Advice needed please.

[TimNorwich]

Okay well I have a couple of queries.

Winter -

Is there anyway of getting through winter and still have my hornet 600 looking like it does now? Clean downpipes, not much rotting elsewhere either.

I took the GPZ500 through the last winter and although it wasnt perfect when I bought it, it sure as hell gave me some troubles... Downpipes fooked, loads of things started going wrong, stubborn starts, the lot.

I do have an 05 plate CG125, that I fixed as it had been crashed, but I cannot see myself riding it knowing I could be having all the fun on the Hornet, it also seems pointless paying to insure a big bike if im going to use the littlen!

My next querie, next April I have thought about upgrading to a bigger/better bike.

It needs to be faired, I was initially looking at getting a firestorm but they have the same problem as the hornet, tank range!

I then looked at SV1000's but from reading reviews although they are good VFM they have been reported as being too small.

I then looked at Fireblade 900's, they do look like good bikes, and all the reviews seemed to be good. But alot of the used ones on ebay look a bit dodgy, I am also unsure if I need so much power at only 19 years of age.

I then thought about getting a CBR600F/Fs. Although not much of an upgrade, they do have the all essential fairing, tank range is alot better, I prefer the look of them, and they are slightly quicker. The only trouble with finding one is the mileage, they all seem to be so darn high.

Id be looking at a 2000 aged + model, perhaps fuel injected?

I seem to rack up mileage like nobodies buisness.

I've had the hornet since april 2009, bought it at 5.7k miles, it is now showing over 11k!

I don't know what to do!

Sorry this is such a drawn out post.

Thanks for looking,

Tim.
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Speedshite 50cc > Honda XR125L > Kawasaki GPZ 500 S > 02 Honda Hornet > 05 Honda CG125 winter hack > 04 Kawasaki ER-5 > 99 Honda Hornet 600 > Kawasaki GPZ 500 S > 99 Honda Hornet 600 > 05 Honda CBR600F > 01 Honda Hornet

[Blunet600]

I also have a Hornet 600, it had done about 3k miles it now has about 8k miles on the clock. I intend to keep it for a while before i move onto a bigger bike, i will also be taking it through the winter.
I've had it since last february and rode it through that years winter and its still fine, it got the typical muck from winter but i just made sure i kept up the cleaning.
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Honda - Power of Dreams - NSR 125R - Hornet 600

[The Original Muzza]

Use the CG on the really awful days, and save the hornet for the odd good winter day. Also, ACF50.
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Current Bikes: Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 (2020)
Former Bikes: Honda MSX125 (2014), BMW Funduro (1996), Honda VT500 (1983), Yamaha FZR250 (1989), Suzuki GZ125 Marauder(2005),:Triumph TT600 (2002) (stolen)
From then on, I and the bicycle feelings deeper.

[neil.]

Low power bikes make great winter runners. The weight means you can save them when they slip from under you, and the lack of power makes that less likely. They are also nimbler for filtering as the traffic picks up in the winter months. CG is also cheaper and easier to look after.
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CBT February 2008 | A2 June 2008 | Yamaha YBR125 (written off) | Honda CBF125 (current)

[teech]

Clean it well and coat the whole bike in ACF-50. Don't wash it till spring - you will be surprised how unmarked it is.
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In everyday life good people do good things, bad people do bad things. It takes religion to make a good person do bad things.

[TimNorwich]

Doesn't the water wash the ACF 50 off? How many cans will I need to make a good coat of it?
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Speedshite 50cc > Honda XR125L > Kawasaki GPZ 500 S > 02 Honda Hornet > 05 Honda CG125 winter hack > 04 Kawasaki ER-5 > 99 Honda Hornet 600 > Kawasaki GPZ 500 S > 99 Honda Hornet 600 > 05 Honda CBR600F > 01 Honda Hornet

[T0MMY]

I rode my CBR through winter a couple of times a week and it lived outside without a cover for the whole time. No detrimental effects to speak of rust wise; that's the good thing about Hondas
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ZX6R + CBR600RR

[silky666]

[TimNorwich]

Impressive stuff!

Many thanks for your post, i'll be sure to do this asap.

Is it important to wipe it after spraying?
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Speedshite 50cc > Honda XR125L > Kawasaki GPZ 500 S > 02 Honda Hornet > 05 Honda CG125 winter hack > 04 Kawasaki ER-5 > 99 Honda Hornet 600 > Kawasaki GPZ 500 S > 99 Honda Hornet 600 > 05 Honda CBR600F > 01 Honda Hornet

[silky666]