Hello Friends ! Happy New Year 2013.
I would like to share my experience of having a Super Sports in my garage with all the fellow bhpians.
Little bit of History first:
Bikes, Cars , Machines etc etc have always been in my mind since the school & college days. Surfing the net for wall papers of superbikes and super cars during those days was my favorite timepass (oh yeah as i had no gf to waste my time & money with). Always wanted to go in for engineering or the technical field after school but the lack of funds pushed me back to Commerce stream, never mine Sindhis are too good at hisaab kitaab lol.
Slowly gradually saving pocket money and community scholarship prizes etc etc made up my budget in 2003 to go in for a Used 1993 Kinetic Honda for 10K (ah a nightmare to maintain, specially when you are running in crises). Graduated joined a freaking call center managed some bucks and got a 1993 Maruti 800 in 2005 for 42K. Had a small accident on my kinetic bending the forks chassis and a total write off. Not a single scratch on my body believe me not a single. Sold the trash out for 3K to a Bhangar wala. A friend was moving abroad for job assignment to Dubai and was willing to sell his 1993 (yeah again 1993) Rx100 for 6K. Some how managed the funds and got it. Oh Man nothing in this world matches the fun or riding a Rx. Enjoyed bloody high speeds and pop up wheelies, the sound etc etc.
Well the same friend called to Submit my resume to a placement agency as there were some opening in Saudi Arabia for Accountants.
Went in for the interview got selected and the pay was tempting enough to kick the freakin call center and pursue my career in the finance field. had to sell of the Maruti for 39K as there was no point letting it rot in the rains and sun. The love for the Rx did not allow me to sell the Rx100. Kept it back home as i was uncertain about my leaves and vacation what the schedule would be. Fortunately i used to get 30 days off after every 5 months of work. Then in 2007 got my 1997 Esteem souped it up with almost everything that i could buy from Saudi for cheap. Be it exhausts MSD ignitions , NGK iridiums etc etc. Please to read my thread on the Matte Red Esteem.
Finally i got transferred to Iraq in March 2011 with a rotation of 35 days on and 35 days off schedule with a 1X5 times pay raise & double step promotion. Well oh Well now i can afford to have some thing decent and nice to ride. Bought a 6 months used Suzuki Access for 44K in August 2011 & a 6 months old Chevy beat LT in Dec 2011 for 3.6L.
Maintained the Rx very well for about 7 years you can say! Finally the time came to say good bye to the almighty Rx100 in 2012 July. Sold it for 25K to a friend who stays nearby and then the mental brain of mine started thinking kinky things like i need to go in for a Superbike, ohh naa parents would not allow , wife would say waste of money this that and all. But no chance of changing my mind at all.
Started my search for SBK's within a budget of 1.5Lakhs and was not lucky enough to get one in that budget. Daily messages to forum member Straight6 asking him to send some references of people selling 90's SBK's at cheap rate. Came across to many dealer and middle men dealing in used SBK's . The world of SBK's believe me its something different. The dealer quote exorbitant prices to the buyers.
Took a test ride of the NC23/NC29 the legendary 400 RR's. But i would say that these bikes are not comfortable to ride on daily basis. Riding the NC's with a pillion is a PIA for the rider as well as the pillion. Wifey straight away said nope go in to for RE 350 or TB 350 ZMR (yeah she knows the names properly) I was like no no no no. I don't want any Indian bike at any cost.
Was in touch with the previous owner of the CBR for quite sometime asking help and advices to find a low budget used SBK's and one fine day ended up buying his 1993 CBR 600 F2
Was in touch with this guy for almost a month and never met him nor called him , only the emails we used to exchange. One fine day spoke to Straight6 and told him bro i am going to Armeet's place tomorrow morning to buy his F2. tried to find out some details of the bike thru his friends and Kunal's friend Amit Gidwani who had recently acquired a CBR 600 F3. All positive fixed up meeting time with previous owner and went to his place early morning and picked it up on full cash.
FINALLY oh yeah FINALLY got home a Super Sports INLINE 4 600CC from the Honda Stable. The 19 year beast is still as young as a 1000 year old vampire lol.
Riding a superbike for the first time in life was a great experience on the whole. Riding back home from Chembur to Koparkhairane on s Superbike was a dream come true for me. People starring at you and ZMR fellows trying to chase and look at what you riding was making me feel oh yes i don own a superbike now.
OHH too much of story for now. Will be posting time to time updates and experiences with the big boy.
Here is the pic of the big boy posing in his stable with the pony Access 125
Would like to add some like and dislike points which i felt when i bought it.
Likes
1)Great feeling
2)Powerful Engine
3)Exhaust Note
4)Ride Comfort
5)Big Seat, can easily accommodate 2 full sized adults.
6)High number of units sold by Honda globally
7)Parts are easy to find.
Dislikes
1)Poor Paintjob.
2)P220 Mirrors modded to fit.
3)Leftside footpeg from local bike
4)Busted left fork oil seal.
5)Baleno Airfilter fixed on the OEM filter plate
6)Shortly Adjustable Levers.
7)Rear turn signals from Pulsar.
8)Broken & M sealed fuel petcock.