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    Hi from Yorkshire.

    Welcome! Great colors, especially the wheels.:D The same as the CBR1000RR-SP!
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    All 650's Max speed?

    Yes, It's a Honda thing and only for the CBR1000RR. I went to the opening of a new dealership building here in Hua Hin and they had the RC213v and CBR1000RR-SP on display. Couldn't help drooling over them.:D
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    All 650's Max speed?

    There are places in Bangkok to have them de-restricted at reasonable cost. I did a test-ride on one and they are nowhere near as comfortable as a CBR650F. Also they have more heat emission and like you said Thailand's traffic and road conditions are not ideal for that kind of power.
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    CBR650F Cash cow for add ons

    Gotta admit your bike looks great. If it makes you happy it's worth the cash. I'm more a stock freak. The Honda engineers delivered a near perfect bike imo. Just my view, but I enjoy the diversity of other people's bikes.
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    All 650's Max speed?

    Some folks like to do "smack downs" on public roads. They buy the fastest bikes money can buy and then mod them for even more performance. Check out the "650ib" channel on youtube.
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    All 650's Front head stand

    Paid 1500 Baht (Massimo) for each here in Thailand (58 USD). Not pitbull quality, but used the rear for 5 years with no problems. Have the front 3 months now. Super stable setup. There was no 23 mm pin. The nearest was a 21 mm, put some tape around it and it fits perfect now. Might have the...
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    Hello from somerset UK

    Welcome here! Great color combo. Enjoy...
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    Water/mud spray after installing a fender eliminator/tail tidy

    Made 2 pics of a bike with a tail-tidy that was just parked coming from a ride on a wet road. The guy had his girlfriend as passenger. Her back was dirty too.
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    All 650's Front head stand

    Agree on the Abba stand, but it is pricier. I have the triple tree stand shown in the following video (in black). It is a little fiddly to move the brake lines aside and insert the pin.
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    Demise of the ICE

    Nice title. Was initially thinking about Greenland and Antarctica. Enjoy your ICE bike while you still can. As an old guy I practice "enjoy every day while you're still around".
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    WEATHER

    Soaking wet all day in Hua Hin too. The rainy season starts early this year.
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    Resolved/Implemented Posting

    I think it's worth a shot, since all else failed...
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    Resolved/Implemented Posting

    Tried to get some more pages via web.archive.org, but it looks like only the root page is available. Bummer... If we had the original site still running, it is very likely I could extract all messages with the posting-date and poster-name connected, nicely organized in separate files and...
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    Hello from London

    None so far. I've bought a gear-indicator on ebay, but not installed yet. In the beginning I was sometimes hunting for the elusive 7th gear, but now no issues already. I'm happy with the exhaust sound myself (not too loud and a little throaty). Quite happy with it in general, but it all depends...
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    Hello from London

    Welcome, Sorry to hear you're not completely satisfied so far. What are your main gripes? Many things can be solved and sometimes cheaper than you think. There are many helpful and knowledgeable people on this forum, so be assured you'll get some good advice here.
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