The Bikeshite Thread

[martc]

Apart from the Suzuki Hayabusa - isn’t it a jap bird of prey that eats blackbirds ? The guy that thought of that as the name must have had a boner for weeks !

 

Thats correct - and is a rare example of a sense of humour actually getting beyond the marketting team/focus groups.

[John F]

Apart from the Suzuki Hayabusa - isn’t it a jap bird of prey that eats blackbirds ? The guy that thought of that as the name must have had a boner for weeks !

 

Hayabusa means 'peregrine falcon', and yep they do eat songbirds

[Jazoli]

I'm sick of bikeshite and the constant cycle of having to fix stuff on older bikes so bought this today, its not comfy but its fucking fun!

 

Picked up this brand new with zero miles on the clock, 

 

 

Managed 221 miles before my arse cried anough

 

 

Its great fun, and plenty quick enough,I was told to keep it under 6800rpm for 600 miles, fuck that, I don't think it was below that all day ,  it feels like a bicycle after the FZ1 which was planted and stable, this is anything but it gets a bit flighty at the top end of 5th and 6th gears, and likes to waggle the bars a lot, its also impossible to keep the front wheel down, which is nice, the OE Bridgestone S20 tyres are crap and the ABS seems over enthusiastic but overall its great, I might fit an Akrapovic to it but they are a grand, I'm currently trying to secure one a bit cheaper than that.

 

 

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[hairnet]

Was looking at Mt 07 but looking at tracers also

[hairnet]

Verdict

 

Hamburger

[Jerzy Woking]

 

I'm sick of bikeshite and the constant cycle of having to fix stuff on older bikes......

 

 

I felt the same yesterday, having spent over 2 hours trying to adjust the chain on the SV. The adjusters, nicely secured inside the swing arm rather than outside, had seized solid and no amount of turning the allen bolts had any effect Had to use a cold chisel to get the end plates off, which had fused on.

 

Once off I could see that both sides were compacted with road dirt and once all this was dug out i could see the corroded adjusters. The sheer amount of dirt really got me. Internal adjusters polished up and everything greased up- everything slid around as it should.

 

Riding it this morning made me glad that I have it - it's a real fun bike to ride.

 

Hope that you enjoy the Yam-quite liked the Tracer I test rode, but got the RC8 instead - the pull of the V-twin is still strong

[DodgeRover]

Spotted an older bloke in a flat cap riding a maxi scooter past Gatwick heading for the M23 a couple of days ago, I wonder how far he got without it flying off?

 

Is riding without a helmet the new popular thing to do?

[Jerzy Woking]

Spotted an older bloke in a flat cap riding a maxi scooter past Gatwick heading for the M23 a couple of days ago, I wonder how far he got without it flying off?

 

Is riding without a helmet the new popular thing to do?

 

 

If you are fourteen on a stolen scooter, then yes.

[Dave_Q]

I suspect either the man was the boss of a scooter crime gang, and knows da fedz can't chase you with no lid on, or maybe it was a Piaggio mp3, where eny fule kno that if you space the front wheels out by about 25mm a side your skull becomes impervious to crash damage.

[hairnet]

Certain MP3 = no lid needed due to regs

 

I have bought these in USA

 

 

 

Realised haven't got bungee spider with me to strap them to bike when I get home so have to go home depot for some duct tape

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I'm sick of bikeshite and the constant cycle of having to fix stuff on older bikes so bought this today, its not comfy but its fucking fun!

 

Picked up this brand new with zero miles on the clock,

 

 

Managed 221 miles before my arse cried anough

 

 

Its great fun, and plenty quick enough,I was told to keep it under 6800rpm for 600 miles, fuck that, I don't think it was below that all day , it feels like a bicycle after the FZ1 which was planted and stable, this is anything but it gets a bit flighty at the top end of 5th and 6th gears, and likes to waggle the bars a lot, its also impossible to keep the front wheel down, which is nice, the OE Bridgestone S20 tyres are crap and the ABS seems over enthusiastic but overall its great, I might fit an Akrapovic to it but they are a grand, I'm currently trying to secure one a bit cheaper than that.

 

 

Pic without the screen fitted, its now been put back on.

That's very nice! I always said I'd never have a brand new bike but I'm running out of reasons not to, cash monies aside.

 

If I had a couple of other financial bits squared off I would be seriously tempted to go buy a new Kawasaki Z900rs. All the pictures I've seen make them look a bit meh but sitting on one at the Belfast Bike Show in Feb made me feel itchy trigger. Its a very nice bike in the metal

 

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[hairnet]

feel itchy trigger.

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He bums everyone - you can get cream for that

[Jazoli]

That's very nice! I always said I'd never have a brand new bike but I'm running out of reasons not to, cash monies aside.

 

If I had a couple of other financial bits squared off I would be seriously tempted to go buy a new Kawasaki Z900rs. All the pictures I've seen make them look a bit meh but sitting on one at the Belfast Bike Show in Feb made me feel itchy trigger. Its a very nice bike in the metal

 

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I test rode the Z900RS last weekend, it was a lovely bike and felt like a premium product, it also had all the latest electrics which was nice but not really needed, I liked it, it wasn't sporty at all which for me crossed it off the list, I'd have one as a second bike any day.

