The gixxers require too much effort to hussle along as fast as an R1, think you might have a few too many R's on there btw, unless you're from way down south and rolling your R's ;-).
VFR800 is a great bike, can be had at a good price atm, http://www.bikepoint.co.nz is very cool for looking around at prices etc.. cost of insurance doesn't really worry me, gotta have an R1 you see :-). Paul (01 blade) and I aren't really rally guys, Simon (also on list) races a CBR600F4 in Formula 2 which counts him out, must be a few more bikers out there? jeremyb. > From: Chris Hellyar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/10/21 Mon AM 09:41:12 GMT+13:00 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: OT: bikes bikes bikes! > > Very cool... > > If you want to scare yourself, get yourself on board a GSXR750RR, and > because it's less than 1l you might get cheaper insurance, as long as you > leave the 'rr' off the end when you try and cut the deal with the insurance > company! :-). > > I'm currently riding a warmed up FJ1100 (1250 wiseco forged pistons and C&N > cams). We do a few rallies every year two up, and can't beat it for long > hauls. Did 17,000 last year two up, and about another 8 one up. I'm > intending to do the southern cross this year as well.. > > This summer I'm either going to upgrade that to a FJR1300 or buy myself > another bike to do a bit of blasting.. Something like the vfr800 would > suit my style, I'm not really an R1 sort of guy... :-). > > Do the other lug-bikers do rallies at all? > > > Yep, the one and only :-) took an 02 for a blast on > > saturday, didn't really scare me unfortunately, but I > > hear the older 98/99 ones are a bit less refined, > > looking at a couple of 99's up north so have to go > > and see how they compare. > > > > I wasn't really planning on buying one til mid next > > year, but a fellow list member and bad influence is > > buying an '01 blade, so I had to follow suit :-). > > > > jeremyb. > > > >> From: Chris Hellyar > > >> R1 as in Yamaha? > >> > >> License removal device..... A serious blast to ride though. > >> > >> I'm a bit more of a tourer, dribbling over glossies of the FJR1300 > >> currently... > > > >
