Other Bikes » New bike day.

I do enjoy the odd track day. The RS is okay but the consequences of getting it wrong are high as I do voluntary work on my bike and it was my only machine.

Today I collected this, a 2005 Honda CBR600RR first registered in 2008, one owner, private sale, FSH, 2,052 miles and in true mint condition. Totally stock. Just a small scratch on the stator cover and the LHS fairing lower. A good price too by my reckoning.

I've been over it with a fine toothed comb and it's even better that I originally thought. It's had regular servicing, new tyres (Cont Sport Attak) and a new battery. I'm fitting Stomp pads to help relieve the weight from my wrists and I have a list of things to do including braided brake lines, a 520 chain conversion -1, +2.

I rode it fairly carefully on the way home as it's quite different to any of the 40 bikes I've previously owned. It was starting to come together at the end.

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A quick shifter will need to be aftermarket Wessie. My 60 miles through the Dales was fun today. It'll take some getting used to.

My back to biking bike was a CBR600FA 2013/4. Epic motor. 100 hp wringing it’s neck. I did 14k miles that first year back. I get the impression the RR is a big step up from that. I’m sure you will have a blast.

That's a beauty - ironically almost too good to use as a track bike !

Will you buy cheap bodywork for the track?

Excellent find, wish you many happy track or otherwise miles (from another Honda aficionado)

I love these rare chances where you can find 1st owner, maintained, mint bikes with 3-4k miles. GS are a dime a dozen and no exception to this come Fall/Winter - not so much the RS as my 8 month search netted nothing even remotely worth not doing it new at the dealer :(

I'm not planning to get track fairings for the bike. It will be a road and track bike with the track aspect covered by things like Hopp Rider Training, so low key.

At the end of the day, it's a tool. I could have bought a new Street Triple for over twice the price and used that on track too.

I've ordered some braided brake lines and I'm going to change the coolant that'll be 17 years old. Oil and filter too even though it's only done a handful of miles in the past year.