With under seat exhaust why no proper panniers?

Sorry, I tend to spend a *long* time choosing things, you'll have to
put up with me a while longer.

 

I don't think that exists - the nearest you'll get will be the ZX12R or the
'Busa.

 

'swot I was going to say - this has 12R written all over it, I reckon

 

Well get a fucking gixxer thou then. Loads of us use them as
long-distance tourers, with loadsa luggage etc., as you've already
been told.

You remind me of my wife (or most other women, TBH) who, when
presented with a menu, or any other set of choices, will nearly always
wish for something that's not on it.

Darsy, have you been giving lessons?

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No it's not.

For '06, the

Any links with more information on this? Considering they've had the best
part of four years to "smooth it out" I find it a bit.. unlikely.

 

You want to go shopping like me.

BM, "How fast does that Gixxer go?"

Shop man, "Very, sir."

BM, "Can I have it today?

Shop Man, "Yes""

BM, "I'll take it..."

 

On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 19:00:49 +0100, "dwb"

Having never ridden one, what's wrong with it?

<snip>

 

On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 19:34:55 +0100, Black Mike

The penchant for haste purchaser.

"Schtop, schtop, dis K5 is not ready yet." ;o)

 

Black Mike says...

Me buying my Gixer at breakfast last BOSM :


Me: I'd love a Gixer thou

Hog: You can have mine for £XXXX

Me: Really?

Hog: Yes

Me: Hang on...<leans across breakfast table>

Me: Bee, want to buy my 9R?

Beelzebub: How much?

Me: £XXXX with all the bits

Bee: Ok, I'll have it.

<I turn to Hog>

Me: Ok then <offers hand to shake>.


I like things kept nice and simple.

 

Indeed - my R6 was heavily toured on.

I'm fairly sure I've seen hard luggage systems for the R6.

 

Neat!

 

V-Tec is a bit on/off - yes it improves the power, but it does it in a way
other bikes, say the GSX-R, do without the "step" effect.

It also absolutely _drinks_ fuel if you're pushing on it a bit - basically
it's a very fancy system that doesn't seem to achieve many positives.

800cc engine that makes less power than a GSX-R600 and weights 30% more
without making a huge amount more torque.

Okay the one I had for a few weeks _might_ have been a lemon but my
experiences match with others that i have read/seen.

The brakes were superb - the engine was just disapponting.

I also just couldn't believe it costs as much as it does - the finish isn't
_that_ much better.

 

What colour? Please say it isn't magnolia like Bonwick's one.

 

Is it nice? Coming out to play on it tomorrow?

 

Jealousy is a terrible thing.

 

Luggage looks better on a blackbird than on a 12R. The blackbird is a
sports tourer with no supersports pretensions, whereas the 12R is a
scaled up sports bike. Luggage looks toilet on these.

P. ZX12R (ex CBR1100XX)

 

A bit like this, yes ?

http://www.corbin.com/kawasaki/zx12bags.shtml

 

Eleven hundred bucks! =8-0
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Coming from you[1] that means it _must_ be expensive...


[1] how much were those speakers etc?

 

Speakers? 'undred quid or so, iirc.

Still, faced with a prospect of a new pannier for the big red bus,
they look a bargain.
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