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Hi all,
My name is Bruno, I'm live in Lisbon, Portugal, Europe, Northern Hemisphere, planet earth, in the milky way.
I'm a young 40 year old guy, have a 5 year old boy that loves soccer, plays very well and is the best player for his age at one of the three top soccer teams kids school, his trainer says he is a natural and have the potential to go far, let us see I if I can retire in 15 years from now
I'm a computer engineer, specialized in large computer networks and Microsoft Servers.
I've been Reading some posts for the last couple of months as I was in the process of falling in love with the cb1kr. Well... i just bought it some days ago and today i just got word from the dealer that I will receive the bike next monday afternoon. I'm so anxious that I think I'll have a hard time sleeping next sunday.
I already owned a couple of bikes but nothing so powerful as this. I had a 50cm3 when I was a teenager, and I had a CB500 back in 2001, had until 2008, sold it when my kid was born and had no bike since then. I realized that besides the traffic jam free, easy to park, low fuel consuption, fast to get to destination, etc things about riding a bike it was my main anti-stress...so I'm back to therapy next monday
I bought a new 0km white, black rims cb1000R, I also bought it with a GIVI windscreen as I remember having a hard time at the freeways back in my cb500.
I hope to post some pictures next week. I've registered myself in the fórum because i believe I won't spend much of my free time in front of my computer in the next couple of weeks, the weather forecast for the next week here in Portugal is that this several week storm that has been doing some real damage all over Europe will come to an end and bright sunny days will return to Portugal.
Now it comes to the help i need from you guys, i have some questions:
I have to say that I'm very very happy, I want to thank you all in advance as I know that I will receive lots of feedback, I hope to be able to contribute with my knowledge and experience as I build these competences up.
Forgive me about my english as it is far from perfect.
Thank you and ride carefully.
My name is Bruno, I'm live in Lisbon, Portugal, Europe, Northern Hemisphere, planet earth, in the milky way.
I'm a young 40 year old guy, have a 5 year old boy that loves soccer, plays very well and is the best player for his age at one of the three top soccer teams kids school, his trainer says he is a natural and have the potential to go far, let us see I if I can retire in 15 years from now
I'm a computer engineer, specialized in large computer networks and Microsoft Servers.
I've been Reading some posts for the last couple of months as I was in the process of falling in love with the cb1kr. Well... i just bought it some days ago and today i just got word from the dealer that I will receive the bike next monday afternoon. I'm so anxious that I think I'll have a hard time sleeping next sunday.
I already owned a couple of bikes but nothing so powerful as this. I had a 50cm3 when I was a teenager, and I had a CB500 back in 2001, had until 2008, sold it when my kid was born and had no bike since then. I realized that besides the traffic jam free, easy to park, low fuel consuption, fast to get to destination, etc things about riding a bike it was my main anti-stress...so I'm back to therapy next monday
I bought a new 0km white, black rims cb1000R, I also bought it with a GIVI windscreen as I remember having a hard time at the freeways back in my cb500.
I hope to post some pictures next week. I've registered myself in the fórum because i believe I won't spend much of my free time in front of my computer in the next couple of weeks, the weather forecast for the next week here in Portugal is that this several week storm that has been doing some real damage all over Europe will come to an end and bright sunny days will return to Portugal.
Now it comes to the help i need from you guys, i have some questions:
- I've read Motoman's method of break-in, I do not want to discuss it, I will ride my bike normally with some care at first also because i need some relearning time, so I won't red line it but I also won't ride it as a granny would. I understood the most important part is the early oil change, so i ask you guys, which type of oil should i use? Portugal heats up iquite a bit in the summer but for now and while in the break-in which mineral oil shoud i use?
- I do not have a special tool to remove the oil filter and i would like to do it myself (the oil change), how can i do it without the tool?
- What else do i need to buy to do some home maitenance? Like chain lube and this kind of stuff?
- My ride is going to sleep at the street, right below my 2nd floor bedroom window, I bought a Xena alarmed disclock, a chain to chain it to a metal bar of a window store and it will be covered with a normal street cover, do you recommend anything else? I do not have the money at this moment but I would like to add some kind of pager or gps enabled alarm system in the future.
- I'm a short guy, 169cm, should I change the suspension settings? If so how can i do it myself, what to expect from changing these settings?
- Do you guys use 95 or 98 unleaded gasoline?
- Am I forgetting something i should know or be aware of with a brand new bike like this?
I have to say that I'm very very happy, I want to thank you all in advance as I know that I will receive lots of feedback, I hope to be able to contribute with my knowledge and experience as I build these competences up.
Forgive me about my english as it is far from perfect.
Thank you and ride carefully.