Bought an 05 636

**predator** · 07-18-2008, 06:21 PM

So I bought a bike today... My first one... its an 05 636... has 10k miles on it and is in pretty good shape... Got it for $5300 which isnt wonderful, but with the way bikes are getting more and more popular I'm not worried about loosing too much cash on it when i decide to sell it...

No pics yet, but I did put like 100 miles on it today...

Ill get some pics b4 long... Its been a lil riced out so i have some dericing to do, but should be in pretty good shape by next spring...

-me

**1MileCrash** · 07-18-2008, 06:27 PM

nice. kawi makes a good bike in just about every category and the 636 is one of the good ones for sure. what all mods have been done to it? i just got my '03 sv1000s back on the road today after doin plugs...just gotta grab a k&n filter for it now and i'm all set.

**Spaz** · 07-18-2008, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by predator

So I bought a bike today... My first one... its an 05 636... has 10k miles on it and is in pretty good shape... Got it for $5300 which isnt wonderful, but with the way bikes are getting more and more popular I'm not worried about loosing too much cash on it when i decide to sell it...

No pics yet, but I did put like 100 miles on it today...

Ill get some pics b4 long... Its been a lil riced out so i have some dericing to do, but should be in pretty good shape by next spring...

-me

congrats!!! i need a bike... but i need a harley soft tail with a 45º rake and some ape hangers and a nice custom paint job by HR geiger...

**predator** · 07-18-2008, 07:33 PM

Muzzy exhaust and it was lowered... We raised it back up and pulled some leds from under the fairings... there are a few things like the tank protector is a grimreeper... and it has "Rave Naked" on the windshild, and like 4 shocker stickers on it... just needs some non ricer TLC...

-me

**Spaz** · 07-18-2008, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by predator

Muzzy exhaust and it was lowered... We raised it back up and pulled some leds from under the fairings... there are a few things like the tank protector is a grimreeper... and it has "Rave Naked" on the windshild, and like 4 shocker stickers on it... just needs some non ricer TLC...

-me

rave naked..

lets do some E at a rave then ride a bike???

**1MileCrash** · 07-18-2008, 08:42 PM

good call on taking the lowering link out...that would drive me nuts. exhaust is good...like you say stickers gotta go but i prolly would have left the led's in there if they lit things up nicely and matched color.

**Ls1_385hp_T/A** · 07-18-2008, 09:47 PM

This being your first bike....I hope you can handle it. I think it has way too much power for beginner, thats why Im getting a 250R soon to learn on.

**predator** · 07-19-2008, 07:27 AM

Well here is my thing about starting on a 250...

If i were younger like 16 (or 14 since you can ride a 250 then) i would say get a smaller bike. And yes this thing can get away from you fast, but im so freaking scared of it that I have ony gotten on it in a couple of straight aways...

Also i've been driving fast cars for years now... so i know throttle control and can read curves pretty good... If i were you I would start out on nothing less than a ninja 650 (parrelell twin is nowhere near as fast as an inline 4)... and even on the 636 its tame under 5 grand... starts pulling ok at about 6.5k (you can pull through a curve at about 7 and not think it gonna run from you)... but you get it up to around 11k (which like i said ive done maybe once) and that SOB will try to throw you off the back... You better be ready for anything over 10K...

Within a few months your gonna need more... I mean ive got like 5 hours of seat time on big bikes and i can run the hills around here at 65 to 75 mph and be comfortable... I wouldnt recommend a tiny bike...

-me

**Sweet Chops** · 07-19-2008, 07:29 AM

I learned on a 86 Ninja 250R, bike was in great shape. The next year I sold it for what I payed and bought a 01 ZX6R. Well Here I am now I traded in the bike about 5 yeas ago on my Z28.

**Ls1_385hp_T/A** · 07-19-2008, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by predator

Well here is my thing about starting on a 250...

If i were younger like 16 (or 14 since you can ride a 250 then) i would say get a smaller bike. And yes this thing can get away from you fast, but im so freaking scared of it that I have ony gotten on it in a couple of straight aways...

Also i've been driving fast cars for years now... so i know throttle control and can read curves pretty good... If i were you I would start out on nothing less than a ninja 650 (parrelell twin is nowhere near as fast as an inline 4)... and even on the 636 its tame under 5 grand... starts pulling ok at about 6.5k (you can pull through a curve at about 7 and not think it gonna run from you)... but you get it up to around 11k (which like i said ive done maybe once) and that SOB will try to throw you off the back... You better be ready for anything over 10K...

Within a few months your gonna need more... I mean ive got like 5 hours of seat time on big bikes and i can run the hills around here at 65 to 75 mph and be comfortable... I wouldnt recommend a tiny bike...

-me

well then maybe I should get a busa and start backwards