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checking back in.......
sold the suzuki.......
picked up an R6, not fond of the R6 board though
making slow progress on rebuilding the FZR 600 I still have:
the YZF750 forks on are, now to swap the rear end, fix the clean jetted carbs, add R1 tank sensor to spare rust free gas tank, and get her running again
Ill sort out the headlights, gauges later
I've been pretty absent, but I got married 18 months ago, and about 10 months the wife and I bought a house, and I finally got the garage sorted enough to work on the bike again(shelves up, workbench built, floor painted)
picked up an R6, not fond of the R6 board though
making slow progress on rebuilding the FZR 600 I still have:
the YZF750 forks on are, now to swap the rear end, fix the clean jetted carbs, add R1 tank sensor to spare rust free gas tank, and get her running again
Ill sort out the headlights, gauges later
I've been pretty absent, but I got married 18 months ago, and about 10 months the wife and I bought a house, and I finally got the garage sorted enough to work on the bike again(shelves up, workbench built, floor painted)
88 FZR 1000 - SuperTrap, K&N, FP kit - sold
90 FZR 1000 - 1040, Ohlins, 91 USD's...some other stuff - sold
93 FZR 600 - rat/cafe/POS/Trackbike Project
03 SV1000S - bye bye
06 R6 50th Anniversary - slip on, PCIII, race rails
90 FZR 1000 - 1040, Ohlins, 91 USD's...some other stuff - sold
93 FZR 600 - rat/cafe/POS/Trackbike Project
03 SV1000S - bye bye
06 R6 50th Anniversary - slip on, PCIII, race rails
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Great to hear from you Haunter,
Congrats on the house and more importantly the Mrs'.
RE: the R6 board, I've poked about the R1 board for a bit before and it's really quite humourous. Seems to be full of 20something year kids who must think they are faster than Rossi on their PCIII/Sliponned R1's. Absolutely no respect or even knowledge of the machine's that gave birth to the R1. Nor would it seem they'd give them any props for being any sort of a decent machine whatsoever, nothing like saying to a guy indirectly, you ride an absolute piece of shit man!
If it's not the latest and greatest, it's not a "good" motorcycle it seems, and that's just the beginning of the attitude deficiencies.
Man I'm gettin' to be an old crotchity s.o.b.
Congrats on the house and more importantly the Mrs'.
RE: the R6 board, I've poked about the R1 board for a bit before and it's really quite humourous. Seems to be full of 20something year kids who must think they are faster than Rossi on their PCIII/Sliponned R1's. Absolutely no respect or even knowledge of the machine's that gave birth to the R1. Nor would it seem they'd give them any props for being any sort of a decent machine whatsoever, nothing like saying to a guy indirectly, you ride an absolute piece of shit man!
If it's not the latest and greatest, it's not a "good" motorcycle it seems, and that's just the beginning of the attitude deficiencies.
Man I'm gettin' to be an old crotchity s.o.b.
Michael
Yes Yes I know, I said, I'm building a project YZF1070
Basement is done now, 850 finished and gone...
Gotta get the new siding up on the house.
Fixing the FZ1 up, cleaning up garage and then I might even begin
Yes Yes I know, I said, I'm building a project YZF1070
Basement is done now, 850 finished and gone...
Gotta get the new siding up on the house.
Fixing the FZ1 up, cleaning up garage and then I might even begin
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Welcome back haunter - even if you did sell the SV
“I venture not to cross that finish line in a neat, tidy well ordered bundle, but to slide across it sideways in a shower of spark’s, leaking oil, hissing steam shouting ..Geronimo !!!!! “
2005 SV996R SOLD
1988 FZR750/1040 race bike SOLD
1988 FZR750/1000 - the next project CHANGING THE LOOK AGAIN, BUT STILL ON THE ROAD
Now he's got a KAWASAKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope - Sold that one too
Dang - he’s got a Triumph now
2005 SV996R SOLD
1988 FZR750/1040 race bike SOLD
1988 FZR750/1000 - the next project CHANGING THE LOOK AGAIN, BUT STILL ON THE ROAD
Now he's got a KAWASAKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope - Sold that one too
Dang - he’s got a Triumph now
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I do miss it around town sometimeskiwi60 wrote:Welcome back haunter - even if you did sell the SV
didnt want to drop 500 bucks or so to banditmania dirtbike bar it, get new brakelines ETC
the N models are too hard to fine
88 FZR 1000 - SuperTrap, K&N, FP kit - sold
90 FZR 1000 - 1040, Ohlins, 91 USD's...some other stuff - sold
93 FZR 600 - rat/cafe/POS/Trackbike Project
03 SV1000S - bye bye
06 R6 50th Anniversary - slip on, PCIII, race rails
90 FZR 1000 - 1040, Ohlins, 91 USD's...some other stuff - sold
93 FZR 600 - rat/cafe/POS/Trackbike Project
03 SV1000S - bye bye
06 R6 50th Anniversary - slip on, PCIII, race rails
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thanks tim!
I can finally ride her again today
the battery she came with was totally shagged out
got tired of needing to get a jump to get home
100 bucks and 2 days later a gel cell had arrived at my door via hardracing.com. same place I got the nice B2 race rails I havent gotten pictures of yet
I can finally ride her again today
the battery she came with was totally shagged out
got tired of needing to get a jump to get home
100 bucks and 2 days later a gel cell had arrived at my door via hardracing.com. same place I got the nice B2 race rails I havent gotten pictures of yet
88 FZR 1000 - SuperTrap, K&N, FP kit - sold
90 FZR 1000 - 1040, Ohlins, 91 USD's...some other stuff - sold
93 FZR 600 - rat/cafe/POS/Trackbike Project
03 SV1000S - bye bye
06 R6 50th Anniversary - slip on, PCIII, race rails
90 FZR 1000 - 1040, Ohlins, 91 USD's...some other stuff - sold
93 FZR 600 - rat/cafe/POS/Trackbike Project
03 SV1000S - bye bye
06 R6 50th Anniversary - slip on, PCIII, race rails
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hahahahahaBig Jon wrote:Bike looks fantastic! Yard could do with some work
not my yard
88 FZR 1000 - SuperTrap, K&N, FP kit - sold
90 FZR 1000 - 1040, Ohlins, 91 USD's...some other stuff - sold
93 FZR 600 - rat/cafe/POS/Trackbike Project
03 SV1000S - bye bye
06 R6 50th Anniversary - slip on, PCIII, race rails
90 FZR 1000 - 1040, Ohlins, 91 USD's...some other stuff - sold
93 FZR 600 - rat/cafe/POS/Trackbike Project
03 SV1000S - bye bye
06 R6 50th Anniversary - slip on, PCIII, race rails