Sold the bike, have £3.5k. Do I buy:

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Well wouldn't bother with the old blade. Would be a backward step compared to the bike you had. I've ridden 2 blades of that age. Sure they were great in there day but that day has gone. Would feel crude, heavy and not much quicker maybe even slower then the ninja you sold.

Just my 2 cents
 
MR2s are very fun cars!

Knowing the weather in the UK you would get to use the bike once a year.
 
I rode a 98 blade a few weeks back, felt big and lardy, and power even at top end was unimpressive.

Will be putting out a lot less at wheel than your ZX6 I suspect...

It's pretty cool in a retro kinda way though :)
 
That MR2 is overpriced.

£3,000 is easily Rev 3 money, which are superior cars for a number of reasons.
 
Bought the MR2 for a good price. Immaculate isn't the word. I'll update with pics tomorrow :D
 
Bought the MR2 for a good price. Immaculate isn't the word. I'll update with pics tomorrow :D

Not convinced you made the right choice, but depends on how much you want a bike+car I suppose. The MR2 turbo is a fine car, but it's more of a small GT that's better suited to fast straight lines. The MX5 is more 'fun', though ultimately quite a bit slower in a straight line.
 
A quick update on the MR2...

It's a comfortable, stable, capable and good looking car. Quite fast but not 'oh my god JESUS' fast. It's got a decat, HKS mushroom filter, blueflame exhaust and is running at 12psi. The previous owner reckoned it had around 250bhp, which seems about right from driving it.

It was imported in 2006 and has done 5,000km since then. To say it's never seen a rainy day or salt would be pretty much spot on.

Bad bits......

Ummm, its a just a little.... boring. I'll see how I get on with it, but it might get passed on soon, but I'm not sure what for.
 
Forgot to say; I'm not too clued up on the tuning potential of these things. What kind of mods are required to get to around 300 bhp?
 
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