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#4661
'If rumors are true, Honda is finally set to debut its long-awaited V4 production superbike, now-called the Honda RC213V-S, at next week’s EICMA show.
Not exactly a direct replacement for the Honda CBR1000RR, the RC213V-S is instead expected to be an ultra-premium superbike, which may or may not be the basis for the Japanese company’s WSBK entry in 2015.'
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#4662
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#4663
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Fantastic news mate on gaining your full licence!
Now just got to find yourself a bike :-)
If you do end up px'ing your 125 drive a hard bargain as they are in demand
Sent from my SGS4
Now just got to find yourself a bike :-)
If you do end up px'ing your 125 drive a hard bargain as they are in demand
Sent from my SGS4
#4664
Looking like a 94 CB500 for a few months. Just need to find the best place to flog a 125
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CB500 great fun bike. Get some decent tyres on it and get on a trackday once you get used to it. Mallory Park will be ideal and I'll look after you. Will teach you a lot about bike control.
#4668
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Horn...item3a98cf66cc
And give it a few months before your trackday. You need to find your feet properly and practice some skills - mainly throttle control.
Hmm, been looking at GSX-R 750s now. I don't like the look of them but they are a stonking bike. Neeves from MCN did 10k miles in 7 months on one and loved it with his only criticism being brake pads and if he was really picky, he'd go for a race spec rear shock and fork internals to sharpen it up on track. They say that the Panigale 899 just pips it, but that's a Ducati and I know how expensive it is to run (They do look amazing though!).
I need to go and test ride one. It doesn't sound a nice as the Daytona 675 I tested but I think it might be the better bike for me.
#4669
I know I sound biased, but go for a CB600 instead. You get a revvy four instead of a parallel twin.
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3a98cf66cc
And give it a few months before your trackday. You need to find your feet properly and practice some skills - mainly throttle control.
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3a98cf66cc
And give it a few months before your trackday. You need to find your feet properly and practice some skills - mainly throttle control.
This has just cost me £850 ( comes with 12 months MOT and a full service ) and the insurance comes in at £20 cheaper than the YBR125 ( that was £158 to insure). Replacement parts are all over ebay for pennies if i bend something and there's no pretty plastics to worry about if i scrape something. If i chose to, i could make it showroom pretty for about another £100. As it stands, i'll give it a wash and just use it.
Went out and started the little Yamaha, rode it around the garage block, turned it around on a sixpence, laughed and put it back in the garage.
Ratty - no track days for me for now but it does come with Bridgestone BT45 on the front and back - pretty good all round tyre i think.