well as a lot of you know, i'm home from sandbox and enjoying life. since the weather is still pretty nice down here in san antonio, i decided i could no longer go without another motorcycle. so after searching around for another 600rr, i finally found the one for me.

2005 honda cbr 600rr with only 1744 miles on her!!! still stock for now but parts have already been ordered :)



and the gear:



so yeah, just sharing my new joy in life! and once i get the exhaust and hid kit and the rest of the parts on, new pics will be up.

take care guys.

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MMMMMM.... looks very silver :P

Grats!

welcome home senior airman. Forget the powerups. I just got my forks revalved and upgraded. WORLD of a difference. Double ajustable Penske shocks are going in this winter along with steele braided lines and new pads. Power commander, velocity stacks, ignition advancer and slide stops are the last things to do. Gotta ride the bike to its full potential before you wanna start adding more hp. The adrenaline rush, when your knee touches the pavement is just something else.

nice bike man! makes me miss mine :(

i've always been a fan of the Ohlins myself, had them on my Yamaha R6 and loved them.
but i think its all about trusting what ya got and getting used to how they feel.

nice bike. ride safe man

Originally posted by DSMRoadster
welcome home senior airman. Forget the powerups. I just got my forks revalved and upgraded. WORLD of a difference. Double ajustable Penske shocks are going in this winter along with steele braided lines and new pads. Power commander, velocity stacks, ignition advancer and slide stops are the last things to do. Gotta ride the bike to its full potential before you wanna start adding more hp. The adrenaline rush, when your knee touches the pavement is just something else.

i hear you on the supsension. the last guy never rode as you can tell by the miles. i still gotta dail in the stock setup and then i gotta lose the dunlops, get pilot powers, steal braided lines are on next months list as is a steering dampener. since i am taking it with me, she'll get the full european experience. i have all the time in the world...it's just the money thing that can tend to run low at times :)

Shuwa! Welcome home, my man! :cheers :thumbsup

Enjoy the bike and the cool weather. You most certainly deserve it, sir.

Originally posted by shuwa29
it's just the money thing that can tend to run low at times :)

yeah E6 pays owns E4. Dont worry, few more years and you're there.

Originally posted by DSMRoadster

Originally posted by shuwa29 it's just the money thing that can tend to run low at times :)

yeah E6 pays owns E4. Dont worry, few more years and you're there.

i'm testing out of cycle and because of my mos/afsc i should be able to make e-5 the first time. nice little bump in pay :) and for rent too! thanks for the support and dsm, if i'm ever in cali, in your area, we gonna ride or something. i've been here way too long and met way too few. thanks guys.

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I'm in CT kid. Let me know if you ever find yourself at McGuire AFB.

we were there last year for our combat skills training at ft. dix. being stuck on base/post the whole time sucked though. oh well.

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I just sold my CBR 600 yesterday :(

Hopefully bigger and better next spring.

well next week some goodies should be here. at least the exhaust and alarm on tuesday. i'm hoping the taillight integrator and flush signals for up front come in soon as well. pics will come with time too :)

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what exhaust you get for it?

i stuck with the yoshi rs-5 again. i like the way they redid the tip compared to the 03-04's. it's also the carbon fiber slip on. i love hitting the road courses but i'm not that hardcore to where i need a full setup with a power commander. but once i saw the cf pipe on a silver one, i was stuck :) pics next week when it comes in with the install!

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sweet! yea theres no point of a PC with just a slip on. mainly for looks and sound anyways. deff post pics up when ya get the chance.


edit: best bang for buck is a sprocket change. really wakes up the bike. on my f4i i went -1,+2 and i was able to accelerate with stock 1000s.

did the same thing. did the 520 conversion on the chain and went -1/+1 and couldn't believe the difference. granted i lost about 10-15 mph on top speed but that's not something i was trying to reach. i might switch it up again though. i believe it cost me less than 200 bucks last time for the front/rear sprockets and chain. did x ring. so red and black bike with gold chain was tits!!!



oh the memories of my two girls together :(



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as promised, new pics with the current mods on;

hotbodies flush mount signals on the front and double hard barends (grips are from the previous owner and getting tossed):



clear alternatives taillight integrator, relocated plate and yoshimura rs-5 carbon fiber pipe:



next on the list is stainless steal lines, double bubble screen (probably puig) and HID's (6000K). more to come :)

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Originally posted by shuwa29
did the same thing. did the 520 conversion on the chain and went -1/+1 and couldn't believe the difference. granted i lost about 10-15 mph on top speed but that's not something i was trying to reach. i might switch it up again though. i believe it cost me less than 200 bucks last time for the front/rear sprockets and chain. did x ring. so red and black bike with gold chain was tits!!! oh the memories of my two girls together :( later

what sprocket is that? yea i had the did xring 520 as well. i had stealth sprockets which have steel teeth and aluminum center for strength and lighter weight. my f4i was yellow/black and the gold chain and gold sprockets really looked good. ill be going with the same setup on my 750 pretty soon.

p.s. bike looks clean man! loven it

edit: take a look at those zero gravity double bubbles. i had a puig but wasnt too satisfied with fitment on my f4i, so i went with zero gravity and everything aligned perfectly.

it was a vortex sprocket. not the greatest but at the time i wasn't able to save up for the nicer/more expensive stuff. i had the puig on the 03 but if i can find zero gravity for the same price or cheaper, i'll probably hit that up. i just had to pay for rent so that put a damper on my spending at the moment. damn women is also being a pain in my account as well :( anybody want a slightly used 25 year old at a good price? kidding, she's going to kill me now :(

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yea well if i remember right, the zero gravity was cheaper then puig. also hit up ebay, thats where i got mine.

Doing any riding this weekend?

if i'm not too hung over :) then i'm going to try to make it out for a bit. i'm actually back at work now and forgot how much it drains me. like right now, all i want to do is sleep :(

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dang, didnt realize your in SA, i should be going up thanksgiving to do some riding in the hill country. i think my sport bike club is going up as well... ill let ya know for sure though. also if ya interested, Texas Sport Bike Association (tsba.org) has chapters all over texas. theres a pretty good sized chapter up in SA, check it out. usually once or twice a year all the chapters in texas get togther and ride.

I used to ride with the guys from sanantonioriders.net, but some of those guys are idiots. The people on satxriders.com are much more mature and do some nice hill country rides.

I'm on-call the week of thanksgiving and t-giving day til 6pm, so no riding for me :( Then heading to Houston on Friday.

I'm off the Monday after thanksgiving, though, if either of y'all are around. There are some nice routes out northwest of town.

PS,

I don't ride fast on the street, I just enjoy the ride and save the speed for the track.

yea the TSBA is with the AMA so we abide by a set of rules when we ride. no excessive speed, always wear proper gear ect. its the safest riding you can do with a group. we are all about riding the curves, track days ect.

Originally posted by cougar694u
I used to ride with the guys from sanantonioriders.net, but some of those guys are idiots.

same reason i don't hang with anymore either. i've rode with some of the guys from tsba before. really good guys. i don't know if i'm going home to atlanta or not so i don't even know what's up yet.

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