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Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Thu May 30, 2013 5:01 pm

Virt wrote:You ARE on a firestorm forum... fair enough

A Ducati is close, at least it's a twin

And a big bang R1 sounds a bit like a twin

seb421 · Post by **seb421** » Thu May 30, 2013 5:07 pm

Miztaziggy wrote:
Virt wrote:You ARE on a firestorm forum... fair enough
A Ducati is close, at least it's a twin

And a big bang R1 sounds a bit like a twin

The two bikes i would have if i had the money are the 1098 and the Big Bang R1

I wish I had pushed for more money from the bank at the time of blagging a loan from them

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benny hedges · Post by **benny hedges** » Thu May 30, 2013 5:28 pm

Miztaziggy wrote:It was going to be a big bang R1 with a couple of grand put on finance, but I have been reading some stuff about how weird the power curve is and that the top end isn't as powerful or smooth as a blade.

mate has just got one. the first owner from new never got on with it and had only put 582 on the clock - he picked it up for £7k

he's been riding a zx10r ('59) for 18mth and absolutely loves it.... he was saying he's put nearly 20k on the kwak so it's time to let it go before it becomes worthless so bought the r1.

so far he fkin hates it. compared to the kwak, the throttle is like an on off switch. doesnt like it at all.
he's just had it in for its first service and said he'll try ride it a bit more, see if he can get on with it.
i wouldve thought the zx10 wouldve been more of a handfull but apparently not.

regarding the blade.... as some of you know, ive accepted a nice deal on a 2013 hrc blade against my sp2, due to be delivered on the 6th... this one has the lighter 12 spoke wheels, big piston forks, better rear shock and is rumoured to be the best blade yet.
i know i am going to miss my sp (a lot) but theres too many things to consider... i'll update when it's gone

i ended up getting more back than i paid for it put it that way, which isnt bad considering the mileage ive put on it ;)
this is the one.

apart from ive ordered a rear cowl instead of the pilly seat and a tail tidy.
the standard can is staying for a while at least - i did say the next bike i get will be a quiet one.
(going deaf!)

if you are looking for something a bit different seb - have a look at the new tuono v4 aprc.
#hellovabike

mate Ben round the corner has a 1098 and has only done about 7k on it from new - i cant remember the last time i saw him on it - apart from Sean's funeral last week

he isnt short of a few bob and decided he wanted a panigale before ducati had even released pics of it!
the full carbon jobby - about £26k

manchester ducati were selling his bike for him while the pan was on order - they ended up offering him just 7 grand for it - after they'd charged him £1600 for a service!
i honestly wouldnt advise anyone to go for the ducati if they do more than zero miles a year - or if they ever get the bike wet.
1098 is a gorgeous looking bike, but like anything else italian, it just isnt made for practical everyday riding and definately not for the uk climate.
you'd have to have a everyday hack for racking the miles on and more money than sense imo

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Thu May 30, 2013 5:58 pm

Yeah I see what you mean about the Ducati, but truth be told, nothing I would buy is that comfortable anyway.

I am most definitely a fair weather biker. I do 35-50k miles a year in the car with work, and work 50-60 hours a week so I don't get a massive amount of time to ride. I don't enjoy riding in the rain, and I have no need to, so I dont, unless I get caught out in it. At best I will manage about 4k miles a year I think, probably much less if this rain continues.

One of the main reasons I am going to sell is something I never thought would bother me, but it's the fact that everywhere you go, there are loads of the same bikes about. Every time im out, I park up and look round and oh, look, 2 blades right next to me and another 3 behind me. I don't know if that's totally stupid or an insane reason to change.

I don't want to be totally out there and individual, but I do want something slightly more rarefied. I still don't see many big bang R1s on the road, and the initial reviews were excellent. If I went for a ducati, it would be the 1198 or possibly the 1098.

Ckennedy · Post by **Ckennedy** » Thu May 30, 2013 6:14 pm

I know what you mean. That's whats stopped me buying a GSXR is the fact everyone has one. One of the problems though is when you own a car/bike you tend to notice more of the same on the road than you did before but there are still the same amount of them out there.

You should go back to the firestorm. Get a USD front end, nice rear shock, sexy paint work and some nice 6spoke wheels. That will look different, not everyone has one and lets face it, who needs 170bhp on the road anyway? 100bhp is enough and you can use the whole 100 as well. What more do you need?

benny hedges · Post by **benny hedges** » Thu May 30, 2013 6:20 pm

Ckennedy wrote: who needs 170bhp on the road anyway? 100bhp is enough and you can use the whole 100 as well. What more do you need?

plod got blue lights - i want blue lights.
plod got tazers - i want a tazer.
plod got 170bhp bikes - i want a 170bhp bike

i thought youd still kept the firestorm Ziggerydoodah?

Ckennedy · Post by **Ckennedy** » Thu May 30, 2013 6:21 pm

benny hedges wrote:
Ckennedy wrote: who needs 170bhp on the road anyway? 100bhp is enough and you can use the whole 100 as well. What more do you need?
plod got blue lights - i want blue lights.
plod got tazers - i want a tazer.
plod got 170bhp bikes - i want a 170bhp bike

Well when you put it like that I can see what you mean.

callam_nffc · Post by **callam_nffc** » Thu May 30, 2013 7:39 pm

The 1098 Tricolore gets my vote if your off the ducati way, always been one of my fav bikes

And what a rear end with termignoni pipes!!

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Thu May 30, 2013 8:47 pm

Wow, that 1098 is gorgeous!!!

lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Thu May 30, 2013 9:22 pm

Miztaziggy wrote:Wow, that 1098 is gorgeous!!!

how about a beemer 1000rr thingy? all the mags raved about it when it first came out. friend of a friend has one and it seems like it goes well ?

Virt · Post by **Virt** » Thu May 30, 2013 9:55 pm

lumpyv wrote:

how about a beemer 1000rr thingy? all the mags raved about it when it first came out. friend of a friend has one and it seems like it goes well ?

S1000RR?

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Thu May 30, 2013 10:08 pm

Yeah they're nice, just also seem a little common now. Everywhere I go I seem to see one or two of those, a few gixxers, ninjas and a sh1t load of blades.

Plus I'm not keen on its wonky eyes.

lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Thu May 30, 2013 11:05 pm

Miztaziggy wrote:Yeah they're nice, just also seem a little common now. Everywhere I go I seem to see one or two of those, a few gixxers, ninjas and a sh1t load of blades.

Plus I'm not keen on its wonky eyes.

know what you mean

seb421 · Post by **seb421** » Fri May 31, 2013 2:16 am

lumpyv wrote:
Miztaziggy wrote:Wow, that 1098 is gorgeous!!!

how about a beemer 1000rr thingy? all the mags raved about it when it first came out. friend of a friend has one and it seems like it goes well ?

I liked the S1000RR but lots of horror stories about the engine's letting a valve go about 10000k on the gixxer sites and BMW trying to cover up there being any issues with them

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seb421 · Post by **seb421** » Fri May 31, 2013 2:17 am

callam_nffc wrote:The 1098 Tricolore gets my vote if your off the ducati way, always been one of my fav bikes

And what a rear end with termignoni pipes!!

Tissue please!!

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