New bike! I've lost a cylinder..

edd1e · 28 Jan 2013 at 12:11

I've got a new bike and it's something completely different to what I was thinking before, it's a new 2012 675R.

I was thinking long and hard about if I should keep the 10R and just upgrade it, but I wanted something that was more rewarding than the 10R on the road. Don't get me wrong, it was great fun but I always felt like I was going to end in jail or die.

The 675R is amazingly agile and has a load of poke still. I think I will get more reward from it, not to mention the noise is epic.

Anyway, here are the images, pick her up next Saturday. Cannot wait

edd1e · 28 Jan 2013 at 17:29

Cheers guys - yeah i'm also a little worried I will look like an Ape humping a Melon when riding it.. i'm 6ft 1". hehe.

edd1e · 28 Jan 2013 at 18:32

wazza300 said:
i bet it feels spongy the torque compared to the zx10? i know mine does when i hop onto my 600

Honestly? no, it doesn't one bit, if anything the triple has MORE torque low down than the 10r, one of best things about the engine.

The 10r never took off until over 7/8,000rpm.

edd1e · 28 Jan 2013 at 18:36

yeah, the 08 onwards was tamed low down for emissions, safety and all that rubbish. It still shifted mind ... just felt a little guttless low down, much like a IL4 600cc before 8,000rpm. Soon moved when you wound it up though

edd1e · 28 Jan 2013 at 18:41

Yeah - one of the major things that appealed to me.

edd1e · 28 Jan 2013 at 21:12

MADMAN69UK said:
Great bike. Test rode the 2012 late last year and it was my favourite of the sports. Demo had the quickshifter too

Yeah the R comes with a quickshifter as standard, it was my first time using one on the test ride... I was grinning like an idiot, hehe. Just hold the throttle open and throw it gears

edd1e · 2 Feb 2013 at 18:59

Well, I've got the bike home now and I have done 100miles today.

I'm still running it in, so i'm limited to 6,000rpm max at the minute, but it's still awesome! I LOVE the quickshifter and noise the thing makes.

I stopped off at H-cafe on way home and the attention the thing gets is great

I just can't wait until it is run in and there is less crap on the roads.. can really open her up then