Back after a 5 year hiatus - CB1000R

[huskie69]

Hi All,

I got rid of my beloved VTR1000 5 years ago - my clutch hand started hurting and the doc reckoned it could be arthiritis. I then switched to solely cars

With that done, I had no reason to visit BCF as it just made me insanely jealous and disgusted.

Now I'm back bitches.

The hand still gives me grief but fuck it, you only live once.

I really wanted to piss the missus off (who I'm marrying next month) and what better way to do it then to buy a new toy without telling her

I've yet to take possession:

https://i.imgur.com/ciCSUjw.jpg

It's a 2014 CB1000R "Extreme" (I don't like the X-factor style decals but the rest looks good).

I've become a lardy over the last 5 years so my old leathers no longer fit and I've had to get a bunch of new kit.

Bricking myself that I might not be able to ride it after I pick it up at the weekend.


Anything I should be concerend about with the bike? Any gotchas, cut corners etc to be aware of?
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'10 Skyjet SJ125-23 - Crashed > '09 YBR 125 > '53 Suzuki SV650 - Died > 2010 Suzuki VanVan 125 > '87 Yamaha FZ750 Sold > VTR 1000 FireStorm - Sold > Honda CB1000R

[Freddyfruitba...]

[suburban myth]

if you don't want to marry her, you should have just told her. Why piss her off monumentally?

As for the hand, hope it doesn't let you down in a high speed maneuverer.

[huskie69]

[Easy-X]

If it's anything like my father-in-law's arthritis it'll come and go with the weather. It might seem trivial but does that thing come with heated hand grips? Might help.

Funny, the delivery driver dumping a motorbike unannounced on my front lawn has been the only time my wife hasn't flipped over one of my "toy" purchases

Secret life insurance policy?
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[huskie69]

[Easy-X]

"...and I know this might not be much consolation but your husband had a considerable life insurance policy. You stand to become a very wealthy woman... you don't seem too happy about the prospect?"

"Happy?! I'm fecking livid! If I'd known I'd have cut the bloody brake lines on that thing years ago!"
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[Copycat73]

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

If the pain in the hand comes back I'd look into a Rekluse clutch or similar.

https://rekluse.com
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[grr666]

[Kentol750]

Mrs K gets about 140 miles until fuel light comes on. That's using it with about 30% spirited riding and the rest pretty tidy. It's a fun bike, bit like a smooth mt09.
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Some bikes.

[Pete.]

New gloves too?

If your hands don't hurt so much this time round it might be because your gloves are not so tight.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[c_dug]

[Easy-X]

[Copycat73]

[chickenstrip]

[Copycat73]

[chickenstrip]

In my case, I like to stop frequently when touring - either to take in views etc, or just so as not to become over-fatigued. I'll factor in the additional time it takes for a journey. I think the OP, with his hand problem, might find this a beneficial approach too. So a couple of extra stops for fuel shouldn't be a major headache, but actually an advantage for him. And plenty of rest stops just generally leaves you feeling a bit fresher at the end of the riding day, which can't be a bad thing, not to mention helping to avoid the loss of concentration engendered by doing the longest possible stints without a break.
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[huskie69]

My last bike was a litre bike with about the same mpg (35-40). The previous car on a sensible run would give me 22 mpg. So no, the fuel consumption isn't really an issue.

I won't be touring and there's plenty of petrol stations around here so filling up regularly isn't really an issue.

It'll be a leisure machine for when I fancy a few hours away from the wife and kids at the weekends, and a 50 mile commute when the weather's agreeable.

It's also going to be an incentive for my weight loss - if I haven't lost a 1lb that week, I won't be allowed to go on it the following week
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'10 Skyjet SJ125-23 - Crashed > '09 YBR 125 > '53 Suzuki SV650 - Died > 2010 Suzuki VanVan 125 > '87 Yamaha FZ750 Sold > VTR 1000 FireStorm - Sold > Honda CB1000R

[huskie69]

[MarJay]

I got terrible pains in my left wrist when in a certain specific situation:

1.) Riding the Buell (heavy clutch)
2.) Wearing a watch
3.) doing my gloves and cuffs up tight.

I stopped wearing a watch, fitted my latest Buell with a hydraulic clutch conversion and stopped doing the gloves up so tight and started wearing 'shortie' gloves (not the gauntlet type). I've not had any wrist pain since.
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[huskie69]

[Copycat73]

[c_dug]

If it turns out you really can't hack a clutch, the Vfr1200f dct might also be worth looking at for proper big bike performance without clutch use.
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[huskie69]

Picked it up this morning

You get pretty battered at anything over 70 but it gets there bloody quickly. Gears are very close together. 2nd is pretty much the same as 6th!!

Not 100% confident with it at low speeds yet. A few practice rides round town should see me back to normal.

The clutch hand seemed fine, but my throttle hand was really aching. Hopefully only temporary having not used it properly in 5 years.
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'10 Skyjet SJ125-23 - Crashed > '09 YBR 125 > '53 Suzuki SV650 - Died > 2010 Suzuki VanVan 125 > '87 Yamaha FZ750 Sold > VTR 1000 FireStorm - Sold > Honda CB1000R