RF900R

[ChunkyMonkey]

Steve… (10/07/2008)

bikerboy (10/07/2008)

Steve… (08/07/2008)

Just bought a RF900 ! What have I done :w00t: Anybody want a 2007 ZX6R ?

Swap it for the buell? Your ZX6 will make a nice track bike :hehe:

Sorry, already had Chunky offering to swap the ZX6R for his collection of celebrity belly button fluff, Although I am very tempted by it as I need a new hobby, I want to sell it not swap I’ll keep it for a while but I think ultimately I want something better for long distance, if I enjoy this trip then I’ll sell the 6 and the 900 and get something like a busa or ZX1400, still have a hankering for one of those.

I just spat coffee at my screen:D:D:D

[steveCBR11XX]

can safely say the said RF900 goes 'kin quick !!

[Steve]

Well, what a bike ! W H A T A B I K E ! :P:D

For £1k you get so much for your money, feels a bit heavy in the garage but on roundabouts and open roads it steers well, it’s so easy to ride, just point and twist, it’s so comfortable, the bars are just low enough to be sporty, doesn’t feel long and slow to steer like the ZZR1400 did and the engine is just brilliant ! It’s done 28k miles and is 14 years old so things have obviously moved along a bit since then but it’s turbine smooth and pulls brilliantly from 1500-2000 rpm, no need to keep the revs up as I do on the ZX6.

Did 38mpg on the way back and we hardly dropped below 100 all the way. It’s comfortable and even the brakes work well. Suspension seems a bit soft but one of the forks is leaking very slightly so needs a seal.

Chap I bought it from said he managed to get it round Cadwell in 1.50s which is pretty good going, doubt I’d get any bike round there that fast let alone a 14 year old sports tourer. The pegs are ground away as evidence of how well it handles apparantly.

Big thanks to SteveCBR11xx too for giving me a lift to collect it, never been pilion before and 130 on the A1 is an interesting way to find out what it’s like Blackbird pulls like a train from almost nothing, impressive bike

[steveCBR11XX]

look mister…its ya new toy

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[ChunkyMonkey]

You shouldda got an SRAD;):D:D:D

[Steve]

ChunkyMonkey (14/07/2008)

You shouldda got an SRAD;):D:D:D

They’d call be Chunky or Tim then, can’t have that

The great thing about this bike is the ease that it covers miles, I could probably do 500 miles or more a day with ease on this, the kwak would be hard going to get 300 miles a day. Kwak is more fun obviously but for a longer trip this is going to be ideal, I’m very happy with it. Makes me wonder what Grim’s busa is like, +50bhp, +40 lb ft of torque and probably similar riding position

Thanks for the pics Steve, didn’t know you’d taken those, makes it look better than it really is, when it got home the front was just a layer of flies

[ChunkyMonkey]

Seriously, it looks like you found a minter there Steve:)

[steveCBR11XX]

at least the flies on the front steve, if you’d bought a twin they would be on the back cos flies are too stupid to swerve round slow moving tractors :D:D

[Steve]

ChunkyMonkey (14/07/2008)

Seriously, it looks like you found a minter there Steve:)

It’s not perfect, lots of cosmetics to do, it’s hard to get neutral with the engine running (no problms with the gears on the move) and the fork seals need changing. It feels a bit floaty on fast, bumpy bends, like you’re on a corkscrew, not serious but the kwak is rock solid so anything else is going to feel a bit soft. Rear shock has pre-load, compression and rebound damping and front has pre-load and rebound damping adjustment so I might have a quick tweak.

Might need a new battery before a trip and the carbs need balancing but I’ll try to spent as little as possible, probably do most of it myself.

[ChunkyMonkey]

I recon that with a bit of help from Mr Angle Grinder you’d get a Busa engine in there;):D:D:D:D

[steveCBR11XX]

Plus you can get 9 slices of bread to toast in each side