New Toy

Re:New Toy (TRD2000)

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:54:49 GMT

new pipe, ECU, shortened gearing (sprocket) and crash knobs went on today.... heres the new can ;-)

Re:New Toy (TRD2000)

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:34:50 GMT

yeah i have to say i LOVE my CBR... and my VTR250.... ive decided i wont be getting rid of either of them, my sister has offerred to ""look after" my CBR for me so is getting her license so she can take it out for a ride occasionally and keep it ticking over.

on a side note, I'm amazed at the difference when you run in an engine.... I've never run in an engine with fuel usage on the dash before and have only started testing itr after the engine is run in, but over the last couple of weeks my Aprilia has dropped from over 10L/100km ro a smidge over 5. last week i was desperately looking for a servo after 130km, mostly highway or steady cruising at 60. Yesterday I made it over 200km without refuelling while trying to keep up with a couple of old nutters the other side of the black spur.

Re:New Toy (MRTurbo)

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:59:13 GMT

I like red and black bikes ;)
CBRs and Honda bikes in general are ****ing bullet proof...If i was going to ride a bike around Aust it certainly wouldn't be an italian one thats for sure...probably a VFR1200 when I'm older lol

Re:New Toy (Domma_aw11)

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:20:47 GMT

I feel hapy now, i almost bought a 156, but having italian equipment at work, i kwow better hahaha

Re:New Toy (TRD2000)

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:50:46 GMT

of course.....

and a chuck of fairly blunt aluminium caught int he tread... unbeliebeable luck considering ive had bolts stuck in my michelins before

Re:New Toy (Dudeman)

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:22:14 GMT

Pirellis??" />

Re:New Toy (TRD2000)

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:29:40 GMT

ok i take it ALL back... it's broken already....

picked it up last night and this morning it's got a puncture!

never would have happened on my honda.... oh wait..

Re:New Toy (Tree)

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:43:50 GMT

Mmm sexy

Re:New Toy (TRD2000)

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:01:13 GMT

mmm... im up to around $70k (maybe tad more) on fixing things on my 2.... granted it's not standard anymore but it was when i got it and things started breaking. I've never been one to go gently gently on cars.

I'm not saying the MR2 isn't reliable compared to various other enthusiast vehicles, but there's plenty of people around who can sympathise with the notion of time spent repairing them or with them off the road.... and for many of us we can wear that downtime for the enjoyment of having the vehicle....

I guess it's a bit the same with the bike... Ive had a super reliable CBR600 for a while now, it's been my corolla ... but faster... but i want something interesting and im prepared to wear the risk of reliability. I'll keep my CBR cause in the gf's words "it's not like we need the money and you might decide you dont like your new bike or dont want to ride it all the time"... besides all of which... i'm only keeping it a max of 2 years before i get something else :-)

PS... dudeman, i've had the same thing happen at toyota, more than once. It's not unique to italians to package and send the wrong parts. Many toyota dealers in Aus are particularly rubbish at imports.

Re:New Toy (tralfaz)

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:52:46 GMT

The reliability thing was one of the reasons why I went for an MR2, having spent mucho dinero on European cars of all persuasions in my 20's and 30's.

A friend had an early Alfa Sud (Italian for moving rust) and the boot lid when hinged back actually rested on the top lip of the boot. This caused the back panel under the rear window to flex so much that the window seal popped out. They were soooooo tinny!! I closed the driver's door once and the window fell out. A great handling car, provided you rung its neck, but the driving position suited a gorilla with hugely long arms and very short legs, plus the gear change was like stirring a rice custard.

On one of our Club runs this year we were following a group of people my age driving their MGB's in the rain. We had the heater going and were nice and snug in the Adub's cockpit (no leaks!), but when we passed them and looked at their faces through their extremely small windscreen wipers and the condensation plus the flapping soft tops you could see that they just weren't enjoying it.

I think the 2's of all models are great machines and their reliability in standard form is excellent. When folks start to play around with them and add on chrome plated twin overhead foxtails that might be another story " />, but I have never had a problem with my Adub. Despite the power of the S/C I can get 7lt/100km with normal running - a really top result with a car that is over 20 years old and a lot of fun.

The new 86 is an appealing piece of machinery, but having just added to my collection with an SW20 that has only done 78k km and cost me less than $6k I can do a lot of fun miles for the $30k difference in price.

Can you tell I'm a fan??" />" />" />

Re:New Toy (TRD2000)

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:39:44 GMT

yeah old italian stuff was terrible... the steel and electrics lol... theres still no way id be buying it if i was still commuting on it, but most of the time i'll be lucky to get out one day on the weekend and a few quick trips during the week... and its brand new so at least i'll know its full history... lol for guys with MR2's you guys are really getting hung up on the reliability thing lmao

Re:New Toy (Soaren1)

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 03:24:42 GMT

ummm all I can say is I am not one of the 3%. I have an alfa 156 with full history and even that didnt seem to do much.

Re:New Toy (tralfaz)

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 22:44:39 GMT

I am sure the Italians have come a long way in the past few years because there is so much more competition. Some of their 1960's and 1970's stuff looked great, as does their modern stuff, but take it from someone who owned a Fiat 124 Coupe in 1970, don't buy any old Italian machinery unless you have a FULL service history. I know this is probably true for all cars and bikes, but Italian made more so. And if its more than ten years old don't leave it out in the rain, otherwise the electrics will melt." />

I hope you get great enjoyment from the machine, it certainly looks fantastic, and I am very envious. I had to give up bikes because of my disability. but the positive on this was I "discovered" the MR2 AW11 S/C, and am still enjoying myself.

Remember, 97% of all Alfa Romeos are still on the road, the other 3% actually made it back home." />

Re:New Toy (TRD2000)

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 18:57:49 GMT

lol fair enough, will be interesting to see if you're right as i think that the italians have come a long way in general... it can't be any worse than my MR2 as far as not going goes.

most of the parts are in the country... just the unlock code for the ECU needs to come from italy before they go on their break in september....

Re:New Toy (tralfaz)

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:57:40 GMT

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OK just kidding.