It really is a case of diminishing marginal returns; one the one hand, how much more fun will you have on the £12k bike compared to the £8k bike or the £15k bike compared to the £12k?
On the other...
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It really is a case of diminishing marginal returns; one the one hand, how much more fun will you have on the £12k bike compared to the £8k bike or the £15k bike compared to the £12k?
On the other...
I had a B1 in the early eighties and a C1 in the late eighties (sold in 1990 when I bought a new ZZR600 and thought it pointless having more than one bike![emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]).
I always...
Looking forward to a new arrival.
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One of my projects which I’ll get found to soon (honest!) is a GPz750 frame which will have a zr7 engine and electrics, with a 2007 GSXR750 front and rear end. The engine won’t be tuned initially but...
I wanted a new unitrac in 83 too but had to make do with a second hand z400J.
I’ve a few in my garage now though.
I don’t remember the L in those colours, was it a standard option or had it been resprayed?
Fell off a ladder, nothing compared to what both Enoch and yourself have been through. I’m planning on being back on the bike next weekend all being well.
I’m currently off two wheels too. And the bike needs an MOT!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240330/0c9b4c88c18886c172dbbb5ed8e6434b.jpg
1100?
It’s difficult to tell whether it’s the 750 or 1100 but unless you were very small, it looks too big to be the 750.
They’re certainly a beauty but, to be fair, just about every one you’ll see today is better than it was new!
Well you don’t want it bent! [emoji23][emoji23]
I’ve just sold one of those which had riser bars but I kept getting cramp in my hip.
To be fair that happens quite a lot when I first set off on a lot of bikes, including my XJR.
They are actually a lot more comfortable than you’d think by looking at them. Add a set of riser bars and even us old gits can ride them!
Sorry Tony! [emoji3525][emoji3525][emoji3525]
I’ve no room to talk though; as well as the XJR1300 which is a keeper, I bought a zx6r last year, rode it for a little while before remembering why I...
Totally agree, you could waste a day just admiring the details.
Out of interest, why did you let the 900 go?
Bloody hell Marty, you didn’t keep the 900RS for long then?
You don’t have to change bikes as often as Tony to participate on here you know!
Whilst it’s unlikely to be as fast or nimble as the Street Triple, whether it’s more or less fun is always going to be down to personal preference.
These two bikes are both totally different and...
Well I for one wouldn’t consider trying to talk you out of it! Especially the green FE. [emoji106][emoji106]
Wouldn’t we all! It’s more by luck than judgement that most of us are still here today.
Not to my taste but then most modern bike design leaves me cold.
I had a brand new blue one in 1990 when they were first released (actually August so got it on an H reg). Whilst the D model (1990-91) wasn’t as good as the E model (1992- 2004ish), it was a...
I do intend getting one of the GPz750s back on the road this year.
Because everyone knows that the standard model is just too slow! [emoji23][emoji23]
Like this one? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240310/5e085ce78d30a9a725e78dd384e3d2bc.jpg
Long gone I’m afraid.
That’s progress for you!
I remember one of the magazines pitting a VFR1200 against Superbikes from various years around a track, the idea being to see how far back they had to go before the VFR...