I have traded up...

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:38 am

Yup thats right...

It was about time...

I have traded up from my 03 Zixxer, to this awesome machine.... The 1991 GPZ-500S (the S would stand for.... uhm... sports?)

I was amazed by the awesome power of this machine.... I can almost keep up with cars!

It seems to weigh almost nothing (compared to a small truck, or a fully grown rhinosaurus), which is good because the brakes hardly work as it is...

The drum brake at the bake is especially cool! I think everyone will have them soon....

It seems like such a shame that later today I have to go and swap it back with my stupid 636.... I wish I could keep this one forever

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:12 pm

don't take it back
give ya $2 for it......

hidepenny · Post by **hidepenny** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:39 pm

did u get any moeny back from ur 636?

Ratmick · Post by **Ratmick** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:40 pm

I'm pretty sure they still sell those in the US

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Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:45 pm

hidepenny wrote:did u get any moeny back from ur 636?

Hell no...... this bike is almost priceless@!&^%

Mick Doohan rode a 500cc bike in the MotoGP!

Cougar :) · Post by **Cougar :)** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:22 pm

That's priceless

Now I should be able to beat you

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:28 pm

Cougar :) wrote:That's priceless Now I should be able to beat you

yea ill beat him too...with a big bloody stick for taking the piss outta one of the original sportsbikes...they paved the way...ahh crap..i cant be bothered...loaner huh...

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:37 pm

Neka79 wrote:
Cougar :) wrote:That's priceless Now I should be able to beat you
yea ill beat him too...with a big bloody stick for taking the piss outta one of the original sportsbikes...

Who said I was taking the piss?

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:38 pm

ok... yes.... yes I was.... But you are right, it is one of the origional sportsbikes.... In fact it probably is THE origional sportsbike.... because the suspension is faded, the brakes hardy work, it doesnt corner well.... it accellerates better than I thought it would though

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:58 pm

Stereo wrote:it accellerates better than I thought it would though

Your expectations must have been low!!!!!

red_dave · Post by **red_dave** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:02 pm

Very nice...

I think.

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:26 pm

Stereo wrote:you are right, it is one of the origional sportsbikes.... In fact it probably is THE origional sportsbike.... because the suspension is faded, the brakes hardy work, it doesnt corner well.... it accellerates better than I thought it would though

geezus Stereo
sounds like a description of my 500cc Kwaka Mach III

.....circa 1974

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:55 pm

Stereo wrote:.. it accellerates better than I thought it would though

and probably better than if u were riding it say...2 months ago....

Mizz ZZR · Post by **Mizz ZZR** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:59 pm

Ah the race replica loaner

Yep had that on thursday,you reckon the brakes hardly worked, well before dave bleed them after i returned it the fronts didnt work at all as i discovered

So i informed him hey guess what, thats a really fast bike and you cant stop it as it has no front brakes

smek · Post by **smek** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:19 am

heh I was riding that about 2 weeks ago...

it didn't corner that badly. with half decent tyres it would have been ok, the ones it's got slid a bit. Felt a lot like my old zzr on the corners.

sounded cool I thought, in a truck crossed with a bike kinda way.