I bought a new bike, finally, a 2008 zx6r with 1300 miles. So far its been probably about 2 weeks and I've done around 1400 miles. I took it for a stint around the lake district and annoyed a few eco-warriors after deliberately taking the baffle out. The lake district is the only place I know that gives sheep priority on the local roads.
Anyway back to the bike. Its fast. Very fast. Ridiculously more so than my 22bhp 250. It doesn't really do anything until 3k then it shoots off but when it hits 10k it turns into a ballistic missile. The unfortunate consequence of this is that by that time, you're hitting around 90mph and screaming like a banshee. The power delivery is very smooth to ride and the chassis/suspension is very rigid, meaning you get a lot more feedback from the road and need to step off every hour to relocate your pelvis joints. The position is also very extreme and hurts a lot should you need to stop from 60mph. thanks to the fantastic front nissins. The bike looks great, but sometimes makes me shy from riding it, to preserve its glory for only sunny days. The noise it makes is great, I don't use the baffle because I like the gurgle it makes and the added attention it gets from other road users. I'm very pleased with it, the only gripe would be the gear shifter which managed to slip to pointing almost straight down for some unknown reason - I still don't know if the gearbox is damaged. Writing this, its been about 5 days since I've been on it and I am really starting to crave it again. People seem to be absolutely awed by it - I stopped at services half way up the country and a group of guys were getting their picture taken next to it. I also left it outside of a golfing centre and people were stopping to chat next to it. Personally, whilst I do love the look, the speed worries me. I live in fear that a speeding ticket is on its way through my door because I've gone over the speed limit by 5mph without realising, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.
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