(03-10-14, 06:55 PM)stevierst link Wrote: Cleaned the Thundercat, and polished it. Not washed it in months, and it took me hours to get her shiny again!
Also fitted flush led indicators to the front, and plate mount led indicators to the rear of the R1. Much neater, just got to get an led relay to slow the flash down now.
No pics of that R1 then Stevie? :photo [size=78%].........also i'm curious....your Gen2 Vs this old R1 which is boss?......i think i can trust you to give an unbiased opinion.[/size]
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike
Just got a couple of shots before I put my bar end mirrors on Noggy, but the comfort kit is fitted with a set of fat bars.
Compared to the fz1..... It's almost like comparing the gen 1 to the gen 2.
It's about 30kg lighter, and the bottom end torque is awesome , as well as wheelie prone top end. 45-50 mpg, 130-150 mile tank range!
The fz sems a bit more stable in the bends (probably down to the weight), and better for a pillion.
Got to rebuild the forks this winter, and looking at jet kits and 4 deg advancer which is sat on my shelf atm. And maybe a full gen 1 Nosecone to make her an R1/FZS hybrid.
It does look the business stevie 8) .....& range sounds good...well simillar to gen 2 anyway.
Interesting to hear about stability.....but i was analysing today and i know folk say oh the gen2 is an upright sportsbike but what i've found is that you cant really corner properly on it while being semi upright & if i go down on the tank i can corner pretty good but the tank is just the wrong shape for me to do that for too long and the tendency is to want to sit upright again...ive gotta force myself to stay down.
Luckily for me at 100kg naked it isn't too easy for me to accidentally wheelie the FZ as i have plenty weight over the front end.....so i can really put the power down.....i can gun it in 2nd up to the redline and the front is light and skimming about but im not cartwheeling...i dont exactly feel in control but it sure is fun 8)
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike
Got to admit that the R1 is a bit more responsive than the fz, in both cornering and acceleration, but it'd be a close one in a drag race between my old bike and the new one!
I could corner the fz like a demon, but as you said, your sat upright. I wore out the edges of my last rear tyre, but it always felt stable, and never skittish like my R1, but then again, the forks are a bit buggered!
In some ways I miss the fz, and in other ways glad I've got the R1.
Was trying to download "Road - The Dunlop Story" from a source I now know wasn't very safe, and now got pop-ups coming up everywhere and slowing everything down to foc :'( :'( :'(
(04-10-14, 09:22 PM)red98 link Wrote: Yep...no5, remember though, I have just sold my project fazer ....so, what honda ?.....same year as my x7, same cc.....no, not a wet dream :eek
(04-10-14, 09:48 PM)nick crisp link Wrote: [quote author=red98 link=topic=11414.msg169061#msg169061 date=1412454158]
Yep...no5, remember though, I have just sold my project fazer ....so, what honda ?.....same year as my x7, same cc.....no, not a wet dream :eek
CB250RS?
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An old mower !!!!
Honda make good mowers :lol
An ageing test pilot for home grown widgets that may fail at anytime.
05-10-14, 08:19 AM (This post was last modified: 05-10-14, 11:25 AM by red98.)
"an old mower"...cheeky foccer :lol .......is a bit agricultural,single cylinder,four stroke...not as smooth as the mighty fazer .......bit like that husky mower you have :lol :lol :lol
well done mr crisp....a cb 250 rs .....better than a wet dream...single cylinder,4 valve head,twin exhaust ports and i think it was the fastest four stroke 250 back in its day.....my brother bought one brand new back in 1981,i had a couple of them a few years ago,great under rated bikes...this one needs a bit of fettling but it is road legal..did have a years tax on it but of course with the recent rule change that had to stay with the old owner....bought off gumtree right under nick crisps nose...a few miles up the road in whitney....nice bloke who loves his bikes and currently has a gsx 1400......not sure on the colour though :eek [size=78%] [/size]
Always fancied one of those myself, good little town bike.
Of course, yellow means that's a quick one - not sure you'll be able to handle that Paul :lol Actually, doesn't look right at all in that colour; are you keeping it that way?
So why this? Just fancied it, or good for your commute, or...?
not yellow nick,orange with a white stripe down the middle.....not sure what iam doing with it yet,my spares fazer was going to be a cafe racer/flat tracker but i dont think it would have worked well without throwing loads of cash at it,thats why i sold it.....think it will work with the rs though,those alloy wheel rims will help,they are pitted and painted between the spokes but will clean up well.....i want to get on with the x7 this winter but the rs was a very good price so i snaped it up
05-10-14, 06:42 PM (This post was last modified: 05-10-14, 06:43 PM by red98.)
Dragged yet another project out of the back of the shed, made up a throttle cable from a push bike brake cable and had a test run down the garden.......no brakes yet :eek :lol
fitted HID's to the previously woeful headlights in the Rapido (they are already projectors before anyone starts off with 'you'll blind bikers with the scatter' diatribe)
you wouldn't beleive how complicated a simple job can be!!
just waiting for dark now :rolleyes
The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money!
(07-10-14, 12:22 PM)sadlonelygit link Wrote: fitted HID's to the previously woeful headlights in the Rapido (they are already projectors before anyone starts off with 'you'll blind bikers with the scatter' diatribe)
you wouldn't beleive how complicated a simple job can be!!
just waiting for dark now :rolleyes
Now theres an idea -- why dont we have dual sprockets like that -comute all week on one and pop the chain over to the other for somthing for the week end sir!
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
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....so, what honda ?.....same year as my x7, same cc.....no, not a wet dream :eek
