DAYZEE
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Registered: 13th Nov 00
Location: Stevenage, MR2 Turbo, 328i Coupe, CBR600F
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Carolenash are excellent;
http://www.carolenash.com/welcome.asp
They will be geting my business this year. I have a 99 CBR600F, its a brilliant bike, looks the part but is so user friendly. Market is flooded with them as well so you can find a bargain no probs.
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stubs
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Registered: 30th Jun 02
Location: Bolton
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Have already tried Bennetts & they seemed to be ok, so I will give Hastings & CaroleNash a try.
Cheers guys! 
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Tom B
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Registered: 23rd May 05
Location: West Midlands
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CaroleNash insured my moped there Good and Cheap
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mazdaspeed
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Registered: 8th Jan 05
Location: Darlington
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Get fully comp so you are covered when you crash. (talking from experience)
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
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when i had me scooter i was insured with norwich union direct or norwich union they say there 2 different companys's but i swoped over from 1 to the other in the second year an it was over 150 cheaper
April 08 feature car
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chapcorsa
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Registered: 13th Nov 05
Location: Greater Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by stubs
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Originally posted by chapcorsa
last year i passed my test aged 21 bought a k4 2004 gsxr 600 worth £4500 was paying £530 tpft as my first bike!
Out of interest, which insurance company was that?
with suzuki themselves! suzuki insurance 08009806080 give them a ring if you get a suzuki u won't get a cheaper quote!
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chapcorsa
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Originally posted by VXR
Passed your test at 21..
Bought a 600cc Sports bike.
Then paid TPFT insurance...
Some people do make me chuckle... You'll learn with time and experience why not to go tpft on a bike.....
and wots wrong wiv tpft? only tpft on my o6 zx kwak at the moment!
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stubs
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Registered: 30th Jun 02
Location: Bolton
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So I take it you bought the bike from Suzuki too?
You got any pics? 
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BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
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Firstly bought me ZX6r 99 for 2k with 13k on the clocks
Wouldnt dismiss a 400, had a CBR400rr and theyre not that much slower than a 600 to a tonnish, just keep on going where the 400 stops.
This is the best time of year to buy as prices tend to be cheaper, deffo not the best time to learn especially if your looking at 600cc+.
Fully comp never seen the point in doing on a motorbike, if its that badly damaged you got to go through insurance chances are your dead imo
payin 300quid on my 600 tpft am 22
if your looking at sports tourers prefer the cbr f to the thundercat
and dont like the sv, havnt rode the 1000 but didnt like the 650 at all was glad to get back on the zx.
out of all the 600's i rode the r6 puts the biggest smile on my face, just too track orientated for daily use imo
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Mattss Corsa
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Registered: 11th Jan 03
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Your mad, shite riding a bike in the winter, mines been put away, both of them, ive got a gsxr 400 for sale mate.
Go with Carol Nash to get insured if you are to get a bike. The best by a long way.............
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Mattss Corsa
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SV's are a horiable ride, really slow and a crappy twin... Ugly bikes aswell. CBR600F is a lovely bike, my brothers just got a 55plate, really nice ride.
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Mattss Corsa
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Originally posted by mazdaspeed
Get fully comp so you are covered when you crash. (talking from experience)
Yes i would reccomend that aswell 
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stubs
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Registered: 30th Jun 02
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Originally posted by Mattss Corsa
Your mad, shite riding a bike in the winter, mines been put away, both of them, ive got a gsxr 400 for sale mate.
Go with Carol Nash to get insured if you are to get a bike. The best by a long way.............
You got any pics of said gsxr? and details too? How much you wanting?
Prob gonna be a couple of months before I buy yet.. need to get my house sale out the way first.
Cheers dude!
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Mark Petty
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Registered: 26th Jul 01
Location: Bournemouth Drives: Suzuki gsf600
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My first big bike is a bandit 600 my insurance is through direct choice and I pay £140 a year tpft i've just turned 25
Its a good first bike. It has 82bhp and does 0-60 in about 4 seconds with a top speed of 130mph
btw there is nothing wrong with tpft as its more likely someone will go in to you than you going in to someone else. Unless you fall off on your own but thats a risk you have to take for cheap insurance
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mazdaspeed
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Registered: 8th Jan 05
Location: Darlington
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My first and current bike is a 1986 Yamaha FJ1200, even though it is a 1200cc (125bhp) it is half the price of a 600 Bandit for insurance. I pay £235 a year TPFT and I'm 21.
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A.Nam
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Registered: 19th Sep 05
Location: Northwest, Runcorn
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RVF deffo easy up there with the best handling bike ever.
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattss Corsa
SV's are a horiable ride, really slow and a crappy twin... Ugly bikes aswell. CBR600F is a lovely bike, my brothers just got a 55plate, really nice ride.
Is that why many R1 and R6 and GSXR owners have sold their bikes and come back to the diddy SV650???
Its not all about outright power and straightline speed. So they die off after 80mph ish, so do all the bikes of that class mentioned previously....
