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new bike arriving soon

Postby NewbeeBMW » Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:55 pm

Following nearly not having a Norton v4, I innocently went to try a bike for size and came out with a rsv4 1100 factory, opted for delivery mid march as im rather hoping that the storms will have past by then.

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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby BoxerCup R » Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:12 pm

Bit of luck with the Not having a Norton :shock:

RSV4 Factory will be 'A piece of kit', bet you can't wait for dry roads and warm weather :bounce: Enjoy and see us updated with a review :wink:
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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby boxerscott » Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:06 pm

Missile.

Enjoy.

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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby Blackal » Wed Feb 26, 2020 5:05 am

Way too small for my stiffening joints - but must be a cracking bike!

Enjoy!
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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby NewbeeBMW » Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:23 pm

Well got the bike delivered end of last week (I think the shop was wondering who it belonged to), noticed that he fuel was quite low so rather than any condensation occur took it to a petrol station round the corner to make sure the tank was full!
Felt quite stiff to turn but could have been the steering damper? but what a machine, going to love this when lockdown has finished.

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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby Blackal » Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:31 pm

I think you’ll have time to remove all the fairings, polish them inside and out- and molykote all the nuts and bolts..........................

Can’t help but think the RSV4 is more adept at tracks than the road....... But I’d love one!

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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby NewbeeBMW » Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:08 pm

Still working at the moment, did have time to ceramic coat the bodywork easter weekend but not the wheels yet, the shop over lubed the chain so I need to clean the wheels.
Must confess to a slight detour on the way back to get a bit of power back in the battery before being laid up again.

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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby BoxerCup R » Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:21 pm

NewbeeBMW wrote:Well got the bike delivered end of last week (I think the shop was wondering who it belonged to), noticed that he fuel was quite low so rather than any condensation occur took it to a petrol station round the corner to make sure the tank was full!
Felt quite stiff to turn but could have been the steering damper? but what a machine, going to love this when lockdown has finished.



Awesome, lets see her then ? :bounce:
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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby ianc53 » Sun Apr 19, 2020 7:41 pm

Many moons ago I bought a MV F4 1000.
It was delivered and the first time I took it out it wouldn't turn at all. That would have been down to the 15 psi in the front tyre, so much for the dealer pdi!!
Maybe worth checking on the RSV?

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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby BoxerCup R » Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:27 am

ianc53 wrote:Many moons ago I bought a MV F4 1000.
It was delivered and the first time I took it out it wouldn't turn at all. That would have been down to the 15 psi in the front tyre, so much for the dealer pdi!!
Maybe worth checking on the RSV?

Cheers

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Bloody hell, that was really poor service Ian [smilie=annoyed_h4h.gif]
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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby NewbeeBMW » Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:23 pm

ianc53 wrote:Many moons ago I bought a MV F4 1000.
It was delivered and the first time I took it out it wouldn't turn at all. That would have been down to the 15 psi in the front tyre, so much for the dealer pdi!!
Maybe worth checking on the RSV?

Cheers

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I had an f4rr rode it round for 3 months, chased the V5 and it wasn't even registered!
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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby NewbeeBMW » Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:25 pm

BoxerCup R wrote:
NewbeeBMW wrote:Well got the bike delivered end of last week (I think the shop was wondering who it belonged to), noticed that he fuel was quite low so rather than any condensation occur took it to a petrol station round the corner to make sure the tank was full!
Felt quite stiff to turn but could have been the steering damper? but what a machine, going to love this when lockdown has finished.



Awesome, lets see her then ? :bounce:


How do you upload pics???
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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby Paul » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:15 am

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Re: new bike arriving soon

Postby NewbeeBMW » Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:15 pm

Thanks Paul


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