*sniff* Goodbye, Radian... - Page 2 - Total Motorcycle Community Forums
BACK TO TOTAL MOTORCYCLE - DAILY MOTORCYCLE NEWS - MOTORCYCLE MODEL REVIEW GUIDES

Total Motorcycle Community Forums

26 Years. 430 Million Readers. 54 years of Motorcycle Guides ∙ Reviews ∙ The friendliest motorcycle community on the internet!

Skip to content

Advanced search
  • Quick links
    • Unanswered topics
    • Active topics
    • Search
  • FAQ
  • Login
  • Register
  • Board index Total Motorcycle Talk Forums Total Motorcycle Talk
  • Search
  • Unanswered topics
  • Active topics

*sniff* Goodbye, Radian...

Post Reply
  • Print view
Advanced search
27 posts
  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next
Message
Author
User avatar
Sev
Site Supporter - Gold
Site Supporter - Gold
Posts: 7352
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:52 pm
Sex: Male
Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta

  • Quote

#11 Post by Sev » Tue May 02, 2006 4:17 pm

zarakand wrote:Congrats and my condolences as well. I miss my old bike so much that it's photo is currently my destop background. Enjoy the 599!
Sevulturus wrote:Do you rub the tank every time you walk past? I'm still doing that and I've put over 8000km on mine.

Nice bike, I think you made a good choice, though the yellow ones are faster ;);)
Heh, I think some of you Canucks should go by Sev's house and do a quick black spray painting. :twisted: Slow him down a bit!
Boy, I will hit you so hard your granpappy'll get a bruise.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

[url=http://sirac-sev.blogspot.com/][img]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a227/Sevulturus/sig.jpg[/img][/url]
Top
User avatar
zarakand
Site Supporter - Silver
Site Supporter - Silver
Posts: 428
Joined: Sun May 30, 2004 6:44 am
Sex: Male
Location: Chicago, Il

  • Quote

#12 Post by zarakand » Tue May 02, 2006 4:31 pm

Sevulturus wrote:
zarakand wrote:Congrats and my condolences as well. I miss my old bike so much that it's photo is currently my destop background. Enjoy the 599!
Sevulturus wrote:Do you rub the tank every time you walk past? I'm still doing that and I've put over 8000km on mine.

Nice bike, I think you made a good choice, though the yellow ones are faster ;);)
Heh, I think some of you Canucks should go by Sev's house and do a quick black spray painting. :twisted: Slow him down a bit!
Boy, I will hit you so hard your granpappy'll get a bruise.
Do it! Do it! It'd take him so long to get down here that I'm not afraid! Time to start training. :boxing:
Honda Shadow Aero
[url=http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/BBS/viewtopic.php?t=10329/]Chicago Bike Blog[/url]
Top
User avatar
Sev
Site Supporter - Gold
Site Supporter - Gold
Posts: 7352
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:52 pm
Sex: Male
Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta

  • Quote

#13 Post by Sev » Tue May 02, 2006 4:33 pm

Have you seen those 599's go? HAHAHAHA
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

[url=http://sirac-sev.blogspot.com/][img]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a227/Sevulturus/sig.jpg[/img][/url]
Top
User avatar
camthepyro
Legendary 1000
Legendary 1000
Posts: 1478
Joined: Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:14 am
Sex: Male
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

  • Quote

#14 Post by camthepyro » Tue May 02, 2006 4:41 pm

I love the 599s, it will most likely be my next bike (if I can afford something relatively new), although your radian looked good as well.
Member of DWPOMD and RATUBBAW

'80 Suzuki GS 450
'00 Kawasaki ZR7 ( Sold 09/08 )
'82 Honda Nighthawk 450 ( Sold 02/07 )

[url=http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/BBS/viewtopic.php?t=10838]My bloggy thingy[/url]
Top
User avatar
Sev
Site Supporter - Gold
Site Supporter - Gold
Posts: 7352
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:52 pm
Sex: Male
Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta

  • Quote

#15 Post by Sev » Tue May 02, 2006 4:50 pm

I heartily encourage others to pick up a 599 with the following warnings. The suspension isn't that GREAT, it's good, but not great. The stock seat is HARD, and getting aftermarket parts is tough, because most of the 599's are sold over in the UK, so you need to ship the stuff overseas, which ain't cheap.

