another NKOTB...

[cosmo_sydney]

...not the boy band type [:p]
after sneaking peaks on the forums over the past 6 months, i finally thought it was time to introduce myself.

im new to riding but im already hooked on the street fighter idea. here's an ice breaker - what was the first bike you 'fightered'?

so yeah, gday to the asf crew and i'll see y'all around :)

[sharky]

G'day mate and welcome.
First 'fighter.....XS650 Hardtail wiv drag bars, rear sets and 840cc big bore :D

[KATO ZX7]

Greetings to you cosmo. Welcome to the dark side.
First fightered bike, thatd have to be my ZX7.
No girly bits about it !!

[Large]

north korean on the bludge?

[Jockney Rebel]

hiya mate welcome
1st bike fightered 1976 GT380 Suzuki..in 1986

[WATEVR]

welcome mate

1st fighter ZX7R

[Iceman]

I'm still on my first fighter.

[zx12argh]

G'day mate - first fighter zrx1200r. more bling then choppy chop tho.

[Gix11]

Now there's something fresh, intro and straight into a participation topic. Nice touch mate!
Welcome aboard by the way.
First modded bike: Z650 ratt bike
First real Streetfighter: '89 ZX10

[BillyWhizz888]

Howdy , CB900

[jakam04]

Welcome to one of the best forums avail online. More info than you can poke a stick at from some very knowledgeable legends...

As for first fighter.... my GSXR1100
Next one (much to wifes disgust..) 01 ZX9

J

[scotty mac]

welcome to the madness champ
my first fighter was a baby bandit n now 750 gixxer


quote:Originally posted by jakam04



Next one (much to wifes disgust..) 01 ZX9

J
so is the zx9 going to get the mongrel treatment[?]

[jakam04]

quote:Originally posted by scotty mac

welcome to the madness champ
my first fighter was a baby bandit n now 750 gixxer


quote:Originally posted by jakam04



Next one (much to wifes disgust..) 01 ZX9

J
so is the zx9 going to get the mongrel treatment[?]


Nah, not as much... will have to see how things go lol...

J

[rod185651]

hey Cosmo,
GSXR1100
cheers Rod

[drewboy]

Hi cosmo, i'm on my first fighter, i cheated a bit, bought an 06 Z750, but making it more fighter as i go.

[cosmo_sydney]

cheers for the welcome all :)

so far by my count there are 2 x GSXR1100 and 2 x ZX7R as first time fighting material. an older thread has the 85 GSXR750 and 86 GSXR1100 as a common choice of bike.

with money being an issue, no doubt my first attempt will be modest. and as i've always had an affinity for the ninjas i think i'll aim towards a zxr. i'll keep my eye on future issues of rapid for that zx9 jakam04 ;)

a common theme i read about is the use of damaged second hand bikes. i've been to one wrecker who tells me they don't buy damaged bikes for the purpose of resale anymore. so i'll keep on ringing around.

i guess im looking for something with more cosmetic damage but still has the engine in good nick. am i on the right track so far? any other pointers?

in the meantime i'll keep scanning the 51 pages of tech question threads for more info. could take me a little while though [8D]

[fimpBIKES]

www.motorcycledisposals.com.au or the auctions mate, welcome ;)

[STELF]

Hey Cosmo, welcome. My firt fighter was a zx9 :D And loved it!!;)

[rod185651]

Hey Cosmo, thats exactly what I did, bought my ninja after she had been dropped, I told the dealer I didn't care about cosmetics as I had BIG plans for buiding a fighter, he guarenteed that she was mechanically sound and had no problems with me returning her to have some mechanical issues fixed for free. Evil Bay sometimes list damaged vehicles and insurance repairable write offs, however it is hard to know what these bikes are like mechanically.
cheers Rod

[Jockney Rebel]

......most of all enjoy yerself whatever u get

[xb9r]

Im riding it, 03 buell that is pretty stock but thanks to the crew in here i've got plenty of ideas of what to do just tryn to work it out so as mine can be more unique not just the same as what all the other buells have had done to them, just having trouble staying away from matt black as it is my fave colour

[oldskool]

1200 Bandit.

[craig]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/1001610916131614.JPG
1ST and curent and i'm playing with a sv650 and a trumpy, sprint st. welcome and enjoy the ride.

[cosmo_sydney]

cheers rod. i scan the forums regularly so i'll keep an eye out for any info from evil bay. cheers
ps - not normally a fan but this duke i like. nice one craig.