I think I'm gonna keep her
Just got back from a blast around some local roads and loved every minute of it, what a bike I feel like I am starting to learn how to ride it.
I have been using her for the last few days and touch wood the battery has been fine but no doubt it's due to die again but to hell with it this is too much fun.
It does make a hell of a noise, thinking I might swap the clutch basket over from the other engine and see if it helps.
Normally I just cruise everywhere because of the amount of cars on the road but tonight there wasn't a car in sight so managed to open her up a little bit on some 50 limits.
Got onto a nice roundabout and got as far cranked over as I felt comfortable and kept the power on a little bit to keep the revs up, started to leave the exit opened the throttle and bam off she went like a rocket playing sweet music for my ears, the front wheel started to go light as she was pulling like a train got up to 60 in no time. What an amazing feeling, I got home and nearly went for another lap, I love this bike but it's in need of some serious tlc, I really don't think I should be riding it really either.
I'm still tempted to get the er-6f because I get 4 years warranty so shouldn't have any worries, it'll be paid off in 2 years and I'll have a bike I can ride straight away and should be reliable for the whole time I need it, meanwhile the 400 can come off the road for a proper rebuild, I can take as long as I need then and not be in a rush to get it back on the road
It's just doing my head in having a full licence and riding around on a crappy 125, which is also showing signs that it might die on me, there's a knocking noise that sounds like it's coming from the crank, my front brake still doesn't work and it feels like it's loosing power and
s and splutters a lot more these days. She's in need of some tlc as well but it's hard trying to share all my loving between Leah (aprilia), Cheryl (400) and my misses, one of thems got to go, lol only joking not really I love them all too much.
Roll on Saturday when I get the er-6f for the day thanks to the kind folks at Bournemouth kawasaki, actually come to think of it the demo bike is a er-6n, it's the same bike but without the fairings I'll be riding