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DanAbnormal
13-05-07, 08:00 PM
Am thinking of getting rid of the Z1000. Maybe even this year......:-?
They are just far too common these days!:p
Seriously, I LOVE the look of it but when ridden hard they can seem a little wobbly (the windblast at 160 is interesting). I have been riding my Hornet more for fun lately and I feel that as a naked that bike is probably almost as good. Okay it's lacking midrange and top end on the Zed but it's still heaps of fun! So I ask myself why do I need 2 naked bikes? So I have had a look about and think I will go for a ZX-6R next, the 2006 model. Might be this year maybe next, I miss that feeling from a supersports.
:roll:
How many bikes have you had in how many years? Plus didn't you get rid of your SV because of the riding position?
But the SV is just not committed enough of a sports bike to put you off sports bikes for the position. Plus you'll have the Hornet for commuting so I say Do it! I knew you didn't get a green helmet for a reason :lol:
So a ZX-6R isnt common? :lol:
I thought you talked about a ZX-10R a while back?
DanAbnormal
14-05-07, 08:53 AM
So a ZX-6R isnt common? :lol:
I thought you talked about a ZX-10R a while back?
I love Ninja's always have and always will, as long as they are still mad bikes. I think the ZX10 would be a little too expensive, both cost wise and insurance wise for me just yet. I got rid of the SV because I was commuting on it and it was uncomfortable. I have the Hornet for commuting now so it doesn't have to be so comfy. Besides, the SV was not quite a SS600! The Zed is one of the prettiest bikes around and that's why I bought it (plus the fact that I pretty much knew I could make some money from it) but now I want the mad performance of a modern SuperSportsbike again plus the fairing to keep the wind away! Going to look at a lovely '06 Ninja this week.
I want another bike too now, supermoto me thinks would be nice.
Might be this year maybe next,
Maybe next my @r$e...:rolleyes: :D
I wish everyone would stop getting new bikes!!!
I'm getting really jealous, I've had my SV for 2 years. :smt022
I wish everyone would stop getting new bikes!!!
I'm getting really jealous, I've had my SV for 2 years. :smt022
i'm jealous of your sv, sounded great on saturday. does that make you feel any better?
DanAbnormal
14-05-07, 01:08 PM
OKay, well just had a talk with the boss (wife) and have decided to keep the Zed for this year and sell it on next year. So it's safe for now! :p
i'm jealous of your sv, sounded great on saturday. does that make you feel any better?
A bit, yes. Still want a new SS600 though. Damn you all with your talk of new bikes. :p
:lol:
OKay, well just had a talk with the boss (wife) and have decided to keep the Zed for this year and sell it on next year. So it's safe for now! :p
Can't you sell & buy well at no cost? You said you got a good deal buying the Zed.
I liked your approach with the Boss when you bought the Zed.
DanAbnormal
14-05-07, 01:50 PM
Can't you sell & buy well at no cost? You said you got a good deal buying the Zed.
I liked your approach with the Boss when you bought the Zed.
Well I bought for £4 and can sell as it is for about £4'500. I can pick up a good cond' 2005/2006 ZX6R for about £4 - £4.5k, so should not have to put my hand in my pocket too much. The only thing is that the Zed would have depreciated another year and probably got another 3000 miles on the clock but if I keep it tidy should still fetch about £3'500 - £4k. I'm working on getting rid of it sooner but I found out my mate has not settled the finance anyway, so in reality that dictates when I can sell it as he will need another 6- 8 months to clear it. If it was clear now, I would have had a ZX6R already got bored of it and traded it for a ZX10 already and probably lost my licence.:rolleyes:
Well I bought for £4 and can sell as it is for about £4'500.
£4???
A bit, yes. Still want a new SS600 though. Damn you all with your talk of new bikes. :p
:lol:
i bet if you had a ss600 you would miss the :love: sound of the v-twin.
DanAbnormal
14-05-07, 02:50 PM
i bet if you had a ss600 you would miss the :love: sound of the v-twin.
V Twins do sound good, but when the SS600 pulls his arms out of their sockets there would be no going back!
V Twins do sound good, but when the SS600 pulls his arms out of their sockets there would be no going back!
i guess that's why the triple was invented: best of both worlds!
i want another twin.
JonToms
14-05-07, 03:30 PM
Am thinking of getting rid of the Z1000. Maybe even this year......:-?
They are just far too common these days!:p
Seriously, I LOVE the look of it but when ridden hard they can seem a little wobbly (the windblast at 160 is interesting). I have been riding my Hornet more for fun lately and I feel that as a naked that bike is probably almost as good. Okay it's lacking midrange and top end on the Zed but it's still heaps of fun! So I ask myself why do I need 2 naked bikes? So I have had a look about and think I will go for a ZX-6R next, the 2006 model. Might be this year maybe next, I miss that feeling from a supersports.
