So, did i get RVF400 or Z750 in the end??

[syl]

Looks good. Needs a bit of a clean and I think £12.50 for a can of ACF-50 to stop the progression of any rust would be money well spent.
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[Flip]

Nice bikes them. Rusty though. Is that normal?

[tatters]

[dodsi]

I have ridden the bike more than 400 miles and the thing felt fine.

At 2K which I got the price down too in the end it was a good deal, and I had a good check over the bike and all it really needs is a good clean. I was allmost tempted too give it a good clean myself as I had stored it here a few days before I could have the time to take it down. But then I thought to myself "whats andy gonna do with it if he cant ride it and its clean" so then decided against it.

Then came the what should have been 300.7 mile ride down with the thing which ended up being 330some because I am a bit retarded when it comes to the south, my spider sences were failing me so I got off the M25 and just got as far south as I could which was sign posted hastings and then remembered the road that where andy lives is on and joined it and then asked a road worker for directions who sent me the right way.

It wasnt a completly selfless act taking the bike down I must add as I did kinda want a test ride on a Z750 to see if I fancied one myself...



Enjoy it Andy.

[Flip]

[paulthewitt]

very nice bike. well chuffed for you. Just get it clean for when your back on the bike

if you dont mind me asking, how much was the BCF fund in total at the end? (feel free not to disclose if you wish)

Paul

[KevTM]

what's wrong with the kwak? my old zxr (1995) doesn't have any rust and i know as i stripped it right down last weekend!.. they don't build them like they used to eh

[paulthewitt]

[Mister James]

Just be careful Andy, don't rush into anything.

I still get pretty severe aches and pains from riding the bike, even though I've been cleared to do so by my consultant. It's not worth risking your future enjoyment just to start riding again a few months early. I'm a fat knacker now mostly because I overdid things, and re-started work/riding/gym at the same time, and ended up having to take time off from some of them to recover. Your injuries seemed to be more severe than mine - so chill out! It's frustrating, but whenever I get irritated at not yet being able to do things as quickly or cleanly as I used to, I remember that it was touch and go whether I'd be able to walk properly again, let alone scrap/ride/run/work out etc.

It's a pain, and the advice seems (and probably is) patronising and annoying, but you have to balance the risks.

As others have said - only you can make the decision.

Nice bike, btw
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[tony532]

bike looks damn fine mate .
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[colin1]

the bike looks nice and something a bit different

nice of dodsi to bring it down even if he enjoyed doing it
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[JonB]

Nice bike, needs some serious TLC, with the rust situation. It looks a bit neglected to be honest, but it should be easy enough to sort out.

Just be careful when you get on the bike. You were used to a V-twin 650 and now you have a 6+ month wait since you crashed, so don;t go pulling that throttle too hard, that 750 inline 4 will really pull after a certain amount of revs and being a 750 I bet it'll still have quite an amount of torque too.

Have fun cleaning.

Jon.
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[Whosthedaddy]

Nice bike, but you got it in the wrong colour, it should have been green or orange
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[froggy128]

nah black is always best!

Have fun andy!

[Dave_ZedDragen]

nice bike you have there...and welcome to Zed ownership

It does look like it needs a good clean but those are some good tips from extreme3d

Orange is best but i suppose you took what you could easily get
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[colin1]

[Flip]

Black is better yeah.

Clean that rust off and protect what you can with silicon spray. Nice bike dude.

[Whosthedaddy]

[colin1]

black stands out more as most sports bikes are bright colours
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[ZZR Girl]

Good for you. And when the time comes to ride it - stay safe.

You've got some good mates there.
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[numark1]

Nice bike. Don't reallyl like naked bikes apart from those. And black is by far the best colour.

[_Will_]

The restrictions in the throttle it will take a lot of willpower not to take em out or 'Adjust' them, powers a plenty so like's been said go easy but im sure you will.
A good clean is needed, ive seen the care your sv recieved so its in good hands - i need to get in a cleaning routine as the kwaks are notorious for rust
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[bazza]

Yay for 750s!


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