Graywulf
Standard Bore
Hi folks,
A 'wannabe' R3 owner here. I've been riding just on 44yrs, I've ridden all my adult life as 'transport' and had just about every make of bike and sizes up to a 1700cc MT-01 Yammy, and am now looking at a low km's R3.
Having looked I found an advertised 2010 R3 tour, but having seen a lot of the threads on here re various issues/upgrade packages/etc on the earlier R3's I want to make sure I would be 'clear' of the problems with the bike I am looking at. Biggest issue is being in New Zealand for arguing with importers/dealers in the event of, and then the wait for parts. I've also read the VIN threads where being 'down under' the VIN is not the same as the UK to help identify the bikes actual age.
So, there are a few things I need to find out please. The bike is a 2010 [registered?] Blue/blue model with a black engine. Which I understand {colour combination} was released around 2005 and again for 2010? It does not have ABS and I can't find out if this means it is an old {2005} stock bike registered in 2010, or it was a current production bike for 2010. Any help would be gratefully received as at age 60, this could be my last big tourer for my 'later years' so I want to get it right for reliability etc.
A 'wannabe' R3 owner here. I've been riding just on 44yrs, I've ridden all my adult life as 'transport' and had just about every make of bike and sizes up to a 1700cc MT-01 Yammy, and am now looking at a low km's R3.
Having looked I found an advertised 2010 R3 tour, but having seen a lot of the threads on here re various issues/upgrade packages/etc on the earlier R3's I want to make sure I would be 'clear' of the problems with the bike I am looking at. Biggest issue is being in New Zealand for arguing with importers/dealers in the event of, and then the wait for parts. I've also read the VIN threads where being 'down under' the VIN is not the same as the UK to help identify the bikes actual age.
So, there are a few things I need to find out please. The bike is a 2010 [registered?] Blue/blue model with a black engine. Which I understand {colour combination} was released around 2005 and again for 2010? It does not have ABS and I can't find out if this means it is an old {2005} stock bike registered in 2010, or it was a current production bike for 2010. Any help would be gratefully received as at age 60, this could be my last big tourer for my 'later years' so I want to get it right for reliability etc.