BUY A 2006 R6, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TOO :thumright:
DanAbnormal
14-05-07, 03:54 PM
BUY A 2006 R6, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TOO :thumright:
Hmmh, looks nice but I've never liked them. The one I rode (1999) was really twitchy. Plus they don't do it in green.:p
DanAbnormal
14-05-07, 04:03 PM
750's the way to go Dan... None of this peaky 600cc nonsense...
Hmm, a 750 you say........................bugger it...........how about a Z1000!
Oh, I have one already...........ooh what if I get another one and strap them together.........hmmm.:rolleyes:
Hmm, a 750 you say........................bugger it...........how about a Z1000!
Oh, I have one already...........ooh what if I get another one and strap them together.........hmmm.:rolleyes:
Compromise, a Z.....750! lol
DanAbnormal
14-05-07, 04:23 PM
Compromise, a Z.....750! lol
How DARE you!:D
Actually, have you seen the new Z750. Bloody gorgeous mate. And in green as well. Only £5295 on the road as well. Bargain but I want something that will scare the sh*t out of me!:rolleyes:
Compromise, a Z.....750! lol
How DARE you!:D
Actually, have you seen the new Z750. Bloody gorgeous mate. And in green as well. Only £5295 on the road as well. Bargain but I want something that will scare the sh*t out of me!:rolleyes:
the new z750 looks way better than the new z1000. although i REALLY like the orange you can get the new z1000 in, it just looks a bit fat to me and i don't like the front indies in the fairing and there's too much fairing...
will someone buy an aprilia shiver for me please?
the new z750 looks way better than the new z1000. although i REALLY like the orange you can get the new z1000 in, it just looks a bit fat to me and i don't like the front indies in the fairing and there's too much fairing...
will someone buy an aprilia shiver for me please?
If I win the lottery I will buy a bike for all the GM members.*
*Zero chance of that happening as I never buy a ticket, but it's the thought that counts hey? ;)
thedonal
14-05-07, 04:36 PM
My mate's got an '06 Ninja 6. It's lovely. Black is definitely the best colour too- but then I've never really been sold on Kwak green!
My mate's got an '06 Ninja 6. It's lovely. Black is definitely the best colour too- but then I've never really been sold on Kwak green!
I have to agree - the black ZX6's look great as its modern shape suits it. But the green is the only colour for the ZX7 and 9s - I think the rounder shape and colour go well together. A little more old school classic GP race look. I would love a go on all but I like the ZX7 lookswise the best.
DanAbnormal
14-05-07, 06:08 PM
I would love a go on all but I like the ZX7 lookswise the best.
I love the ZX7R. Gorgeous and handles like a dream. Sigh!
My first Ninja 1999 P3:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/dan1677/Ninjaside.jpg
My 2nd Ninja, 1996 P1:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/dan1677/DSC00582.jpg
eviltwin
14-05-07, 06:46 PM
I'd love to post a pic of my first CBR600 but it was the 1992 F-N version which came with the pink stripe paintwork and I know you'd all mock me to death!!!:D
I'd love to post a pic of my first CBR600 but it was the 1992 F-N version which came with the pink stripe paintwork and I know you'd all mock me to death!!!:D
a bit like this?
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8392/pinkbikeka6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
eviltwin
14-05-07, 07:05 PM
:smt022:smt022:smt022:smt022:smt022:smt022:smt022
I wish everyone would stop getting new bikes!!!
I'm getting really jealous, I've had my SV for 2 years. :smt022
Don't worry Law I wont be getting a new bike for quite some time!
Only had three bikes in my life so far, SR125 that I crashed and never worked the same, SV650s and well we know what happened to that and the Suzuki GSXR600.
Gotta agree Lee a 750 would be a next step for me I think.
a bit like this?
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8392/pinkbikeka6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Now one of you in matching pink leathers could have a contender in another thread ;) - Wonder if we will be thinking the same thing in 10 years again.
I love the ZX7R. Gorgeous and handles like a dream. Sigh!
My first Ninja 1999 P3:
My 2nd Ninja, 1996 P1:
Why'd you sell them again Dan???? I think they will become classics of our time.
dirtydog
14-05-07, 10:25 PM
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8392/pinkbikeka6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
:smt044 :smt044 :smt044 :smt044 :smt044 :smt044 :smt044 :smt044 :smt044
:laughat: eviltwin
so was it you that sold hovis those pink leathers?
DanAbnormal
14-05-07, 10:49 PM
Why'd you sell them again Dan???? I think they will become classics of our time.
Well.................I bought the first one not long after doing this to a lovely VFR and basically it was too much too soon:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/dan1677/wreckedviffer6.jpg
I bought the second one about 2 years ago but had lots of niggly electrical problems so sold it on. Was sad to see it go but I will have one again.
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