Lee Reynolds

See how this goes. Since i decided i want a bike ive noticed theres quite a few people on here with them so i thought id start a thread where we can discuss em and give tips etc.

So, who has one, what is it, show us a pic etc.....

Roll on....

Ryan

not mine my best mates, but its in my garage. and i'll be getting one for the summer, want a ducati 748 though

gurnE

Don't have one anymore but have had VFR400, FZR400, GSXR750, XTZ750Tenere, CBR900RR Fireblade, FZR1000Exup and a year 2000 R1

Oh, and spent 4 years working as a motorcycle mechanic

Great fun, i love bikes

(Had a few scramblers when i was younger too)

Lee Reynolds

nice mate. one of the bikes on my list for my first bike.

So far its:
Suzuki GSXR600
Honda CBR600
Yamaha R6 OR FZR 600 Thundercat

Decisions eh lol

AndyGranger

To many close calls on road bikes so decided to get out while the going was good

Lee Reynolds

Gurn why dont you have one now? What was the exup like?

Wazzzer

I've just got myself a FZR400 EXUP, sorting my test out in a few weeks so should be good for the summer

Lee Reynolds

Aye heard some stories Andy! But, theres a risk with anything these days i reckon

Lee Reynolds

Nice WES! You going on a crash course?

PJay

My old baby now sold, Not sure what to get next might take a year away from bikes and try and get the car finished

Wazzzer

Well sort of, theres a bloke over here that does courses for a set fee, you have as many lessons as he thinks you need before your test.

Lee Reynolds

The more i see the suzuki Pjay the more i want. I thought the r6 was the bike to have in my mind but the gsxr looks awesome!

gurnE

I don't want the following to sound like i'm saying i'm the fastest thing on two wheels or owt and I know any pro racers would slaughter me but in all the years I was riding road bikes I only came across one bloke who was a fast as me.
Another bloke at work called Carl, I remember going across to Wales on my fucked 50,000mile blade, him on his XJR1200 and we'd fuck all over anyone, 916, R1 what ever.

We ended up with an R1, him on a SP1 and it started to seem like we couldn't go for a ride on a sunday without one of our group crashing trying to keep up with us too or me and carl taking things too far and nearly killing ourselves.

I cannot ride a bike sensibly, to me thats not what it's designed for.
I used to do crazy things like passing cars which were in the outside lane on the motorway between them and the armco @ 150mph

I rode flat out everywhere so I decided that it was only a matter of time before I deaded myself so I sold the R1 and bought the cossie.

I love the cossie but it will never get close to the adrenalin rush of a bike

I will have another, but only when I can afford to get one for track use only.

Oh, and the 1000Exup was great, shed loads of torque
Quite slow steering so you had to grad it by the scruff of the neck but it would do whatever you told it if you were firm

Lee Reynolds

Gonna look into it more this next month, i reckon a four day course is the way to go. Wont give me time to get nervous about the test pmsl

PJay

Sold it for silly money too just before christmas, needs must and all that, regretted it ever since

dickie

picked my VTRSP1 up yesterday!!!
also owned VFR400 CBR fireblade my previous SP1 (see pic)
YZF R1, best fun you can have with your clothes on!!!!

Lee Reynolds

Gurn yeah a bit of a loon by the sounds! lol. I think its only a matter of time when riding like that ya gonna come a cropper, although no doubt there will be loads who get away with it..thats life i suppose!
Well ive had an escort cos and just cant afford another expensive ornament like that to sit doing nothing,,,,so ive decided its time to see what bikings like. Been talking it over with the missus and looking right forward to it....quite excited actually. Just hope i pass

AndyGranger

Just ride to your abilities mate!
I used to go out with some proper Crazy boys standing up wheelies through traffic stoppies at every junction and the lot
One day i clipped a wing mirror of a car coming the other way whilst i was overtaking
Did,nt come off but you could say i lost a bit of bottle after that
+ the ex british superbike champ told my misses he did,nt want to go to my funeral yet so Donna kinda flipped aswell!!
Mardy cow!!

Lee Reynolds

Dickie you lucky mo fo! What did that set you at mate?

gurnE

Yea, they get all funny these woman don't they

My mate only broke both legs, both arms, collerbone, ruptured spleen, months in hospital, wheelchair etc and once he'd recoved his wife wouldnt let him buy another bike! They just don't understand

AndyGranger

Mind due it had it,s upsides
Mr Reynolds got me a load of Alpinstars kit for fcukall!!

Lee Reynolds

pmsl andy

dickie

its on a 51 plate, pipes and d/bubble screen Ł4800!!!!!!!!

Lee Reynolds

SHIT what happened there?

dickie

when andy pops down!
he'll see her in the flesh!!!

AndyGranger

Dickie Carbon hugger Ł65 forgot to ask about the screen

gurnE

Riding outside his abilities.

The same mate had a few little crashes when out with me and Carl.
We wern't there when he had the big one tho.

Straight into a roundabout at 80+mph (was braking from 150mph)
The metal black and white zig zag sign did all the damage

dickie

want a plain black hugger mate plz!!
the screen with a slight tint aswell plz (light smoke)
sorry to be a pain

Lee Reynolds

im new to this so ermmm whats a hugger?

EscortRS

Just been reading the thread and it seems realy intresting

Whats involved in the test? What kinda bike do you have to have before you can move on to bigger things? I asume if you have never riden a motor bike its a good idea to start with something slower?

Sounds like good fun, 2 wheels

AndyGranger

Right o i,ll find out in the morning??

gurnE

A mudguard for the rear wheel mate
Carbon ones look

dickie

cheers mate

gurnE

How old are you Escort RS?

Lee Reynolds

ESCORTRS If your over 21 then you take test on a 125 and then go look at the sports bikes of your choice mate! Im going for a 600...not too mad but will be fun im told.

CheeRS GURN didnt know that

EscortRS

im 20

dickie

theres no other carbon on the bike,
think it will look outta place, plain black will blend in with the colour scheme

Lee Reynolds

wait a year then m8

EscortRS

Do you mean 21 and over or just over 21?

EscortRS

21 in june