Attention UKRM Lurkers!

Sounds like it - X reg I think.
Tell you what - next time I see you/him/her I'll wind down the window
and shout "Oi ****".

Hexham - and I might just risk that.

Thanks but no thanks.

 

But then you might just get a load of desperate women round your
car...

 

I've posted about a couple of dozen times but have been mainly lurking
since the days of Ged and peDANtic et al.

For mat@work, the ZX9 is a great bike, I've had mine for two years now
and haven't reached it's limits on the road. It is a bit on the large
side compared to modern sports bikes but it handles well for that and is
fucking fast. I'm a bit of a fat bastard 9(5ft10 and 16 stone) so it
suits me perfectly.

 

"Just one more question, then you can be on your way. How many of you lurk
on UKRM?"

 

This *is* UKRM y'know..

Phil

 

Getting nervous yet?

 

Don't do that - just open the drivers door, sharply.

 

I heard the phrase 'Waving a baton in the Albert Hall' with regards to
this. Not that I'd know, of course.

 

OK, here goes. The ZX9R was the most barking bike you could buy, for
three weeks in early 1998. Then the R1 came out. Such is life. As
it is, it's still a supremely fast and capable sports motorcycle, with
more than enough power, great brakes and pretty good handling. It's
just not quite as sophisticated as the latest generation of litre
bikes. However, it's physically bigger and roomier than these, so
works really well as a sports tourer too. For instance, when I rode
my 9R to the south of France and back, I had not a jot of neck ache.
When I took the gixxer on a similar trip, even with a double bubble
screen I was much less comfortable.

So, if you want a top notch sports bike, the 9R is not it. If you
want a good all rounder that is sporty enough, you could do a lot
worse, especially as they are really cheap compared to the
competition.

The ZX7R is a different kettle of fish. By 2004 sports bike standards
it's heavy and slow. However, it has one of the best front ends in
the business, an unburstable engine (ahem) with much more useful power
than a modern 600 (imo), and the looks to make you feel like your
leading the pack into the first corner at Le Mans. <aside: if you do
get one, I've a few spares. Including a 122bhp motor>

 

It was on December the 20th in torrential rain and howling gales. I lost count of
how many times I was pushed from one side of the carriage way to the other by the
wind, which was VERY scary, and got soaked through in the first 20 minutes. The
first thing i did when i arrived in truro was to put dry clothes on (which were in
my rucksack, the rain got through my anorak trousers, coat, fleece, etc.) and sit in
front of the fire for half an hour before i stopped shaking, then I went down the
pub. The journey back was nicer as I borrowed a load of proper clothes to wear and
it wasn't so windy or raining.

When I get a proper bike, I hope to do the trip with an average speed of over 34 mph
on the way down (every time i changed up a gear, the headwind caused e to lose 5
mph) and 37 on the way up...

But thanks, anyway.

Dave
XR125L

 

bollocks, forgot to set up the posting name on Cabs backdoor newswerver.
Thanks for pointing it out, and your right it's a twat of a name.

 

In an attempt to see how many people are actually reading UKRM, please
post

Feck orf rich boy


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yep, are you the one with pubes on your chin or the
blue girls cardigan

 

You is people AICMFP

ZK

 

How do

Ken

 

I was the one with the stupid beard, yes. The one with the gurly
cardigan was porl.

 

FFS man! Abingdon to Truro on a 125?!?!?!?!?!
In November?
Shit!
I did Plumstead to Leicester on a Yam RS 100 in November[1] once many many
moons ago, nearly feckin' killed me.
You sure beat that!
Respec'

[1] I used to know a bloke called Paul who did Dartford to Kings Lynn on a
50cc effort[2]
[2] And back[3]
[3] No idea how long it took him[4]
[4] But he was a complete bampot anyway

ZK

 

I miss Porl's stories.

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I live directly under one of the flightpaths into Heathrow, close enough
that the planes are just about putting their undercarriage down as they fly
overhead (I think, don't usually look too closely). You hear rumours about
aircraft lobbing out toilet contents but it seems unlikely to me and I've
certainly never seen any evidence (mebbe they wouldn't dream of discharging
over sunny Kew where a fair number of pilots and crew live?), that'd mean
having some sort of on board system for ejecting the contents of the septic
tanks. Doesn't sound terribly likely now does it?

ZK

 

<fx: waves arms about>

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