Author Topic: How long have you owned your B4? (Read 5999 times)

interfuse · « **on:** January 28, 2007, 08:14:22 PM »

Just curious how long people have had thier B4's. I've owned my B4 for four years and I've seen a lot of people come and go on this forum. I think Thief400 probably has had his the LONGEST.

Thief400 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2007, 10:33:19 PM »

I have owned mine since April 5th 1991

PitterB4 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2007, 10:44:03 PM »

Uh... I think that will be tough to beat!

I had mine just under 3 years - Sept 03 to June 06. I'm still here, though!

gsxr400 racer · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2007, 10:58:00 PM »

Ive had my gsxr since 2002 and been on here or the old board about that long i forgot what i used to use as a forum ID

Stealth · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2007, 11:26:03 PM »

Ive had mine for 3 months
^

1 month of riding, 2 months of the bike going through trauma

Now its a Franken Bike since I brought it back to life

bigbadmad · « **Reply #5 on:** January 29, 2007, 11:04:46 AM »

Whilst healing from a bad crash on an SV650s in July 2005 I bought my little Bandit as a "get back to biking" ride. She did the job handsomely and now serves as my winter hack. If she doesn't get sold to help fund a trip to America this year I think I'll keep her for a long long time.

speedwaymaniac · « **Reply #6 on:** January 29, 2007, 12:20:57 PM »

I've had mine for approx 4 months, lovely bike, unfort a few niggling problems, mainly because it's been standing for so long.

(thats a long ol' story in itself) Personally think its a fabulous bike, plenty of power for someone like myself just moving onto a 'big' bike. Looking forward to some very

GK75A · « **Reply #7 on:** January 29, 2007, 01:24:56 PM »

ive owned my b4 about 5 years but only put it on the road about 10 months ago, too many other projects.

meehacker · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2007, 02:33:31 PM »

Bought it as a second bike and now it's my only... I put maybe about 700 miles on it since owning it.
The bike currently sits disassembled but should be roadworthy by Spring. Looking forward to the warm weather!

land-warrior.rus · « **Reply #9 on:** January 29, 2007, 03:17:01 PM »

Had mine since July 2006.Ride it on daily bases.One was off the road for 3 weeks,was doing carb rebuild, waiting for parts and time to fix it.That it.
Rides fantasticly ever since.
Will be taking it to a race track for a day in march...looking forward to it.
cheers

Vidrazor · « **Reply #10 on:** January 29, 2007, 03:32:29 PM »

Picked up my '93 B4 in June of '05. It's my first bike, and I think it's an excellent first bike to have. I've put about 16k miles on top of the just under 11k miles it came with. While I've had a few problems with it along the way, once things are sorted out it's pretty reliable, methinks.

Most of the problems stemmed from a rusted tank that did a mambo on the fuel system. Since the tank's been replaced and the carbs cleaned out, it's run like a champ.

It's about time for me to get something bigger, and I've been looking at the SV650 (the most direct replacement one can find for it), V-Strom 650, FZ-1 , 919, and Sprint ST as my next bike. Actually, if anyone would like to comment on any of these, I'd appreciate it. I think I should start another thread for that, however.

bigbadmad · « **Reply #11 on:** February 02, 2007, 06:56:09 AM »

Vidrazor may I also suggest the Kawasaki Z750 for your list. Fantastic bike, the best of the mid-range nakeds imho.

pmackie · « **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2007, 12:48:28 PM »

bigbadmad wrote:

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Vidrazor may I also suggest the Kawasaki Z750 for your list. Fantastic bike, the best of the mid-range nakeds imho.

My son was looking at a Z750. I have heard that it has some significant vibration past 6000 rpm. How do you find it? Is the vibration bothersome? What's it like to tour on?

stormi · « **Reply #13 on:** February 02, 2007, 02:54:55 PM »

I bought Dita in late September of 2004, and took my motorcycle training on her the following weekend in snow flurries.

bigbadmad · « **Reply #14 on:** February 03, 2007, 09:22:51 PM »

Quote from: "pmackie"

My son was looking at a Z750. I have heard that it has some significant vibration past 6000 rpm. How do you find it? Is the vibration bothersome? What's it like to tour on?

Everyone mentions the vibration, it's between 5000 - 6000 on mine. It really doesn't bother me but I know it bugs some people. It's nothing like the vibrations you get from big twins for instance. I just ride through and regard it as character. The only other criticism of the Z is the mirrors really are rubbish - especially once the vibrations start.
I've done a bit of touring on mine. Coventry to Edinburgh - 320 miles each way and it's OK if you tuck in a bit. But it will never be as good over long distance as a fully faired bike. But hey if you love naked bikes you love naked bikes. I really love the Zed and I heartily suggest it to anyone, it's just so easy and fun to ride. Like a Honda Hornet but with real grunt.