am i being a fanny!?

az_mk

06/11/2007 at 21:59

just bought a honda hornet 600, few questions really...
its 2002 with 13k my mate owned for 6 months rode it twice bought all the gear: helmet £250, trousers £50, Jacket £150, Spine protector £70, Gloves £30, Boots £150, bike is spottless, hardly used in bad weather... that sort of thing, ive got the lot for £2500 good or bad?
question number 2 is, this will be my main form of transport so to speak the missus has a car a can use now and then if i really need it, but with winter more or less here, am i wise??? or am i....... being a fanny?

egypt220

06/11/2007 at 22:04

why bdid you buy all the gear ?
does it all fit properly ?
if the lid is not the right size it is more of a danger to you.
you should be ok till the middle of jan and feb is normerlly the worst time of year.

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Cheb

06/11/2007 at 22:05

Are you an American or are you British?

The difference will be you being a cunt or an arse.

Lucy

06/11/2007 at 22:09

What's wrong with riding in winter? Okay it's cold but if you got decent gear then that'll not be a problem. If the weather conditions are dodgy then either don't ride or don't go round the corner really really fast. It's not difficult, I passed my CBT in horrendous rain and rode to Anglesey a couple of weeks later in a gale. So either you have to worship me or admit it's not all that hard.

MyLittleStudPony

06/11/2007 at 22:15

Riding in winter is joyless, dangerous, slow and your bike rots.

I didn't have a car for years and I was a despatch rider for a year including a winter.

I don't do it much these days.

Without Visordown we are as shakey as .... as a fiddler ... on the roof!

God

06/11/2007 at 22:16

Lucy speaks the truth.

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Wreckless Rat

06/11/2007 at 22:16

you bought a hodna... therefore you can never, ever be classed as wise.

HTH

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God

06/11/2007 at 22:17

MyLittleStudPony wrote

Riding in winter is joyless, dangerous, slow and your bike rots.

I didn't have a car for years and I was a despatch rider for a year including a winter.

I don't do it much these days.

Why do people (and small cartoon horses) state opinions as if they were facts?

It does irk one.

MyLittleStudPony

06/11/2007 at 22:20

God wrote

Why do people (and small cartoon horses) state opinions as if they were facts?

It does irk one.

Whatever!

Without Visordown we are as shakey as .... as a fiddler ... on the roof!

Hudson

06/11/2007 at 22:20

As long as all the gear fits (like a glove !!), it sounds a good deal, i have the de-tuned skinny brother of the Hornet (CBF600N) and i ride to work all year round, winter is fine, just make sure that when the weather really comes down bad you leave the bike at home and either catch a lift or god forbid...... get public transport.

Skunkfish

06/11/2007 at 22:23

Lucy wrote

What's wrong with riding in winter? Okay it's cold but if you got decent gear then that'll not be a problem. If the weather conditions are dodgy then either don't ride or don't go round the corner really really fast. It's not difficult, I passed my CBT in horrendous rain and rode to Anglesey a couple of weeks later in a gale. So either you have to worship me or admit it's not all that hard.

With good kit theres no problem at all with winter riding the exception being ice depending on your route.

But its something you endure - I did a 100 mile a day commute for 2 years by bike 'cause a it was my only form of transport, now I've got a car I'm only cold for 2 minutes till the heater kicks in & dont have to spend 2 hours warming up & drying kit.

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Skub

06/11/2007 at 22:30

MyLittleStudPony wrote

Riding in winter is joyless, dangerous, slow and your bike rots.

I didn't have a car for years and I was a despatch rider for a year including a winter.

I don't do it much these days.

God wrote

Lucy speaks the truth.

The Nonce is a laydee..

Well hi.

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MyLittleStudPony

06/11/2007 at 22:33

Skub wrote

The Nonce is a laydee..

Well hi.

eh?

Without Visordown we are as shakey as .... as a fiddler ... on the roof!

spliffyaid

06/11/2007 at 22:36

Didnt read the question, yes.........you are a nonce

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MyLittleStudPony

06/11/2007 at 22:38

Well I'll bum all yous lot into the middle of next week!

Without Visordown we are as shakey as .... as a fiddler ... on the roof!

God

06/11/2007 at 22:40

MyLittleStudPony wrote

eh?

Make that "small stupid cartoon horse".

MyLittleStudPony

06/11/2007 at 22:41

God wrote

Make that "small stupid cartoon horse".

Not primarily a cartoon.

Without Visordown we are as shakey as .... as a fiddler ... on the roof!

Lucy

06/11/2007 at 22:47

Skub wrote

The Nonce is a laydee..

Well hi.

But not a pony...

az_mk

06/11/2007 at 22:54

Wells luckily he is the same build as me and the helmet fits perfectly, nice to see the characters are out tonight, so does it sound reasonable to you people price wise... and as for winter riding my view is do it... but just slower in certain conditions, some people said wait untill the summer but it will just be winter agin next year so why not just go for it this year?

Splat

06/11/2007 at 23:28

Difficult to say without knowing more about the bike. In particular it may look pristine because it was binned and repair under insurance. And we know nothing about how the previous owner (not your mate, the one before that) treated it.

As for riding during winter, I would have preferred a faired bike with a modicum of screen protection. But then it all depends how fast you're going: wind blast at 40(mph) is not quite the same as at 100.

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