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23-05-2003, 11:17pm
Hi
I'm new to this discussion board and usually handout at the CBR1100XX forum. I live in Wellington New Zealand and ride my XX every day to work and back. In weekends I like to blast up and down the Rimutaka hill, hell it would be a mountain in Aussie, with all the other mad bikers doing the same.
I love the Bike but have issues with the linked brakes [linked brakes and loose gravel don;t mix well ] and the 1 suspension setting suits all approach Honda have taken.
I have two options - to go more touring and if so the FJR1300 would be my choice although I don't get that upright riding position.
My preferred choice is a Hyabusa. I like the riding position, a little more R1'ish than the XX but still in many ways a similar concept to the XX. What I'm intersted in is reliability. The dudes on the CBR1100XX forum seemed a little biased when I siad a Busa may be my next bike, and clained no Busa has gone past 25,000 miles without a major breakdown. personally I think they are just pissed that the Busa owner can play with his suspension without pulling his bike appart, and go faster, and faster, and more economically than the XX.
So any one want to re-assure me? If I do go for a Busa it will be the Silver and Black one although it may not be from my local dealer unless they get a lot smarter.
I've always had Hondas, although I've almost brought a Suzuki twice. 1st was a GSX750F 3 year ago but after taking the deposit on the Friday I was ignored for 4 hours on the Saturday and asked to come back Monday to sign the paper work - instead I went to Honda and brought my 1st Blackbird. 2nd was when the Blackbird was nicked I decided to get a new Bandit, but the same dealer wouldn't sell at EITHER currently advertised price so I went up to Honda, got $5000 off a new Blackbird and brought number 2 for just over the price of a Bandit 1200.
Thanks
I'm new to this discussion board and usually handout at the CBR1100XX forum. I live in Wellington New Zealand and ride my XX every day to work and back. In weekends I like to blast up and down the Rimutaka hill, hell it would be a mountain in Aussie, with all the other mad bikers doing the same.
I love the Bike but have issues with the linked brakes [linked brakes and loose gravel don;t mix well ] and the 1 suspension setting suits all approach Honda have taken.
I have two options - to go more touring and if so the FJR1300 would be my choice although I don't get that upright riding position.
My preferred choice is a Hyabusa. I like the riding position, a little more R1'ish than the XX but still in many ways a similar concept to the XX. What I'm intersted in is reliability. The dudes on the CBR1100XX forum seemed a little biased when I siad a Busa may be my next bike, and clained no Busa has gone past 25,000 miles without a major breakdown. personally I think they are just pissed that the Busa owner can play with his suspension without pulling his bike appart, and go faster, and faster, and more economically than the XX.
So any one want to re-assure me? If I do go for a Busa it will be the Silver and Black one although it may not be from my local dealer unless they get a lot smarter.
I've always had Hondas, although I've almost brought a Suzuki twice. 1st was a GSX750F 3 year ago but after taking the deposit on the Friday I was ignored for 4 hours on the Saturday and asked to come back Monday to sign the paper work - instead I went to Honda and brought my 1st Blackbird. 2nd was when the Blackbird was nicked I decided to get a new Bandit, but the same dealer wouldn't sell at EITHER currently advertised price so I went up to Honda, got $5000 off a new Blackbird and brought number 2 for just over the price of a Bandit 1200.
Thanks