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My New Toy
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:44 pmby BBJ
But not camera gear for a change as the weather is getting better and well the BMW is not a good bike for warmer weather riding as the full fairing does not allow the breeze to flow like a bike without a full fairing so i bought a brand new bike. Need a bigger shed as 3 bikes and running out of room.LOL
Anyhow here is a pic i took today as it is wet outside so yeh here is the new Kawasaki ZXR1200R.
Cheers
BBJ
John
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:13 pmby gstark
How many megapixels?
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:19 pmby BBJ
Just as well it's not a Canon, but puts in like one. Gary traded Megapixels for cc;s and horse power for a change.
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:25 pmby gstark
John,
Nice.
Can't help but notice that the bonnet is raised in the Nissan in the background. Is she on blocks too?
As an aside, on the way to the office on Friday morning, I saw something really rare: a Stag. On the road!
Moving under its own power.
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:47 pmby glamy
Nice toy John
The background does not do it justice.
Cheers,
Gerard
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:09 pmby BBJ
No Gary, bonet is down on the patrol and Gerard yes i know but it was either that or the tin fence but i will take more when it is not raining as i just moved the bike out from the carport take a pic and put it back between the showers.
LOL weekend off new bike and it bloody rains.LOL
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:10 pmby Big V
John, nice..that will make the trip to Adelaide a little quicker.
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:19 pmby fozzie
BBJ - how sweet it is
fozzie
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:29 pmby BBJ
Mate it is sweet and well just not loud enough, but oneday we will get a different mufler to give it the grunty sound it should have.LOL
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:55 pmby Geoff
Beautiful! Sure is impressive! A little bigger than my learner bike - Honda VTR250
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:59 pmby Pehpsi
1200? I sound like my old man, but you're gonna kill yourself on that thing...Crazy crazy people
Nice looking bit of gear.
(We also had one of those petrol sucking Patrol's)
Posted:
Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:33 pmby Jonesy
Nice mate... I'll be keeping an eye out for a big red truck or a nice so big greet bike.
Although I'm not sure about the headlight/fairing, I think it takes away from the rest of the bike but will pop round and have a look for myself.
(Plus I need to borrow your 80-400 please)
Cheers
Posted:
Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:13 amby BBJ
No worries matey, lens is here for you to borrow anytime so if around during the week make it like around 10ish to lunchtime and i should be here, if not Andrew will be home after school time except from thursday onwards. So it is in my box under desk if you come around to get it when i am not here so just tell Andrew.
Yes it is nice but that lil bit of fairing just take the edge of the head on wind.
Cheers
John
Posted:
Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:41 pmby ozimax
Nice bike John, tht Kwaka green just does it. I used to ride a GPZ 1100 B2 many years ago, it was a beast. I seriously thought about buying a new (secondhand 2006) CB1300 a few months, only 7000kms on the clock, but decided against it. After all, it was a Honda...
Seriously nice bike, take it easy with those crazy South Aussie drivers. Maybe a nice ride down to the cape to test it out would be in order?
Ozi.
Posted:
Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:00 pmby Big Red
mmm, i used to have an 1100 suzi but a mate had a headbutting competition with a landrover on it... stuffed the landy and my bike but luckily he was OK.
perhaps i should have a midlife crisis ... but then again ... i'd have to live to be 100 then
Posted:
Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:43 pmby Killakoala
Take care out there Bernie. Green bikes are natural food for Volvos...
Posted:
Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:52 amby BBJ
Thanks All, i will have to take some better pics of it in time without the shed and so on in the background but was raining and well i only test rode saturday morning and bought it on the spot after riding a Yamaha XJR1300.
Posted:
Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:28 pmby Smurph
Killakoala wrote:Take care out there Bernie. Green bikes are natural food for Volvos...
Anything on the road is food for Volvos.
Nice ride, I just bought myself an 05 GSXR 750 not that long a go.
Perhaps a dSLR users photo/ride meet is in order
Posted:
Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:30 pmby Jonesy
Smurph wrote:I just bought myself an 05 GSXR 750 not that long a go.
Thats a nice ride as well... Brother in law had a GSXR1000 which was great fun to ride. I'll get round to having a bike again one day.
Just got a up close look at Johns Kwaka, and its a nice bike! When you sit on it the first thing I noticed was how light it was!