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MrKnievel *
Joined: 27 Sep 2011 Posts: 25 Location: Beckenham Kent
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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 13:42 Post subject: Any other bikers here? |
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Apart from loving my (well the wifes) Vitara my first love are my bikes, i ride everyday come rain snow or shine and have done for almost 30yrs. For everyday use aka "the workhorse" i ride a Honda CB1000, don't let the old style looks fool you, it pulls like a train up to 150mph and is really comfortable to ride over long distances.
My pride and Joy is my modified Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, i'm not going into boring details of what i've done to it and i'm certainly not gonna say how much i've spent spent on it for marital reasons. Just take my word for it, this is ultra quick, i've never taken it to its limit but i can tell you if you knock it down a gear and open it up at 150mph it pushes you firmly in the back of the seat...book speed for these says 186.7mph but i know mine will stomp past that.
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WESTINI **
Joined: 25 Sep 2011 Posts: 63 Location: Doncaster
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 16:05 Post subject: |
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Beautiful bikes there, i like them both equally and would choose the 1st pic, your daily as my prefered choice if I had to make one. Im going to take my test next year for the big bike.. I can ride them, just not so legally.. |
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MrKnievel *
Joined: 27 Sep 2011 Posts: 25 Location: Beckenham Kent
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 21:53 Post subject: |
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Cheers Westini, i'm really happy with both of them however the Fireblade isn't really an ideal bike to ride on inner city streets hence the reason it only comes out every now and then.
Apart from that, when you use a fraction of its power you end up breaking the law |
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FastCol Newbie
Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Posts: 9 Location: Northampton
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 18:04 Post subject: |
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Nice bikes chap.....Very nice indeed _________________ 2000 Suzuki Jimny Soft Top
2007 mercedes CLK Sport Edition
1990 Mazda MX-5
2009 Yamaha XVS950A
2005 Yamaha YZF1000-R1
1984 Honda CB750FD
1983 Suzuki GSX750S Katana
1982 Honda CB750KZ
1980 Honda CB250NA |
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MrKnievel *
Joined: 27 Sep 2011 Posts: 25 Location: Beckenham Kent
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 18:13 Post subject: |
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Cheers Fastcol, that's all i need really however i'm thinking about a crosser/enduro for the coming winter, the CB1000 is a bit of a handful in the snow and it's bloody heavy. Also looking on buying a RD250 aircooled next year, must've had 10 of those in my youth with all the normal trick bits and their becoming collectible now so i think one would look nice in the garage |
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FastCol Newbie
Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Posts: 9 Location: Northampton
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 18:19 Post subject: |
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Yeh a crosser would be nice for the winter, wouldn't mind one meself, but no room in the garage Wouldn't fancy riding the big Honda in the bad weather either.
Air cooled Yam's are well cool, recon the RD is a much better bet than the LC, far too expensive, lots about and still pretty easy to get bits for. Still got a fewminor jobs to do on the two 750 Hondas over the winter then they will be on the road, hopefully doing a few shows, love the early 80's bikes tho _________________ 2000 Suzuki Jimny Soft Top
2007 mercedes CLK Sport Edition
1990 Mazda MX-5
2009 Yamaha XVS950A
2005 Yamaha YZF1000-R1
1984 Honda CB750FD
1983 Suzuki GSX750S Katana
1982 Honda CB750KZ
1980 Honda CB250NA |
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FastCol Newbie
Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Posts: 9 Location: Northampton
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 18:22 Post subject: |
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Have posted pictures of my bikes now....check out my post in this section
Col _________________ 2000 Suzuki Jimny Soft Top
2007 mercedes CLK Sport Edition
1990 Mazda MX-5
2009 Yamaha XVS950A
2005 Yamaha YZF1000-R1
1984 Honda CB750FD
1983 Suzuki GSX750S Katana
1982 Honda CB750KZ
1980 Honda CB250NA |
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redtaurus Newbie
Joined: 18 Oct 2017 Posts: 6
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:33 Post subject: |
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Cool, I've been driving a Yamaha SR400 for 2 years now. |
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Aquatic Chimp Newbie
Joined: 16 Jan 2018 Posts: 2 Location: Worcestershire
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 20:29 Post subject: |
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Another biker on the forum.
Suzuki Jimny Adventure for the icy, wintery roads, and off road fun
2002 Suzuki GSX750F for everything else |
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OldBoy Newbie
Joined: 05 Nov 2017 Posts: 1 Location: East Sussex
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 22:33 Post subject: |
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I'm new to jimnys but been into bikes for over 40 years.
Got a Triumph Explorer 1200 for touring (the one with active suspension) and a few old bikes including a Rickman Kawasaki 1075cc with a tuned engine that I sprinted in the '90s and a 1971 Kawasaki H1A 500 triple two stroke.
Bought the 2004 Jimny just in case it snowed and for those muddy tracks when I'm shooting, not dissapointed, it is unstoppable
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Atross1 Newbie
Joined: 24 Mar 2019 Posts: 3 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 11:47 Post subject: Bikers |
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Love the bikes but don't ride anymore.One more big one and i'll at best be crippled.Raced for a few years after a near death indident with a blind car driver.I'd love a CB400 super four,the Japanese import one if anyone has one for sale.I'd like it as a project.I miss rebuilding the bikes.That was my winter hobby getting ready for the start of the season. |
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riseup84 Newbie
Joined: 25 Apr 2019 Posts: 7 Location: Manassas, Virginia, USA
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 10:06 Post subject: Wow |
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It's lovely! |
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tarbowns Newbie
Joined: 05 Dec 2019 Posts: 7 Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 14:23 Post subject: Wow |
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That's a nice bike! |
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