hi all,
thought I'd wander over to your USA website & say HOWDY! Been browsing here for a while, you guys have some AWESOME bikes.

12 months ago I bought myself a 1998 Hornet 600 (or 599 as you guys call it). as the Hornet 600 isn't sold in Australia anymore (stopped selling in 2001) I could only get a 2nd hand one. so I got this one:

http://thumb3.webshots.net/t/55/155/2/34/66/2778234660064275003TzoDei_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2778234660064275003TzoDei)

however I decided it was rather boring & spent the next 12 months customising it, while I waited for my licence restrictions to finish so I could ride it.

Now it looks like this:
http://thumb3.webshots.net/t/58/158/5/53/63/2033553630064275003iwMbTM_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2033553630064275003iwMbTM)
http://thumb3.webshots.net/t/53/553/3/63/49/2434363490064275003ufPEZr_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2434363490064275003ufPEZr)

I made a montage of all the mods here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GomSsE09iv0

took some pics out in the aussie bush last week too:
http://thumb3.webshots.net/t/53/753/9/71/18/2343971180064275003EElkzV_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2343971180064275003EElkzV)
http://thumb3.webshots.net/t/53/453/7/68/91/2441768910064275003aDhmHq_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2441768910064275003aDhmHq)

even did a "gloves" photo!
http://thumb3.webshots.net/t/57/657/1/91/88/2190191880064275003TswfVQ_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2190191880064275003TswfVQ)

enjoy!

Small world. I had just watched your Youtube video last week. Nice work.

Great looking bike! and welcome to the site :)

Wow, I really like the twin silencers! Very sharp. :welcome to the forum!

Im loving the color, I have a feeling those pics dont really do it justice... Nice work!

Yes you know you did a good job... Like the twin pipe and the chrome clocks... Must be fun to ride out there, welcome.

Welcome to the forum!

Pretty soon, when I get more time to dedicate to this forum, I'm going to remove the USA part from the header! ...and just do a tagline that says something like "On the other side of the pond, we call her Five Nine Nine." :D

You did an awesome job updating your bike. Definitely LOVE the color!

Anyway, :welcome

thanks for your kind comments, no the pics don't do it justice, I'll be getting a mate to take so pro shots soon

I can safely say I have the only hornet that looks like this in Australia!

Hi Edgelett,

Haven't I seen that bike before :lol:

I really do like that colour :D

Pretty soon, when I get more time to dedicate to this forum, I'm going to remove the USA part from the header! ...and just do a tagline that says something like "On the other side of the pond, we call her Five Nine Nine."

Just a tiny tweak idea: "On our side of the pond..." :D

Just a tiny tweak idea: "On our side of the pond..." :D

Yeah, that's what I meant. :oops: