TazR6 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I cant see a Newbie room, so I will post here to introduce myself. I am Neil, and I am from Nottingham. I have always had a passion for bikes, but my circumstances have not always allowed me to have one. I am now the very proud owner of a 2000 R6 in Blue. 11,000 miles, bought on Sept 18th. I love it. Its pretty much standard apart from a high lift, oval dual exit Blue Flame exhaust, LED rear lite cluster incorporating rear indicators, little front indicators which I hate and will replace, and a nice under tray. I have "chavved" it up a bit with a small blue lite underneath which illuminates the hugger and the under tray, and I am told it looks really smart. If I hear it looks daft though, it will be removed. The bike has been dropped, so is not perfect, but that was reflected in the price I paid. From a couple of steps away it looks great though. She is highly polished and very clean indeed. Anyway, I have rambled on enough for my first post so I will say no more apart from this site looks really good. Looking forward to a long stay. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick-Nev Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Hi Neil ! Welcome to the site from sunny Yorkshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandjen Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Evening I recently joined this forum after passing my test and getting a Yamaha - not as nice as yours though!! Everyone seems pretty friendly and will offer any advice you're after. The blue underlight seems pretty cool - if you see a boy racer with it on his car you think what a waste but hopefully it looks good on the bike. Headlights on my bike are rubbish so every little helps!! Happy and safe riding. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TazR6 Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 This is my baby. No pictures of it with the rear end illuminated though. I might go and take some now actually if my Camera is good enough (which I doubt). http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Taz.../Picture671.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Taz.../Picture684.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/Taz.../Picture675.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stancamden Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Hi everyone, this seems like a good place to introduce myself. My name is Stan and I live in Camden - surprise surprise. Earlier this year there was a tube strike and it cost me £14 in a taxi not to get home from the Ciity. So the next day I started looking on e-bay and ended up buying a Yamaha X-max 250 scooter. This is my first bike since 1983. I previously owned (in chronological order): Puch Maxi, Suzuki TS125, Suzuki GT250, Triumph Bonneville T120R, CZ 150, Kawasaki S3 400 Triple (green meanie), Suzuki T250 and Yamaha DT250. After my brother smashed a Ford Escort to smithereens with his RD350 and legs I was somewhat dererred from two wheels and ended up driving a series of Ford Escorts, Capris, Volvo Estates, a Saab and a Merc. The current Volvo wardrobe on wheels is good fun with electric everything, air and leather, reaching a personal best of 143 mph, and has given great service for the last 10 years. It cost £32,000 when new and I paid a mere £2,700 for it. I love overtaking Porsches and burning off boy racers at the lights. If you told me that one day I would own a scooter I would have laughed at you. But the Yam YP250R is no ordinary bean can. It looks like a fantasy bike out of a Manga movie with its sleek, streamlined, stealth-fighter lines, whereas a Vespa or Lambretta would be more suited to a Hentai skin flick. Although it feels strange with nothing for the knees to grip, it handles very nicely and skims round dry corners beautifully. In the wet it feels a little skittish and I don't trust it. It is perfect for my commute to work in the Barbican as it slices easily through the queues of traffic that have been piling up with so many roads closed around Bloomsbury. After years in a steel box, I had forgotten how to use the middle lane but I now have no problem keeping up with the despatch riders. It is such a shame that white lines are slippery when wet. You'd think with the amount we can afford to spend in foreign aid to countries that want execute our citizens for having a teddy bear, or bombs and invasions for any country beginning with A or I, feeding asylum seekers and their extended families and multiple wives, or housing and paying benefits to two million Polish immigrants. that we could pay a few bob for a bit of grit to put in the white paint on the roads. Driving in the rain on a bike would be a lot safer. The Yam holds an amazing quantity of stuff under the saddle: shopping, client files and accounting records, helmet and asorted locks, glasses and other crap. The Givi top box has not even been used yet. To be honest, this is because I can't work out how to open it and I'm afraid that if I do open it I will never get the fiddly f**ker closed again. It does give me somewhere to put my AGV stickers without ruining the plastic finish of the bodywork though. It is a great feeling taking the long way home because the journey otherwise would be too short or just going out for a burn or popping round to a mate who lives miles away. An added bonus is not having to pay that Red Bar Steward the congestion charge and getting free parking within yards of the office door. Even the cold and wet has not been much of a problem. Yesterday I got wetter walking to the bike than riding it in the rain. The screen and the other bits of plastic seem to really do the trick. The other Saturday I drove back from a football match at Stevenage Borough down the A1 in pouring rain and arrived home with only slightly damp jeans. The only downside of biking has been being refused entry to Barnet Football Club. What sort of yobbish behaviour was I guilty of? Wearing a high visibility jacket for these dark wet winter nights. No wonder they only get gates of 2,000 or less. This has to be the most stupid dress code ever conceived of. Will Barnet Football Club pay my medical expenses and loss of earnings if I end up in hospital when a big tin can does not see me on the A1000? I think not. Although we are on two wheels, motorbike riders seem to ignore us scooter riders completely. At the lights other scooter riders nod and sometimes have a chat, but when you are next to an Itchifanni ZXY you get completely blanked. Is this snobbery or helmet stuck up arse syndrome? It seems my days of scootering are going to be limited. Having been to the MC Show at the NEC last weekend, I have to announce that I have fallen in LOVE. My darling is a Honda Deauville - I can picture myself driving it over the San Bernard Pass into the Val d'Aosta in the summer......... If anyone fancies going for a burn or meeting up at the Ace let's get together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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