Tank Slap - Motorcycle Forum

Left the house on this
And came back on this!
I'll fill in the details once I've fed and cleaned my minnons

Nice one.. this forum is soon to be the ZX6R, ZX10R, Multi Forum

Brilliant bike , not that I'm biased of course

Sweet! Enjoy, mate.

Cav wrote:Nice one.. this forum is soon to be the ZX6R, ZX10R, Multi Forum

Well I do have 2/3 of those bikes!!

nice ,have fun mate you deserve it

Happy New Bike day

So, good new bike day was had.

First win was the Daytona didn't leak oil (so my repair worked) and didn't burn a stator out on the ride to the shop. It was just under 100 km to the shop, which is the biggest run its done in 5 yrs!

Got there and the Multi was in brand new condition bar a couple of scuffs on the panniers. Showed them the Triumph and got a case of the guilts as they were great dealers, proper bike people, so I did full disclosure on the Triumph. Still took it and gave me $500 more than they first said for trade in!! So got $3,500 for the old girl and paid $12,500 cash for the Ducati.

While there I got a few good pics for ya all.
These are all original! No restoration at all!

Some others Then I got taken down to the garage to see the Japanese Shop mechanics restro So did the deal and rode home. Well, in true kiwi style it wasn't that simple. Fuel light on 2 km down the road so found a servo about 10 km later. Filled up and then couldn't start the bike. Had the manual out and I was doing everything right but bike was dead. Pulled the key out of my pocket (keyless start) and put it right at the console. Came alive along with the 'key battery low' message

Rest of the ride home was ok but took 50 km of city riding to get over the bridge and into my country roads.

The bike felt like an old glove. I got plenty used to the Pikes Peak model I hired in NZ last year, so it didn't take long to feel comfortable. I like that it's a fookin quick bike but every sees 'grandpa' when they look at you.

Kids like it, my daughter is hanging to turn 8 so she can go for a blast.

Great day, care free transaction, great dealer, happy Kiwi!

How long you had the Daytona? Did you get it from new?

I love that old Kwak.

Kwacky wrote:How long you had the Daytona? Did you get it from new?

I love that old Kwak.

Nah, I bought the Daytona second hand with 24,000 Km on it for $8000 about 8 yrs ago. Crashed it 5 yrs ago last month, some will remember it was a pretty good one, bike went end over end after a wheel bearing collapsed (corroded) As I got time I worked on it but in that 5 yrs I fully renovated the house, changed jobs and started working away, went thru 3 yrs of marriage breakdown, moved out for a year, seperated and moved back. So it wasn't ideal bike restoring time.

I remember the crash. Could have been a nasty one.

New bike, new bird, all good

Kwacky wrote:I remember the crash. Could have been a nasty one.

New bike, new 4WD, new camper trailer, new girl, new life. Any doubts are completely banished.

I'm happier, and while they are with me at least, the kids are happier and we all have lots of fun.

Nice!! Looks like Gill...the Moorish Idol from 'Finding Nemo'.

Kwacky wrote:I remember the crash. Could have been a nasty one.

Didn't you have a similar crash around the same time but on the road into Armco? I remember that messed you up a fair bit.

Do I have to read all this??

Little hidden gem, a factory carbon fibre tail tidy with intergrated indicators

Looks like I have to find a Ducati Service agent, the dealer has no idea of the PIN

kiwikrasher wrote:

Kwacky wrote:I remember the crash. Could have been a nasty one.

Didn't you have a similar crash around the same time but on the road into Armco? I remember that messed you up a fair bit.

Yep, I've still got the scars and the metalwork

kiwikrasher wrote:Looks like I have to find a Ducati Service agent, the dealer has no idea of the PIN

Have you tried 0000? That is the factory setting.