bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Legacy Donating Member 4,421 Member For: 13y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 03/12/15 08:50 AM Posted 03/12/15 08:50 AM Any suggestions on where to get quality brake rotors from?Im upgrading my lines to braided, will be putting new pads in, and thought I might upgrade the rotors too.I realize that good brakes arent cheap, I spent nearly 10K upgrading the brakes on my car, and I love the brakes on that car.......these are the go beautifully engineered semi floating disc and carrier. https://www.motomummy.com/rotors/braking-wk-directional-front-rotor-set/
Wilko16 Legacy Donating Member 1,672 Member For: 18y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 06/12/15 06:10 AM Posted 06/12/15 06:10 AM After some adviceMy old man is looking for a touring style bike, not wanting to spend 25k on a Harley thoughHis eyes are on the Suzuki boulevards Does anyone have any first hand info on these bikes or any other recommendations for a bike along those lines He is 55, rider all his life, has three cb750 in the garage Wants to some long rides with my mum on the back and after a bit of comfort Appreciate any ideas or feedback
Rab WOT? Legacy Donating Member 10,981 Member For: 13y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 06/12/15 06:16 AM Posted 06/12/15 06:16 AM (edited) Can't go past a beemer for old guy, big K comfy ridingedit: pfft.. 55, he's not old. Is he looking for new or used? Edited 06/12/15 06:18 AM by Rab
Wilko16 Legacy Donating Member 1,672 Member For: 18y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 06/12/15 06:47 AM Posted 06/12/15 06:47 AM around 10k - 15k for used,not huge budget but like I said he has 3 Hondas and yz250 to keep the adrenaline goingMore needs comfort for my mum on the back What model BMW should he look at ?
Rab WOT? Legacy Donating Member 10,981 Member For: 13y 7m 2d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 06/12/15 06:59 AM Posted 06/12/15 06:59 AM Honestly - I'd look at a CBR1100XX and put a Corbin seat on it for mum (with backrest) and high rise kit (handle bars) for him - could even go an aftermarket bubble screen.That thing would eat up the miles in comfort and fall well within budget.Heaps of luggage options for them too (if that's their thing)That and an intercom system and they'd be laughing. 2
.Stripes. All stock bar the k&n panel filter Legacy Donating Member 8,061 Member For: 14y 6m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 06/12/15 12:03 PM Posted 06/12/15 12:03 PM Agree on the CBR1100XX. My mates uncle used to have one and they're so effortless to ride! Eat up the kms and are bullsh*t quick in a straight line! Super comfy too. 1
arronm Dropping a turd Legacy Donating Member 9,520 Member For: 18y 11m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 06/12/15 01:57 PM Posted 06/12/15 01:57 PM Suzuki boulevard M90 1
trumpy955 Member 183 Member For: 17y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: Gladstone Queensland Posted 08/12/15 08:52 PM Posted 08/12/15 08:52 PM He can have my gsx1400 for less than that. Super comfy for pillion, retro style, awesome torque, heated grips, small screen. Great bike. Gladstone qld
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 23y 7m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 09/12/15 12:00 PM Posted 09/12/15 12:00 PM ^^^^^^^^ good mate of mine has a gixxer 1400 - great bike! 1
Wilko16 Legacy Donating Member 1,672 Member For: 18y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 09/12/15 11:37 PM Posted 09/12/15 11:37 PM Yeah my mate just bought a gsx1400, very nice bike to ride and butt loads of grunt The old man ended up buying a boulevard with only 4000 on the clock Looks the part and comfy to ride [emoji106] He laughed at me when I mentioned the cbr1100xx 2
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