That end can looks like it’s trying to get away to fuck from the bike
So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
That end can looks like it’s trying to get away to fuck from the bike
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
She'll know the R6 isn't a current model, he'll have to pretend its an R1.
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
When I was working for F.E. they got a few brand new R6s delivered to track and asked us instructors to run them in. Zero miles.
We went slowly past the pits then it was a race
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
Sounds like how I ran the mt07 in.
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
We didn't even care if we crashed them. Was great fun.
With all my Suzukis, the drive home was the running in. Then straight on track.
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
I've only ever had one brand new bike... a 99 R6.
I got bored running it in around the 200 miles mark and just thrashed the fucker.
I sold it at three years old, with 26k on the clock.
It was on it's 2nd clutch and gearbox and burnt a litre of oil every 100 miles.
I got bored running it in around the 200 miles mark and just thrashed the fucker.
I sold it at three years old, with 26k on the clock.
It was on it's 2nd clutch and gearbox and burnt a litre of oil every 100 miles.
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
I'd need to own mine till 2032 to get 26k on the clocksKungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 9:27 pm I've only ever had one brand new bike... a 99 R6.
I got bored running it in around the 200 miles mark and just thrashed the fucker.
I sold it at three years old, with 26k on the clock.
It was on it's 2nd clutch and gearbox and burnt a litre of oil every 100 miles.
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
Me too these days, but I bought the R6 when I was 21 and didn't have a car license.
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
Racing two strokes were one steady lap and then full race pace, to be fair though, it was new ring every meeting, and with the YZ125F, new ring every 30 minutes.
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
When i first met you i had a ZX6R G2 ...... bought with 6000 on the clock, traded in with ( i think) 58,000 miles on the clock 3 years later
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
In 1983, my LC350 was in its second year. My mate built the whole thing beautifully. It did 40 meetings that season.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 9:47 pm Racing two strokes were one steady lap and then full race pace, to be fair though, it was new ring every meeting, and with the YZ125F, new ring every 30 minutes.
He went on to BSB and TT spannering
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
LCs have tiny ports compared with that YZ125, it was bloody fast (for a 125) but was difficult to ride, it needed a better rider than me,I did well to keep it in the power band for a lap, it was an ex Yamaha UK bike, I spoke to Bavins in Diss about it, they new the bike and said "that's what it does" and cheerfully sold me a box of 10 rings.Yorick wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 9:54 pmIn 1983, my LC350 was in its second year. My mate built the whole thing beautifully. It did 40 meetings that season.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 9:47 pm Racing two strokes were one steady lap and then full race pace, to be fair though, it was new ring every meeting, and with the YZ125F, new ring every 30 minutes.
He went on to BSB and TT spannering
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
Ah, I was being facetious. I thought you were going to palm your current bike off to her and get this for yourself.
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
Lol so no. The R7 whilst I think it'd be a great bike, is a very one trick pony and like things like SV650 race bikes or CB500s etc need a certain mindset, mentality and desire to get the best out them and enjoy them.
Underpowered bikes can leave you feeling very dejected on track if you're not of the right mindset
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
It's a lovely looking thing though, if I had the space and money I'd buy one to put in a glass case just to look at.
It suffers from what a lot of these type of things suffer, it's lovely and perfect in it's own right, but then you start to compare it to things and there are plenty of reasons why it's not the best thing you could buy.
I have to applaud Julian for what he did, just buy something, don't think too hard about it and make it work for you.
It suffers from what a lot of these type of things suffer, it's lovely and perfect in it's own right, but then you start to compare it to things and there are plenty of reasons why it's not the best thing you could buy.
I have to applaud Julian for what he did, just buy something, don't think too hard about it and make it work for you.
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
Lol wtf. Didn't I do that?Potter wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:29 am It's a lovely looking thing though, if I had the space and money I'd buy one to put in a glass case just to look at.
It suffers from what a lot of these type of things suffer, it's lovely and perfect in it's own right, but then you start to compare it to things and there are plenty of reasons why it's not the best thing you could buy.
I have to applaud Julian for what he did, just buy something, don't think too hard about it and make it work for you.
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
Yeah I didn't say you didn't - well I suppose you did a bit more back and forth and three bikes later - but yeah fair playweeksy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:31 amLol wtf. Didn't I do that?Potter wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:29 am It's a lovely looking thing though, if I had the space and money I'd buy one to put in a glass case just to look at.
It suffers from what a lot of these type of things suffer, it's lovely and perfect in it's own right, but then you start to compare it to things and there are plenty of reasons why it's not the best thing you could buy.
I have to applaud Julian for what he did, just buy something, don't think too hard about it and make it work for you.
In terms of taking the plunge you're way braver than I am, I spend 99% of my time thinking and 1% buying.
I dunno if Mrs Weeksy would thank you for doing it with her bike though
Although she'd have to admit that Yamaha looks a millions times better than the Kwaka.
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Re: So how do I persuade the wife that 74bhp is enough for her
The good news is that I'm mates with the bloke who runs the Yamaha hire bikes at Silverstone. So it'll cost me £50-60 to send her out for a session next spring. Worst she can so is come back in hating it, but you never know. I'll deffo be sending her out for a try though. However that depends on whether they do make the concept of the R9, which if they do, we'll be all over. That would be much easier to sell as an idea to her.Potter wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:36 amYeah I didn't say you didn't - well I suppose you did a bit more back and forth and three bikes later - but yeah fair playweeksy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:31 amLol wtf. Didn't I do that?Potter wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:29 am It's a lovely looking thing though, if I had the space and money I'd buy one to put in a glass case just to look at.
It suffers from what a lot of these type of things suffer, it's lovely and perfect in it's own right, but then you start to compare it to things and there are plenty of reasons why it's not the best thing you could buy.
I have to applaud Julian for what he did, just buy something, don't think too hard about it and make it work for you.
In terms of taking the plunge you're way braver than I am, I spend 99% of my time thinking and 1% buying.
I dunno if Mrs Weeksy would thank you for doing it with her bike though
Although she'd have to admit that Yamaha looks a millions times better than the Kwaka.