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Post by ToWhomItMayConcern on Mar 3, 2005 12:05:34 GMT -5
i would RATHER have the 1000 but it's more expensive of course. i wish i had tons of money darn it! hey does anyone know what the RR or the 4i stands for?
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Post by aerogant on Mar 3, 2005 20:39:40 GMT -5
I have long since forgotten what the RR signifies (road race perhaps?). The F moniker refers to it being more of a all purpose sport bike and not a hard core road race ready machine. The 'i' refers to it being fuel injected. The 4 signifies that this is the fourth generation of CBR. The Hurricane was the F1, I believe.
Ever consider trying to get a grey market cbr400rr?
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Post by ToWhomItMayConcern on Mar 3, 2005 21:21:30 GMT -5
1) i heard they were uncomfortable 2) i just can't picture a 400 to be much fun, especially after spending a weekend glued onto a 1200 Lightning X-1 that i rented while in florida (it was tall, heheh, i was on my tippy toes the whole time) 3) read this excerpt: "However, the troublesome nature of owning a grey-import should not be ignored. Difficulty finding parts and being tougher to work on are some points counting against the purchase of grey-imports.
Recently it was reported that a court ruled in favour of a bike owner who claimed for damages after realising that the bike he had bought from a recognised dealer was in fact an unofficial import. This had not been pointed out to him when concluding the sale.
After experiencing mechanical trouble and an official dealership refused to work on his bike, it emerged that it was indeed an unofficial import.
This highlights the sensitive and controversial nature of unofficial-, and in particular grey-imports. Whether a bike is a grey-import or not is important because, since its not supposed to be in the country in the first place, official dealerships cannot (and often will not) find parts.
Dealers have a list of parts with corresponding numbers for each officially imported model, and that is how they order the correct specification part. A grey-bike, however, will not appear on this list, and without a part number you cannot be helped.
Because all bikes are imported, you can expect to pay roughly the same price for a bike at any dealer in the country. Official imports come with warrantees and parts are plentiful.
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Post by aerogant on Mar 3, 2005 21:46:36 GMT -5
400's might not have the power of the bigger models, but they also don't have the weight. I guess such a purchase would be more for sensory thrills than all out performance. This comes with one caveat though. The 400's and 250's (the real 250's, not that crap Kaw variant) offer superb handling. The 19k+ redlines on the 250's would probably sound fairly close to an F1 car. How cool is that?
Are grey market imports really practical? Probably not. However, I once saw an Aprilia 250 cruising down Hines Drive. I'm guessing that said rider did not care one whit about practicality. As this is the only one I have ever seen in person, I would liken it to seeing an Enzo cruising by.
Getting the attention from having such a rare piece makes the trouble of finding parts a non event. I'd venture that one could get just about anything they needed via ebay, etc.
Ever consider the GPZ1100? They are fairly cheap, comfortable, and very smooth.
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Post by ToWhomItMayConcern on Mar 3, 2005 21:58:04 GMT -5
i hear you, however, u are the bike mechanic. i would get raped and pillaged. i'll write more saturday. i'm hitting the hay right now and tomorrow will be busy till midnight. aerogant it's so good to have you onboard the board you are a wealth of info and you're a great writer S.
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Post by ToWhomItMayConcern on Mar 6, 2005 11:36:18 GMT -5
"Getting the attention from having such a rare piece makes the trouble of finding parts a non event. I'd venture that one could get just about anything they needed via ebay, etc. " I hear you on that, kind of like having a Lancair huh? hahaha. but if I couldn't afford my own special mechanic and well heck ebay or not i'd be clueless.
"I once saw an Aprilia 250 cruising down Hines Drive." WOW, no kidding. now that ifs freakin' COOL. What 250? are you talking about the RS250? that's a monster looking sport bike!!!Don't forget we are not all bike experts like you Aero! Heckl I'd even take their 50CC sport bike. How do you obtain an Aprilia here anyway? just curious, it's not like I'm gonna or anything. do u have any bike now at all? i know, the weather, roads, time and money all factor in!
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Post by aerogant on Mar 9, 2005 21:44:39 GMT -5
Indeed, it was an RS250 and it was very cool. The last I heard, there might have been some way of getting these in if you brought one over from Canada perhaps. I remember Metro Powersports on Mich. Ave. has had a few greys over the years. I wish I knew more about getting the really cool stuff over here.
I did know a mechanic who had an NS250 that was legal. I got to sit on it and it was incredible. Felt like a bicycle. I heard i t was quite fast. Perhaps I'll do some research on the process and report back.
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