l0rd
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posted on 17/2/10 at 01:33 PM |
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Calling bikers
Right, As i am moving closer to work 7 miles, i started thinking that I would like to get a bike.
Now, I have only driven a couple of cub bikes in the pst, and i do not have a licence.
I am 30 years old and i am 6ft 6".
Obviously, the cub was very small for me to drive although was quite fun for little runarounds.
I have been looking at something like a Varadero.
What would you recommend? Just asking to see if i can get one or not.
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tomgregory2000
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posted on 17/2/10 at 01:54 PM |
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Suzuki SV650, quite a long bike, V twin so makes a nice noise but very narrow to squeese inbetween traffic
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fesycresy
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posted on 17/2/10 at 01:58 PM |
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Pass your test and get a proper bike
Or a nice trailie 125, do they still make TSX, DT, KMX 125's?
Sorry but 20 years out of touch with 125's
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Breaker
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posted on 17/2/10 at 02:00 PM |
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If you will be living 7 miles from your work you will need a bicycle; not a bike !
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l0rd
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posted on 17/2/10 at 02:01 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Breaker
If you will be living 7 miles from your work you will need a bicycle; not a bike !
I am not an environmentalist.
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The Venom Project
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posted on 17/2/10 at 02:02 PM |
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Get a Buell
Fantastic bike, I had a Lightning Long, this is a very good V twin, 1200CC, lots of torque, loads of power, the best handling bike I have ever owned.
Very well designed. Don't let the fact that Buell are no longer trading put you off getting one.
[Edited on 17/2/10 by The Venom Project]
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l0rd
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posted on 17/2/10 at 02:05 PM |
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Forgot to add, As a newbe on motorbikes, I wouldn't like something like a 1200cc.
I was thinking at around 250-400.
Later on, i have one in mind.
Old school V-max
[Edited on 17/2/10 by l0rd]
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The Venom Project
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posted on 17/2/10 at 02:19 PM |
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My first bike
I bought a VFR 400 NC 30, was a very nice bike, and funny enough I am restoring it after selling it over 10 years ago, it found its way back to me.
Maybe something like this, or the newer RVF 400, maybe a Kawasaki ZZR400 etc: Good fast pocket bikes, great handling, good fun, good on fuel too.
Honda made the CBR 400 which is a straight 4, or the VFR 400 which is a V4, Kawasaki and Suzuki both made the straight 4 engine ones, yamaha too.
There is loads of choice, but you may struggle on these being 6ft..
Whatabout something like a Bandit 600cc??
Great comfy bike, lots of them around, cheap on bits, would accomodate a taller rider.
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MK9R
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posted on 17/2/10 at 02:27 PM |
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Triumph tiger 955i, very comfy, pretty cheap, lovely sounding engine, and you won't scare yourself on it
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r1_pete
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posted on 17/2/10 at 02:31 PM |
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At 6'6" something like a honda transalp may be in order, another nice v twin, but nice and tall.
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Avoneer
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posted on 17/2/10 at 03:04 PM |
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A Trek Madone for that distance.
Pat ;-)
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l0rd
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posted on 17/2/10 at 03:12 PM |
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So far, the ones that i have looked at are
Varadero
Africa Twin
Transalp
All of them quite expensive though
anything like chopper style that i could fit in it?
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l0rd
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posted on 17/2/10 at 03:13 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by MK9R
Triumph tiger 955i, very comfy, pretty cheap, lovely sounding engine, and you won't scare yourself on it
Thank you. Never thought of that. Will have a look.
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02GF74
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posted on 17/2/10 at 03:17 PM |
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^^^ pushbike is the answer.
I commute 6.5 miles but then am not as told as you but much older.
The time sitting in traffic (car for) means that the times are not too dissimilar .... unless I get into work for 7 to beat the traffic.
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l0rd
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posted on 17/2/10 at 03:23 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by 02GF74
^^^ pushbike is the answer.
I commute 6.5 miles but then am not as told as you but much older.
The time sitting in traffic (car for) means that the times are not too dissimilar .... unless I get into work for 7 to beat the traffic.
