|
|
| Author |
Message |
| dragstaar |
This post is not being displayed .
|
dragstaar
World Chat Champion
Joined: 18 Aug 2010
Karma :  
|
 Posted: 15:47 - 11 Oct 2010  Post subject: |
 |
|
I'm 21, Just turned, and the reason I know fuck all about mechanics is because I've always been to scared to try it. I've never had a garage as I live in a flat, and so all my jobs had to be done in a day because of the fact that I cant leave bits lying around outside and because I ride every day, so I need my machine up and running again. The second reason was that as soon as any of the old farts saw me with a spanner, they'd call the estate wardens on me and I'd get lectured about leaving stains on the road, oil, blahdyblahdy blah.
Now, It is something I'd love to learn how to do, but I worry about getting on a machine that i've played with, a lot of my mates have garages and dads who know what they're doing, but i lack this particular luxury!
So the VFR800 seems quite nice. I had a look at one at the local dealers, and they guy had one and he said exactly the same things, not massively fast, but quick enough to have fun on and as comfortable as anything! My lack of maintenance skill has meant that I'm leaning more towards the sport-tourer seeing as they arent as highly tuned and may be a bit more forgiving.
Don't get me wrong, I do ride hard, and I like to push my limits and gain better control of a vehicle. I'm just a bit careful s'all. |
|
| Back to top |
  |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
| ollieholt |
This post is not being displayed .
|
ollieholt
World Chat Champion
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
Karma :
|
| Posted: 15:51 - 11 Oct 2010 Post subject: |
|
|
vfr800 ftw i want one for my next bike.
____________________
 < This? Well this is just a day brightner. |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| TheDonUK |
This post is not being displayed .
|
TheDonUK
World Chat Champion
Joined: 20 Feb 2006
Karma : 
|
| Posted: 04:50 - 12 Oct 2010 Post subject: |
|
|
I would quite like a GSXR 750 K5 to replace my ZX6R 
____________________
[Current Bikes - GSXR-750 K5 & C90-97 ] [Previous Bikes: Runner 125, YBR 125, GS500, Bandit 600, Hornet 600, ZX6R-99, C90-99, R1-99, XT600E-04, GSXR-750 K4, CRF250L '16] |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| SamJL |
This post is not being displayed .
|
SamJL
Nearly there...
Joined: 14 Aug 2009
Karma : 
|
| Posted: 14:52 - 13 Oct 2010 Post subject: |
|
|
Sorry to bump this back up.
On a forum I go on, someone has just put 200,000 miles on a 2004 CBR1000RR without ANY problems 
____________________
2009 CBR1000RR
2004 KTM 200SX
2004 KTM 65SX  |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| dragstaar |
This post is not being displayed .
|
dragstaar
World Chat Champion
Joined: 18 Aug 2010
Karma :
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| SamJL |
This post is not being displayed .
|
SamJL
Nearly there...
Joined: 14 Aug 2009
Karma :
|
| Posted: 15:46 - 13 Oct 2010 Post subject: |
|
|
My mistake its a 2004 CBR600 F4
Still good going! Theres 1000rr's on that forum with over 100,000 miles though!
https://www.1000rr.net/forums/showthread.php?t=79555
____________________
2009 CBR1000RR
2004 KTM 200SX
2004 KTM 65SX |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| mrtEE |
This post is not being displayed .
|
mrtEE
World Chat Champion
Joined: 12 Sep 2005
Karma :
|
| Posted: 17:53 - 13 Oct 2010 Post subject: |
|
|
| SamJL wrote: | Sorry to bump this back up.
On a forum I go on, someone has just put 200,000 miles on a 2004 CBR1000RR without ANY problems |
Not quite accurate, if you read the entire thread you will find this info:
| Quote: | As for repairs.... not really that much. 2 CCT's (common F4i thing) and 2nd time replaced it with an APE manual at 100k, never a prob since. 2 R/R's (100k and 156k), a few batteries, a few brake rotors, a broken clutch cable (65k), 2 cooling fan blades (160k and 191k), and a fork seal at 175k. Oh yea a front wheel bearing around 160k or so, and steering head bearings 145k or so. Only one major repair, and that was a trans problem at 114k, jumping out of 3rd gear. Had to replace 3rd and 6th gears and the shift fork, and replaced 2nd for safe measure even though I was having no probs with it, I know it takes alot of abuse |
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| LeanIt |
This post is not being displayed .
|
LeanIt
Nitrous Nuisance
Joined: 23 Nov 2009
Karma :  
|
| Posted: 22:57 - 14 Oct 2010 Post subject: |
|
|
O.K. so we divide the cost of the above repairs by 200,000 and what figure do we get? = Not bad by my reckoning
____________________
Life is like a shit sandwich. The more bread you have, the less shit you eat. |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| SamJL |
This post is not being displayed .
|
SamJL
Nearly there...
Joined: 14 Aug 2009
Karma :
|
| Posted: 00:08 - 15 Oct 2010 Post subject: |
|
|
Most of that stuff is just general ware and tare though!
Brake rotars, wheel bearings, head bearings, clutch cable, batteries, and fork seals, there all pretty much ware and tare. Not bad for 200k!
____________________
2009 CBR1000RR
2004 KTM 200SX
2004 KTM 65SX |
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
| mrtEE |
This post is not being displayed .
|
mrtEE
World Chat Champion
Joined: 12 Sep 2005
Karma :
|
|
| Back to top |
| |
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
 |
Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 15 years, 321 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
 |
|
|
Help & FAQs
Search BCF
Members
Groups
Events Calendar
rating
rating