Nice looking unit Robin, you'll have a lot of fun with that.
Yeah thanks a lot mate. I now own it for better or for worse, I pick it up on Saturday. I got a full set of fluids, filters and crush washers for it today ready to go in.
It's really in very good nick for an almost 30 year old bike, he even had it repainted at some stage. The owner stopped riding it a couple of years ago as it was hurting his shoulder so garaged it to stop the pain. That shoulder pain developed into cancer for him and now he's selling off all his toys. Bit of a message there for everyone.
I'll pop a pic of it when I can. I can see a telescope sell off coming on
well i have had a few bikes in my time from my first "L" class cycle a yam 250 special........ well it wasnt!, spark plugs, points and a 7am start as an optical mechanic at OPSM 65km away with no freeways!
it took me a half hour to get the ******* started in the morn!
progressed to yam xv 750 customised..... highway pegs great aftermarket pipes effortless against a headwind but handled like a coles shopping trolley!
come a guzza on that and had six weeks "forced holiday"
enter a 1982 suzi katana 1100 and then the new kwaka gpz 900...... unfortunately written off after 4 days with me almost written off too, on a mad ride from northcliffe to windy harbour...... royal flying doctor service ...the works!
anyhow after a broken ankle, broken knee, wrist, ruptured kidney and my second replacement hip...... well..... i love bikes!!!
astronomy SEEMS a lot safer
pat
Ah motor bikes, just love em.
This was my toy up til a few years back when the good old, Old being the proverbial word, arthritis stopped me from riding it too far. That's how I got back into astronomy as the bike was sitting in the shed so it went and not long after the telescopes started to turn up.
That was after the radio control helicopters of course.
Had a couple Bandit 1200's before this one the SV1000s
Spent five years hooning this up and down the Great Ocean Road
And I had heated grips
Was voted the best sounding bike down the front straight at Phillip Island on a track day my wife shouted me for my 50th but that was 9 and a 1/2 years back.
I count in half years these days
Motorbikes... The reason why i rarely Post up here now-a-days!!!
I started off riding the suzuki GS500F... Then after 9 months, (this was a few years ago where i went straight from L's to a Open motorbike licence.. thanks QLD)... I went to a 2008 GSXR 750!
The gixxer 750 was a awesome little bike... bit more power then a 600 to get me out of trouble, but not as much torque or power as the 1000!.
I am now currently riding a 2009 suzuki GSXR 1000 and a 2006 Honda CBR 1000rr. I love both the torque and power of the 1000's but it is something you need to learn to appreciate over time.
I dont think a 22 yo will apreciate a z1000 power... My suggestion is a Z750, a naked triump or the naked suzuki gsx 750.
You also have older sports tourers like the zzr600. Remembering again he is only 22, Insurance is going to be THROUGH THE ROOF! So i would honestly start off on a cheaper and older 600/750 til he gets above 25 yo.
Ps if you wanted to know any ride groups in brissy to ride with, let me know.. i know a fair few of the different ride forums/groups
Robin, I don't believe size will make that much difference, lethal speeds are a fact of life on almost any capacity bike, the larger ones just get you there sooner. Insurance is another matter...
@ Col, the 750 Yammie triple brings back memories, I had one for a couple of years at about the same time. I sold it after a few near misses with cars, none of which were my fault. Over the years I've had a Kawasaki F11 trail bike, Kawasaki 250 trials bike, Montesa Capra 250 VR Mx bike, Kawasaki 500 MX bike, Bulaco 350 MX bike, BSA 250 C11 (1935 vintage) and a Bridgestone 350 GTR two stroke.
These days I enjoy riding a mountain bike (Giant Anthem X29), heaps of fun relatively safe and much more healthy, but I still get restless every time I'm near a bike shop.
My last bike was a Yamaha FJ1200.............but I broke it! Well, actually, I didn't, but the car that pulled out in front of me did. It took me 14 years to recover, with my very last op in February of this year.
