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is this argument gonna top the all time great between me and rene about brembo mc's?!

gem

Jeppo wrote:

Its a bit like the bugatti veyron, just a 'technical exercise'.

Cept the veyron is bloody amazing in every way (cept fuel consumption) and does top every other road going car!!

I beg to differ.
There's a reason why nobody races them / even does track days in them. 2 tons + aerodynamics designed purely for top speed = shite handling.
I don't even think they look that nice either. Also sound poor aswell.

There's a reason why nobody races them / even does track days in them.

Because there ridiculously expensive?? Don't know about the handling tbh but i've never heard anyone complain about it.
There more collectors cars i suppose, I like the sound, and each to their own on looks i suppose, but i nearly ran into the car in front of me when i saw one going the other way

gem

my bad
If i'd ever seen an NR on the road i would talk bout it lol

RedexRobB wrote:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=25lmTrbNIhM

Jesus that sounds so good...

Saw a desmodeci RR for sale last week for £35k 3000 miles (track use only) been crashed twice but fully repaired by ducati both times. (so expensive, impossible to write off.)

I know which I'd rather have.

That reminds me, I think theres only one trained mechanic in each country that they were sold thats qualified to service an NR750 too.

how difficult can changing plugs and filters be, on any bike?

gem

You used to own a VFR400 didnt you?

How much effort was it to change the plugs on the two front cylinders?

I dont know to be honest, thats what i read in a bike magazine im sure. Im also guessing the training involves a lot more than just plugs and filters.

RedexRobB wrote:You used to own a VFR400 didnt you?

How much effort was it to change the plugs on the two front cylinders?

I dont know to be honest, thats what i read in a bike magazine im sure. Im also guessing the training involves a lot more than just plugs and filters.

If it's like the 750 then the radiator, tank, airbox and all the fairing have to come off to get to the front two cylinders, and it IS a complete pain in the butt! Still so much easier than similar jobs on modern cars, though...

The NR had some reliability issues unlike the conventional V4's, too...

yeah i remember the rad had to be removed or loosened and pulled out the way to get to two plugs

gem

i've never worked on a honda that is easy, for some reason they think we've all got tiny japanise hands

I think ts stems more from thier way of working round problems and doing the very difficult, in doing those it makes working on them a pain in the back side. I remember balancing the carbs on my friends VFR400, theres me thinking its an hours job as it is on a ZXR, 5 hours later.............

I do have tiny japanese hands. I can change the headlight bulb on my honda civic without taking the whole thing out. Apparently, that's quite a feat in itself.

My boyfriend likes that I have small hands too, makes everything else seem bigger