 

 

 

The PCP deal I was offered on one was £1200 down and £120/month for 3 years, depends whether you want to rent or buy one I guess.

[nacho man]

Mrs T wants a 125 to learn to ride on as she is 30 in aug and wants to be a rebel.

 

She wants a Suzuki van van. What’s are these like? Anything I should look out for?

[Jerzy Woking]

Good bikes according to my mate who had one he used green laneing. Seem well made and robust as he never broke it. They hold their value well and sell easily, apparently, so can't be bad at all.

[Guest Hooli]

 

 

One other (potentially dumb question), do the kinds of bikes I'm looking at run happily on 95 octane, or do they prefer to sup super?.

I don't know of any bikes that need super, I'm sure others will tell me if I'm wrong.

 

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[Jazoli]

I don't know of any bikes that need super, I'm sure others will tell me if I'm wrong.

 

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Nothing as far as I know, you will see a benefit on modern bikes which will adjust accordingly but straight unleaded is the norm.

[pilninggas]

Nothing as far as I know, you will see a benefit on modern bikes which will adjust accordingly but straight unleaded is the norm.

Very few modern bikes will benefit. Only a small number have knock sensors (some BMWs, the H2?).

 

Total waste of money to use higher octane in most bikes.

[Cheggers]

Thats correct - and is a rare example of a sense of humour actually getting beyond the marketting team/focus groups.

Wasn't the De Tomaso Mangusta (Mongoose) given that name because they eat cobras?

[andy18s]

Mrs T wants a 125 to learn to ride on as she is 30 in aug and wants to be a rebel.

 

She wants a Suzuki van van. What’s are these like? Anything I should look out for?

Yamaha version?

[twosmoke300]

Van vans are cool little bikes , dad has the 200.

Tiny fuel tank tho .

Typical Suzuki build quality, keep it clean and indoors when not in use

[DodgeRover]

Do not under any circumstances pretend it's an RV125 and ride it down the beach, it will disolve faster than S type cills...

[bangernomics]

That's a lovely bike, I had a CB125T in my fleet back in the 1990s. Silky smooth compared to the 125 singles

 

It's difficult to assess value though... at a guess you might get somewhere between £800 and £1250, if the pro-link suspension is in good order.

I’d be interested at the lower end of that valuation

[bangernomics]

Totally agree - money spent on training is money well spent, and I'd do a Rapid course over any IAM course.. I am lucky in that my employers paid for me to be trained to to Advanced Level with the police back in 2001 which is maintained with an annual refresher course. And no, I do not work for the police. And as already said, raising your head and looking far ahead is key to safe riding.

 

I ride all sorts of bikes, my own and work ones, ranging from my 125 twist and go Yamaha to my KTM RC8, and my work bikes which are all a minimum of 1000cc. Some work bikes I don't particularly like riding as the seats get uncomfortable after a couple of hours - compared to the RC8, with its half inch thick seat, which remains comfortable after 8 hours.

 

If you want to see how the seating position of ANY bike will suit your particular bodily dimensions, have a look at http://cycle-ergo.com (which contains every bike you can think of) and displays seat height, forward lean angle, knee angle and hip angle, plus your height and inside leg measurement. It's great to see how the bike you ride and find comfortable compares with, say a Ducati Panigale, and you can see how drastically they differ or how remarkably similar they are. Great way to spend an hour looking at 20 bikes before trawling around the shops to actually sit on one.

Great site that used it to pick my vfr, didn’t tell me it weighed a shedload though.

[Guest Hooli]

Weight of bikes is a funny thing. Lighter sports bikes often feel heavier than heavier bikes as sports bikes often have stacked engines (gearbox underneath not behind) so the weight is higher & topples easier.

[hairnet]

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-NC-700-XA-C-NC700-Low-Miles-New-Tyres-REDUCED-PRICE/183258087026

 

 

i want to buy this

 

but i need to sell this

 

 

[hairnet]

this

 

had tyres and chain in last month fresh mot and it need fork seals but theyll be done

 

46800 miles

 

 

lacquer is falling off the tank panels and the side panels are a bit meh but i have new replacements (god bless ryanair and america )

 

2 grand i would like for it - and it will go (as it has) anywhere

 

oil changed every 5-6k ( fecker) miles and only thing i change on it is front pads as its the only thing thats not diffcult local garage does anything else

 

 

Latest pic took on friday

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Had to look at some sites for work up the North Coast, some of the best riding roads in Norn Iron so naturally I took the bike

 

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[hairnet]

Had to look at some sites for work up the North Coast, some of the best riding roads in Norn Iron so naturally I took the bus

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[Guest Hooli]

 

 

 The 4 carb setup appeals in a perverse way but perhaps buying trouble there?

 

Unless the bike has been sat for ages so the carbs have gummed up then at the age you're looking at carbed bikes often run smoother at low revs/throttle (where you'll be riding for a bit) than the early FI systems.

 

Plus FI bikes run four throttle bodies so need balancing exactly like carbs so no savings on servicing costs/times.