That being said, you probably want the '06 as the '04 is different and was only sold in North America for one year, so getting parts for it will be tougher still, and very few companies will be making stuff for it (that being said I think the '04 looks better).
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

[url=http://sirac-sev.blogspot.com/][img]http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a227/Sevulturus/sig.jpg[/img][/url]
Top
User avatar
fiveoboy01
Veteran
Veteran
Posts: 86
Joined: Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:43 pm
Sex: Male
Location: WI

  • Quote

#16 Post by fiveoboy01 » Tue May 02, 2006 4:51 pm

Honda's 599 is a great bike. I've been looking at them a little more closely the past couple weeks.

Though I think they're a bit overpriced new, I wouldn't hesitate to buy a very slightly used one. Mabye next spring, if I could get over my love affair with the SV650...
Top
Scott58
Legendary 750
Legendary 750
Posts: 768
Joined: Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:14 am
Sex: Male
Location: Northwest Indiana

  • Quote

#17 Post by Scott58 » Tue May 02, 2006 6:20 pm

Congrats! Enjoy!
05 Honda Rebel
04 Spitfire Cub-24
05Suzuki S50
Top
User avatar
liablemtl
Legendary
Legendary
Posts: 293
Joined: Wed May 05, 2004 3:26 pm
Real Name: Lyle
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 29
My Motorcycle: 2002 Yamaha FZ1
Location: Portland

  • Quote

#18 Post by liablemtl » Tue May 02, 2006 8:14 pm

That Radian looks great! It's always hard to see a bike go. When I sold my Virago, after getting the FZ1, it was hard to see it leave my garage. I wanted to ride it one more time.

Congrats on the 599. That's a good lookin' bike. Sev loves his... I bet you'll enjoy it for a good long while.
We're the first ones to starve
We're the first ones to die
The first ones in line for that pie in the sky
But we're always the last
When the gravy's shared out
For the worker is working when the fat cat's about
Top
User avatar
Skier
Site Supporter - Platinum
Site Supporter - Platinum
Posts: 2242
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:44 am
Sex: Male
Location: Pullman, WA, USA

  • Quote

#19 Post by Skier » Wed May 03, 2006 7:05 am

Oh man, this shopping for insurance thing is just killing me. Waiting for a quote now from a company that's supposedly the cheapest if you put your bike and car through them. I doubt I'll get all that big of a discount, I wonder how these guys get their stellar rates on brand-new, supersports bikes with a crummy driving record.

Their knees must hurt.
[url=http://www.motoblag.com/blag/]Practicing the dark and forgotten art of using turn signals since '98.[/url]
Top
onlinesmurf
Veteran
Veteran
Posts: 58
Joined: Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:35 am

  • Quote

#20 Post by onlinesmurf » Wed May 03, 2006 8:21 am

Try dairyland insurance. They cover alot of areas and are way cheaper than Progressive.
Top
Post Reply
  • Print view

27 posts
  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next

Return to “Total Motorcycle Talk”

Jump to
  • NEW: Please Login/Register to see ALL forums
  • Total Motorcycle Talk Forums
  • ↳   Start Your Engines - Introduce Yourself
  • ↳   Total Motorcycle Talk
  • News, Events and Stories
  • Total Motorcycle Garage Forums
  • Reviews
  • Rider Cafe'
  • Off Topic!
  • Total Motorcycle General
  • Board index
  • All times are UTC-11:00
  • Delete cookies
  • Contact us

Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited

Privacy | Terms

 

 

TMW Privacy Policy - Forum Privacy Policy - Terms and Conditions

Follow us on X / Twitter - Facebook - YouTube - Pinterest - Instagram - News RSS Feed