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Tis the season!
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08-05-2008 12:28pm#1Seems everyones at it, so sure, what the hell :pac:
New bike
My first big bike (coming from a cbr125r), and its an absolute joy in every way. In some ways its even easier to ride then the 125 - no more skinny wheels dancing on raised painted lines etc. Handles brilliantly, feels like totally neutral steering going through turns, and that engine... pulls like a train, the acceleration is like nothing Ive ever experienced :eek:
Had it 3 days, and over 350km already, so needless to say I love it - hope to see you all on the road
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By the way guys, where's the best place to start looking for bikes in the UK/NI? I'm seriously thinking of getting an R6 or CBR600RR or a GSX-R 600 but don't know where to look! Thank you in advance and sorry for thread hacking!
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Autotrader.co.ukSteffano2002 wrote: »By the way guys, where's the best place to start looking for bikes in the UK/NI? I'm seriously thinking of getting an R6 or CBR600RR or a GSX-R 600 but don't know where to look! Thank you in advance and sorry for thread hacking!0 -
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Continuing the hijack for a moment..Steffano2002 wrote: »Thanks a million!
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For what it's worth, I found prices in England cheaper than NI. Also, dealerships in certain parts of the country were cheaper than others. There's tons of choice and you'll be able to cherry pick clean, low miles bikes with service histories. I opted to only look at bikes from dealers as it gave me some backup and peace of mind.
When using Autotrader, if you enter a Holyhead postcode (eg LL65 1HU), it gives you the distance you'll have to travel back too.
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Someone's got to ask the stupid question - what is it?
Looks very nice btw, well wear.
Close with the Speed Triple guesses guys, but she has no single sided swinger
08 Street Triple 675 - bought her up north, as theres a huge waiting list for em (8 months in the UK afaik :eek:), and where I got it from had a special order in. Saved a fair bundle too, what with the exchange rate as it is atm!
Not sure that was me gabgab - though could have been! Been floating about the city, and somehow racked up 400km in the last 3 days :eek: Was it with a couple of Ducati's (749 + 695 monster) ? If so, twas me :cool:0 -
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For used bikes on private sale you can't beat eBay. Bought two solid bikes in the north of England this way. You don't get user feedback on Autotrader or any classifieds in the way you do with eBay. If the seller has been honest selling dinky toys for years he'll likely be just as honest selling his car/bike/motorboat....Steffano2002 wrote: »By the way guys, where's the best place to start looking for bikes in the UK/NI? I'm seriously thinking of getting an R6 or CBR600RR or a GSX-R 600 but don't know where to look! Thank you in advance and sorry for thread hacking!
Wider choice with private sale and remember on a used bike the dealer warranty is not much use in Ireland as you'd have to get the bike back over the water for works. New bikes are different in this regard of course.0 -
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Yeah but the whole "flying over to England with my lid as luggage" might be a bit hard to explain... I think she'll get suspicious! Unless I time it perfectly and get it over and done with in one day...pirate reject wrote: »I always find its easier to just go ahead and do it and then apologise later.
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Steffano2002 wrote: »I've found some really interesting deals in the UK on GSX-R 1000s! The GF will relieve me of my testicles if I get one straight away though... Have a lot of sweet talk to do in the coming months!
Hehe..females (to generalise wildly, apologies ladies) love a bargain, even if it's not a bargain they directly benefit from. I found dropping subtle hints into conversation helped, along the lines of "There are some amazing deals on bikes in the UK, especially with the exchange rate, serious bargains to be had". I think I was even sneaky enough to initially suggest a trip to IKEA up north to take advantage of the low value of sterling. Actually, that's still on the cards 'cos I want some new leathers from Hein Gericke 0 -
I've gotten it done in one day twice before. It's actually quite easy if you limit your search to bikes in Liverpool/Manchester/Sheffield and points in between. Fly into Manchester on either the EI or FR 0630 flights and you take train from Manchester Airport to most destinations in the north of England and arrive by 0900. Do your deal by say 1100 and hit the road by 1200 and you'll be in Holyhead by 1500 easy. Catch ferry home and have your tea in Dublin. I've personally gone as far as Sheffield this way and had plenty of time in Holyhead and that day it bucketed rain all the way over the Pennines where there's no motorway! Anyway, it's easily done in a single day.Steffano2002 wrote: »Yeah but the whole "flying over to England with my lid as luggage" might be a bit hard to explain... I think she'll get suspicious! Unless I time it perfectly and get it over and done with in one day...
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It's actually quite easy if you limit your search to bikes in Liverpool/Manchester/Sheffield and points in between....Do your deal by say 1100 and hit the road by 1200 and you'll be in Holyhead by 1500 easy. Catch ferry home and have your tea in Dublin. I've personally gone as far as Sheffield this way and had plenty of time in Holyhead and that day it bucketed rain all the way over the Pennines where there's no motorway! Anyway, it's easily done in a single day.
I wouldn't restrict myself too much on location- as long as you're happy riding your new bike back on a long spin...not exactly a hardship. I'd let the right bike dictate the location-most places in the UK are easy enough to get cheap flights to anyway.
Depending on where you buy, you can also take the long way back via Snowdonia in Wales, some of the best biking roads in the UK. Bala to Trawsfynydd is a classic
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Got my S4r on Ebay last year. In 5 days I rode clean across England and around Ireland. Racked up over 1400miles If you like your new bike distance will not be an issue. There is also a late over night ferry that leaves Liver pool. Takes something like 7 hours and you get a sleep. So its nice and refreshed the next morning. Unless like me you stayed up all night wanting to be on your newish shiny bike 0
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