New Memeber from South Africa

CBR1100-xx · 04-04-2005, 8:33 AM

Hi,
Just to say hello to all my new fellow forum friends. From the title you'll see I live in South Africa which is great for all year bike riding. Although my user-id is CBR1100-xx I now have to ride a 2003 1000RR. Yes I have to ride the RR because some women driver decided to take me out on the motorway and the Bird was a wreck. Luckily I only broke my wrist and also learned that I can not fly without wings. Pitty I can't get a new Bird anymore

All said I still love the Bird even in bits.
I like the RR and think it is a nice toy cause I also love trackdays for which the bird is a bid on the heavy side.
I do most of my riding comuting (100Km a day) and for that the bird was perfect and comfy gliding at low rpm's throught the traffic where the RR only start reving smoothly at 2500rpm which sounds as if a jet is on its way. Hopefully the cars will now hear me coming and use their rearview mirrors. Must admit the RR is slowly growing on me

Cheers for now and keep the rubber on the road it is a lot cheaper.
Gert

colryn · 04-04-2005, 8:37 AM

Welcome to the org.

deftones156 · 04-04-2005, 9:02 AM

EDDIE110171 · 04-04-2005, 9:15 AM

to the .org

tigerblade · 04-04-2005, 9:18 AM

Welcome to the site!

ND4SPD · 04-04-2005, 9:25 AM

If you receive any PM's from "PETE" just politely tell him that you don't swing that way.

ReaperAZ · 04-04-2005, 9:28 AM

Feel free to move about the cabin!

oldfogey · 04-04-2005, 9:46 AM

..and

from over here!

KJ's RR · 04-04-2005, 9:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBR1100-xx

Hi,
Just to say hello to all my new fellow forum friends. From the title you'll see I live in South Africa which is great for all year bike riding. Although my user-id is CBR1100-xx I now have to ride a 2003 1000RR. Yes I have to ride the RR because some women driver decided to take me out on the motorway and the Bird was a wreck. Luckily I only broke my wrist and also learned that I can not fly without wings. Pitty I can't get a new Bird anymore

All said I still love the Bird even in bits.
I like the RR and think it is a nice toy cause I also love trackdays for which the bird is a bid on the heavy side.
I do most of my riding comuting (100Km a day) and for that the bird was perfect and comfy gliding at low rpm's throught the traffic where the RR only start reving smoothly at 2500rpm which sounds as if a jet is on its way. Hopefully the cars will now hear me coming and use their rearview mirrors. Must admit the RR is slowly growing on me

Cheers for now and keep the rubber on the road it is a lot cheaper.
Gert

Welcome
But I thought they started making the 1KRR in 2004.@least here in the states they didn't deliver it till 04

dB · 04-04-2005, 10:54 AM

BladeRider · 04-04-2005, 11:10 AM

I hear South Africa has some amazing coastline.

colryn · 04-04-2005, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

If you receive any PM's from "PETE" just politely tell him that you don't swing that way.

matt232 · 04-04-2005, 7:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KJ's RR

Welcome
But I thought they started making the 1KRR in 2004.@least here in the states they didn't deliver it till 04

Gert and

yer KJ, I'm with you, I had to wait until 24th April 2004 (3 days after they were release in OZ) before I got my bike. Gert how did you score one in 2003?

CBR1100-xx · 04-05-2005, 3:49 AM

Sorry my fault, my RR is in fact a 2004. English being my second language I tend to get lots of finger trouble and sometimes my brain will hit a bad sector. The RR I got is in fact a Jap Demo import which I manage to pickup with only 156 Km on the clock and a LOT cheaper than the local ones. Been in San Francisco the other day and saw the RR's are so cheap $11000 converted to South African Rand R66000. A new RR at a dealer in SA is R115000 what a ripoff. I visited a bike shop and bought a new Shoei at half price, also a Yoshi pipe for my friend's R1 at a third of the price.
Yes, South Africa does have a great coastline and nice long distance traveling. Met a couple on the flight who were on their way to Cape Town where they hired bikes and start a 14 day tour through SA. The places they would have visited are probably the best area to do a bike tour in SA.
Stay on 2 wheels.

Zop · 04-05-2005, 4:53 AM

to the Looney Bin

slodsm · 04-05-2005, 6:12 AM

Welcome, I was in SA for a political summit in 1998. about 35 days there. Cape town is indeed a beautiful city and I made my way around to a lot of other places as well. Welcome to the forum.

ratter · 04-05-2005, 7:11 AM

G'day and

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