May have changed my mind from a pointy.

Hmm...I'm considering upgrading to a pointy (mostly for the less faffable FI to sort out cold starting for me, and to have a fresher bike with less niggles than my original 1999 curvy). I havnt ridden a pointy, and the only thing putting me off is the fact its more electronic trickery and less mechanical parts. If the carbs go wrong on my bike, I can sort that because its mechanical. If the FI goes....well, I dunno where to start with that.

Whatever you buy, you'll love it - thats for sure.

Matt

[yorkie_chris]

Pointy is an upgrade?

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Pointy is an upgrade?

its not is it? I'd say it were a downgrade

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

Hmm...I'm considering upgrading to a pointy (mostly for the less faffable FI to sort out cold starting for me, and to have a fresher bike with less niggles than my original 1999 curvy). I havnt ridden a pointy, and the only thing putting me off is the fact its more electronic trickery and less mechanical parts. If the carbs go wrong on my bike, I can sort that because its mechanical. If the FI goes....well, I dunno where to start with that.

You're welcome to a ride on mine at AR09 (or before if we meet for some reason).

Though I will add that mine is currently having it's own few grumbles, which appears to be connector/grounding issues. Possibly reg/rec.

The pointy has the genius thing that if you have a fault, pretty much anywhere, you add 2inches of wire and it tells you a code you can look up in a book. The book then tells you what's wrong with the bike, so you can google or consult a mechanic etc.

[yorkie_chris]

Probably nothing wrong with the bike, it will be something to do with the electrics to tell you what the fault is

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Probably nothing wrong with the bike, it will be something to do with the electrics to tell you what the fault is

The ECU lists it as "c00" - no fault found. Check out my other threads recently, you'll see I'm already thinking electrical connections etc.

Funnily enough, it's the parts my bike has in common with a curvy that I suspect are faulty.

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

go see your doctor, whatever fell on your head must've been heavy...

It's purely from a practical point of view. I think that it will cost more to replace parts, and for my first bike, maybe i should get something cheaper for a year.

I do prefer the pointy and it will be my upgrade next year.

Originally Posted by Magnum

It's purely from a practical point of view. I think that it will cost more to replace parts, and for my first bike, maybe i should get something cheaper for a year.

Obviously the amount of damage you do will affect repair bills, but the biggest factor in repairs is the labour costs.

If you were to compare two identically damaged bikes, one pointy & one curvy, when you were doing the repairs yourself, you wouldn't see much difference in cost if anything.

Vehicles (all of them, not just bikes) get more problems the older they get. My pointy is a K6, and has just recently started having electrical issues. But it's got 36k on the clock. There's curvies out there will less mileage!!

If you buy an older model, you're more likely statistically to find problems due to one thing or another.

The way I approached it, was that I had limited knowledge of the mechanics/electrics of a bike, so went for a brand new 06, first owner, me. That way, I had a 2 year warranty to fall back on.

I'm sure its possible to put a pointy FI in curvy.

Originally Posted by Grinch

I'm sure its possible to put a pointy FI in curvy.

Assuming there's space for the injector assembly etc, then I can't see why it wouldn't fit.