Hi all,
Nice forum, it's rare to find such a good (and friendly) resource online.
Just managed to find myself an 88 model Bros 650, it's fairly standard apart from a braided front brake line and a set of sliders I installed a couple of days ago (removing that engine bolt was fun!).
It's my first bike, though I have ridden my dad's VF500 and VFR750 back home in Aus a few times and bashed around a few paddocks on various trail bikes when I was a kid.
Pretty happy I managed to get my hands on one of these - they are almost non existant in Australia and I remember reading about them my old man's Motorcyclist magazines in the late 80s, nestled in amongst BMW K1 reviews and various other strange machines we never saw 'down under'. So the fascination began back in '88..
My bike isn't mint - it's seen about 55k, but it's been taken care of pretty well. I'll just have to spend the next few weeks cleaning it before I post too many pics - the bikes I've seen on this site look pretty impressive!
So, next job is oil and filter change and I've got a set of cush drives arriving in the post sometime next week. That will be fun.
Oh, and I've gotta sort out a full licence so I don't have to keep sneaking about on short rides at 6 in the morning...
here's the old girl:
guess I'd better clean the garage a little too
Nice forum, it's rare to find such a good (and friendly) resource online.
Just managed to find myself an 88 model Bros 650, it's fairly standard apart from a braided front brake line and a set of sliders I installed a couple of days ago (removing that engine bolt was fun!).
It's my first bike, though I have ridden my dad's VF500 and VFR750 back home in Aus a few times and bashed around a few paddocks on various trail bikes when I was a kid.
Pretty happy I managed to get my hands on one of these - they are almost non existant in Australia and I remember reading about them my old man's Motorcyclist magazines in the late 80s, nestled in amongst BMW K1 reviews and various other strange machines we never saw 'down under'. So the fascination began back in '88..
My bike isn't mint - it's seen about 55k, but it's been taken care of pretty well. I'll just have to spend the next few weeks cleaning it before I post too many pics - the bikes I've seen on this site look pretty impressive!
So, next job is oil and filter change and I've got a set of cush drives arriving in the post sometime next week. That will be fun.
Oh, and I've gotta sort out a full licence so I don't have to keep sneaking about on short rides at 6 in the morning...
here's the old girl:
guess I'd better clean the garage a little too
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