Man of Honour
Don't get a Sports Tourer then get an out an out Sports bike. You'll get bored of a CBR-F within 3 months anyway.
Honda CBR 600f
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Don't get a Sports Tourer then get an out an out Sports bike. You'll get bored of a CBR-F within 3 months anyway.
Caporegime
I'd be amazed if that was the case.
Other than a 125cc scooter I had for a month, 7 years ago, this will be my first bike... is it really that boring? haha
That's what I thought haha. Also thought it would be nice if I decide to take some longer drives through Spain into Portugal, France etc... but that's not for a while.
Haha, the one I looked at is 2012 model, 2013 registered.
Caporegime
Many people think they are bored of a bike before having discovered even 50% of its capability.
Man of Honour
To be honest I was only taking the ****, A CBR-F will do ya for a year as a first bike especially seeings as he plans on doing a bit of touring.
Haha phewph! When I test drove it, it felt like a heck of a lot of bike to me. But considering my previous experience is only on a 125 I guess it would.
What other bikes should I look out for that are similar? Ie. good for a bit of touring, but have similar sporty looks?
Before I settle I'm going to have a look around all of the (usually) overpriced dealers to see their used sections. My mate would take £5k min for his bike, so it's a fair bit of budget for me to look for other used 600's I think.
Oh and found this pic on my phone I got him to take of me on his bike. Head blanked as we took it at the end before I left so bike was off and I wasn't wearing a helmet lol...
Looking at it now, bike actually looks a bit small? Sitting on it, it feels huge to me, but in the photo it's not so big.
Man of Honour
It's a lovely bike & a lot less Toury than I thought it would be. One thing I'd worry about though is spending 5k on your first big bike. You could get a very capable bike for under 2k. It's your money though so it's your choice just my opinion.
As for other bikes just about every manufacturer does a Sports Tourer, All you have to do is decide what kind of bike you want & then look at every manufacturers example.
Honda are the best for reliability & resale value though.
As for the bike above looking small it's because you are looking down on it to take the pic, Next time crouch down level with the bike.
Lastly feel free to ask as many questions as you want as I'm like every biker in the World who can chat **** about bikes/biking all day & all night.
As for other bikes just about every manufacturer does a Sports Tourer, All you have to do is decide what kind of bike you want & then look at every manufacturers example.
Honda are the best for reliability & resale value though.
As for the bike above looking small it's because you are looking down on it to take the pic, Next time crouch down level with the bike.
Lastly feel free to ask as many questions as you want as I'm like every biker in the World who can chat **** about bikes/biking all day & all night.
It's a lovely bike & a lot less Toury than I thought it would be. One thing I'd worry about though is spending 5k on your first big bike. You could get a very capable bike for under 2k. It's your money though so it's your choice just my opinion.
As for other bikes just about every manufacturer does a Sports Tourer, All you have to do is decide what kind of bike you want & then look at every manufacturers example.
Honda are the best for reliability & resale value though.
As for the bike above looking small it's because you are looking down on it to take the pic, Next time crouch down level with the bike.
Lastly feel free to ask as many questions as you want as I'm like every biker in the World who can chat **** about bikes/biking all day & all night.
Yeah I think it's because of a few things, the different screen, slightly lowered handlebars, and then the tail tidy with the integrated tail lights, so no little stick-out indicators. Makes it look a lot more sporty than the stock CBR600F (the new one at least).
Agreed also that it's probably a great deal and would lose barely anything if I sold it in a year or two as it's priced cheaply for Gibraltar.
The only issue is like you said... it's a lot of money for a first bike. If I dropped it tomorrow it would hurt haha.
My idea originally was to be 'all in' at around 4-5k. So bike, plus good gear. I've mostly decided on the gear I want (Alpinestars, plus HJC RPHA-10 helmet) but that's 1k already. Hence 3-4k was the most I wanted to spend on a bike. Going to have a look around a few garages in the next few days. I've not found anything at all so far that I like as much. I saw a few cheap bandits for 2.5k and 2.6k respectively, but I really just don't like them at all.
