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I'm back!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:48 am
by Shifty
Sort of
Got a little runabout the other day, a 1991 GPX250R... certainly a different beast to the VTR but definitely giggle-worthy when it comes to cornering!
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:02 am
by bonester
Kewl Shifty. Those GPXs are fun. Go OK for a two fiddy too. What is next on the big bike horizon?
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:28 am
by Lainie
Hey Welcome back
Gotta love the GPX I sure do
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:56 am
by Nanna10r
Onya Shifty.
cheers Brett
Re: I'm back!!!
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:46 am
by RG
Shifty wrote:Sort of
Got a little runabout the other day, a 1991 GPX250R... certainly a different beast to the VTR but definitely giggle-worthy when it comes to cornering!
I see that you've repented.
It's ok, we all make mistakes, don't dwell on the past.
We shall welcome u again with open arms.
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:17 am
by diesel
maaaaaaaaate!
how ya doin?
long time.
i thought you wanted that feeling of extra power again?
what happened?
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 2:31 pm
by ttc
Welcome back to the land of the green mate
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:38 pm
by Pabs
Shifty wrote.
I have a fairly wide list thus far, but currently the 05 ZX10R, ZX12R, GSXR1000 and Hayabusa are the real contenders. I've ridden each and like them all, I will have to have another go on each one to aid the decision.
So what do you think is next?
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:47 pm
by HemiDuty
My prediction is a trackbike.
Ya know ya want to Shifty.
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:59 am
by Shifty
Well I've done about 500km on the GPX so far, and what can I say! I've left little silver lines all the way up & down Glorious and have melted the hero knobs into oblivion. I suppose that's a given with a flickable bike and low ground clearance!
Having gotten fairly close to a purchase I was looking into running costs - with insurance at ~$1700/year (daily use, 27yo, Rating 1, one claim and two speeding fines in the last 5 years) and a regular diet of tyres the bikes I want just don't make sense given the amount of riding I do.
Instead I'm looking at something nekkid such as a ZRX1200R, Z1000, CB900 Hornet, or an FZ1 as these practically halve my insurance cost and tyres last considerably longer without that extra 40hp on tap.
And Drim is right, the other option is buying an easily repairable writeoff (eg. ZX7) to use as a track-only bike, keeping the GPX250 as a commuter and occasional weekend toy. That makes more sense from a personal safety/license/daily cost point of view but it's certainly not a cheap option when I'd only be attending say one track day a month.
Still a lot of umming and aahing so I'm enjoying the cheap life for the time being - $220 for a set of tyres, w00t!
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:05 am
by Pabs
go naked Shifty
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:01 am
by red_dave
Onya Shifty...
Welcome back.
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:26 pm
by Neka79
just bite the bullet and get urself a yamy 500cc scooter...mwahahaha wot a waste of $6k +
mate...wot abt a cruiser?? comfy for the long haul...vulcan 800 or sumthin? mwahahaha..slow ya down a bit...im thinking abt one...