which bike do I go for
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TrystanGST
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That 1000cc bike looks like a pug. Ugh.
That said, they both look like dirt bikes in tuxedos.
That said, they both look like dirt bikes in tuxedos.
I started off on dirt bikes... a Honda CR250 and CR500, then when I was at school a Suzuki TS50X... Since then I went full road bike and lever looked back... too many bikes!
So in order...
TS50X - My first bike awwww, sold it to buy a stereo.
ZZR250 - First bike after passing my test, crashed into an oncoming car
ZZR1100 - probably too big of a step up given that it made 220bhp at the rear tyre
CB125 - Sudden purchase after writing off the ZZR1100
Bandit 600 - Boring but easy to crash
Diversion 600 - first go at panniers, sold it to go on holiday to Egypt
ZZR600 - Got this after Egypt, gave it to Eloise when I got the Blackbird below
CBR1100XX - Massive touring fun, crashed in epic style by surfing it down the A1 in London
CBR1000rr - Sold before I got the chance to do something silly
SV650 - Got this to try and keep my license clean(ish)
Hayabusa - bored of clean license, this a full power version with a little extra... GPS said I did 212mph on the M4 (clocks said 225)
Aaaanyway, out of the two I could go for the smaller bike, the big one is a lot heavier and won't be as much fun, or as good on a bit of dirt, if you won't go near dirt ever, I would buy a ZZR600 for about the best all round bike I have ever owned.
So in order...
TS50X - My first bike awwww, sold it to buy a stereo.
ZZR250 - First bike after passing my test, crashed into an oncoming car
ZZR1100 - probably too big of a step up given that it made 220bhp at the rear tyre
CB125 - Sudden purchase after writing off the ZZR1100
Bandit 600 - Boring but easy to crash
Diversion 600 - first go at panniers, sold it to go on holiday to Egypt
ZZR600 - Got this after Egypt, gave it to Eloise when I got the Blackbird below
CBR1100XX - Massive touring fun, crashed in epic style by surfing it down the A1 in London
CBR1000rr - Sold before I got the chance to do something silly
SV650 - Got this to try and keep my license clean(ish)
Hayabusa - bored of clean license, this a full power version with a little extra... GPS said I did 212mph on the M4 (clocks said 225)
Aaaanyway, out of the two I could go for the smaller bike, the big one is a lot heavier and won't be as much fun, or as good on a bit of dirt, if you won't go near dirt ever, I would buy a ZZR600 for about the best all round bike I have ever owned.
ZZR1100 - Bad idea for a 19 year-old
ZZR1100 Dead 11 - 1997 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
Bandit 600 - easy to crash
Bandit Crash 4 - 2004 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
Diversion 600 - never buy one!
Diversion 600 - 1999 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
ZZR600 - Awesome
DSC_0002 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
CBR1100XX - Fast and comfy
Blackbird5 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
CBR1000rr - Amazing speed and handling
DSC_0738 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
SV650 - Great sound from the V-twin but slooooow
sv650_side by Joe Burge, on Flickr
GSX1300R Hayabusa - Warp speed Mr. Sulu!
Hayabusa by Joe Burge, on Flickr
ZZR1100 Dead 11 - 1997 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
Bandit 600 - easy to crash
Bandit Crash 4 - 2004 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
Diversion 600 - never buy one!
Diversion 600 - 1999 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
ZZR600 - Awesome
DSC_0002 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
CBR1100XX - Fast and comfy
Blackbird5 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
CBR1000rr - Amazing speed and handling
DSC_0738 by Joe Burge, on Flickr
SV650 - Great sound from the V-twin but slooooow
sv650_side by Joe Burge, on Flickr
GSX1300R Hayabusa - Warp speed Mr. Sulu!
Hayabusa by Joe Burge, on Flickr
TrystanGST
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Liter bikes (and above) - yikes. I am convinced that the ZR14 actually does, as in the commercial, allow time travel. I'm quite happy with my 600 TYVM.
cannon_fodder
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@CASSAR-
so where's the pic of the Yamaha?
so where's the pic of the Yamaha?
cassar
BALLSCRATCHER
i dont have one its that fugly it might break the camera lol if you want to look cough pillar of salt springs to mind cough then youre looking for an 09 xtz660 they come in red wine burgundy and desert wind blown dog turd lol only thing i will say is they are good off road and for a tall bike quite flipable.
RuneBrush
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Not a fan of either but the 650 looks slightly nicer!
My track history:
Moped thing (don't ask, it leaked petrol and had to be topped up everyday)
Suzuki GN125 - had my first accident on it (broke leg) and had a car drive into me at a round about just after I'd saved up enough to get the tank resprayed.
Honda CB500 - nice little bike that got sold on
Bandit 600 - was physically too large for me but I had my heart set on it, wrote it off when I hit ice going down a hill
Hornet 600 - a lovely little bike, 96bhp, so easy to drive. Got rear shunted whilst doing 40mph and broke collar bone, chipped ankle and left quite a bit of the skin of my knee on the road
Sadly I've not had a bike for coming up 10 years now as I was put off commuting because of morons on the road!
cannon_fodder
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How bout an upgrade?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif.../1/advert-type/standard-listing?logcode=ucbnp
or maybe a vintage...
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Lastly, is it possible to own one or two bikes without anything in-between? Everybody seems to be rolling over their bikes like last nights one night stand
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cassar
BALLSCRATCHER
got the transalp today.....chuffed with it in fact im still smiling even now.
my problem is im not a fan of street racers. all that hunched over the tank peering between the speedo n rev counter nonsense not for me, also im rather a large chap at 6'3" n 19 stone most bikes i look like i've got a wheel stuck in my harris lol.
im going to name my bike goldielocks...because she's just right
my problem is im not a fan of street racers. all that hunched over the tank peering between the speedo n rev counter nonsense not for me, also im rather a large chap at 6'3" n 19 stone most bikes i look like i've got a wheel stuck in my harris lol.
im going to name my bike goldielocks...because she's just right
Enjoy it Mate, enjoy it.
