Hi Guys,

I am James from Ocean Grove in Victoria, Australia.

I have just purchased a 2005 CBR600F after a good 10 years without a bike (I think the wife thinks I am going through a mid life crisis ), so I am fairly excited to have a bike again. She had been dropped by her previous owner so I have a bit of work to do to her before she is up and on the road again. Nothing to major, mainly all cosmetic stuff.

I was going to add a couple of photos of the bike but it didn't seem to want to let me upload straight from my computer, is that normal?

I look forward to chatting to you guys as my journey develops.

James

 

Hi James and welcome to the forum.

10 years is a long time to go without. You will be back in good form in no time. Its just like riding a bike.....

Its normal to not be able to upload pics directly. If you use a third party picture hosting site like Photobucket, you can get them up now.

 

Ok Cool thanks for the photo infomation.

I have created a Photobucket account and will attempt to add some photos now









I think that should be right?

 

Welcome to CBRF... I was bikeless for 16 years before I made my return to riding... All the skills will return and you will be back to form in no time... Looking forward to seeing pic of the bike...

 

Hi James, welcome to the forum!
The bike looks good, is it scuffed or dirty in that picture it's hard to tell. Either way I'm sure she'll polish up a treat. :-D

 

hi and welcome
congrats on your 600f, she dont look to bad, keep us up to date with your progress

 

Welcome to the CBR Forum James,

And welcome back to the world of two wheels. You'll be back in the swing of things in no time at all.

Cheers, SB

 

It is both dirty and scuffed
I think it will clean up ok though.
The right side front fairing has broken where the indicator fixes on so I will need to do something there to fix a new indicator

 

Welcome to CBRF! That's a nice f4i you have there! I'm glad you're riding again after 10 years - I wouldn't call it a midlife crisis - I'd call it getting back on track! (there's nothing wrong with a little bit of dirt and scruff - it's "character".)

Enjoy the bike and the forum.

 

Our bikes are twins so you know I'm loving yours haha. Glad to see you back in the saddle. I couldn't imagine being away that long at this point, too much freedom lol