fancy a change
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ive recently been thinking about changing to something else, my bikes brilliant i just fancy a change, got to still be a modern sportsbike, any sugestions?, im really tempted by the 999 due to thier good value now, does anyone have any advice on them and also the servicing costs etc, how high are they?.
Lovely bikes, I've had my eye on a 916 but's just not practical unless you sweat money.
I did consider it just for a Summer tool, but I've been told by owners they like to be ridden reguarly and to be honest, I wouldn't be able to afford the servicing everytime I wiped the dust off.
I'll try and get some rough prices.
I did consider it just for a Summer tool, but I've been told by owners they like to be ridden reguarly and to be honest, I wouldn't be able to afford the servicing everytime I wiped the dust off.
I'll try and get some rough prices.
YamR1V64motion said:
ive recently been thinking about changing to something else, my bikes brilliant i just fancy a change, got to still be a modern sportsbike, any sugestions?, im really tempted by the 999 due to thier good value now, does anyone have any advice on them and also the servicing costs etc, how high are they?.
Not sure where in Surrey you are Yam but Protwins in Godstone are pretty good IMO - maybe a bit more expensive on servicing than other places but very knowledgable - give Pete a call in servicing and he'll answer any question you've got.
I'm there on Saturday dropping my 749 off for a service - i'll have a look and see if there's any good 999s for you
that would be great, im even thinking about the 749 to be honest as i need to free up a bit of money(hence why i havent bought a new car yet) for a business idea and am a couple of £k short, im not too worried about getting a different bike but realisticly my choices are: 2002/2003 Fireblade- had one already great bike, 2002/2003 R1-ridden one and liked it but dont think i want one, another CBR600RR-been there done that, or a 749/999 which ive been tempted by in the past but never gone out and bought, i cant see them been much more for minor services than a japanese bike but im guessing the cost of belt changes and valve adjustments mounts up?, what i do know from my brief go on a 749 is that thier very good handling bikes and now becoming very good value, im not too far from you i dont think, just on the outskirts of weybridge.
YamR1V64motion said:
that would be great, im even thinking about the 749 to be honest as i need to free up a bit of money(hence why i havent bought a new car yet) for a business idea and am a couple of £k short, im not too worried about getting a different bike but realisticly my choices are: 2002/2003 Fireblade- had one already great bike, 2002/2003 R1-ridden one and liked it but dont think i want one, another CBR600RR-been there done that, or a 749/999 which ive been tempted by in the past but never gone out and bought, i cant see them been much more for minor services than a japanese bike but im guessing the cost of belt changes and valve adjustments mounts up?, what i do know from my brief go on a 749 is that thier very good handling bikes and now becoming very good value, im not too far from you i dont think, just on the outskirts of weybridge.
Well when i get the bike back you're welcome to look it over if you want. I'll let you know about the service cost too :fingerscrossed:
Carrera2 said:
YamR1V64motion said:
that would be great, im even thinking about the 749 to be honest as i need to free up a bit of money(hence why i havent bought a new car yet) for a business idea and am a couple of £k short, im not too worried about getting a different bike but realisticly my choices are: 2002/2003 Fireblade- had one already great bike, 2002/2003 R1-ridden one and liked it but dont think i want one, another CBR600RR-been there done that, or a 749/999 which ive been tempted by in the past but never gone out and bought, i cant see them been much more for minor services than a japanese bike but im guessing the cost of belt changes and valve adjustments mounts up?, what i do know from my brief go on a 749 is that thier very good handling bikes and now becoming very good value, im not too far from you i dont think, just on the outskirts of weybridge.
Well when i get the bike back you're welcome to look it over if you want. I'll let you know about the service cost too :fingerscrossed:
would be good to have a sit on one etc, from my brief go on one i remember them feeling really narrow compared to the R1 i had at the time, good luck with the service on saturday i hope theres no unwanted surprises
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