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skiberd123
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PostPosted: 10:37 - 27 Oct 2008    Post subject: should i risk it? Reply with quote
found a rather nice looking er5 on ebay, problem is its in basingstoke (im in southampton) and it hasnt got a restrictor fitted. my plan was to get the train up and ride it back but how much different is 50hp to 33hp? (bearing in mind the most powerful bike i've ridden before is my cbr125)
seller is currently looking for the restrictor and paperwork so i can get it legal as soon as im back.
Ta
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cicatrez
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PostPosted: 11:16 - 27 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
if your going to risk it maybe keep it at low revs if you feel the power is overwhelming.
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skiberd123
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PostPosted: 11:28 - 27 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
yeh if i do get it i'll be pootling all the way back. is the er5 a sound bike? some good reviews on here but my mates fell apart
there's alos a '94 cb-1 just down the road...decisions decisions


https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kawasaki-ER5-ER500_W0QQitemZ330281572016QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330281572016&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1994-HONDA-BLACK_W0QQitemZ290269010816QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290269010816&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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Pickle
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PostPosted: 12:05 - 27 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
skiberdi wrote:
yeh if i do get it i'll be pootling all the way back. is the er5 a sound bike? some good reviews on here but my mates fell apart
there's alos a '94 cb-1 just down the road...decisions decisions

Mine's great! But if you've never ridden anything bigger than a 125 your problem could be dealing with the weight rather than the power...
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tofu-wtf
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PostPosted: 14:10 - 27 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pickle wrote:
Mine's great! But if you've never ridden anything bigger than a 125 your problem could be dealing with the weight rather than the power...


The weight disappears when you're riding, they are only really heavy when you're underneath them Laughing
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FerretFing
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PostPosted: 15:39 - 27 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is it possible for someone to travel with you & you go pillion on the way home? Safest option maybe.
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Ste
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PostPosted: 15:45 - 27 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
You'll be fine without the bike restricted. Basingstoke to Southampton is dead easy, just straight down the M3.

The biggest 'risk' I reckon is that you'll get home and realise that you don't need to restrict the bike at all. Razz
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skiberd123
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PostPosted: 16:21 - 27 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
all is well but thanks for the advice, saw the cb1 today. looks pretty awesome-o especially for its age. dudes moting it and will get a restrictor fitted at the same time. sure hope it doesn't limit the revs as that thing sounded sweet as...

qq the speedo has had a gear thing changed to convert the needle to mph, does this change the kilometre-age (?!) to mileage?
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Mudskipper
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PostPosted: 17:00 - 27 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
skiberdi wrote:


qq the speedo has had a gear thing changed to convert the needle to mph, does this change the kilometre-age (?!) to mileage?


It'll mean it records in miles from after it was fitted. Whoever fitted it should have made a note of the kms at the time.

Then say it did 10,000kms at the time the converter was fitted, you can read current as 10,950 and know that 950 are miles, convert that difference and you have total mileage.

Beware fitter could have stated an innacurate kms at fitting, so you can't be sure of the true mileage - same as a bike with replacement clocks.

You take the sellers word for how many miles/kms it had done before.
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skiberd123
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PostPosted: 14:32 - 31 Oct 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
picked up my cb-1 today (800 with mot done yesterday)
https://i9.ebayimg.com/05/i/001/15/70/b8b0_1.JPG
holy christ its quick! currently unrestricted and on the ride home i didnt get out of 2nd. only down sides are the clutch and accelerator are a bit stiff and hard work to use. will these loosen up with time (bikes had next to no usage in the last 12 months) or should i adjust them?
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