John Laverick

I bought myself this today

1st bike......just need to pass my test now

Ginge !

you sold the RS then

but supose i should be for the new bike

Alps Pacino

death

John Laverick

Not sold the RS!! I may just end up keeping it as well

Jim Galbally

remember boys and girls, direct access KILLS

Zetec Andy

Another organ donor

John Laverick

ha ha!!!

Don't forget although I don't have a licence I have been riding bikes for ages!

tvr t340r

nice bike the 600, i ride a ducati 748, aslong as you wear all the right gear and look the part you should be ok, i used to ride all the time with out a license, never got looked at once, diect acces, is the best imo
good luck with it mate
Bryan

peteh

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keeps me in a job

markk

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will do you well that pal for a first bike

gurnE

Great bikes

Have fun

Wazzzer

same as mine matey, good choice

AlexF

why?

Ginge !

he works for claims direct


just kidding,,,,, i belive hes a hard working chappy in the NHS,,,,,,,,,,



works part time as a porter in the A+E department

Lambchop

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nice one mate good on ya buying a bike

on of my mates has just bought one like that and i think its the exact same model. Cant remember what reg it is...maybe T?

what did you pay out of interest if you dont mind? I ask because i think he was ripped off at £3400...

chop

RC4

pisses me off when people say this,you have probably never rode a bike on the road and in reality seen how dickheads driving cars cause 99% of bike accidents,pulling out on ya

gurnE

I wouldn't say that £3400 was an unreasonable price for a good condition J2 with sensible miles fron a dealer tbh

John Laverick

I paid £2300 for mine

Its a J1 model though I believe? Although I'm not sure the difference between the two?

Its an 2000 X Reg:

15'000 miles
FSH
I'm the 3rd owner
Really really well looked after and maintained
9 months MOT
2 months tax
Brand New Tyres, braided brake lines.
Could just do with the frontbrake pads replacing and thats it

I feel like I gota pretty good deal to be honest

It's Czech Mate

If you're gonna start that shit perhaps you'd like to sit in my car on my commute to work and see how many wanker motorcyclists sit in my blindspot or ignore the fact i'm indicating right and then braking as they squeeze past on my right giving it aggro.

Theres good and bad of both pal

Lambchop

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i dunno what model it is but if Johns is a J1 then i doubt its a J2 because im sure its older...

nice price for you though John!

Ginge !

tell me about it


fooking nobs on bikes over taking traffic towards oncomming traffic and so I have to float into the bus lane to avoid the pricks

i dont bother now, i just flash my head lamps and bear right so they understand what im gonna do

kill on them motorcyclists then the decent ones will have a good name


imo they should allow motorbikes in bus lanes and the white lines for em are dangerous when wet and the other option is to play chicken with cars

btw ive lost 2 mates and 1 cousin due to motorcycle accidents and only 1 was rider error,,,,,,, the other 2 was actuall just bad luck,,,,,,,,, my cousins was on black ice and the worst form of bad luck and snapped his neck,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


and on that happy note enjoy your new toy

John Laverick

Thanks for that

Don't worry I am sensible....honest!!

Its the same as anything there are good and bad in both car drivers and bike riders.

Ginge !

i agree,,,,,,,, most motorcyclists are just shite at riding,,,,,,, but im sure you aint that bad

as said only 1 mate of mine died when he ran out of luck,,,,,,, but he was trying to over take a car and we think that the car wouldnt let him in and he hit a raised island head on,,,,,,, died a few mins later


the rest had jsut been bad luck



as for people i know that have been in accidents,,,,,,, well im the only one i know that rides a bike and aint had a crash

Lambchop

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ginge
sorry to hear of your loss but i wouldnt class black ice as bad luck. Why would you dream of taking a bike out if it was so cold as to have ice on the road?

Lambchop

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and for once you're right...they should definitely allow bikes in bus lanes. Not like bikes hang about or get in the way is it?

steviecossie

nice bike mate

have fun with it

gurnE

They do in Bristol

Very sensible safety idea

Bristol City council are pretty good with their secure motorcycle parking too

Lambchop

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lucky you! i think it makes far more sense to allow it!

Ginge !

he lived in sheffield and hes bike was his form of transport,,,, he was also 18 at the time and it was a LONG time ago


not the smartest desision but at the end of the day it IS bad luck,,,,,, not like he could see it and tbh i doubt he even knew what black ice was

i know i never even thought about it from that point of veiw until o heard

the helmet was acutally the part tha killed him though belive it or not, it wa a long time ago ( in the 80's) and the strap snapped and forced his head to turn or somink like that,,,,, dont know the exact details as its not the sort of thing you ask you uncle


my point was he wasnt driving like a nob and it was just nature that was not on his side

Ginge !

they wont do it in london as there excuse is the saftey to the veggie eating cyclists when bikes are using the lane,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, they dont seem to think a double decker flat faced 10 foot wide bus doing 30 is a danger to em though

i say let em in the bus lane and none of us would have to worry about em playing chicken towards oncoming cars the have the tosser cut up a car to get out the way of the on coming car

Charlie Chalk

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Keep it, You'll regret it!



Nice bike too John

Wazzzer

Lambchop - the J1 and J2 are identical apart from the paint work I think, the J1 has the proper rising sun style where the J2 has the pattern more spread out along the fairings

Easiest way to tell is by looking at the tank, if its got a black top its a J1, any other colour its a J2 or even a A1P (636) but it will say that on the fairing

I paid £2250 for my 5600 mile J1 on an X plate, I would say your mate paid a bit too much for his...

John you paid just about right I reckon, I got mine fookin cheap really considering the mileage

J1



J2



A1P (636)

John Laverick

I never could work out the difference between the J1/J2 until you explained it.

Sounds like you got a good deal! I wish I had bought mine 2 months ago when I was looking at them as they have shot up in price since Chrimbo!!

Rs Gus

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my first bike was boggo std when i bought it

John Laverick

Very nice Gus....I'm gonna get a can form mine and NOTHING else I'm not gonna start modifyin it!!

I learn't my lesson with cars!!!!

Lambchop

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Wes
cheers for that because i really dont know my kwaks!