My ideal bike would have been 2011 CBR600F rather than his one year old one (2012 model, first registered late 2013) as it would be bang in my price range. Just sadly not seen anything like it around. And then as he pointed out a stock 2011 one in price isn't going to look the same and I'd probably end up doing a load of the same mods lol. Also thanks for saying feel free to chat haha! I always feel I'm asking way too many questions/open ended questions that don't really have an answer. But I guess every first time rider goes through similar 
Man of Honour
You're going to have to go a long way to beat your mates bike, You know it's History, It's already been sensibly modded & it's at a fair price according to You for Gibraltar.
Just about anything you try now will feel inferior & probably will be anyways.
As for dropping it you can fit crash bungs which will prevent most damage on a walking pace drop.
You will be keeping the bike for a few years though so even if you binned it you could still make it rideable & rebuild it as & when you have the cash.
Just because it's your first big bike it doesn't automatically mean you'll drop it, You've spent a year on your Varadero for starters & there fairly big for a 1T.
Just about anything you try now will feel inferior & probably will be anyways.
As for dropping it you can fit crash bungs which will prevent most damage on a walking pace drop.
You will be keeping the bike for a few years though so even if you binned it you could still make it rideable & rebuild it as & when you have the cash.
Just because it's your first big bike it doesn't automatically mean you'll drop it, You've spent a year on your Varadero for starters & there fairly big for a 1T.
Soldato
Soldato
Sounds to me you've already made up your mind but you have a few 'what if's'...Pretty sure they would be gone once you are riding it down the road
Varadero? I had a 125cc scooter for a month 7 years ago haha. This would effectively be my first ever bike
. The only reason I was considering something like this is because both examiners I had for the CBT were telling me I'd be fine on it/something similar rather than getting something smaller. And of course if I want to tour etc on it... a 125 would be murder lol.The rest of what you're saying is very true. It's the only bike I've seen so far that excites me and I think looks great (I've seen a few cf600f's and hornets for 2-3k but it's not the same sporty look I like). And as you said, I know the full history and that it's been treated well. It's the same friend I would go riding with if I bought it haha. (he would replace it with a Tuono
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Mostly it's more of a 'argh it's so much more than I planned on spending'... but that probably happens to most of us buying a bike?
Man of Honour
To be honest how you look on it makes no difference, it's all down to how you feel when you're on it.
You could get a bigger bike and it look "right" but that's of no use if you feel like your flapping about when you're sat on it and can't get comfy.
You could get a bigger bike and it look "right" but that's of no use if you feel like your flapping about when you're sat on it and can't get comfy.
Oh man, I had seen this website before. But when you said to see my dimensions I realised I must have been missing something. Now playing around with silly arm angles etc
In that case it's really comfy and my feet are flat on the ground when I put them down (although slightly up in that pic as you can see, but it's pretty comfy resting flat.) However when up on the pegs it's a comfy angle. If I sit middle of the seat I feel like I could ride it all day, and when I put myself further back and lean down more it feels 'sportier' I guess. But my biking experience is so limited I have really little to compare with I guess.
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Haha phewph! When I test drove it, it felt like a heck of a lot of bike to me. But considering my previous experience is only on a 125 I guess it would.
What other bikes should I look out for that are similar? Ie. good for a bit of touring, but have similar sporty looks?
Before I settle I'm going to have a look around all of the (usually) overpriced dealers to see their used sections. My mate would take £5k min for his bike, so it's a fair bit of budget for me to look for other used 600's I think.
Oh and found this pic on my phone I got him to take of me on his bike. Head blanked as we took it at the end before I left so bike was off and I wasn't wearing a helmet lol...
Looking at it now, bike actually looks a bit small? Sitting on it, it feels huge to me, but in the photo it's not so big.
Where ur gloves at son..!
I went straight onto a CBR600F (1995) after a 125, worked out fine for me, but self control is v. important bcos they are fairly quick.
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