Comments for YamYam Biker Welcomes You http://gordonfraser.wordpress.com The life of a 365 biker - Riding, Reviews and....Raves? Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Suzuki GSR600s k7 by Dave http://gordonfraser.wordpress.com/bikes/gsr/#comment-7156 Dave Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:46:29 +0000 http://gordonfraser.wordpress.com/soon-to-be/#comment-7156 Stumbled across your site while researching the GSR600 Gordon,excellent stuff and very informative.I too ride all year round,been riding for 33 years and never owned a car.I've always liked the look of the GSR but negative press comment has always put me off,they're not popular with trade either as they don't sell but that's probably a reflection of the presses influence,which as a smartarse who regularly finds some pretty obvious duff info in the glossies on a regular basis dosn't really apply to me. Currently run a 2004 600 Hornet,being a commuter and living on the Devon/Cornwall border something nimble is better than brute power and it's plenty quick enough for anyone in truth.Local dealer has just cut the price of the mint 2000 mile GSR thye've had in for a while to £2995,which has got to be a deal,hence the Googling.What the end result of your throttle woes,and what about that oil? Like you I don't have a garage but my Honda is in superb nick for a 20,000 miler despite my washing regime being similar to yours,that's what the rain's for.I use ACF50 on it and that's superb stuff,anti-corrossion and protects your electrics from the weather as well.Had my little Honda for a couple of years and grown to love it once I stopped comparing it to my much-loved "old model" 600 Fazer which was a truly awesome machine,my biggest worry is going for that GSR,and dealers are taking old model hornet owners hands off right now because they fly out of the showroom in good nick,and regretting it.From what I've read they're very similar bikes but the Honda dosn't stutter anywhere and is in fact an exceptionally well fuelled machine,I have dropped it down to 10 m.p.h. in 4th and pulled away cleanly without slipping the clutch while experimenting.Not desperate to change but that GSR's a real peach and very cheap. Great thing the net,I was set on an ER6N for a while but loads of horror stories on-line from exhausts snapping off to electrics bursting into flames and cracked frames.Also the MT 03,really fancied one but a mate's experiences with his XTX and some very negative stuff on the net had that one very quickly off the list. What kind of m.p.g. do you get?Hornet will do about 42 in everyday use,i finish work late at night and always take the long route home and let her loose,when I first got it despite being an old fart I managed to get the front wheel off the deck at 90 and giving it loads it's a real fun machine,if a bit too lively for my tastes....and it was doing about 30 to the gallon,seem to have finally outgrown my adolescence at the vast age of 51 though! Great site mate,ride safe. Stumbled across your site while researching the GSR600 Gordon,excellent stuff and very informative.I too ride all year round,been riding for 33 years and never owned a car.I’ve always liked the look of the GSR but negative press comment has always put me off,they’re not popular with trade either as they don’t sell but that’s probably a reflection of the presses influence,which as a smartarse who regularly finds some pretty obvious duff info in the glossies on a regular basis dosn’t really apply to me.
Currently run a 2004 600 Hornet,being a commuter and living on the Devon/Cornwall border something nimble is better than brute power and it’s plenty quick enough for anyone in truth.Local dealer has just cut the price of the mint 2000 mile GSR thye’ve had in for a while to £2995,which has got to be a deal,hence the Googling.What the end result of your throttle woes,and what about that oil? Like you I don’t have a garage but my Honda is in superb nick for a 20,000 miler despite my washing regime being similar to yours,that’s what the rain’s for.I use ACF50 on it and that’s superb stuff,anti-corrossion and protects your electrics from the weather as well.Had my little Honda for a couple of years and grown to love it once I stopped comparing it to my much-loved “old model” 600 Fazer which was a truly awesome machine,my biggest worry is going for that GSR,and dealers are taking old model hornet owners hands off right now because they fly out of the showroom in good nick,and regretting it.From what I’ve read they’re very similar bikes but the Honda dosn’t stutter anywhere and is in fact an exceptionally well fuelled machine,I have dropped it down to 10 m.p.h. in 4th and pulled away cleanly without slipping the clutch while experimenting.Not desperate to change but that GSR’s a real peach and very cheap.
Great thing the net,I was set on an ER6N for a while but loads of horror stories on-line from exhausts snapping off to electrics bursting into flames and cracked frames.Also the MT 03,really fancied one but a mate’s experiences with his XTX and some very negative stuff on the net had that one very quickly off the list.
What kind of m.p.g. do you get?Hornet will do about 42 in everyday use,i finish work late at night and always take the long route home and let her loose,when I first got it despite being an old fart I managed to get the front wheel off the deck at 90 and giving it loads it’s a real fun machine,if a bit too lively for my tastes….and it was doing about 30 to the gallon,seem to have finally outgrown my adolescence at the vast age of 51 though!
Great site mate,ride safe.

]]> Comment on Review: Bridgestone BT021 – Sports Touring Tyre by andy http://gordonfraser.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/review-bridgestone-bt021-sports-touring-tyre/#comment-7155 andy Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:57:46 +0000 http://gordonfraser.wordpress.com/?p=657#comment-7155 what pressure do you have in the rear tyre... andy what pressure do you have in the rear tyre…

andy

]]> Comment on Review: AGV GP-Tech Helmet by paul http://gordonfraser.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/review-agv-gp-tech-helmet/#comment-7153 paul Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:24:10 +0000 http://gordonfraser.wordpress.com/?p=245#comment-7153 Great review! I have been going back and forth between a couple of helmets and the one selling point of the other helmet was the pin lock anti fog visor, which this helmet doesn't have. After reading your review (and one other) I am going to give it a go! thanks again Great review! I have been going back and forth between a couple of helmets and the one selling point of the other helmet was the pin lock anti fog visor, which this helmet doesn’t have. After reading your review (and one other) I am going to give it a go!

thanks again

]]> Comment on Confession #1 by Duncan http://gordonfraser.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/confession-1/#comment-7152 Duncan Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:34:19 +0000 http://gordonfraser.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/confession-1/#comment-7152 My frakkin keyboard has a dodgy 'n', so my name is actually Duncan. My frakkin keyboard has a dodgy ‘n’, so my name is actually Duncan.

]]> Comment on Confession #1 by Ducan http://gordonfraser.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/confession-1/#comment-7151 Ducan Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:32:09 +0000 http://gordonfraser.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/confession-1/#comment-7151 hehe! we've all clipped a mirror at some stage. You feel guilty as all hell, as you race off, generally with a rearview mirror image glued in your mind of some anonymous arm shaking out of the window in silent rage. Unfortunately it usually doesn't pay off to wait around and apologise. The fact that you're on a bike and can zip between the cars is enough to drive the general car driving populace up the wall to start out with, clipping mirrors puts you into a whole new league. hehe! we’ve all clipped a mirror at some stage. You feel guilty as all hell, as you race off, generally with a rearview mirror image glued in your mind of some anonymous arm shaking out of the window in silent rage. Unfortunately it usually doesn’t pay off to wait around and apologise. The fact that you’re on a bike and can zip between the cars is enough to drive the general car driving populace up the wall to start out with, clipping mirrors puts you into a whole new league.

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