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From: Lozzo on 6 Feb 2010 07:07 Pip wrote: > Lozzo wrote: > > > malc wrote: > > > > > I managed to Nige the R1100RS out on ebay for a respectable #1485. > > > But now what to get for its replacement? I saw a Suzuki RF600 at > > > Biker Dean for not a huge amount of money with less than 30k on > > > the clock. Are these any good? > > > > It's a Bandit engine wrapped up in plastic - good solid and > > dependable bikes but the plastic hides all the corrosion. > > Point of Order, Spiccy: unless you know of any watercooled Bandit 600 > engines - the RF motor was a GSXR derivative. You know I'd always thought the RF600 was oil-cooled, my mistake. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, SR250 SpazzTrakka, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) Garage clearout - Yamaha SpazzTrakka 250 for sale, email for details
From: malc on 6 Feb 2010 11:15 wessie wrote: > > take it as an omen to walk away I already have. > > Haines in Cinderford have a tidy looking Thundercat - twice the price, > mind. Should last you a few years more than the RF600 though. > www.hainesmc.co.uk/acatalog/Haines___Co__Used_Bikes_from_Haines___Co_1.html > Anthony is a nice chap to deal with. Yes that's where I bought the BMW from. Trouble is I don't have twice the amount to spend. I only have what I sold the BMW for and I don't really want to spend all of that. -- Malc Rusted and ropy. Dog-eared old copy. Vintage and classic, or just plain Jurassic: all words to describe me.
From: wessie on 6 Feb 2010 11:25 "malc" <malunspamwhite(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in news:aAgbn.36761$Ym4.11962(a)text.news.virginmedia.com: > wessie wrote: >> >> take it as an omen to walk away > > I already have. > >> >> Haines in Cinderford have a tidy looking Thundercat - twice the >> price, mind. Should last you a few years more than the RF600 though. >> www.hainesmc.co.uk/acatalog/Haines___Co__Used_Bikes_from_Haines___Co_1 >> .html Anthony is a nice chap to deal with. > > Yes that's where I bought the BMW from. Trouble is I don't have twice > the amount to spend. I only have what I sold the BMW for and I don't > really want to spend all of that. > Ebay/classifieds then. A dealer bike for about a grand is going to be poor value. Did you not like the RS or was it about to be a money pit? -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: malc on 6 Feb 2010 15:08 wessie wrote: > > Ebay/classifieds then. A dealer bike for about a grand is going to be > poor value. > > Did you not like the RS or was it about to be a money pit? It was ok. But it was bloody heavy and having a dry clutch was not ideal for commuting in heavy traffic. The recommended way to use a BMW clutch is more like a switch, in or out, and a lot of starting and stopping would make it wear too fast. Then I saw someone's how to change an oilhead clutch on a BMW forum [1] and realised that I really didn't want to spend 3 or 4 days changing the clutch when it finally went. BMW can charge up to �900 to do the job, an independant specialist can charge �500 and as the bike had done 50K without a clutch change........ [1] http://www.bmbikes.org.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=10534 -- Malc Rusted and ropy. Dog-eared old copy. Vintage and classic, or just plain Jurassic: all words to describe me.
From: Lozzo on 6 Feb 2010 15:35
malc wrote: > wessie wrote: > > Did you not like the RS or was it about to be a money pit? > > It was ok. But it was bloody heavy and having a dry clutch was not > ideal for commuting in heavy traffic. The recommended way to use a > BMW clutch is more like a switch, in or out, and a lot of starting > and stopping would make it wear too fast. Then I saw someone's how to > change an oilhead clutch on a BMW forum [1] and realised that I > really didn't want to spend 3 or 4 days changing the clutch when it > finally went. BMW can charge up to #900 to do the job, an independant > specialist can charge #500 and as the bike had done 50K without a > clutch change........ > > [1] http://www.bmbikes.org.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=10534 So you're basically saying it wasn't really very good at the job it was designed to do, clutch wear was bad, dealer servicing and repairs were prohibitive and Japanese bikes are a more sensible idea. I really can't understand why people still buy the useless pieces of shite -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, SR250 SpazzTrakka, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere) Garage clearout - Yamaha SpazzTrakka 250 for sale, email for details |