1 Back on a K! Mon Aug 27, 2018 7:25 am
Edmate
active member
Hello All and a special hello to everyone down under.
Well it is a long story but sadly my old K100 had to go as it became too unreliable for the 1 hour commute to Sydney everyday. She went to a café racer and I don't know where after that. I rode a Suzuki GSX750F for a couple of years and pretty much wore that out before resorting in the end to a car pool. I've been tarting up an old Yammie 1995 xj600s which I use now and again but haven't trusted it past 100km rides so far. I've been spending about $40 a month on bits and bobs getting her ship shape and she's nice enough but quite tired. However last week I saw a K75rt on Gumtree for a $2500. She was at Surfside motorcycles in Brookvale- she has been dropped and lost her fairing and has a dint in the tank, but talked to Peter the owner of the shop-nice bloke- and was reassured that she is still a good bike - so I had a massive brain fart and put down a deposit. I'm very excited and cannot wait to get my arse on her seat. Fingers crossed that she's a keeper - I would never normally buy unseen but I could not resist. Wife bemused but not hostile - and for the first time ever I have a bike collection!. I'm still in Copacabana and would love to catch up with anybody nearby for a ride sometime. Yee hah - and all the best Ed
Well it is a long story but sadly my old K100 had to go as it became too unreliable for the 1 hour commute to Sydney everyday. She went to a café racer and I don't know where after that. I rode a Suzuki GSX750F for a couple of years and pretty much wore that out before resorting in the end to a car pool. I've been tarting up an old Yammie 1995 xj600s which I use now and again but haven't trusted it past 100km rides so far. I've been spending about $40 a month on bits and bobs getting her ship shape and she's nice enough but quite tired. However last week I saw a K75rt on Gumtree for a $2500. She was at Surfside motorcycles in Brookvale- she has been dropped and lost her fairing and has a dint in the tank, but talked to Peter the owner of the shop-nice bloke- and was reassured that she is still a good bike - so I had a massive brain fart and put down a deposit. I'm very excited and cannot wait to get my arse on her seat. Fingers crossed that she's a keeper - I would never normally buy unseen but I could not resist. Wife bemused but not hostile - and for the first time ever I have a bike collection!. I'm still in Copacabana and would love to catch up with anybody nearby for a ride sometime. Yee hah - and all the best Ed