Ashley Burton
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How comes the insurance didn't pay out?
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When asked by the insurance if I have security devices and or trackers fitted, I declose, but not for insurance purposes. Just incase it does get nicked and they wont payout because the xyz wasnt on.
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Well I'm only up the road! Time is my biggest problem, it seems I have only been able to commute so far, barring the Swindon run.
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They were going to pay me 1800 quid for the bike, and the lowest premium I could find with a theft claim was 1600, up from 400 without. Wasn’t worth it to me so cancelled the claim
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Yeah they are lively little things I remember that much. Very short and nimble like a 6 with 160 ponies on tap. I’d of liked a newer bike and had the budget to go nuts but I don’t like the newer 10’s to look at and I’m not a fan of all those electronic aids they chuck on them nowadays. Kinda takes the character out of the ride I found. It was a close call between the gen 1 10r and k5 thou.
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That proper sucks. My premium went up but not astronomically.
I’ve just checked out the insurance on this. 347 fully comp.
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K5 chassis was gorgeous, probably why bmw used the geometry! Brakes were typical Suzuki sponge on a stick affairs though
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Oh blooming heck your not wrong there.
Just did a compare on insurance with and without a tracker.
Without 347
With 235. Hell of a drop.
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Most bikes mags rate the k4/k5 the best bike made for a long time after the carb’d Blade
Personally I hate the new electronics on bikes. If you can’t get it stood up and power out of a corner enjoy watching me get away from you!!
Same goes for abs... I know how strong and late I can brake and I don’t want to have a peramiter stop me how it thinks I should stop same for rear wheel skids. I’m still 12 in my head and like to lick it up now and then especially on a supermoto when mucking around
Personally I hate the new electronics on bikes. If you can’t get it stood up and power out of a corner enjoy watching me get away from you!!
Same goes for abs... I know how strong and late I can brake and I don’t want to have a peramiter stop me how it thinks I should stop same for rear wheel skids. I’m still 12 in my head and like to lick it up now and then especially on a supermoto when mucking around
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even with a tracker be carefull what you say.
someone i know had a tracker on a bike and it got nicked. the tracking company told the police where it was and it was successfully recovered.
meanwhile my pal had allready told the insurance it had been nicked and subsequently had been found so cancelled the claim.
guess what... premuim at renewal shot up because he had had a theft irrespective of not making a claim.
i feel your pain tinbasherdan
someone i know had a tracker on a bike and it got nicked. the tracking company told the police where it was and it was successfully recovered.
meanwhile my pal had allready told the insurance it had been nicked and subsequently had been found so cancelled the claim.
guess what... premuim at renewal shot up because he had had a theft irrespective of not making a claim.
i feel your pain tinbasherdan
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I’d be quicker than that, two minutes after paying the wife would be giving me a good kicking in the ********!
the early zx10 is an amazing bike but had its downfall in Kawasaki making the frame mounting weak.
The engine mounts used to snap on the frames.
But what a beast they were.
I had a gen 4 zx10 and was just awesome but was too much for the road so gone back to a speed triple.
Always had a soft spot for Kawasaki over the rest of them as slightly bigger and heavier feels like you have to man handle it rather than a Tonka toy.
The engine mounts used to snap on the frames.
But what a beast they were.
I had a gen 4 zx10 and was just awesome but was too much for the road so gone back to a speed triple.
Always had a soft spot for Kawasaki over the rest of them as slightly bigger and heavier feels like you have to man handle it rather than a Tonka toy.
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After the zx9r They were always smaller and lighter over the direct competition of the same era.
The Zx10r was always the nimble lighter one of the bunch. Hondas blade was always the heavier one.
I have had a 2003 zx12r, 2001 a1p 636, 2013 z750r and the 2011 zx10r. Mrs had a 2000 zx7r and 2012 z750.
None of which where light or small in comparison.Lightest of which is still 175kg. But brutal none the less.
The biggest downfall on any Kawasaki is either the hard rear shock or scrap brakes.
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Other than the 11 plate 10r yes they are older and were bulky bikes. The 6r and 10r from 2004 -2010 was very small and light compared to its rivals. Edit apart from the gen 2
That was huge. Gen 1 is a tiny thing.
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The brakes weren’t the best or the worst. Gsxr had awful brakes in comparison
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Your telling me. This is the affect of the standard brakes in a K3:
Changed to 320mm discs with R1 gold dot monoblocs and an RCS mastercyclinder after the rebuild. So much better.
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I did exactly the same thing on my k4. Swapped her over to r1 monos and brembo cylinder.
