Spec me a 33 hp commute bike

[Maccapacca]

Hi,

Spec me a bike thread, I am taking my test soon and own a 125 Varadero at the moment which is easy to ride and very comfortable as all I use it for is commuting into London, must be 33hp, I'm tall so looking for something similar to the Varadero style, must be comfortable, I sat on a DRZ400 the other day and the ride wouldn't suit a commute.

I'm quite happy with the small amount of restriction the DRZ would need to be 33hp but I don't want a big bike restricted as I'll probably sell it as a 33hp bike in 2 years and get a bigger bike.

Any suggestions?

Cheers

 

[Electroshadow]

To be honest you would be better getting a larger bike and spending 100quid on a restricion kit. You will save money in the long runn as you wont have to by a bigger bike at a later date.
I highly recommend an yamaha fz6 for commuting , ive commuted 15k in 9months very comfortable and good vis of the road ahead. 60mpg un restricted so you might get more.?

 

[Souleh]

+1 FZ6

 

[i-bert]

Honda Bros 400

Cracking little bike. Not much power but handles great and comfy too. I love mine.

 

[Maccapacca]

Thanks for the replies, not really looking for a restricted 600 as when the two years are up I'll be looking for something bigger BMW enduro esk and I'd really liek a V twin the varaderos v twin is so nice to ride

 

[Souleh]

You could restrict the FZ6 and ride it for 2 years to get used to weight and size before derestricting, Cheaper than a new bike

 

[Maccapacca]

I'm used to a bigger bike I had a Bandit 600 for a couple of years but I've got to go through the test again, cut a long story short I was lazy and didn't send the pass certificate in so I've got to do it all again, I'm not really interested in a restricted 600 as my Bandit was restricted to 33hp for a year and I didn't like it p/w ratio was poor, I had a CB400 for a couple of days which was a much nicer ride at that power but the frame is too small, I really like the power delivery of the v twin rather than the revvy 4 pots

 

[spp]

When I was restricted I had a honda cb500 which was restricted to 33bhp. Dirt cheep, reliable, ideal for commuting. You probably won't lose much on it's value when you sell it to get something bigger either.

 

[Bat]

I'd say go for something cheap, Japanese and low power to begin with. CB500, ER5, CBF500. Going for a twin over a four will give you the benefit of more torque to make up for the throttled BHP.

As you say it's going to be a stop gap so try and go for something reliable which will not depreciate to much. I had a Honda CB450DX when I was on 33BHP and it was perfect..