Pushbikes are out of the question.
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cd.thomson
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posted on 17/2/10 at 03:28 PM |
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sooo lazy...
Craig
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tomprescott
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posted on 17/2/10 at 04:00 PM |
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I second a tiger or bandit, bandits are really comfortable and possibly the easiest bike to get parts for. You could get hold of old chopper style
bike that you would easily fit on but a well built chopper is v. expensive! Look at the z bikes, kwaks from the 80's with high or unknown
mileage turned into tidy looking choppers are all gonna be over £3k.
Factor in the cost of a license too, ballpark figure of £500 and up.
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big-vee-twin
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posted on 17/2/10 at 04:24 PM |
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You start with the one at the front and progress to the one at the back
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The Venom Project
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posted on 17/2/10 at 04:31 PM |
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Chopper
If you fancy a chopper looking bike, maybe the Suzuki Intruder 800, they are a little like a Harley in appearence
http://www.motobalade.be/photos_motos/suzuki_vs800_jeanine.JPG
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flibble
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posted on 17/2/10 at 04:37 PM |
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Worth considering a TDM850, quite tall, quit fun, quite cheap
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franky
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posted on 17/2/10 at 04:41 PM |
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As above, sv650, small, great on track, good to learn the ropes on, cheap to buy and fix! Decent of fuel and cheap to insure.
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sucksqueezebangblow
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posted on 17/2/10 at 04:43 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by The Venom Project
Fantastic bike, I had a Lightning Long, this is a very good V twin, 1200CC, lots of torque, loads of power, the best handling bike I have ever owned.
Very well designed. Don't let the fact that Buell are no longer trading put you off getting one.
[Edited on 17/2/10 by The Venom Project]
Likewise, I have an X1 Lightning modified for the track. Similar power and handling to a 600 Super Sports but bags of torque and no powerband. I defy
anyone to get throught a bend as fast on any other bike! Brakes are fantastic, short wheelbase makes it flickable and pointy and that torque just
drives you out of the bend.
Oh yeah, and nothing sounds better than a Buell at full chat (with a loud pipe of course). Don't forget; "Loud Pipes Save Lives"
[Edited on 17/2/10 by sucksqueezebangblow]
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MikeCapon
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posted on 17/2/10 at 05:16 PM |
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Don't whatever you do buy a chop style bike. You'll be put off bikes forever as they don't go, they don't stop and they
don't go round corners either. Perhaps a slight exageration but you want a proper bike.
At 6 foot odd forget the baby Jap sports bikes. You'll be best off either with a streetbike (Bandit if you must, Fazer 600, Honda Hornet, Kawa
ER6) or something more trailie like an Africa Twin or a Transalp. Avoid singles if you're going to be doing regular commutes. They tend to be a
bit vibey and don't like being spanked. Oh and they are not quick either.
A sports bike is a pretty focused machine, to the extent that they are not too comfy and very easy to hit license busting speeds very quickly.
Sweeping generalisation.... Don't buy anything Italian. Reliability, depreciation, parts supply... Sounds familiar?
All this is IMHO of course.
And last of all ride as if everyone else on the road is going to try and kill you. Sooner or later that will save your life.
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coozer
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posted on 17/2/10 at 05:22 PM |
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quote: I am not an environmentalist.
No? Just a mentalist then?
At 6' 6" tall and a short commute how about a Supermotard?
Nice Husaberg springs to mind...
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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OX
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posted on 17/2/10 at 05:27 PM |
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Triumph tiger ,same engine as the sprint st . There big and great fun but i bit heavy for a nooby to bikes . Your going to drown any road going 400
and you'll soon get bored of it,,there ok for a mad thrash but gutless and slow unless your ringing the tits off it.
Honda do an on/off roader called the xr 650 . brilliant bit of kit but they don't come with an electric start and until you get the nack there a
bitch to kickstart...did i say how much fun they are tho .
You could also pick up a cheap enduro ktm 250 ,,same style of bike and they stand tall and have bags of torque
[Edited on 17/2/10 by OX]
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