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Congratulations Neph, you're certainly collecting children! :o
Yes I am. At the risk of sounding cheesy/stating the obvious, I consider it a privilege to know and help raise them all. Also with all this selfish millennial types giving up on the human race, someone needs to make the babies [emoji6]
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fuckin' nerves did me. failed me bike test for something stupid really.. could've had it. now, i've to take it again.
i've passed! time to look for a bike 650cc or less..
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fuckin' nerves did me. failed me bike test for something stupid really.. could've had it. now, i've to take it again.
i've passed! time to look for a bike 650cc or less..
Welcome to the club [emoji965]
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cheers lads.
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Congratulations @louisbosco!
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thanks @Graeme
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thanks @Graeme
You decided on a bike yet? The XSR700, Scrambler Sixty2 and baby Street Triple look interesting.
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yeah i did have a look online on the street triple 660 LAMS. i was actually thinking of the LAMS version of the 659 monster. but i'll probably have to wait around next year before i've enough to get it. (provided i put my car project on hold) second hand market for that range about 7-9k. or my other option would be getting a ninja 250 (around 1.8-2k) for now as a weekend bike, which i could get by the end of the year… considering 1year from now i'll be taking my full license and i see my end target as a s1000rr..
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oh and i think the new £5 note is absolutely beautiful!!!
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yeah i did have a look online on the street triple 660 LAMS. i was actually thinking of the LAMS version of the 659 monster. but i'll probably have to wait around next year before i've enough to get it. (provided i put my car project on hold) second hand market for that range about 7-9k. or my other option would be getting a ninja 250 (around 1.8-2k) for now as a weekend bike, which i could get by the end of the year… considering 1year from now i'll be taking my full license and i see my end target as a s1000rr..
The KTM RC390 might be another consideration. They're selling for $5K to $6K new, I think that a new model is coming.
Longer term, the super nakeds such as the Aprilia Tuono, BMW S1000R, KTM Super Duke, and Yamaha MT10 could be alternatives to the S1000RR. I think that part of it is down to the perceived risk of an accident, but also that the plastics on a sports bike are easily damaged, and expensive to replace.
The seating position will be easier for longer rides too.
Plus I think that a few people said that the S1000R was actually quicker on the road because of having more torque through the rev range.
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fair point if you think about the hunch position on supersports. i'm not too sure about the power outputs of bikes as compared to modding cars as i have to wrap my head around the less power numbers and weight as well. have to start learning about how these bike mods work as well, it'll be different but hopefully not that different. though shouldn't the rr and the r be somewhat similiar except for the seating positions and maybe a different map on the engine. at least there's still a year ahead at least for me to ponder on those bikes. hayabusa maybe.. i'll never forget the first time i sat on a bike.
but looks like i'm currently leaning towards the 250r ninja just for now..
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I have the big brother, the ZX10R Ninja and I can't fault it. 180 bhp [emoji83]
250R Ninja would be a great intro to the sports bike world imoSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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@louisbosco most bikes over 600cc or so will do 0 - 60 mph (or 0 - 100 km/h) in three to four seconds. There's not a lot of difference between them, the sports bikes are quicker further up the speed range.
You'll probably find cars slow after recalibrating your brain.
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Car shopping blows.
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who does the blowing?
