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« Reply #15 on: 12 August 2011, 18:52:44 »
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ZX-10 was a fast bike....in it's day. :y
Aye, but it's day was long ago. Most 600cc sports bikes would probably give it a run for it's money in straight line, and murder it in the bends.

But it's cheap to run - 40-50mpg, £74 tax, £78 insurance fully comp including riding other bikes. Thus no desire to change it. It's still quick enough, and unpredictable enough to scare the living daylights out of me...

+ £30 MOT. 160 miles that works out at £1.13 a mile  :o  ;D

Words Poofter and gay spring to mind!  ;D ;D
LPGing the cars has reduced the usefulness of the bike, that is true...

True when I first got the beemer i thought it was cheap as chips to run. Now its costs more, even getting 51mpg average yesterday, its still not as cheap as LPG  :(
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« Reply #16 on: 12 August 2011, 18:54:45 »
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160 miles approx  :-[

That's less than a tank of petrol  :-[
Poofter!  ;D
Shall I spray it 'oyster' ;)
May as well by the sound of it.  :P

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« Reply #17 on: 12 August 2011, 18:56:43 »
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160 miles approx  :-[

That's less than a tank of petrol  :-[
Poofter!  ;D
Shall I spray it 'oyster' ;)
May as well by the sound of it.  :P


Go the whole hog and pop a BMW badge on it while your at it :y
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« Reply #18 on: 12 August 2011, 18:56:51 »
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160 miles approx  :-[

That's less than a tank of petrol  :-[
Poofter!  ;D
Shall I spray it 'oyster' ;)
May as well by the sound of it.  :P

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« Reply #19 on: 12 August 2011, 18:58:17 »
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160 miles approx  :-[

That's less than a tank of petrol  :-[
Poofter!  ;D
Shall I spray it 'oyster' ;)
May as well by the sound of it.  :P


Go the whole hog and pop a BMW badge on it while your at it :y
Nobody is that bent, surely :o
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Re: ZX10 MOT
« Reply #20 on: 12 August 2011, 21:10:43 »
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ZX-10 was a fast bike....in it's day. :y
Aye, but it's day was long ago. Most 600cc sports bikes would probably give it a run for it's money in straight line, and murder it in the bends.

But it's cheap to run - 40-50mpg, £74 tax, £78 insurance fully comp including riding other bikes. Thus no desire to change it. It's still quick enough, and unpredictable enough to scare the living daylights out of me...


I friend of mine had the model before the ZX-10 way back in the eighties. We all drooled over it at the time. It was red and f**king beautiful. It was called the GPZ 1000 RX if memory serves. Long...long .....long time ago now. :y
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Re: ZX10 MOT
« Reply #21 on: 12 August 2011, 22:52:02 »
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That reminds me, my bike MOT........ :-X

Oh crap! Good point!!  ::)
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« Reply #22 on: 12 August 2011, 23:41:19 »
Don't need an Mot on mine.  :)

Or tax, or insurance.  :y
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« Reply #23 on: 12 August 2011, 23:43:46 »
Probably needs some oil down the bores before you turn it over though.Been stood so long the rings are probably stuck. ::) :D
Must have alook how many miles Ive done on mine this last year.
I suspect it will be in three figures tbh. :-[
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« Reply #24 on: 12 August 2011, 23:50:23 »
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Probably needs some oil down the bores before you turn it over though.Been stood so long the rings are probably stuck. ::) :D
Must have alook how many miles Ive done on mine this last year.
I suspect it will be in three figures tbh. :-[
Bah, it's a Honda.

Needs tyres and a battery though. A decent rear shock with rebound that works, fix the side stand switch and rivet the rear seat unit on again. Poxy race plastics.

Oh, and remove all the bits of omega on top of it.
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« Reply #25 on: 13 August 2011, 00:18:47 »
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Don't need an Mot on mine.  :)

Or tax, or insurance.  :y

What you got? a push bike..... :D
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« Reply #26 on: 13 August 2011, 00:20:16 »
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Don't need an Mot on mine.  :)

Or tax, or insurance.  :y

What you got? a push bike..... :D

track only.....   ;)
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« Reply #27 on: 13 August 2011, 00:56:13 »
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Don't need an Mot on mine.  :)

Or tax, or insurance.  :y

What you got? a push bike..... :D

track only.....   ;)

That would explain......
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Re: ZX10 MOT
« Reply #28 on: 13 August 2011, 03:41:27 »
160 miles with a big grin on face is IMHO worth every penny of £1.13 a mile  :y :y :y

1600 miles with big grin on face even better.  :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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Re: ZX10 MOT
« Reply #29 on: 13 August 2011, 08:35:23 »
Need to buy a new battery - the fairing is showing the signs of removal every time I use it to jump the tinker ::)

Any specific advice on batteries - cheap is good, cheap and nasty is not so good.
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