Urm, greetings.

[Virt]

Hey, I've been a casual stalker on this forum for about a week or so now so I thought I'd sign up. I'm sad to say I do not currently only a VTR, however I should be purchasing one next month provided I have the funds and the seller (private seller) doesn't forget about my deposit... Hope that's okay?

[lumpyv]

i don't know? i expect it is ? welcome on board any way

good time of year to get a nice bargain. have you had a v twin before?

cheers

[Virt]

Thanks I'm probably gonna get a good bollocking from someone for saying this..

I got my license in October, and so my only big bike so far is my 1999 CB600F (in yellow.. Kinda has to be) and I was going to move onto the VTR in October after my first year, restricted of course, so I'm kinda planning in advance. I don't actually know anyone who rides twins, or anything. I've only ridden In-Line 4's and had a nip of my Dad's 1050 triple.. But I've always preferred the sound and low end power that V-Twins will provide over having to reach 7k to get any noticeable power

[lumpyv]

good stuff. yep nice low down grunty power is the thing. from looking on here you will probably know there are a few well documented problem areas with the vtr, none of which are too bad if addressed before rather than after

[Virt]

Yeah, the CCT is a well known sob story, I plan on checking that out whenever I go to pick up the bike and I'll have 9 months before I'm riding it to customise it to my hearts, and bank accounts :/ , desire anyway. Apparently from reviews on other sites though, the clutch is horrible and the forks like to pogo into your face or something along those lines?

[playerone]

Thanks I'm probably gonna get a good bollocking from someone for saying this..

I got my license in October, and so my only big bike so far is my 1999 CB600F (in yellow.. Kinda has to be) and I was going to move onto the VTR in October after my first year, restricted of course, so I'm kinda planning in advance. I don't actually know anyone who rides twins, or anything. I've only ridden In-Line 4's and had a nip of my Dad's 1050 triple.. But I've always preferred the sound and low end power than V-Twins will provide over having to reach 7k to get any noticeable power

I had a cbr600f for about 3 months(ish) after passing my test and went straight onto a vtr, there's a few on the forum that have gone more or less straight on to them so your definitely not the first nor last I suspect just be wary of the torque of these things, take it easy for the first couple of weeks to get used to it and you'll be fine

[Virt]

Thanks I'm probably gonna get a good bollocking from someone for saying this..

I got my license in October, and so my only big bike so far is my 1999 CB600F (in yellow.. Kinda has to be) and I was going to move onto the VTR in October after my first year, restricted of course, so I'm kinda planning in advance. I don't actually know anyone who rides twins, or anything. I've only ridden In-Line 4's and had a nip of my Dad's 1050 triple.. But I've always preferred the sound and low end power than V-Twins will provide over having to reach 7k to get any noticeable power

I had a cbr600f for about 3 months(ish) after passing my test and went straight onto a vtr, there's a few on the forum that have gone more or less straight on to them so your definitely not the first nor last I suspect just be wary of the torque of these things, take it easy for the first couple of weeks to get used to it and you'll be fine

Haha, oh that's not a concern. I bought my Hornet from my brother who just came off his restrictor and went onto his VFR800 V-TEC and he forgot to tell me how worn the chain is. Dropped it a few times on the way out of Sixth Form as it's a 90 degree turn off a pavement, but it's sorted now. But my lesson was learnt, I'm not the worlds' fastest rider anyway. I've taken the bike up to its' limit before at 95mph but there's just no need for it. It's naked, uncomfortable and noisy. I don't have anything to prove about the size of my cojones

[playerone]

95........you'll soon change ur mind about ringing the storms neck, tucked in behind the fairing and a set of loud pipes roaring at 9000rpm it's very addictive and deceptively easy

[Virt]

95........you'll soon change ur mind about ringing the storms neck, tucked in behind the fairing and a set of loud pipes roaring at 9000rpm it's very addictive and deceptively easy

One of the reasons my next bike is gonna have fairings ;) And also considering I'm currently a student I can rarely afford to have fun on the bike.. If I hit so much as 7-8k rpm I lose the best part of about 10mpg cause I'll refuse to back off the throttle

[lloydie]

Hello and welcome :-)
Nice and local to me to :/)

[Virt]

Hello and welcome :-)
Nice and local to me to :/)

Thanks Yeah, don't worry though. Like I said in the first post, I don't have a nice yellow VTR to be the most beautiful in the area :3


... Yet

[lloydie]

Lol but they are the slowest is them yellows :-) just as any of them who owns one :-)

[Virt]

Hmm, we'll see. I have no intentions to keep it plain and boring though, thinking of a nice Repsol Honda paint job to steal the thunder. I don't think it's possible to argue that that would be a slow colour

[VTRDark]

Welcome to the forum Forks, yes are on the soft side and at standard can bottom out on big potholes or extremely heavy breaking. A spring upgrade and change of fork oil is a worthwhile upgrade. Clutch is not so much a problem on these, some do get a bit of clutch grab that can be problematic if racing. The VTR is a reasonably good all round bike but there is no way you will get 10mpg It does have it's quirks and most of all they are fun and have the grin factor. All the power one needs on the roads.

Enjoy

(:-})

[Virt]

The VTR is a reasonably good all round bike but there is no way you will get 10mpg

I think I phrased it badly, I meant I lost 10mpg from my usual fuel economy, rather than actually getting 10mpg. Think I'd have to cruise at 15,000 Rpm constantly to get anything near that :L
How much would the spring upgrade cost? I'm pretty sure we have some really good oil around the shed somewhere, considering we only topped my forks up the other month