Whoohoo, hot interior blower output.

It cracks me up you are such a snob.

Fraser

It IS an old shed.

Fraser

Generally they buy them new then run them into the ground. I have a client that ran a 15 year old Merc even though she was wearing a diamond on her finger that would buy a nice apartment. One day she turned up in a brand new one. She planned on running the new one until it died as well.

Fraser

Obviously wasn't very well maintained if it died at 15 years old..... :-)

Peter

Be honest Pete, you do look more than a hint of Nigerian.

Peter

Out of interest, is the replacement gearbox another one that's only designed to handle 200bhp, or is it a better one designed for more (or modified in some way to take more)?

If not, I guess you're just banking on it putting up with the extra power for a reasonable time just like the last one did?

Peter

And there's always Oyster, just for central London use, for cutting a seemingly ever-decreasing amount off tube fares.

Peter

Bikes rock. I've bought 2 this year and I'm currently eyeing off another one. And because they are so comedy cheap to buy/insure/run you just keep the old ones. So you never miss them.

Fraser

You poor English buggers. Perth is pretty much made for bikes. I bought a decent set of wet weather gear (waterproof boots, waterproof gloves and an oversuit). In the worst of pouring rain I arrive at my destination bone dry. We are lucky we don't get ice here at all. The key with bikes is buying good gear and wearing it. I won't get on a bike without a decent fullface helmet, gloves and an armoured jacket as a minimum.

Fraser

Bikes are stupidly cheap to buy and run. Buy a Honda and it will last forever and ride like a new one. And start every turn of the key.

Fraser

Wow!!!!! I thought my CBR1100XX was long in the tooth with 110,000 ks on it. Gotta give it to Honda.

Fraser

Have you ever actually seen one????

Fraser

That actually made me LOL. Post of the week.

Fraser

It amazes me that you guys live in such a tiny country yet do such high miles. I live in a massive state and only do about 15k miles a year.

Fraser

She traded it for bugger all. Was pretty stuffed at that point though. Her new one has been back to the dealers at least 6 times for major faults. She said she would never buy another Merc.

Fraser

Get an Aprillia RSV Mille-R.

Been thinking about a bit of Italian goodness. But I'm all about the jap stuff. And a black K7 GSX-R 1000 is just what the doctor ordered.

Fraser

Indeed... well it's on 128k now, and that equates to 206k kilometers. :-)

The rear shock feels a bit bouncy, but other than that it seems pretty good - wheelies off the power better than the one I had last year which had done about 35k miles. :-)

-- JackH

Indeed... isn't the east coast under constant threat of drought?

-- JackH