Hello everyone,
I already posted something else on this forum, however I thought it to be polite to introduce myself.
First of al I might commit some sins to the english language because I'm confused now and then by the differences between the US english, UK english, and Denglish (Dutch english)
For two years I'm the proud owner of a blue/black CBR900RR from the year 2003.
It is my first bike and yes, I have taken some serious courses before even riding it for the first time.
I took courses on a CB500F which had to be motivated to reach even 60km/h.
The first time i rode this bike the same way I drove well over 90 km/h.
So far it has been an absolute blast to ride it, but I have never gone over 150mph.
I intend to do something about that in the future....
Also this bike never let me down in any way, I think the voltage regulator is the first thing that is about to go, because at 3000rpm it won't go much higher than 12,3 V
In my normal job I'm a maintance engineer with the Amsterdam tram company and I have a bachelors degree in automotive engineering.
This helps a lot to maintain about everything in and around the house such as cars, bikes, and my childrens anoyingly loud battery powered toys.
I hope to learn from everybody here and to contribute where I can whith what I know.

regards,
Chris

Three good things of life: bikes, coffee and sunrise

 

Your knowledge is sure to help members here. Welcome mate.

 

welcome and hi

 

Wow! First, welcome!

Second, your use of English is better than probably 70% of the English speaking posters on most forums, so no worries about that! Lol!

Third, that is a gorgeous bike! More pics are always welcome!

Lastly, this site is a huge database of knowledge and, with your background, I have no doubt you'll be able to figure out 99% of any problems you encounter by looking through the info here.

 

Nice bike! Welcome! I’m new around here myself. Got my 96 F3 about a month ago. Love it. Switched from a 01 shadow. Let’s share knowledge and make friends! 👍

 

Update:
Some humanoid person (I think everything else is prohibited here) drove me over.
The bike has some serious damage but I'm ok.
Only my foot hurts... I don't think its broken since I can walk on it.
The bike though....
I'll keep you guys posted if you like and will post more pictures if it is not totalled.

 

Oh, man! Glad you are okay but definitely sucks!

Yeah, let us know about your foot and the bike!

 

So here is an updat about the whole situation around the crash.
The total damages were estimated to €3800,-.
containing: The upper cowl, the right cowl, the clutch cover, some brackets, the headlight, the right mirror, the left front disk brake, and the steer bearings.
Because the clutch cover was cracked the oil spilled out and the drained my 10 minute old oil.
The insurance of the other party (who was guilty to the accident) hired a damages expert to verify the estimate and agreed. He also made an estimate of the value of the bike without damages and placed the bike an a bidding site to determine the remaining value.
The bidding resulted in a bid of €1600,- and the current value of the bike without damages was estimated to about €4000,-(because it is in mint condition)
I did not part with the bike so I got €2400,- to reinburse me.(highest bid minus the current value).
This money I used to buy the new parts to repair everything, but I bought fairings from auctmart.com because they get good feedback.
Original fairings are spectacularly expensive and not all available.
The headlight had some broken pins on hidden places, so I glued these up and it worked.
After replacing the essential stuff to make the bike run and drive again I went out to ride and it was great!
I felt really relieved to not have to part with the bike in this way and although a couple of parts are still on their way the most work is done.
The damaged fairings are still on the bike but these will be replaced soon.

to be continued.

 

Nice! Glad that you are able to keep the bike!