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#1
Bike Talk / Re: A Kawasaki bike thread - surely not
October 24, 2022, 04:16:19 PM
thought I'd add my 2 penneth worth for you Moz.

I've only managed around 250 miles since I got mine, but compared to the GSXR it's so much more comfy, responsive & easy to ride I am really gelling with it.love the cruise control,TFT screen & all the info it provides
after the VFR, it feels far more nimble, flickable and better on fuel & the TFT screen is fantastic after the analogue clocks

I think if you're used to 150bhp on V twin, then you will notice the power difference, but that said, the SX is very responsive and picks its feet up very well, would make an excellent commuter bike as it is comfy, however, I find the seat uncomfy after a couple of hours in it,but that's just me, so will be having a gel pad or memory foam inset fitted over winter,but i have done this with all my past GSXR's and it makes a massive difference to the amount of time I can spend in the saddle.

i was in Austria in 2008 on my GSXR and Alzo was on his 1000XR and I found it hard to keep with him at times as it was a superb bike, TC, ABS etc, he left me standing coming out the bends and just disappeared into the distance on it...lol.
not sure on the BHP of it, 150+ maybe? but if you're an adventure bike guy, i think the XR would be right up your street comfortwise,handling and power, I'd say it just pips the SX for what you're looking for, but you would be paying more for it and would be able to maybe buy a later model SX for the same money of a 15-16 XR
those bikes are going for around 9-10K with around that mileage on, for that same money you'd be able to get an SX with only a few thousand miles on.

i paid £10,900 for mine on 71 plate with 1840 miles on it.
so for around 9k, you'd get a good 18-19 plate with all the extras on it.

superbike factory have plenty of both bikes in stock, so a good choice

maybe get a test ride on both bikes and see what you think.
#2
Bike Talk / Re: Back on a Kwak after 17 years
September 21, 2022, 07:08:48 PM
Quote from: 7550 on September 20, 2022, 08:32:49 PMNice one. Cracking bikes. Not sure about your exhaust though.  :undecided:
Many happy and safe miles.

The green ones look best by the way.  :grin:  :cool: 

ha ha, you're not the only one mate...it sounds pretty good when you're out & about & giving it a bit... :evil:  :evil:

i'm looking at something else over winter.seen a nice one from Delkevic & it's very reasonable
#3
Bike Talk / Back on a Kwak after 17 years
September 20, 2022, 07:32:45 PM
after the debacle the other week regarding my new bike from rite bike, i finally managed to do a damned good deal with another dealer, The Superbike Factory.

they rang me and offered me £6300 for my GSXR1000L6!! :cheesy:
so I accepted their generous offer & started bike shopping!!
i found a ninja1000sx on their website, did a PX deal last Monday & arranged to collect it on Saturday, it was the same as manic had bought the other week.

however, while i was laid in bed on Saturday morning, i was looking on bike trader & i spotted another bike in the colours i have been looking for, for ages!
i rang the superbike factory at 9.01 when they opened, i spoke to a lass in the sales team, explained i had paid a deposit on a bike to be collected today, but i have seen another bike that i really want, so can i have that instead?
long story short, they swopped my deposit on to the bike wanted and i collected it on Saturday at 5pm!!

it was a bit dirty as they hadn't time to wash it after it came in midweek, but had been checked over.

so i've ended up with 71 plate Ninja100SX, with 1850 miles in the colours i really wanted

i am absolutely chuffed to bits!!  :cheesy:  :cheesy:

managed 185 miles on it on sunday and am blown away with just how good it is.

light,loads of power, comfy, very flickable, lovely bike to ride.

#4
Bike Talk / Re: Rite Bike, Bradford-Avoid
September 14, 2022, 09:22:52 PM
Quote from: 7550 on September 13, 2022, 06:27:36 AMThey sound like right fkn chancers.
Hope you can source another NinjaSX and get a deal that works.  :thumbsup:


new one sourced and bought deposit paid on Monday mate.. watch this space ;)
#5
Bike Talk / Re: Rite Bike, Bradford-Avoid
September 14, 2022, 09:20:02 PM
Quote from: MOzZereLLa on September 13, 2022, 01:17:02 PMColwyn Bay have a used 1000SX in stock


cheers Moz,managed to source another from the superbike factory & they have given me £6300 for the gixer against it!  :grin:
#6
Bike Talk / Re: New Bike at last
September 12, 2022, 10:06:16 PM
nice one manic...lovely looking machine..

i think i shall be joining you with a similar machine when i collect it on saturday... ;)
#7
Bike Talk / Rite Bike, Bradford-Avoid
September 12, 2022, 08:26:58 PM
so,on Saturday i went to collect my 21 plate Ninja1000sx from rite bike in Bradford.
i went in last Saturday, did a deal with them to PX my GSXR1000L6, for £5800,it's got 25k on it, FSH and loads of extras, the salesman was very happy with it & the value was inline with two others from kwak dealers i'd been to.

i arrived at 10.50 to collect the bike, I'd arranged to be there for 11am, i had swopped my insurance over to start at 11am and paid the £75 difference on my policy.

when i arrived the bike wasn't ready, they brought out it from somewhere in the warehouse, it was covered in dust and crap, had clearly been left out in the rain and was filthy.
while i was waiting to pay the final payment, they then cleaned it up.

it took a while to sort payment as only one person was doing it & there were a lot people buying bikes.
I eventually sat down to sort it and this is where it went wrong

