Bike wanted: 400-660cc (LAMS Approved)

Dont give me the kick in the nuts suggestions, im lookin to get a new bike as im seriously considering trading the EL250 in,
(at long farking last some of you are thinking i bet)

I had started chasing up buying a VT500 but that fell through as the guy selling it sold it within 3 hours of me contacting him.
I was setting my pipe dreams on a bike akin to the following

in order of reduced scale of "dreaming"

SZR660 (big fat fat pipe dream)
VT500
GR650
XBR500
SR500
LTD440
late '80s Pantah
GS500(e/k)
ER500 (a or c)
EN450
Perhaps even a XJR 400 or 550

So does anyone have any leads? im just thinking, am likely to sell/trade my bike in in the next 2 weeks.

tah

Mike.S

 

I'm Amazed, it's been 12 minutes, and not even one insult, FAAAAARK

Mike.S

 

**** OFF SPAMMER BITCH!

;-)

big

 

Not fast by anyone's standards, but surprisingly good fun.

-----sharks

 

thats it, i want something that is asthetically pleasing, and is a fun little bundle of joy to ride.
not saying the other things out there aren't, just takes all sorts i guess.

Mike.S

 

Why? While not exactly the most popular ride in the park, Yamaha did manage
to shift a few of them. The local Action outlet had a cafe
racer/streetfighter versh going a couple of weeks back... underslung pipe,
Buell-style, to show off the gull swingarm.

For a parts-bin special, these are a pretty trick little bike... Brembo
brakes, Paioli forks, and absolutely gorgeous bodywork... motor out of the
XTZ660 Tenere, which is a direct cousin of the XT600, which Yamaha are still
selling, so parts won't be a problem... only thing about them is that
there's no way you'll squeeze your knees into the tank cutouts if you're
more than 180cm.

I could really go one of them as a second bike, actually.

Bikepoint's got one in NSW, '98 model with heaps of rego and a few shiny
bits... bloke wants $5800.

 

You could track down a MuZ. They use the 5-valve Yamaha660 single in good
frame, with good running gear.

 

If you can find one!!! We been looking for ages for one of these

Daron

 

Garn the mighty XBR....


Shoulda Kept It Pat

 

I was thinking about 3k-3.5k, but i've decided that in the meantime i am going to
just get new sprockets and tyres and tough it out with my bike for a few months
on friday im getting a +1 toothed front sprocket fitted when getting tyres, chain
and sprockets so i dont have to race through the gears quite as badly or risk
bungling the motor again through over-revving it

So i may hold off until later in the yr, i got a bike that goes sweetly, just use and enjoy
it i think. Half the incentive was talking to some of youse blokers here, the other half
was talking to a guy at the shop, he said the same thing (he sold me the bike, thinks
its a wee ripper)

thanks for the foor for thought thou zeeb

Mike.S

 

SZR660 (big fat fat pipe dream)

Found out yesterday that a friend of a friend has one, and there's no bleeding way he's selling
even if i had the money.

Mike.S

 

http://bikepoint.ninemsn.com.au/market/UsedBikeDetail.asp?BikeID=61096&Year=1999

Peter Stevens has one.

Boxer

 

Found out yesterday that a friend of a friend has one, and there's no
bleeding way he's selling even if i had the money.[/QUOTE]

Well, if _thats_ what you're after, I've got a Spada ypou can't
have...



big (and I hear Zebee has a Ducati single thats not for sale too)