Well the time has come, i got a new toy.

[StevoD]

sorry its not a car

 

[GMballistic]

I'm not a bike guy at all but I can appreciate a good looking fast machine & that looks like one to me.

 

Enjoy it Steve & ride safe.

[StevoD]

I'm not a bike guy at all but I can appreciate a good looking fast machine & that looks like one to me.

 

Enjoy it Steve & ride safe.

 

Cheer's dude. if I'm honest it's more of a 600cc sport bike lite. it's only 87bhp most proper 600 super sports are 100-120bhp, but it's enough to scare me anything 7000 rpm plus

Edited July 5, 2016 by StevoD

[GMballistic]

I'm not a bike guy at all but I can appreciate a good looking fast machine & that looks like one to me.

 

Enjoy it Steve & ride safe.

 

Cheer's dude. if I'm honest it's more of a 600cc sport bike lite. it's only 87bhp most proper 600 super sports are 100-120bhp, but it's enough to scare me anything 7000 rpm plus

The thing I do know about bikes though is that even the "slow" ones are fast, ...well when compared to car performance that is.

 

What's the 0-60 on that then?

 

My guess is sub 5 seconds.

[StevoD]

I'm not a bike guy at all but I can appreciate a good looking fast machine & that looks like one to me.

 

Enjoy it Steve & ride safe.

 

Cheer's dude. if I'm honest it's more of a 600cc sport bike lite. it's only 87bhp most proper 600 super sports are 100-120bhp, but it's enough to scare me anything 7000 rpm plus

The thing I do know about bikes though is that even the "slow" ones are fast, ...well when compared to car performance that is.

 

What's the 0-60 on that then?

 

My guess is sub 5 seconds.

 

if you can get it off the line its about 3-4 seconds is capable of a 12 second flat 1/4 mile

Edited July 5, 2016 by StevoD

[rabbitstew]

87bhp?! I didnt think they made bikes with less than 100bhp these days! Still all good fun and glad to see another biker on here. Ive a Ducati 996, an R1 and a ZXR750L2 in my collection atm.

[StevoD]

87bhp?! I didnt think they made bikes with less than 100bhp these days! Still all good fun and glad to see another biker on here. Ive a Ducati 996, an R1 and a ZXR750L2 in my collection atm.

 

all to do with the new licensing system blame Brussels

 

the A2 license (under 24 years old) only allows you to ride a bike upto 47bhp but you can use a restricted bike as long as the original BHP isnt double 47bhp originally so all the manufactures are making bikes in that limit which serve both the A2 and A licenses. but i guess you know that

Edited July 6, 2016 by StevoD

[Ekona]

Are you under 24 then?

[StevoD]

Are you under 24 then?

 

nope thats why i have the unrestricted 87bhp variant and as its my first bike i didnt want some fully super sport 600

[Jetpilot]

Just remember, everyone wants to kill you, its the soundest advice i ever got when i first cast a leg over a bike.

 

Enjoy

[StevoD]

Just remember, everyone wants to kill you, its the soundest advice i ever got when i first cast a leg over a bike.

 

Enjoy

 

Yup agreed! motorways still scare me a bit and i nearly got hit by a golf on a roundabout yesterday nearly pulled out into me i guess his knowledge is bikes hoon it off roundabouts so when i was casually riding past he went to pull out and almost clipped my rear wheel

[GMballistic]

if you can get it off the line its about 3-4 seconds is capable of a 12 second flat 1/4 mile

See I knew it, ...that's just mental how quick even the "slow" bikes are.

 

 

Have fun and another bit of advice, from my Uncle who rides bikes who told me this years ago: Watch out for man hole covers & those metal strips in the road (like on the Severn Bridge crossing) as they are lethal in the wet.

[rabbitstew]

87bhp?! I didnt think they made bikes with less than 100bhp these days! Still all good fun and glad to see another biker on here. Ive a Ducati 996, an R1 and a ZXR750L2 in my collection atm.

 

all to do with the new licensing system blame Brussels

 

the A2 license (under 24 years old) only allows you to ride a bike upto 47bhp but you can use a restricted bike as long as the original BHP isnt double 47bhp originally so all the manufactures are making bikes in that limit which serve both the A2 and A licenses. but i guess you know that

 

Jesus, things have changed a bit. When I passed you could jump straight onto a 1000cc bike if you wanted! (not that you could afford one mind, as bikes were well expensive back then).

[zxrob]

Very nice , welcome to the club

 

I have 4 in the garage, SP1 road bike, SP1 track bike, ZXR750J road bike and ZXR750K track bike

 

You need a very, very special "cage" to get anywhere near the enjoyment of a bike (bit biased of course)

 

Rob

[StevoD]

[WINKJ]

Just remember, everyone wants to kill you, its the soundest advice i ever got when i first cast a leg over a bike.

 

Enjoy

 

Yup agreed! motorways still scare me a bit and i nearly got hit by a golf on a roundabout yesterday nearly pulled out into me i guess his knowledge is bikes hoon it off roundabouts so when i was casually riding past he went to pull out and almost clipped my rear wheel

when I am riding, I find motorways the safest environment to ride in .. not sure if people share that view. Its roads where there is any opportunity to get t-boned that scare me more.

[Jetpilot]

I felt much safer on my bike bizarrely, i think it was because i was hyper sensitive to other road users as you know if they do something stupid, its going to hurt.

[GappySmeg]

Funky paint job on that

 

I've got it's big brother, the CBR1000RR... stupid amounts of fun!

[Keyser]

Very Nice mate

[gsexr]

Cracking bike mate

 

any excuse to show my babies

 

 

 

 

luv me two wheels

[350jimbobz]

That 2 stroke ðŸ˜

[350jimbobz]

My bit of fun on the side

 

[gsexr]

Ring a ding a ding sir

[StevoD]

Cracking bike mate

 

any excuse to show my babies

 

 

 

 

luv me two wheels

 

sounds someone called GSXR atleast have a gsxr

[gsexr]

Used to mate a few years ago so kept the name ever since