Featured Part Exchanged The Street Triple R For?????

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  1. Thruccyboy

    Thruccyboy Senior Member

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    #1 Thruccyboy, Feb 10, 2018
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    Well, Ive been trying to sell the street triple r on ebay now for about a month & I`m guessing that no one has any money....at all....ever this side of summer anyway......I thought I had it up for a reasonable price but some 15 plate later versions were struggling to reach £3600.
    I see the new Kawasaki z900 rs up the bike show in November & I fell in love with it so it was always my plan to sell one of my Triumphs & splash some cash. ( obviously not the Thruxton...That`s for keeps even when it`s the only thing I can get my leg over) !!!!!
    Well people....I test rode it last week & WOW what an extraordinary bike it is. So easy on the eye & very,very easy to ride. Great torque even with me keeping it below 4000 revs as it wasnt run in yet. The snatchy throttle low down coming off of bends all the reviews said about I struggled to find.
    I asked the guy in the shop to price up my str while I was gone & if I`m honest given the state of ebay right now I wasnt expecting anywhere near what I thought was fair, but I was pleased as punch with the offer he made. (Not telling you how much though).
    So there you have it & coming to a warm garage soon in the only colour for true retro bikes of the Kawasaki Z1 era........ candy red/brown.
    In nearly 40 years of biking the only other Kwacker Iv`e owned was an ER5 that did a sterling job of getting me to & from work. But this beauty won`t be going anywhere near work that`s for certain.....Can`t wait....Roll on summer or any other day that`s dry enough to go for a blast down memory lane:yum:yum:yum:yum
     
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  2. Thruccyboy

    Thruccyboy Senior Member

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    Demo bike....Not keen on matt colour.....Ya gotta be able to make em shine boy....You know it makes sense

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  3. Thruccyboy

    Thruccyboy Senior Member

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    Cheers Kel.....Iv`e had a few new bikes in my time but I ain`t been this excited since I purchased my Suzuki GS750 EN back in 1979!!!!!!
     
  4. Thruccyboy

    Thruccyboy Senior Member

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    Selling fridges to Eskimo`s would be easier I can tell you
     
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  5. GaryM

    GaryM It's him, you know who. Him from you know ....

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    Nice, like the Matt colour as well.
    Has anyone not ridden a ER5?
     
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  6. StrippleMont

    StrippleMont Senior Member

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    Nice looking "kwacker", when the weather improves, that will be on my to test list!;)
     
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  7. Dave C

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    Know what you mean about selling, I tried for weeks on all the usual sites to sell my FZ1, no, it was a good bike before anyone says anything, lol, so I could look for a Speed Triple, let it go for less than I really wanted but worth it now I'm the proud owner of the Triumph :)
     
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  8. Dave C

    Dave C Elite Member

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    Forgot to say, have fun on your new Kwak!!
     
  9. Dave C

    Dave C Elite Member

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    Forgot to say, have fun on your new Kwak!!
     
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  10. TEZ 217

    TEZ 217 Crème de la Crème

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    As DD says a proper looking bike, enjoy sir :cool::cool:
    I'm with you on the shiney paint it looks better IMHO :p
     
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  11. Rocker

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    Like this mate not very exciting :( but ok as a winter hack:)
     
  12. Thruccyboy

    Thruccyboy Senior Member

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    Bought mine in 79 reg was DMC 750V. Some 30 years later by accident i found the guy who was the 2nd owner he had pictures to prove it too.. .. Went from a from rs125 yam to that.. Big jump
     
  13. Thruccyboy

    Thruccyboy Senior Member

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    Thanks... I sure will
     
  14. Thruccyboy

    Thruccyboy Senior Member

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    Yep.... Brown /orange is the way to go for retro
     
  15. Thruccyboy

    Thruccyboy Senior Member

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    I've always liked the Zephyr but even now they don't seem too popular as classics & that's a pity.
     
  16. Thruccyboy

    Thruccyboy Senior Member

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    No they don't but im sure someone will. Clever trick from kawasaki is that from certain angles the brown/orange have polished mags on the side that look a a bit like spokes.
     
  17. chuk

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    #16 chuk, Feb 17, 2018
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    i had a zrx1100 for few years in Kawa green great big bike done fair bit to it solid as Fook.
     
  18. Sprinter

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    Hay, is that a bus stop!
     
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  19. Thruccyboy

    Thruccyboy Senior Member

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    Yep... Just checking the times of the last bus.... You never know when it'll come in handy:yum
     
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