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TiN
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PostPosted: 13:43 - 16 Aug 2002    Post subject: RIDE Magazine... Reply with quote
...I've just had a quick ganders at this months RIDE mag, and noticed a few things:

1.) They tell ppl not to buy an NSR (unless "you intend to stay on a restricted 125 forever")Confused
2.) They tell ppl not to an R6 as a first big bike.
3.) The VFR is the best 400! (compared with CBR, FZR, and GSX-R) Smile...they didn't do an RVF though Sad
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Demonic69
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PostPosted: 13:49 - 16 Aug 2002    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hmmm, In think they live in a different world to the rest of us
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TiN
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PostPosted: 13:54 - 16 Aug 2002    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hmm...they also recommend the RS125 instead! Confused

Goose: there's a long article where one of the writers is riding a CBR250 through Ireland.
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PostPosted: 15:04 - 16 Aug 2002    Post subject: Reply with quote
but they dont have to worry about the things we do such as reliability, to them it's which bike handles and runs the best not the long term.
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M1ke
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PostPosted: 17:16 - 16 Aug 2002    Post subject: Re: RIDE Magazine... Reply with quote
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1.) They tell ppl not to buy an NSR (unless "you intend to stay on a restricted 125 forever")Confused


Can anyone understand that bit?? Maybe they mean its expensive or something??
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WildGoose
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PostPosted: 17:18 - 16 Aug 2002    Post subject: Reply with quote
/me goes to buy latest RiDe
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Annabella
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PostPosted: 21:04 - 16 Aug 2002    Post subject: Reply with quote
AAahhhh, but if you go back about a year or so....they seem to disagree with that 400 article!! They claim in a four page special on the CBR400 that it is the *BEST ALL ROUND* 400 on the market!!

Hmmm RiDE.. = goldfish
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WildGoose
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PostPosted: 00:03 - 17 Aug 2002    Post subject: Reply with quote
omg i just bought this issue

its like it was purpose made for me this month

400 reviews the top 4 :)!
a guy on a CBR250 and a guy on an RS250 riding round ireland :)!
SV650 review in the back :)!

that is really weird, and also really cool, RiDe is such a cool mag
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Wingchunal
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PostPosted: 09:36 - 17 Aug 2002    Post subject: Re: RIDE Magazine... Reply with quote
[quote="tin"]...
2.) They tell ppl not to an R6 as a first big bike.
quote]

What was there reason for that tin???
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TiN
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PostPosted: 10:18 - 17 Aug 2002    Post subject: Re: RIDE Magazine... Reply with quote
Wingchunal wrote:
tin wrote:

2.) They tell ppl not to an R6 as a first big bike.


What was there reason for that tin???


Well, they were saying that the seating position was too extreme and focused etc...
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zaknafien




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PostPosted: 11:20 - 17 Aug 2002    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Yamaha YZF-R6
"One of the bikes that most new riders aspire to. Revvy engine, hunched riding position and poor low speed manoeuvrability with your wrists hitting the tank on full lock dont really make for a sensible first bike."

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Wingchunal
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PostPosted: 11:25 - 17 Aug 2002    Post subject: Reply with quote
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"dont really make for a sensible first bike."



Good job it wont be my fisrt bike then Twisted Evil i think there swwwwwwweeeeet but i also think gsxr r sweet!
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Rob
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PostPosted: 17:33 - 18 Aug 2002    Post subject: Reply with quote
I dunno what they mean by that article cos I found the R6 a great first (600) bike - if you keep the revs low its a fairly calm beast.. takes a real thrashing to make it go quickly.. riding position isnt much different to any supersports 600.. pah - what do magazines know!!! Laughing Laughing Laughing
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