Ever get the itch for a "modern" bike?
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veloracermike
Coast to Coast
Nice bike! When do you start tearing it apart 
axeugene27
Over 1,000 Posts
awesome man is that the only picture we get come on....
What about a 2004 CB900F (919)?
A friend of mine "accidentally" bought one on ebay after a few glasses of wine. He's having it delivered to my house since he'll be out of the country that week.
I've looked at these before. They're "standards", look nice, etc. My only complaint was a hard seat. And it's a four, but modern.
A friend of mine "accidentally" bought one on ebay after a few glasses of wine. He's having it delivered to my house since he'll be out of the country that week.
I've looked at these before. They're "standards", look nice, etc. My only complaint was a hard seat. And it's a four, but modern.
axeugene27
Over 1,000 Posts
uh what's the matter with a four they freakin scream. That is a nice bike albeit proportionally a little weird.
JustinLonghorn
No Purple Hearts, No Blue Ribbons
The 919 is a fantastic standard bike.
danejurrous
Been Around the Block
scott s said:
Was that the silver one from Michigan?
rock2d2
Born to lose, destined to fail.
I have been neglecting photos. In my defense I've been out riding
Here's another instaglam shot. I'll try and get some better ones soon.
So far I'm going to leave her stock (other than the Tacho upgrade that I already had put on) until break in. After that I'll probably do a rear fender delete, relocate all turn signals, wrap the pipes, ditch the lollipops in favor of some bar ends, get the seat cowl for solo days, drill out the mufflers for a better sound. She purrs kinda docile like. I'll see if I can upload the video I took yesterday.
Here's another instaglam shot. I'll try and get some better ones soon.
So far I'm going to leave her stock (other than the Tacho upgrade that I already had put on) until break in. After that I'll probably do a rear fender delete, relocate all turn signals, wrap the pipes, ditch the lollipops in favor of some bar ends, get the seat cowl for solo days, drill out the mufflers for a better sound. She purrs kinda docile like. I'll see if I can upload the video I took yesterday.
axeugene27
Over 1,000 Posts
beaty of a ride man. I like the rear fender but that's just my preference. And for the love of god don't wrap perfect brand new pipes it makes no sense. Or do it;'s your bike but I always think when people wrap pipes it's because they are ugly
1fasgsxr
Over 1,000 Posts
I have always had sport bikes...love the speed and agility...I currently have an 02 gsxr 1000 that I use for drag racing..Did some head work cams etc over the winter....Now it wont fire :'(...no idea whats wrong...lol....Picked up a free CB 350F from a friend that had been sitting since 1986, still had the tag on it...had it running with minimal effort...go figure...the older stuff is alot easier to work on...both are great..when they are running...
rock2d2
Born to lose, destined to fail.
axeugene27 said:
I personally don't like the blueing of the pipes and the chrome with the rest of it being blacked out. I could paint it (and may one day) but the wrap is such an iconic mod for an iconic bike that it's hard to let go of the idea. Know what I mean?
dawino6260
New Member
Every time I get the itch for a modern bike I end out spending wayyy more than it's worth CBR1300 engine stuffed in a CBR1000 frame and made to appear relatively stock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePefDbwil1M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePefDbwil1M
JiveTalkinRobot
Been Around the Block
Not sure why you can't have both.
I just found this thread, and without time to read all 20 pages (kids chatting in my ear at the moment) I will say that I LOVE my 09 ER6n. I have a set of First Gear soft bags that need no hardware to mount up, front strap under the seat, rear strap over the seat and they sit perfect on the bike, and I can carry about 4 bags of groceries home if I need to. I bought it new in April 2010 and other than a set of tires at about 5K miles I've done nothing to it but change the oil and lube the chain.
rock2d2
Born to lose, destined to fail.
I've been trying to put miles on the new Bonne to break her in. My CL 350 was looking a little neglected. So I hopped of the Bonne and onto CL and WOW.
The apples to apples riding differences between the old and the new stood out.
Acceleration was slower, handling was chunky, lots more vibration than I remembered.
Even with all that, I still had a smile on my face riding down the road.
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The apples to apples riding differences between the old and the new stood out.
Acceleration was slower, handling was chunky, lots more vibration than I remembered.
Even with all that, I still had a smile on my face riding down the road.
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