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Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:54 pm
by Mojo67
Its finally here! Been searching for one of these for months. I found 3. One was in Melbourne, they wanted $11500 for it. One was in Sydney. Passed the KSRC inspection (thanks guys) but he wanted $8500 for it unregistered plus shipping and no rack.

This beastie was in Rocky, and Sully found it for me on Bikesales. It had been there for a while (still is I think) but when I rang up the guy had sold it to a dealer up there. Got it from the dealer for $9K registered and shipped, with a ventura rack and bag included.

Its done 24K kms, needs new rubber but mechanically its sweet. Its definitely got a Kawasaki gearbox, strong and clunky. I've gone soft with a soft VFR gearbox for the past few months. Only problem with it is that it has been down on the left side, and the dealer plastic welded the pairing, stripping the paint half an inch either side of the crack. So its got an ugly black strip on the left with no paint, but there's no other damage. I'll get that fixed at some point, not urgent.

Its got a rear cowl, it looks great but I'll need to find a rear seat for it. Anyone have one for sale? I'll head to the wreckers I guess.

Power? This thing is a WEAPON! Again I've been lounging around on the VFR, but its got a lot more go than the old 9 as well. Handling is very similar to the old 9, which I have missed badly. Can't wait to hit the twisties with it. The Metzlers on it are roadworthy but about stuffed, so a new set of Bridgies is on the agenda.

See you out on the road sometime soon. 8)

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:44 am
by Neka79
hahahahahahahahahaa

well done mate... its just like Gig's...u ride a girls bike :P

nice pretty purple!!

nah mate they are a cool looking motorbicycle

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:24 am
by ttc
Congrats Mojo :D

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:24 am
by robracer
Nice Purchase, well done 8)

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:43 am
by JetPilot
Fantastic mate, looks great. Nice find, and a good price too.

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:55 am
by red_dave
Well done mate!

Looks great 8)

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:09 pm
by Lone Wolf
Nice mate, well done :D

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:55 pm
by Rusty
Good to see, mate. Congratulations!

If the handling's similar to the old 9, it needs sorting. :D

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:21 pm
by esie
Congrats on the new purchase Mojo! We'll have to get our arses into gear and have another Brisbane ride soon, so we can see you on it!

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:42 pm
by Gosling1
Great stuff Dave, thats a nice lookin' scooter.......

8)

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:21 pm
by dave#3
Nice find Dave, I hope it was worth the wait ... did I mention I love that colour scheme on the 9r, just like my old one.

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:36 pm
by Mojo67
Worth the wait, love the colour. I did mention the power right? Its unbelievable.

Had the kids last weekend, and its pissing down rain here, so I haven't done much on it yet. Looking forward to the weekend when it fines up!

Some good news today. Spoke to the dealer, she was horrified when she saw the pics of the plastic weld on the left side. She sent it off to get the crack fixed, fixed, but didn't see it again before it went on the truck. Didn't realise that it wasn't painted. She's agreed to pay for it to get fixed. Big relief! 8)

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:32 am
by Strika
Mojo....Congrats mate!!!! Awesome bike!! I have seen Gigs and there is nothing to be ashamed of owning a blue 9! They look awesome!!!! :D And I can't believe nobody has said it yet............Gotta Luv the 9!!!!!! :lol:

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:11 pm
by Phil
well done mate, and good to see some good customer service from the dealer.

looks nice and clean to, and bloody marty, beat me to it - yes ya gotta luv the 9

Re: Mojo's gone blue! (still green on the inside)

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:22 pm
by seraph
woooooooohooooooooooo!!! love it! congratulations kiddo, very happy for you, now when you coming down to sydney? better run it in on some decent roads ;) :D :D :D -J.