my rc51
04-11-2009 | 05:52 PM
#5
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SuperBike
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From: moncton nb canada
thanks guys!
i took it out for the first time today. love the sound.
that stuff you see on the tank is the static cling protection i just put on. the air bubbles go away after a few weeks.
i still need to find a resistor or flasher to solve the fast flash led signal lights.
paid $5800cad($4700usd). 12500kms(7500mi). great condition.
i took it out for the first time today. love the sound.
that stuff you see on the tank is the static cling protection i just put on. the air bubbles go away after a few weeks.
i still need to find a resistor or flasher to solve the fast flash led signal lights.
paid $5800cad($4700usd). 12500kms(7500mi). great condition.
04-12-2009 | 04:53 AM
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SuperBike
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From: moncton nb canada
it is in fact in great condition but not perfect. there are two scratches, one on the swingarm and one on the very bottom of the fairing.
the bike was well taken care of. i have changed the fluids and done a decent going over it.
i took it for a short spin around town last night. it's different than the hawk. less forgiving i would say. unfortunately there's a snow storm blowing out there right now and it'll be a while before i get a chance to ride again.
the bike was well taken care of. i have changed the fluids and done a decent going over it.
i took it for a short spin around town last night. it's different than the hawk. less forgiving i would say. unfortunately there's a snow storm blowing out there right now and it'll be a while before i get a chance to ride again.
04-12-2009 | 08:37 AM
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SuperBike
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From: moncton nb canada
canada's got an insane tax system too. the reason i got the bike so cheap is because the province of quebec jacked up the public insurance rates on sportbikes in an effort to take them off the road. it's working.
04-13-2009 | 04:42 PM
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From: NYC
04-13-2009 | 06:02 PM
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MotoGP
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"I think that the RC 51 is one of the sexiest bikes that Honda has produced. Why do they always seem to stop making the bikes that I like (Hawk GT, SuperHawk, RC 51)? "
answer: because North Americans prefer posercyclces like Harleys and the new Fury.... *puke*
answer: because North Americans prefer posercyclces like Harleys and the new Fury.... *puke*
04-13-2009 | 06:56 PM
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Squid
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From: San Diego
No, we didn't switch off. Although I was in the canyons last weekend with another RC-51 and on the straights the RC-51 drops back pretty quickly. We were even through the curves though. It was a new road to both of us.
