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Eddh
Original Poster
4,053 posts
62 months
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Here it is  Had it almost a week now and done around 300 miles already. Both with roof on and off. First impressions: Its good, really bloody good. Better than I was expecting in fact! The steering and chassis feedback is superb. The noise is fantastic. Really brutal - what an engine! It is quick, not stupidly quick but quick enough. It isn't as loud on the motorways (roof up) as I though. It looks stunning in the flesh. It is more economical than I thought. Its small inside yes - but plenty of little cubby holes. The boot is actually quite big. It makes a good bike anchor. Sorry for the nik nak photos I will get some better ones... Picking it up (my old CRX  in the background):    I am ready for the winter...  Where it now lives:  Used as a push bike anchor  bloody fixieridingw  kers! 
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Chris Peacock
686 posts
78 months
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Great stuff, nothing like bouncing into the rev limiter on a Honda vtec engine when at full chat!
I did have a look at a brand new one of these when they first went on sale, it had the "madame whiplash" red interior which I loved.
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Defcon5
4,075 posts
61 months
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Always liked these, but the stories of £1000 suspension refreshes and huge insurance costs put me off somewhat.
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ali4390
1,313 posts
35 months
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Looks smart, not much beats one of those on a summer day for me. More pics of the R6 as well please, I like that colour scheme!
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Eddh
Original Poster
4,053 posts
62 months
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Still getting used to revving a car again after having a Saab 9-5 Aero (lumps of power from 2k!) keep having to remind myself to drive it like my bike.
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Eddh
Original Poster
4,053 posts
62 months
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Defcon5 said: Always liked these, but the stories of £1000 suspension refreshes and huge insurance costs put me off somewhat. I do all my own work on cars so don't pay silly money for someone to do it for me.
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Eddh
Original Poster
4,053 posts
62 months
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ali4390 said: More pics of the R6 as well please, I like that colour scheme! Here are a few R6 photos: I spent ages searching for this one... the blue ones are so... blugh!  
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Mastodon2
5,915 posts
35 months
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Ace car, whats the story with the pushbike leaned against it? I'd go mental if some Lance Armstrong wannabe decided to prop his bike up against my car!
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Defcon5
4,075 posts
61 months
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Mastodon2 said: Ace car, whats the story with the pushbike leaned against it? I'd go mental if some Lance Armstrong wannabe decided to prop his bike up against my car! The car has just eaten the cyclist and part of the bike, dont worry
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Eddh
Original Poster
4,053 posts
62 months
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Mastodon2 said: Ace car, whats the story with the pushbike leaned against it? I'd go mental if some Lance Armstrong wannabe decided to prop his bike up against my car! It is my mates - I met him for a pub lunch. It isn't touching the paint won't worry. His legs wouldn't be much use for cycling if it had been 
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sturobturbo
1,884 posts
16 months
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Looks nice that! Same colour as my dads too.
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russy01
2,114 posts
51 months
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chettle
23 posts
12 months
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I looked at these before buying my Zed.... i will probably have one next tbh!
Beautiful! Whats it like on fuel?
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Killer2005
15,438 posts
98 months
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Almost exactly like mine 
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Eddh
Original Poster
4,053 posts
62 months
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chettle said: I looked at these before buying my Zed.... i will probably have one next tbh!
Beautiful! Whats it like on fuel? I thought about a Z but wanted something I could drop the roof on. First two tanks, mixed driving one was 31mpg and the other 30mpg. Quite a bit of VTEC on the second tank but around half of both was motorway miles at around 70-75.
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hora
16,670 posts
81 months
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Lovely. The best colour as well IMO. How much did you pay/mileage?
Are they robust in general and running costs?
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mig25_foxbat2003
1,544 posts
81 months
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I was lucky enough to have a spin in this at the weekend - feels very old-school (in a very good way) with the long bonnet and little postbox windscreen. The engine is brutal and the noise is fantastic. Lovely interior too, a really nice place to sit. Unfortunately it was raining so we didn't get to go topless - oh, and we didn't have the roof down on the car either. All in all, a great bit of kit and I'm very jealous.... PS... Killer2005 said: Almost exactly like mine Pussy magnet 
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JFReturns
2,564 posts
41 months
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Looks great, I miss mine especially the induction roar with the airbox lid off!
Have to disagree with the feedback statement, I found the steering and chassis slightly numb and uncommunicative.
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BriC175
891 posts
50 months
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JFReturns said: Looks great, I miss mine especially the induction roar with the airbox lid off!
Have to disagree with the feedback statement, I found the steering and chassis slightly numb and uncommunicative. I must say, that's the first time I've heard anyone describe an S2K as numb and uncommunicative. Are you sure you didn't have a lemon?
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sturobturbo
1,884 posts
16 months
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JFReturns said: Have to disagree with the feedback statement, I found the steering and chassis slightly numb and uncommunicative. Not heard too many people say that.
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