1-the salesman hadn't put my suzuki down on the sheet to PX,so they wanted full payment
2-they had no copy of the sales invoice and i had forgotten mine
3-went to pay & explained i had a £5800 PX to come off, so the woman had to go check with the sales team
4-this caused problems as no one was aware
5-they went out to look at my bike and this is where more problems started
6-they knit picked and found some ridiculous marks on the frame saying it had been painted and the swing arm was nicked
7-they weren't happy about the mileage even though the previous sales guy knew it & was ok, it's still an average mileage bike at 25K
8-they went off, made some calls & looked online at other bikes and then came back saying it wasn't worth the £5800 PX and most they would offer was £4400
9- I argued that a verbal contract was made last week to PX my bike at that price and that it should have been on the sales invoice but piss poor admin from their salesman meant it wasn't on.
10-they said even if it had been on the sales invoice they would still have looked at the bike and would have reduced the PX value, they are not obliged to take any bike in PX or agree with the value on a second viewing

so, in the end i told them to shove it, refund my 2K deposit and i am going, the sales manager had the nerve to say we can save the bike for a couple of weeks for you while you sell yours private, i said if you think i giving you my hard earned cash, you can get fu**ed

so, if you ever want to use Rite Bike based in bradford i would be very very careful of what you PX or what deal they offer you.
i have since found out they are part of 'we buy any bike' so hence why they shafted me with the reduced PX price.
i'd avoid these robbing fkrs at all costs!!
#8
Bike Talk / Re: 2022
December 18, 2021, 01:10:06 PM
i'm looking at the suzuki GSX-S100GT for 2023  :) 

was looking for at it for next year, but want to do a euro tour on the VFR before i sell it on.
planning on the route de grande alpes next june/july.

year old second one with a mods should be around by then, so will be out shopping
#9
Quote from: GRUMPY on October 20, 2021, 06:44:25 PM
Quote from: little J on October 19, 2021, 10:10:53 PMmanaged a nice 250 miles around north yorkshire,lancashire,cumbria & northumberland on the 10'th October, killed off the rear tyre on the VFR :evil:  :evil: , so it's packed up until next year now  :(
good day out & an added bonus to have bumped in to tucker,chuggy, graeme & steve at the nook café near Alston, nice to have a catch up with them  :cheesy:

GSXR is still good to go, but i think the weather is against us now, so i reckon the season is pretty much done for me
been a great season, looking forward to next year and euro trip with on the VFR along some of the guys off here and a couple of other mates    :grin:  :grin:

managed 3250 miles on the VFR since the end of May, so not to shabby a time on that and done around 2k on the GXR

Nice one. You're liking the Viffer.
Done just over 5k on the SX since July.
About 500 on the BGB all year, and a big fat Zero on the 6.
Must try harder.
Where you heading on your travels ?


yeah, loving the vifer, might be 18yo, but it goes & sounds well.. :grin:  you need to work it like you do an older 600, so good fun  :laugh:

looking at doing the route des grande alpes down to the south of france then the route de napolean back and back acoss fronce to the tunnel,probably end of june early july.
good tour out for the Vifer, doing what it's meant to do.   ;)
#10
managed a nice 250 miles around north yorkshire,lancashire,cumbria & northumberland on the 10'th October, killed off the rear tyre on the VFR :evil:  :evil: , so it's packed up until next year now  :(
good day out & an added bonus to have bumped in to tucker,chuggy, graeme & steve at the nook café near Alston, nice to have a catch up with them  :cheesy:

GSXR is still good to go, but i think the weather is against us now, so i reckon the season is pretty much done for me
been a great season, looking forward to next year and euro trip with on the VFR along some of the guys off here and a couple of other mates    :grin:  :grin:

managed 3250 miles on the VFR since the end of May, so not to shabby a time on that and done around 2k on the GXR
#11
Bike Talk / Re: 2021 Riding Season coming to an end
September 19, 2021, 01:32:50 PM
got a few miles out on the gixer on thursday, was meant to be out today,but it was pissing down about 9'ish, now it bloody sunny.

hopefully a few weekends left before the season ends,october can be nice.

managed around 2500 miles on the VFR since i got it on the road at the end of May, two trips to scotland & a little tour of wales, planning a euro tour on it next year  :cheesy:
will have done around 3000 miles on the gixer this season, so not to bad a year.
#12
Bike Talk / Re: E10 fuel
September 06, 2021, 09:34:15 PM
both my bikes and my old car are ok to use the E10, but i'm just using super unleaded instead for the bike, for a few pence more per litre and a couple of quid more to fill the bike, i know it's better for it. :cheesy:
#13
Projects / Re: VFR800 VTEC
September 04, 2021, 05:26:28 PM
Quote from: komp on August 25, 2021, 09:18:30 AMi didn't realise quite how much work you had done on it, but that would explain why looked so tidy when saw it back in june
perfect tool for the job, got to always have a 2nd bike to stick the wifey on back  :cool:

cheers Komp, it's done a cracking job around Wales this time, 650 miles on it since wednesday,loved the sound of that V4 around snowdonia :cheesy:  :cheesy:
#14
Projects / Re: VFR800 VTEC
September 04, 2021, 05:23:09 PM
Quote from: Lord Danoir the first on August 25, 2021, 08:15:26 AMyou've done a belting job on that!!!

cheers Danoir, just got back from a 650 mile trip around Wales and it's run like a dream
#15
Projects / Re: VFR800 VTEC
September 04, 2021, 05:22:09 PM
Quote from: Jarse on August 25, 2021, 09:04:05 AMWas looking good at the borders run. Did you get to the bottom of the fuelling issue?

Enjoy Wales 😎

yes, it was me mate! :embarrassed:  :embarrassed:

i'd been messing around with the idle speed the previous week and instead of turning the adjuster knob, i'd used the screw in the middle of it, which didn't have the same effect and was fine for a while, but then setting changed to it's lowest setting when i was riding it and then wouldn't idle
once i got home, i moved the fairing out of the way and turned the knob to the right postion and adjusted the idle speed to what it should be and have had no further issues with it stalling and not idling..  :grin: