My new toy!! Hopefully...

by **Rick** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:31 pm

Hopefully i will be getting this new toy to play on. 2001 ZX9R E1 circa 143 bhp 175 mph (on the track of course) Off to look at it tomorrow and will be buying it if it is as good as the pics

by **martine** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:35 pm

That does look nice...tell us how you got on.

(me? classic '79 Z650C3 owned from new)

by **AlistairL** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 3:20 pm

Nice. It's very red

by **Rick** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:56 pm

Yes Red indeed! Luckily my leathers and helmet are black.

by **kwakba** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:44 pm

Beautiful, well done Rick! A mate who I used to go out for "blasts" had one, he loved it, toured 2 up on it, did track days on it. One of the best 900cc does everything + sports bike!

by **James** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:06 pm

Looks mean...

by **Rick** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:44 pm

Well thanks all for the positive comments, hopefully tomorrow night i will be able to confirm it's mine :twisted:

by **Rick** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:41 pm

Thanks... update, bought it today and will be picking it up in the next 10 days. :lol:

Can't wait!

by **rlmr** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:23 pm

Wish you the very best with the new toy... hopefully some good days left before the winter weather sets in... already had frost up her, but over the past couple of days we have had far better (warm & sunny) weather than you have had.

by **martine** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:37 pm

rlmr wrote:...before the winter weather sets in... already had frost up her

Is that what's called being frigid?

by **rlmr** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:47 pm

martine wrote:Is that what's called being frigid?

Could be

but are all bikes and boats not female

Irrespective of my typo... we have had ground frosts locally, but the past couple of days were great... overcast and cool today though.

Rennie

by **martine** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:48 pm

rlmr wrote:
martine wrote:Is that what's called being frigid?

Could be but are all bikes and boats not female

Irrespective of my typo... we have had ground frosts locally, but the past couple of days were great... overcast and cool today though.

Rennie

This time of year has great memories for me. I got my first bike Yamaha RD200 in the autumn of '75 and the combination of coldish, crystal clear bright sunny mornings is wonderful.

Do you use your bike all year round Rennie?

by **rlmr** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:09 pm

martine wrote:Do you use your bike all year round Rennie?

Yes, but as I now have a choice, I avoid snow / ice and try to avoid the wet roads once the salt has been spread. A damp salty film over the bike for a couple of months or so is a certainty for promoting corrosion :cry:

I will test all year round but outwith BST I do not want to be the sole reason for a candidate being out on roads... and perhaps facing unnecessary hazards.

Rennie

by **Rick** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:33 pm

I use my other bike (CB500) all year as i have to commute through Hull and it is a nightmare in my car. But the Ninja will be saved for sunny days. So it wont be doing many miles!

by **rlmr** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:33 pm

WARNING.

I had the same idea... use the K100RS for IAM work and A to B runs, keeping the new K1200S for holidays and nice weather.

1st K1200S covered 18,000 miles in under 2 years... K100RS covered 6,000 miles in the same time period. Current K1200S has covered just under 5,000 miles in 2 months use whilst K100RS has not turned a wheel in the same period.

...you have been warned :wink:

Rennie

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