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froggeh
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PostPosted: 20:22 - 25 Jan 2007    Post subject: More "What bike?" pondering Reply with quote
Sorry to post more of this but...

Move to sweden etc. leaving Hornet here for the time being.
Thought about dual purpose.
Another thought is to grab a supermoto/enduro.

What off-road bike would you recommend that will be ok on tarmac? (for commutes and bobbing around on)

Thinking if I do this I'll fetch the Hornet over some time in the future.

Money £3K - £6K depending on on-road manners.
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PostPosted: 21:43 - 25 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
BMW F650Dakar. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 21:53 - 25 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Finglonga wrote:
BMW F650Dakar. Thumbs Up


LOL that was the one I mentioned in my other thread... Smile

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Any more?
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PostPosted: 22:37 - 25 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
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How long are you going for? What are taxes like for buying a bike in Sweden? Might well be worthwhile to keep a UK registered bike and use it there if you can in any way justify it.

All the best

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froggeh
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PostPosted: 23:17 - 25 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kickstart wrote:
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How long are you going for? What are taxes like for buying a bike in Sweden? Might well be worthwhile to keep a UK registered bike and use it there if you can in any way justify it.

All the best

Keith


Well, I'm going for good. My other half is Swedish and I want my 16 month old son to go through school there for obvious reasons.

I did think about keeping the hornet here, but as I think about it I will have to keep it insured, and for the few weeks a year at most I will spend back here, I might as well hire.

So although I was thinking of a road bike with off-road capabilities, if I am gonna take the hornet across, then I might as well go a little more off-road stylee, so I have the best of both worlds.

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PostPosted: 23:27 - 25 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Seriously check the taxes involved. Some of the scandinavian countries have very high vehicle taxes. If you could avoid these by importing a bike you already owned and had done so for some time it would be worthwhile.

Could always sell it a year down the line.

All the best

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froggeh
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PostPosted: 23:46 - 25 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kickstart wrote:
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Seriously check the taxes involved. Some of the scandinavian countries have very high vehicle taxes. If you could avoid these by importing a bike you already owned and had done so for some time it would be worthwhile.

Could always sell it a year down the line.

All the best

Keith


I have all my transport booked. As such I would be without a bike for months. I also want something that can go off-road Smile

Anyway looking at prices on Swedish sites they are fairly comparable.

Just want some bike suggestions Smile
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PostPosted: 04:36 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
KTM 950 for me.... They look awesome and apparently are awesome to ride too.

cheers

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froggeh
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PostPosted: 10:07 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
bunglehaze wrote:
KTM 950 for me.... They look awesome and apparently are awesome to ride too.

cheers

leigh Very Happy


Probably don't need something so big. A mate of my brother has offered me a go of his 625 version, which I'll do soon.
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PostPosted: 11:21 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm sure I've said this before, but anyway.....

A nice alternative to the Bimmer is the Aprilia Caponord......
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PostPosted: 13:11 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
a Honda FMX650 ? , its a dominator engine and is strong <60mph , and has high mud guards long travel suspension slightly road biased , and you can do some fantastic stuff on that like ride OVER cars , speed way the bloody thing.

or a Suzi DR400 , dual one , light 38bhp OK

or a DR350 indestructable.

Or any KTM
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PostPosted: 13:20 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Honda XR400 Smile
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froggeh
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PostPosted: 13:32 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Itchy wrote:
a Honda FMX650 ? , its a dominator engine and is strong <60mph , and has high mud guards long travel suspension slightly road biased , and you can do some fantastic stuff on that like ride OVER cars , speed way the bloody thing.

or a Suzi DR400 , dual one , light 38bhp OK

or a DR350 indestructable.

Or any KTM


Ok... worth thinking about. As I said - gonna get a test ride of a 625 KTM hopefully this weekend sometime.
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Get thee an XJ1300 , Fran took that one off the road once @ 100+ and was ok , Fran is a bit nuts though
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PostPosted: 13:36 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
I agree with kickstart here, not sure about taxes/costs, but there are some seriously worthwhile benefits to running a UK registered bike abroad... speed cameras? don't apply to you Smile its like being above the law Very Happy
Not sure I understand your exact situation but if you can I'd buy the bike in the UK and take it out there Thumbs Up
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froggeh
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PostPosted: 13:47 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Keen wrote:
I agree with kickstart here, not sure about taxes/costs, but there are some seriously worthwhile benefits to running a UK registered bike abroad... speed cameras? don't apply to you Smile its like being above the law Very Happy
Not sure I understand your exact situation but if you can I'd buy the bike in the UK and take it out there Thumbs Up


They have a similar rule to here I think... You can run it for a certain length of time before registering it there. I am going for good, so only a short term idea anyway.
Also as I've said, I move in March, and the transport is booked and paid for, so I would be withouty my bike for at least 6 months...


*EDIT If you take a car abroad within EU, it has to be registered within 6 months...

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PostPosted: 13:49 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
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mark83 - You posted that picture on a post I started about new bikes.

Do you work for Aprilia or something? Laughing


Hehe. No. Far from it. I work in corporate finance. Embarassed

Just loving the Aprilia's at the mo.

I'm Italian and I've been living in England since I was 7.

Truth is, I love all English/Italian bikes. Yes, they may not be as reliable as the japs, but I think the Triumphs/Ducatis/Aprilias of this world have so much more soul than the ZRXRRSRTZZ Jap models.

I mean:

Aprilia Caponord
Triumph Tiger
Speed Triple
Tuono

These are real names for real machines.

Having said that, I own a Kawasaki ER6n coz its my first bike and I wanted something cheap and cheerful to learn on/insure - as I commute on it every day.

*Bloody Hipocryte*

When I have a bit more wonga, I will get myself a Speed Triple and an RSV Mille R for some proper biking at the weekend.

And yes, I may consider a Jap bike for really focused trackdays.

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PostPosted: 15:20 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Itchy wrote:
Get thee an XJ1300 , Fran took that one off the road once @ 100+ and was ok , Fran is a bit nuts though


Just spotted this. Yes very funny Smile
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PostPosted: 17:58 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
bunglehaze wrote:
KTM 950 for me.... They look awesome and apparently are awesome to ride too.

Not going to be very good off road compared to a normal sized off roader.

They are designed to get across continents through mud, not to do some light green laning.

If you're serious about the off roading and with that budget I would look at two bikes if you can.

Even if one's a bigger trail style bike.

Most bikes are ok for some gentle green laning, but if you want to push it a bit more, then it's definitely worth going for an off roader which you can keep proper knobblies on.


mark83:
Personally I find the engines of the Jap bikes have a lot more 'soul' than the European ones, which tend to have flat featureless power deliveries, while the jap bikes to me feel like they are begging to be thrashed, to have the throttle turned that little bit more.

As far as Jap names:
Fireblade
Hayabusa
Zephyr

While of course Ducati's naming convetion isn't that imaginative etc.
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PostPosted: 18:11 - 26 Jan 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
G wrote:

mark83:
Personally I find the engines of the Jap bikes have a lot more 'soul' than the European ones, which tend to have flat featureless power deliveries, while the jap bikes to me feel like they are begging to be thrashed, to have the throttle turned that little bit more.

As far as Jap names:
Fireblade
Hayabusa
Zephyr

While of course Ducati's naming convetion isn't that imaginative etc.


Fair do's.

Guess I've gotta ride them before I can comment.
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