Returning back to the fold.

[dodsi]

After selling my last bike (thundercat 600) over 2 years ago in order to pay for a deposit on a flat etc etc and other boring stuff. I have been off bikes for just under 2 years.

Anyways, I thought it was time to return to the fold and on friday I purchased myself a very nice 1999 ZX9R in red.

I was pretty apprehensive about getting back onto a bike after this time only really hadden ridden a CBR125 and that would have been upto september 2008. So I handed over the monies to the man and then had the daunting task of riding the ZX9...

Well I don't know what was wrong with me, I got on... fired it up, clutch in, clicked into first and it all came back to me like some sort of highlander powering up moment and off I went.

So far have done a couple of hundred miles on the thing in town, on the lanes and dual carriage way and it's like I have never been off.

If anyones interested, pics of the bike can follow... but I am sure you have seen a red ZX9R before

[Billing]

It IS show & tell Pics would be good, will be able to have a before and after comparison if you decide to modify it
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[dodsi]

Tell you what, I need to do a few things to it so will go and do that now and get some before and after pics.

[Billing]

excellent what year is it?
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'84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
"Hey copernicus! Why don't you navigate yourself to the back of the line with your feet and stand there with your shit."
BCF Eastern members map here ---> g.co/maps/2tm8b PM me to be added to it!

[benjami]

I think it's probably about a 1999 model.

Don't ask me how I know.

[Billing]

my bad scanned thrugh the first time and didn't bother to look the 2nd lol
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'84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
"Hey copernicus! Why don't you navigate yourself to the back of the line with your feet and stand there with your shit."
BCF Eastern members map here ---> g.co/maps/2tm8b PM me to be added to it!

[dodsi]

[bEN_]

Not usually a fan of these but that looks quite smart
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[Carvel]

Very nice.
Is that a 12r exhaust?
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2002 Aprilia RSV1000R, Cbr600Fs, Mk1 B12, Vfr400 NC30...

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[Welshd1k]

whats the difference? am i blind?
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[Carvel]

[Welshd1k]

[Deaks]

Nice! Looks very tidy.

Mate of mine has one and he loves it. Does everything on it including touring.

Excellent choice
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[dodsi]

Yeah a fair amount of consideration went into choosing the right bike etc. This is a lot of bike for the money.

And there was no mix up in the pictures, I took the viper can off and replaced it with the stock 9R exhaust & Re-fitted the pillion grab rails and pegs.

[Welshd1k]

oh. dare i ask why remove the exhasut ? seems a tad weird or you using it in anti solcial hours?
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Sold >,zxr400 h2 (33bhp kit) rd350 n1 rd350 lc2<

[dodsi]

How is it weird? But yes I would be using it in anti social hours and I am not a massive fan of the sound of race cans (unless it's a litre V twin) It still sounds grunty with the standard can and I think it runs better really.

Oh and it needs an MOT soon...

[Welshd1k]

never had an issue witha race can and mot. and each to their own i can stand stock pipes they are kinda dull
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Sold >,zxr400 h2 (33bhp kit) rd350 n1 rd350 lc2<

[dodsi]

Oh and the viper can has "for competition use only" stamped into it and I cannot be bothered to polish it out.

[chris-red]

[Shaane]

Glad you got a bike back mate..You do realise you got the wrong colour ninja though
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Current: ~ 2005 ZX6R C1H

[Kris]

I've got a real soft spot for those later zx9s, yours is a really clean example.

<sniff - I really miss my old E1 )

Can I ask how you fared with insurance? How old etc?

Ta
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[dodsi]

[The Tot]

Nice for you to be back Tom after all this time. You're going practical with your 9
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[dodsi]

yeah, well as practical as I can be with a litre sports bike.

It has handlebar raisers, scottoiler & heated grips (all came with the bike) and I will probably be doing a fair few miles on it which is why i bought such a low milage example (7500 miles) so I can keep it for a while.

[The Tot]

What sort of miles you looking at doing? I've got the 929 doing pretty much 13k miles per year in all weather. Mostly commuting but the odd sunday blast
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