As for riding in the winter, tarts.... Every day, rain, wind, snow, ICE, you name it, i'll ride in it to work.... Just got to buy the right equipment to ride in it and your fine..... Unlike when i first started riding with limited clothing... Getting to work, putting my hands under the cold tap in winter, mearly to warm them up. Used to get chillblaines a lot  Buy proper stuff now...
My advice, speak to some proper bikers who actually know what their talking about opposed to a few riders who've just passed and are on their 1st/2nd bike and think bikes are good because they do 1200576mph in a straight line... Busa boys...
Crappy twin, tell Ducati, Harley Davidson, Honda etc that.....
Bikes are ment to be chucked around corners, not go fast in a staight line. I've been riding 7 years now and i still learn something new every time i ride.
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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you want a CBR600 you say?
how about a 52 plate, 4k miles from new, hardly used 
u2u if interested
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s@mmy
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: ballymena
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go for an sv650s, its a ace little bike to get you started on...more than enough power for a novice and it will not rape you on insurance.
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s@mmy
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
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Bikes are ment to be chucked around corners, not go fast in a staight line. I've been riding 7 years now and i still learn something new every time i ride.
Couldnt have put it better myself, been riding 5 years and only recently made the move to a sportsbike, the thrill isnt doin 150 down a straight bit of road, its the corners thats the fun bit!
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BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Rides: Ninja 600
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
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Originally posted by Mattss Corsa
SV's are a horiable ride, really slow and a crappy twin... Ugly bikes aswell. CBR600F is a lovely bike, my brothers just got a 55plate, really nice ride.
Is that why many R1 and R6 and GSXR owners have sold their bikes and come back to the diddy SV650???
Its not all about outright power and straightline speed. So they die off after 80mph ish, so do all the bikes of that class mentioned previously....
As for riding in the winter, tarts.... Every day, rain, wind, snow, ICE, you name it, i'll ride in it to work.... Just got to buy the right equipment to ride in it and your fine..... Unlike when i first started riding with limited clothing... Getting to work, putting my hands under the cold tap in winter, mearly to warm them up. Used to get chillblaines a lot Buy proper stuff now...
My advice, speak to some proper bikers who actually know what their talking about opposed to a few riders who've just passed and are on their 1st/2nd bike and think bikes are good because they do 1200576mph in a straight line... Busa boys...
Crappy twin, tell Ducati, Harley Davidson, Honda etc that.....
Bikes are ment to be chucked around corners, not go fast in a staight line. I've been riding 7 years now and i still learn something new every time i ride.
Have been riding 6 years and had 6 bikes, have rode loads of different types of bikes.
I'm not just someone thats passed and commutes to work, during the summer 7 of us go for rides every sunday and its amasing, nothing else beats it.
Just gave my opinion on an SV, as i have rode one but am not biased to the fact I OWN one. Don't see why you rave about them so much
Love the fact that you think real bikers go for group rides on sv's.
Always see bikers out on the sports bikes 600 through to 1000's, never seen a bunch of "bikers" on a group ride on hornets and sv's
muppet.
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Mark Petty
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Registered: 26th Jul 01
Location: Bournemouth Drives: Suzuki gsf600
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quote:
Originally posted by BabyBlade
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Originally posted by VXR
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Originally posted by Mattss Corsa
SV's are a horiable ride, really slow and a crappy twin... Ugly bikes aswell. CBR600F is a lovely bike, my brothers just got a 55plate, really nice ride.
Is that why many R1 and R6 and GSXR owners have sold their bikes and come back to the diddy SV650???
Its not all about outright power and straightline speed. So they die off after 80mph ish, so do all the bikes of that class mentioned previously....
As for riding in the winter, tarts.... Every day, rain, wind, snow, ICE, you name it, i'll ride in it to work.... Just got to buy the right equipment to ride in it and your fine..... Unlike when i first started riding with limited clothing... Getting to work, putting my hands under the cold tap in winter, mearly to warm them up. Used to get chillblaines a lot Buy proper stuff now...
My advice, speak to some proper bikers who actually know what their talking about opposed to a few riders who've just passed and are on their 1st/2nd bike and think bikes are good because they do 1200576mph in a straight line... Busa boys...
Crappy twin, tell Ducati, Harley Davidson, Honda etc that.....
Bikes are ment to be chucked around corners, not go fast in a staight line. I've been riding 7 years now and i still learn something new every time i ride.
Have been riding 6 years and had 6 bikes, have rode loads of different types of bikes.
I'm not just someone thats passed and commutes to work, during the summer 7 of us go for rides every sunday and its amasing, nothing else beats it.
Just gave my opinion on an SV, as i have rode one but am not biased to the fact I OWN one. Don't see why you rave about them so much
Love the fact that you think real bikers go for group rides on sv's.
Always see bikers out on the sports bikes 600 through to 1000's, never seen a bunch of "bikers" on a group ride on hornets and sv's
muppet.
BabyBlade totally agree with you
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattss Corsa
SV's are a horiable ride, really slow and a crappy twin... Ugly bikes aswell.
You clearly have no clue. Crappy twin, yes
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_Allan_
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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There is some shite posted in this thread
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s@mmy
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quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
There is some shite posted in this thread
well said mate
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