As always, thanks for the encouragement Bad, you're a good guy, I hope we get a chance to meet some day. I'm also hoping this stuff wakes up my little CBR. It's never going to have the topend kick of a ZX-10 but it's got the low and midrange covered and has enough topend steam to get the job done...the rest is up to me.
Pipes here, PCIII came in yesterday so I guess it's time to start bolting on hard parts. I'm going to do the airbox flapper door mod while I've got her torn apart, supposed to be good for a couple more ft-lbs and hp on the lowend. If I can get motivated enough to get out there in the garage in this heat, I should be able to get it all on Saturday morning. Yer right, this thing is small, 600 size really and light and I'm peeling ever more weight off it so it's going to be interesting to see how she goes when all is said and done. When is official launch date for the turbo? Be careful and dial in the boost slowly on that monster.
Ditto on the 10, I want one just cause of it's bad boy image. Maybe pick up an '09 in the spring, the Good Lord willing, when they're trying to give them away. With a carbon fiber Akro on there they would look awesome.
Buying a liter bike used is like playing in a minefield, there is a lot of junk out there as Reeves is finding out. That's why I decided to go new only, why risk it? Your right about Busa's and 14s. More...ahemmmm...mature gentleman seem to buy these and some....not all...baby 'em. When I was looking for a Busa they seemed to fall into two camps, reasonably priced bikes that had been dropped and had a bit of road rash and cream puffs with almost zero miles that the owner wanted you to pay dearly for. I like nice stuff so I was soon getting into new bike territory price wise. At that point you just say what the heck and start looking at new stuff....least I did.
Kruz
* Last updated by: Kruz on 7/8/2009 @ 7:11 AM *
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