Gonna be a biker again!

[Darth]

Hello BCF friends!

So about 3 years ago I had a stupid spill. It was early in the morning, second junction on my way to work, combination of things from what I remember - slight fumble of the clutch, not quite woken up, cold tyres, poor road condition - but I lost the back end at about 5-10mph and went over ending up with a couple of cracked ribs and a really bad groin strain which meant a week with a zimmer and a month or so with a stick.

The GSXR1000 got a smashed engine cover resulting in full oil loss and a worn down crash bung but was otherwise unaffected. Thankfully nobody else was involved.

Anyways the wife made me agree that I was done with bikes and I sold the gixxer to my brother and bought an E46 M3 instead and have been trying to fill the void that bikes left with fast cars since. Currently driving a supercharged 350Z but even with 460bhp it is still no bike and after 3 years in the darkness I have finally given in to the devil on my shoulder and put a deposit down on yet another ZX9R - this will be my 5th, and an F model which completes the set for me having previously owned 2 Bs, a C and an E.

Going to be picking it up later in the week or maybe next weekend. Need to sort myself out with new gloves, lid and boots and insurance first. Will obviously be taking things very easy for a while. Also going to look to get myself some form of advanced tuition too to make sure i keep the chance of repeat mistakes to a minimum!

Anyways, just thought I'd say hello. Looking forward to getting in the saddle and being a part of the biking community again
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Harold_Shand wrote: I suppose it's like anything, you get your fingers burned when you start out, you learn from it and eventually become a complete arsehole about the whole thing.

[Dave70]

Welcome back to the dark side.
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2012: R125 killed by white van. 2016 R125 killed by 30,000 miles of redline. Current: 2016 Kawasaki ER6f.

[Rogerborg]

Wife's Facebook relationship status is...?
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[Darth]

haha...grumpy
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Harold_Shand wrote: I suppose it's like anything, you get your fingers burned when you start out, you learn from it and eventually become a complete arsehole about the whole thing.

[stevo as b4]

How much does a 460bhp supercharger conversion cost on a 350Z, and what's it like to drive? Manageable in the dry/wet?

Oh and I'm sure you know already if using the 9R in very cold damp weather, beware of carb icing as it has caused a few offs for people on these I'm sure.

[Darth]

[Snowdonia Rider]

So the wife doesn't want you having a bike but she doesn't mind 450+ bhp cars?!

Did you tell her it was a Datsun?
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[johnsmith222]

Congrats!

I'd be interested in your thoughts of the E model ZX9R, compared to the GSXR1000. Did you find it any more fun/exciting, and was it worth the extra running costs?

I'm considering going from an E1 to a litre bike (early R1s, ~K2 GSXR1000s, or even looking at 12R and busa).

[G]

I went from an E1 to a K6 GSXR1000.

My E1 had 143rwhp and a good bit less weight as well as Ohlins etc.

The GSXR did feel a bit more, but as you might expect, not a massive leap for me.

Compared to a stock zx9R you should find it generally a bit sharper and a noticable bit more top end/midrange as well as longer legs.

[Captain Caveman]

I had a few years off just because of cash flow - stupidly let my insurance lapse, wont be doing that again......

Same brief, got an Impreza for "commuting" wifes a mechanical engineer so I don't need to lie as she know's I'm talking shite. Anyhoos, same brief, car just does not put the same smile on my face as the R1
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Impreza - somewhere between the two.....
R1 = MPG-who cares 0-100 Slightly faster......

[Darth]

[pepperami]

Back to having a bike
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