Yes Dave can now be known as 2 Kwacks again, he has gone and bought a brand spanking new black Kawasaki, with all the extras, and a lower gel seat. ( You have to do that when your a short arse) :whistling: . He got a very good deal from lloyd cooper in Watford, and he is chuffed to bits :banana: . On Saturday he will be going by train with all his riding kit tucked in a bag, to pick the bike up and ride it home. I am looking forward to seeing the black beauty (and him) up at the Bridge some time soon, so that we can compare notes on our mutually owned bike, you know the kind of thing, is the screen any good?, what do you think of the tyres?, should I fit a hugger?, what should the bike do on a tank full of fuel?. Do you think the Black looks nicer than the Yellow?. Yellow!!!!!!!!! :eek: I hear you all scream, they dont do a GTR in yellow, and you would be right they dont :no: :nono: BUT He hasn't bought a GTR :no:, he has bought a bike that comes highly recommended by myself and 3 of my mates. A bike that is a jack of all trades, a bike that will put a smile on your face when out on the open road, plenty quick enough, lots of fun :banana: , frugal, and cheap to buy and run. Yes my friends Dave has bought himself a very shiny new Versys 650, and after sampling the virtues of these bikes myself (whilst the gtr rests over the winter) I am sure they will be very happy together. Well done Dave you can now enjoy being 2 Kwacks again :clap: :banana: :yes:
WOW, good man Dave, I'm sure you won't be disappointed, they are a great bike :yes:
The seat height is 845mm compared to the GTR 815mm and ZZR 800mm so Dave you better get some high heels mate, the Kawa gel seat is 20mm lower and 20mm narrower
And then get yerself up to the Bridge for a ride out with the 'old boys' :mfr_lol:
He gets away with murder does that man with his wife, what's betting he's told the misses that he won it in a competition or something. :whistling:
Or the usual ploy, it was Asda price, half price and he couldn't resist it!!
Nah, he probably told his Doris that he found it under some leaves at the bottom of the garden :yes: :popcorn:
Quote "A bike that is a jack of all trades, a bike that will put a smile on your face when out on the open road, plenty quick enough, lots of fun , frugal, and cheap to buy and run. " unquote
For a min i thought the words VFR was going to be mentioned :mfr_lol:
Quote from: slane on April 24, 2013, 12:10:33 PM
Quote "A bike that is a jack of all trades, a bike that will put a smile on your face when out on the open road, plenty quick enough, lots of fun , frugal, and cheap to buy and run. " unquote
For a min i thought the words VFR was going to be mentioned :mfr_lol:
yeah right...oh you're a right laugh Steve :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
does that mean that i have to but one now aswell !!!!!
Quote from: Lonewolf on April 24, 2013, 10:25:30 AM
He gets away with murder does that man with his wife, what's betting he's told the misses that he won it in a competition or something. :whistling:
my motto is.. treat them mean which keeps them keen :laugh: told the wife it's 10 years old and just had a black new re-spray and the 13 plate is a private plate that's been on the bike since it was 12 months old :laugh: and she's having that for now :mfr_lol:
I would also like to add for the wolfs benefit :grin: I also told the wife that when myself and the guy who sold the bike to me and the deal had been finalized, the guy shook my hand and said done!! I mutter under my breath.. you have been :laugh: so the wife reckons I got the deal of a life time and even better than asda price :mfr_lol:
Steve.. there is a moral to this story! don't marry a girl smarter than yourself :mfr_lol:
Quote from: olde coney on April 24, 2013, 09:55:56 AM
WOW, good man Dave, I'm sure you won't be disappointed, they are a great bike :yes:
The seat height is 845mm compared to the GTR 815mm and ZZR 800mm so Dave you better get some high heels mate, the Kawa gel seat is 20mm lower and 20mm narrower
And then get yerself up to the Bridge for a ride out with the 'old boys' :mfr_lol:
well Rog.. yes it is a high seat height :yes: but I sat on a versys 650 in the showroom with the standard seat on, and was :shocked: it was not as high for me as I first thought :no: suppose because the standard versys seat is quite narrow compared to the gtr seat. so in effect! the standard versys seat isn't pushing my legs out before they go down :grin: so the versys gel seat is 20mm lower and 20mm narrower which should allow for me to get both feet nearly flat..ish! or guess I won't be stopping on the way home :no: best make sure I have good piss before I leave then, if the low seat makes no difference :mfr_lol:
Quote from: keith on April 24, 2013, 04:13:13 PM
does that mean that i have to but one now aswell !!!!!
:nono: keith.. you've not had the zzr1441 long enough yet :no: best wait another few weeks at very least :mfr_lol:
Do it Keith!!!!!! You have had that ZZR for ages :yes: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: 2kwacks on April 24, 2013, 04:33:16 PM
well Rog.. yes it is a high seat height :yes: but I sat on a versys 650 in the showroom with the standard seat on, and was :shocked: it was not as high for me as I first thought :no: suppose because the standard versys seat is quite narrow compared to the gtr seat. so in effect! the standard versys seat isn't pushing my legs out before they go down :grin: so the versys gel seat is 20mm lower and 20mm narrower which should allow for me to get both feet nearly flat..ish! or guess I won't be stopping on the way home :no: best make sure I have good piss before I leave then, if the low seat makes no difference :mfr_lol:
Nice one Dave..BTW you have P.M :wink:
Very nice, stonking engine i had an ER6N for 3 years as my work hack, never missed a beat, i'm sure you will have lots of smiley miles. Did you get the panniers with it.
Quote from: zedmeister on April 24, 2013, 08:50:13 PM
Very nice, stonking engine i had an ER6N for 3 years as my work hack, never missed a beat, i'm sure you will have lots of smiley miles. Did you get the panniers with it.
:yes: it came with colour matching panniers, hand guards, tall screen, tank pad e.t.c :smiley:
Quote from: slane on April 24, 2013, 12:10:33 PM
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For a min i thought the words VFR was going to be mentioned :mfr_lol:
I never mention ANYTHING to do with Honda. I just dont like any of their bikes at all. :sad:
Quote from: 100milesaway on April 24, 2013, 10:32:14 PM
I never mention ANYTHING to do with Honda. I just dont like any of their bikes at all. :sad:
I also am not keen on most Hondas but the VFR800 (pre-Vtec) is one of the few exceptions.
It's a nice motor with a useful spread of torque and has character, something sorely lacking in most Hondas.
A friend took a test ride on my 1400 a couple of years back and he said it felt like his VFR800 on Steroids and he was surprised at the total lack of shaft-effect. The only other Honda road bike I've ever ridden that had character was the CX500/650 series. They are a rough old dog, but a loveable rough old dog. The XL/XR 500/600s were a hoot too.
I've got a Honda
I use it for cutting my grass :mfr_lol:
I have most of a 250 Superdream in my garage,... but I'm not proud of it. :no:
After my last Honda, a CBF 1000 which was a complete load of :shit: I vowed that I would never buy another of that make, and I always stick to my word :yes:.