New bike (gone to the dark side)

[LC'Adam]

Well I have been away from the forums for a while, so first I would like to say 'hello guys, I'm back!'

Unfortunately for you guys I have made a hard, (but I think in the long run), sensible decision to buy......... a bullet proof diesel

Unbelievably, a car was no longer on the cards due to the insane insurance prices. I'm 18, to insure a group 1 car, the very cheapest quote I ever managed to find for 1 years insurance was £4,280 for third party fire and theft cover.

I have been looking a 4 stroke bike for a while now and toyed with the idea of a sports bike and almost bought a VFR 400 but I pulled out because with no car it would be hideously impractical.

So, I was just going round in circles and with no stable income and no means of transport I gave up for a while.

Then, out of the blue I spied this absolute beauty, for the price I paid and the condition it was in it would have been rude not too really





So the plan is to get my test done asap and use her as a commuter (seems a shame because it really is almost mint).

How much for the insurance you might want to know?

Well, £325 for the year.

I struggle to understand how that works when they wanted 15x that for an old 1L corsa

And finally, what is to be done with the 125?

Well it has to be said that because I'm bike bonkers in a non-biker family, the old man and me mam were not impressed with my decision. So unlike if I were to get a car, my mum and dad are unwilling to help me pay for the Bandit.

So very regrettably, once shes got some new wheel bearings and a chain. The 125 will be looking for a new home

That said, I will not be leaving 2 strokes behind. Once I have got myself sorted out, the first thing I will be saving for will be a nice old stroker ;D

Thats all for now guys, hope my big old diesel can come and play with the stroker gang at squires cafe when test is done

P.S Non of you would beat me in a race though thats a given

[seanrd]

If your a good boy and have it 33bhp, the TZR will still leave you in a plume of cazzy R

[Norbo]

Its a nice bike mate clean and reliable. so what are you looking for the 125 now then . i know a couple of people that may be in to one .

[lcowner]

ah nwelcome back adam,nice looking bike u got there hard to beat a bit of reliability i say!

[LC'Adam]

Thanks guys and quiet Sean! ;D

Will do an advert for the 125 on here Norbo when its ready, just needs a new chain and sprockets and some rear wheel bearings.

I will be ordering these items from here of course

As soon as my finances are in order it will be forsale

any suggestions for a price

You all know what sort of condition its in, message me if your interested.

Adam

[mellow]

Jun 28, 2011 0:04:34 GMT 1 LC'Adam said:

P.S Non of you would beat me in a race though thats a given

AHEM

Im sure my F2 would give it a run for its money on twisty roads and if that fails my R1 should leave it for dust!! ;D

[LC'Adam]

In that case then mellow..... ahemm, I was referring to a drag race ;D

If I can find a way to keep the LC then I will, only had it just over a year and we have been through allot together ;D

[corf]

i have gone to diesel aswell, bought a gsxr600 k3


my rd will up sale when i sought the engine out

look nice clean bike adam

[LC'Adam]

Cheers butch and corf

It is tidy, full service and m.o.t history, 12k from new its a 2004, completely standard apart from the bar ends and rim tape.

It was an absolute bargain and the guy I got it off was the soundest and kindest guy you could ever hope to deal with

Bet that GSXR goes well corf, bet it revs a bit higher than my bandits 12,000rpm redline ;D