Avoid the blue pointies.......

[SoulKiss]

I have been collecting bits so that I can have a complete set of spare body parts for my pointy.

So far I have managed to pick up everything for about £140.

This includes, £50 for all 4 pieces of plastic from around the rear seat and lights, with a couple of scuffs, a cracked (but easily repaired) fairing for £50 and a front mudguard for £25. The rest of the £140 is for postage and fixing materials.

I also was able to borrow a tank, which I believe cost the owner £80.

So for about £200 you can get a complete set of not quite perfect but will do body parts.

Why the Title "Avoid the blue pointies", well apart from the fairing (which is K6 red) they rest of the parts are off of crashed blue pointies......

David

PS, SV650Racer, can you please add the current prices for these items new from Suzuki?

Reason I am asking you to do this is that I assumed it would be VERY expensive to replace my cracked LHS under seat panel, but have now found out that with my time to do the repair and prep it, along with the cost
of paint etc, I would probablly have been better off buying the new panel, although, I wouldn't have found myself interested in bike painting if I hadn't tried myself.

[Bear]

Seems obvious to me that people with blue pointies crash in despair about not being as cool as people on BLACK pointies.

Understandable really, but remember that suicide is a sin in the eyes of Our Lord.

[Ceri JC]

Seems obvious to me that people with blue pointies crash in despair about not being as cool as people on BLACK pointies.

Understandable really, but remember that suicide is a sin in the eyes of Our Lord.

My point of view entirely. :D

[the_lone_wolf]

they look SOOOO much better than the others that there are just many more on the road, so obviously they'll be involved in more accidents;)

[kwak zzr]

this is why i choose silver:)

[Bear]

they look SOOOO much better than the others that there are just many more on the road, so obviously they'll be involved in more accidents;)

Black ones are harder to see, therefore less car drivers intentionally run us off the road.

Suzuki sells the blue ones cheaper as they know it's a fashion faux par. Therefore people on blue ones are less stylish AND stingier.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

IReason I am asking you to do this is that I assumed it would be VERY expensive to replace my cracked LHS under seat panel, but have now found out that with my time to do the repair and prep it, along with the cost
of paint etc, I would probablly have been better off buying the new panel, although, I wouldn't have found myself interested in bike painting if I hadn't tried myself.

You refering to the rear LHS fairing? They're £90 IIRC.

[SoulKiss]

You refering to the rear LHS fairing? They're £90 IIRC.

About £80 - Law got a quote of £72.74 but I dont know if thats inc VAT.

[Flamin_Squirrel]

About £80 - Law got a quote of £72.74 but I dont know if thats inc VAT.

Probably not, hence were the £90ish in my head probably comes from.

[the_lone_wolf]

Black ones are harder to see, therefore less car drivers intentionally run us off the road.
eaxctly, agrees perfectly with the theory of why blue one's have more accidents

Suzuki sells the blue ones cheaper as they know it's a fashion faux par. Therefore people on blue ones are less stylish AND stingier.
yeah, but the ultimate in cool is not achieved by going for the all singing all dancing latest trends, true style eminated from within but if you really need a non-blue pointy to look cool that's ok:cool: ;) :p

[Bear]

eaxctly, agrees perfectly with the theory of why blue one's have more accidents


yeah, but the ultimate in cool is not achieved by going for the all singing all dancing latest trends, true style eminated from within but if you really need a non-blue pointy to look cool that's ok:cool: ;) :p

So why is it that "this season's" colours are always said to be "the new black" implying that black is ALWAYS the most stylish option?

[Wester]

and as for yellow.......
*looks around for hovis*

its not worth it....

[the_lone_wolf]

So why is it that "this season's" colours are always said to be "the new black" implying that black is ALWAYS the most stylish option?
nah, it's just they have to keep reminding the owners of black ones, they're a bit delusional you see:D

[hovis]

and as for yellow.......
*looks around for hovis*

its not worth it....

yellow pointy with a black frame:thumbsup:

otherwise it has to be black

[the_lone_wolf]

yellow pointy with a black frame:thumbsup:
you're describing my dream, i almost cried when i found out they didn't bring that colour scheme to the UK...

[Wester]

matt black curvy with black frame. *drool*

[neio79]

its how you interperate the stats there are more blue pointy's around as i think it was the best selling colour, so therefore it is inevitable more are involved in crashes.

Its like saying that there are proportionally more 16yr old bikers killed on scooters etc. well yes because they can only ride scoters so there willl be more of them killed

[KnightRider]

Black pointy's are also faster, which means that by the time the cage drivers have seen us we are a mear spec in the distance;) .

[tomjones2]

People feel jealous of the blue pointy obvious superiority and knock the riders off more......

[MR UKI (1)]

About £80 - Law got a quote of £72.74 but I dont know if thats inc VAT.

£72 summat inc VAT, bought one on Saturday for my K4. Didn't come with those black push pin things though, needed 5 of them at £1.42 each!

[wooly]

i think i need to stand and fight the corner for the red pointy!!! far far superior,red with black frame...red and black is one sexy combination!!

[yorkie_chris]

Why don't you go for cammo? That way noone would see you, and you wouldn't have to worry about people noticing that it isn't a curvy :D

[SoulKiss]

£72 summat inc VAT, bought one on Saturday for my K4. Didn't come with those black push pin things though, needed 5 of them at £1.42 each!

Erm, you dont really need them.

The four round the bottom are VERY surplus to requirement, and the one at the top of the join between the seats is largely cosmetic.

The only ones you NEED are the 4 that go in the 2 little pannels (the T-shaped one and the square one, that go below and above the light unit.

Have not had any in the four in the undertray for about 6 months now.....

[Law]

About £80 - Law got a quote of £72.74 but I dont know if thats inc VAT.

Probably not, hence were the £90ish in my head probably comes from.

£72 summat inc VAT, bought one on Saturday for my K4. Didn't come with those black push pin things though, needed 5 of them at £1.42 each!

True, 61.91 without VAT. Gonna sell my scuffed LHS rear fairing when I put in an order for a new one.

[silver surfer]

All this argueing when everyone knows that the blue curvy ones are the faster and sexiest ones around.

[FG1]

I'm with Wooly on this one.....Red all the way.

[Endellion]

Ha ha I laugh at all you who are in denial about the obvious king of colours...Candy Nepolean blue!

*SCREEECH*
*CRUNCH*

"Sh*t"

Anyone need some spare parts?

[SoulKiss]

Zombie Resurrection !!!!

Just to say that I picked up a Blue Nose fairing last week, meaning I have managed to collect a complete Blue Pointies worth of bodyparts second-hand.

Now to make them all Black..... :)