I need my fix!

[MowyTone]

I don't currently have a bike as I sold it about 7 years ago. I've had my full licence since October and now the weather is showing signs of be a bit better (yesterday was a glorious riding day here) I want to get on something.

The problem is I live with the in-laws and I'm 'supposed' to be saving for a house. It's my 30th next month and all I can think about is getting a bike.

Ideally it would be an SV650S, but as time goes on I'm getting less and less picky. Any bike is better than no bike right? I've seen a Thundercat going for £750 and an ER5 (07 plate) going for £999. Even round the corner there is a IL4 400cc mat black cruiser going for £750.

I really need my bike fix now!

 

[Dogbreath]

Even round the corner there is a IL4 400cc mat black cruiser going for £750.

Pull yourself together man! Ignoring the fact that cruisers are for old men, they should have no more than two cylinders and about three times more displacement than that! The Rocket can be excused for having three cylinders as it's a 2.3 litre engine

The Thunderpants is a good call if you want a cheap and comfy sports bike. The ER5 is a bit of a slug, but if you can find a decent one the older GPZ500 is a great little bike and not much slower than an SV650.

Have you been looking through Gumtree etc?

 

[leigh_boy]

i gave away a honda cbr 600 1989 the other day with mot just needed a new silencer, i would have rather given it away to you if this was last weekend

 

[Wucked]

If you can find one the GPZ500S gets my vote for a cheap ride.

 

[ElliorR]

It has been proven by economists that buying a motorbike in no way affects savings for a mortgage.

 

[Fireskull]

It was nice weather down here yesterday, even got the tyres 'warm' going home last night

 

[atpbx]

If you can find one the GPZ500S gets my vote for a cheap ride.

I cant think there will be many of them that are not fit for the dustbin left.

 

[Wucked]

Yeah, you're right. I had a look on biketrader and there were 4 in the whole country, only one of them looked decent.

 

[wazza300]

a used zx6r g1,g2,j1,j2 model,cheap to run and maintain/insure and they are bulletproof

I love mine

 

[MowyTone]

i gave away a honda cbr 600 1989 the other day with mot just needed a new silencer, i would have rather given it away to you if this was last weekend

****! Would would have been awesome! Ah well can't dwell on it I suppose

 

[MowyTone]

a used zx6r g1,g2,j1,j2 model,cheap to run and maintain/insure and they are bulletproof

I love mine

They do look nice and guessing you get good performance, yet they don't seem to be very expensive. There are some nice ones (97, 98 with 50K miles) going on bike trader for £1200

 

[ttaskmaster]

Pull yourself together man! Ignoring the fact that cruisers are for old men, they should have no more than two cylinders and about three times more displacement than that! The Rocket can be excused for having three cylinders as it's a 2.3 litre engine

Who you callin' 'Old Man' there, sonny-boy??!!
I've ridden Cruisers since my 20s and it takes a far hardier rider to manage on one of those than a lightweight, fully faired thing!

Always amazed at people who think Cruisers are big sluggish tractors... until they see the grunt you can get pulling off at the lights!

 

[TallPaul_S]

I take it you'vew got all your kit? Browse ebay/gumtree for local bargains, there's bound to be something come up as a winter bargain. Get something around the £1000-1500 mark and you probably won't lose any money over 6 months.

Or, buy something that needs a little work but is ridable - then do it up and sell it on for a profit. Tell the in-laws it's a way of making a little extra money

 

[wazza300]

They do look nice and guessing you get good performance, yet they don't seem to be very expensive. There are some nice ones (97, 98 with 50K miles) going on bike trader for £1200

£1200 is too high imo

one on ebay full service history 24k miles for under a grand

im nearly on 60k miles from new,no sweat,ohh and only one major Kawasaki service

 

[Dogbreath]

Who you callin' 'Old Man' there, sonny-boy??!!
I've ridden Cruisers since my 20s and it takes a far hardier rider to manage on one of those than a lightweight, fully faired thing!

Why make things difficult for yourself? To be fair I can see the appeal in somewhere like the US, where you can travel hundreds of miles on virtually straight roads, but not when you have a country full of twisty A and B roads that could have been designed for a sports bike.

 

[Kreeeee]

Why make things difficult for yourself? To be fair I can see the appeal in somewhere like the US, where you can travel hundreds of miles on virtually straight roads, but not when you have a country full of twisty A and B roads that could have been designed for a sports bike.

Ah, you live in Switzerland too?

 

[ttaskmaster]

Why make things difficult for yourself? To be fair I can see the appeal in somewhere like the US, where you can travel hundreds of miles on virtually straight roads, but not when you have a country full of twisty A and B roads that could have been designed for a sports bike.

I said 'hardier', mainly because you're a kite in the wind and rain.

Who said anything about difficult?
I've undertaken Sports riders on Cornish hairpins with my Cruiser and ridden in the kinds of snow that I'd never put the FJ on. I also proved the Cruiser actually had a smaller turning circle than a Fireblade, Ninja and VFR800... before then showing those riders the benefits of riding in a comfortable position all the way to Scotland, compared to being bent over the tank and having all that weight on the wrists!

May not be the bike for speed demons, but Cruisers are definitely not Old Men rides!