Will I ever go back riding, sadly no.....but only because I had to make a promise to my daughter that I wouldn't. When I make a promise, I keep it. Damn promise!
Having owned around a dozen bikes over the years, the FJ1200 was, by a wide margin, the best bike I ever owned. And I have owned some good bikes. Worse bike I ever owned.....not hard to guess......a Harley, before the days of electric start. Its only redeeming feature, I couldn't kick it over when I was pissed.
Did you know, that 94% of all Harleys built are still on the road........................the other 6% made it home.
Did you know, that 94% of all Harleys built are still on the road........................the other 6% made it home.
Harleys are everywhere up here on the Sushine Coast. Not my cup of tea. More of a Ducati fan. I had an SV650 a few years back. A bright yellow one. Loved it. Now I look back on my biking days as though I dodged a bullet!
Hi Robin
I think the 800 is a good option
The Z1000 be nice but the 800 would be a good bike , they get good a write-up
And now the smaller bikes go hard , run circles around the bored out Z1R
I used to ride
I think the frame was made out of rubber !
Ps , went to the local bike show here
and there was a Brough Superior I was drooling !
There also was a Z1R-tc bike porn for a bloke what grew up in the 70s
Harleys are everywhere up here on the Sushine Coast. Not my cup of tea. More of a Ducati fan. I had an SV650 a few years back. A bright yellow one. Loved it. Now I look back on my biking days as though I dodged a bullet!
I rode a Ducati in the early 80's, just couldn't get use to the gears being on the wrong side. It was weird. But, I do love the sound of a Ducati. And yes, I know they changed that later.
I've never ridden a Ducati. Nearly bought a used 748 instead of the SV but got put off by the serviciing costs. That and the reliability! Oh, and the cost!
Had a blast on a mates Yamaha R1. I think it had warp drive!
I rode a Ducati in the early 80's, just couldn't get use to the gears being on the wrong side. It was weird. But, I do love the sound of a Ducati. And yes, I know they changed that later.
The old bevels were fairly unique in design (read hard core no compromise hand grenades) but boy could they fly through a sweeper, and that sweet sweet sound of thunder . For me you cannot beat a big V twin especially when they are water cooled 8 valve fuel injected torque monsters like my 851 superbike. All the grunt of a big twin down low and eye watering acceleration above 6000 RPM. I bought this one new in 1989 and intend to have it as long as I can ride it, still gives me a buzz and puts a big grin on my face even after 23 years, now that's love I tell ya and that's what a Ducati does for the soul. I have ridden some of the later models (916, 998 etc ) but they didn't have enough character to get me interested, they had lost the rawness and were brutally refined. Robin I have not ridden one of the K model Barvarian Money Wasters for years but I am sure you will love it, especially on a sunny Sunday afternoon
Robin, I don't believe size will make that much difference, lethal speeds are a fact of life on almost any capacity bike, the larger ones just get you there sooner. Insurance is another matter...
True you can get into trouble on any size motorbike....
However a novice rider can get into a lot more trouble going from a small CC to a large CC.
A 250cc you can snap on the accelerator and it is much more forgiving then a 1000cc. I have seen a 250cc rider go straight to a 1000cc, a R1, take his new pride and joy down the drag strip only to bin it immediately because he thought he could twist the throttle the same as his old 250. Bike took off and started doing a wheelie, rider freaked out, off the power slammed the front down and he came off... mean while the bike is now doing 10km a hour down the drag strip til it looses all power and falls over.
It also depends on the maturity level of the novice rider. The novice maybe a older person who doesn't need to put the throttle on... it maybe a woman who is scared of the new found power and therefore wont hit the throttle hard. There are some mature 22yos around... but some do think they know better.
The other thing for a novice to learn is throttle acceleration. Learning to be able to apply the power on smoothly is a skill learnt over time. Powering on into (most ppl dont do this) and out of a corner can be very effective way of cornering. But if a novice hits the power too hard coming out of a corner on their new 1000cc bike this can lead into all sorts of danger, along with a shake up for the rider aswell.
