I feel a bit of a traitor, but.(bought an RF)

[mruss5891]

can anyone point me in the direction of a good site(s) aimed or in anyway associated to the rf600r?

ive just bought one!! :)

i was looking at an sv, and still very much want one, unfortunately they are still a wee bity pricie for me at the moment!! :(

where as i managed2pick up t rf and insurance for £1k! :rolleyes:

any replys much appreciated! :takeabow:

ill wait for the :smt064 :smt075 at the same time!! :mrgreen:

[The Basket]

Well...I haven't seen one of them about in ages.

Sadly, a number on here don't have SVs either and I have sold mine!

You can spill the beans on price, mileage and condition for the more nosey of us.

Insurance seems mega pricey though.

[petevtwin650]

Think he means that the bike AND insurance were got for a grand.

Certainly the RF900 were under rated,but don't know about the 6's. Always loved the rear light clusters on those.

[rictus01]

Didn't know Darth Vader was selling his personel transport, basically a bandit with bodywork, good fun bike, although you'll find the suspension wanting if you push it.

Cheers Mark.

[The Basket]

Oh yeah.

The RF900 was some cheap speed but the RF600 was certainly not flavour of the month.

If memory serves, it had the same engine as the bandit. All the good and bad features of a Suzuki and probably the bargain of the day if you can find a cheap clean one.

[mruss5891]

Hey!!! i liked my title! :eek: (and its spelt wrong!:smt064 )

anyhow,

its a 1995 'N' with just short of 20k on it, is slightly tatty, but im not overly fussed about that (it is my first bike after all, and with a bit of luck il get some time to tidy it up once the summer comes (and more importantly, once i feel more used2bike and (wishful thinking - less likely to drop it)))

ye, the back light is different! other half likes the light, so tht helps!! :)

the 60ish mile ride back went smoothly enuf, plenty fast enuf neways!! :cool:

oh ye, got the bike for £750, and insurance was £240 (including third party for other bikes), for 21yo with no claims, thought that wasnt to bad! :)

[The Basket]

Hey!!! i liked my title! :eek: (and its spelt wrong!:smt064 )

anyhow,

its a 1995 'N' with just short of 20k on it, is slightly tatty, but im not overly fussed about that (it is my first bike after all, and with a bit of luck il get some time to tidy it up once the summer comes (and more importantly, i feel more used2bike and (wishful thinking - less likely to drop it)))

ye, the back light is different! other half likes the light, so tht helps!! :)

the 60ish mile ride back went smoothly enuf, plenty fast enuf neways!! :cool:

oh ye, got the bike for £750, and insurance was £240 (including third party for other bikes), for 21yo no claims, thought that wasnt to bad! :)

Seems like a good buy. I would have certainly had a look at that price.

[petevtwin650]

BIKE mag have just done a thing on cheap bikes and the RF900 came up. They reckon that the straked side panels are prone to fall off and best to zip-tie them on. Presumably that'll be a problem on yours too.

[mruss5891]

BIKE mag have just done a thing on cheap bikes and the RF900 came up. They reckon that the straked side panels are prone to fall off and best to zip-tie them on. Presumably that'll be a problem on yours too.

They seem okay, presumably they meant the vent things? supposi il find out soon enuf!! :D

[Stig]

Ah the RF. I too have not seen one of those in a looooong time.

Now this is just a person point of view so take no notice of me. But I think they are butt ugly.

I'll be absolutely amazed if you ever get rear ended cause they have the biggest damn rear brake lights I have ever seen on any vehicle EVER. :lol:

http://www.swisselle.ch/car_bike/suzuki/rf600_blue.jpg

[mruss5891]

Ah the RF. I too have not seen one of those in a looooong time.

Now this is just a person point of view so take no notice of me. But I think they are butt ugly.

I'll be absolutely amazed if you ever get rear ended cause they have the biggest damn rear brake lights I have ever seen on any vehicle EVER. :lol:


im still not sure about the rear aswell, but i cna see it whn am riding it neways!! :p

and ye, nobody can really say they missed me braking!!! LOL!

I think its one of those bikes that grows on ya, mayb not the rear but the rest looks good! I felt the same about the SV when i first saw one, i wasnt overly interested, didnt think it looked good! but defo grew on me until the point i was desperate for one! just a shame i cana buy one at the mo! :( uni sux! :smt076 :-({|=

[Alpinestarhero]

Any pictures of your RF? I coulda been easily swayed by something cheap, but I held out for an SV; Mind you, if i wasn't on 33bhp, i probably would have sought out something like that anyway!

Sounds like you got a good deal, less than a grand on a bike and insurance! My sv has cost me about £1800 to buy and sort, and a further £450 in insurance (luckily, miss alpinestarhero helped me out with money - she gets a bit more student loan than I do!)

Have fun with the riding! A bikes a bike; a nice clean RF600 is always nicer to the eye than a tatty R1

Matt

[kwak zzr]

the RF900 is well fast for the money! my mate sold a mint P reg and still only got £1500 for it.

[mruss5891]

dont have any photos of it yet, other than the ones i saw before i went to see it, here they are tho .........

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o136/mruss5891/ab0c_1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o136/mruss5891/a9e2_1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o136/mruss5891/a8d0_1.jpg

will get some more when i see it next! :confused: and its had a wash!! :)

[kwak zzr]

very good bikes, styling is love it or hate it stuff, very under rated.

[The Basket]

I like the looks of the RF. No one is going to buy an RF900 if a fireblade is on for the same cash.

At least the RF looks different and unique and not some clone. Although some of the colour schemes were awful. Yeah...I would have one...for sure.

[kwak zzr]

slight de rail but when ive got some spare cash i'd like to hunt down a 91/92 fireblade (the first one) them looks are just mean.

[jonboy99]

Good RF site here: ;)

http://www.cardewclub.com/diary/index.php

[Tim in Belgium]

The RF is no teapot, here is where the real teapots reside:

http://www.bikersoracle.com/gsxf/forum/index.php