, sounds even hornier as generally someone has put after market pipes on it if preloved, plenty of power, and little if no troubles service wise...

It's a whole lot of bike for little money...Take one out for a spin, she might just surprise you.

Yeah, that's something I have thought about as well! One of my mates back home has a SV1000S and he recommended the SV650 for having fun... I'll chuck it on the to-test-in-6 months-time list.

**imdying** · 11th December 2007, 16:30

Originally Posted by jrandom

I personally think that an RVF would be a terrible idea inasmuch as it'd be bound to suck money and spend far too much time not running quite as well as it should.

Give it one thorough service an maintain it correctly and I doubt it'll suck much money... it's a Honda, and they always had a hard on for V4s so they spent a lot of time making them just so. Well, that's been my experience of the 400cc V4s, of course many are neglected now.

Originally Posted by jrandom

Mikkel, just buy the newest bike you can afford, and leave the finickity enthusiast type machines for later on when you can have two bikes in the garage.

I would agree with that.

Originally Posted by car

As long as you feed it $150 worth of spark plugs every 4000km, it'll be just fine.

Or you could pull the heads and find out what's wrong with it

Hell, even my 2 strokes haven't eaten plugs that fast

**jrandom** · 11th December 2007, 16:36

Originally Posted by imdying

... that's been my experience of the 400cc V4s, of course many are neglected now.

Yes, I didn't explain myself very well.

I'd imagine that a well-maintained RVF would be an extremely reliable bike, but I would also be very suspicious of the ones on the market; it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Mikkel bought one and then discovered a necessity for rings and a top-end rebuild a few months down the track.

However, as you put it, YMMV.

But that's what I'd worry about.

Certainly if one was purchasing such a bike one would want to spend a bit of cash to have a good mechanic give it a thorough going-over, including checking valve clearances and compression as well as wear and tear on the suspension.

**imdying** · 11th December 2007, 16:44

I'll buy one. I'll rebuild too if I have to. Unless of course I find an RC45 and a stash of cash. I'd even contemplate a low sided one, I'll be making a tyga bodied Rothamns replica out of it anyway... which is a bonus, means there's no good reason why I can't start with an NC30 base instead of the NC35, the differences are minimal (except the USD front end, of course).

**jade** · 11th December 2007, 16:54

there is an RVF 400 EXACTLY the same as the one in your picture at holeshot suzuki, I would even go as far as using the word ' mint '

**Mikkel** · 11th December 2007, 17:13

Hmm sounds interesting - but now is not really the time... Still have 6-9 months to go depending on whether I can manage to cut my restricted time down from 6 to 3 months.

Too bad Orkland is so far away - otherwise I'd go and have a look!

**car** · 11th December 2007, 19:18

Originally Posted by imdying

Or you could pull the heads and find out what's wrong with it

Hell, even my 2 strokes haven't eaten plugs that fast

I was joking, just a bit. However, from what I remember of the maintenance schedule, it called for new plugs every major, and a major was 8000km. I replaced my plugs as a matter of course for the first three majors and then started cycling the old ones back in, because they were still in good nick. They were bloody expensive little plugs, though not "Ducati" expensive, thankfully.

**discotex** · 11th December 2007, 20:13

Originally Posted by Mikkel

So that's where I'd appreciate some input from some of you guys! Any suggestions as to what bikes I should put on my "to check-out" list?

I'd put every bike I rode during my recent shopping on your list. If you haven't read it already I reakon that thread is a good start.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=61905

I'd guess a VFR400 is gonna feel slow as soon as you start riding a modern 600 supersport.

As a former ZXR rider I think you'll be into the R6 or CBR. If you like usable mid range with sharp nimble handling like I do then the '07/'08 CBR is the bike for you

Either that or go gixxer 750. Buckets of torque without being as totally nuts as the thou.

Just don't get suckered into deciding on a bike before you ride at least 5.

**Mikkel** · 11th December 2007, 21:26

Cheers, I'll probably read that tomorrow.

No doubt that the modern 600ccms are nice machines... Dunno how much difference there is between the CBR, YZF (R6), ZXR and GSX-R. Probably quite - but then again I have no way of knowing... for a while yet.