General 'Next' Bike Chat, in fact...

[Duckyboos]

Assuming I pass my retest tomorrow, I'll be big-bike hunting before the year's out, and I'm in need of some ideas/suggestions.

The criteria:

Sports styling
Fairly low (I'm about 5'6")
Not too heavy
Reasonable service and insurance costs
Restrict'able to 33bhp
Suitable for long-distance/motorway travel

My budget: Around £1,500. Assuming I can find another careful lady owner for Betsy, '05 plate with 8k on her clock... Bradford Motorcycles will offer me £1,400 trade-in so perhaps a little less than that on a private sale....

Thinking of something like this...

https://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/BIKES_popup.jsp?searchform=&modelexact=1&lid=search_used_bikes_full&photo=1&state=%27%27&sort=&make=KAWASAKI&min_pr=1000&source=0&model=ANY&max_pr=2000&ccappr=600&agerange=&miles=30&keywords=&mileage=&postcode=LS4+2QS&ukcarsearch_full.x=50&ukcarsearch_full.y=7&start=6&distance=27&adcategory=BIKE&channel=BIKES&id=200740296029904
Was also looking at a CRB400/600 (or any sports 400, purely for the size/weight/height).

Any ideas gratefully accepted

[Itchy]

fancy a slightly used CBR? , it is slowly being fixed smegging postal strike!
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[Duckyboos]

Being fixed?? Go on... I'm listening...

[Mudskipper]

Join the 400 club

Have a read of Marjay's Guide to 400cc sportsbikes

For £1,500, this time of year, you should be able to find a nice example of any of them, & it'll tick your boxes.

400's take better to rescriction than bigger bikes generally, so i hear.
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

I'd say you've just described an NC30 or NC29, or perhaps and early SV650.
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[dodsi]

I have a decent thundercat 600 in really good condition that needs nothing doing, not been thrashed around and has not been in an accident.

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[st3v3]

As I said yesterday, the NC29/NC30 is smaller than betsy, a 'supersports' bike, faster(obviously) and most that come up for sale are pretty tidy as people use them as a stepping stone to something more powerful. 400Grey bike is one of the best places to start at in regards to these types, and there's quite a few members on here with them.
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[Mudskipper]

Steve, I agree apart from this:

[Blau Zedong]

An X7?

https://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/BLUEX5/1979_GT250-X7_sales1_225.jpg
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[hmmmnz]

honda bros fits all the requirements
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[funmonkee]

^^^ Have to be the 400cc BROS... its 33BHP as standard.

but, why not get the full licence and buy this...

https://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q73/funmonkee/IMG_0023-1.jpg
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[brier88]

Just put a downpayment on a VFR 400 NC30 1992 model today and asking price was 1650 but if you can find a few faults (hopefully not) you can haggle a bit, i got mine down to 1575 and it is a gorgeous bike and they aren't too heavy

Go for it!!!

Brier

[Duckyboos]

[Mudskipper]

Ducky if you're up at Squires next weekend let me know, you're welcome to have a sit on/poke at my CBR

That babyninja looks nice , bit overpriced though tbh. Prices are lower this time of year and that is fairly old.
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[lee36]

our las just passed her test on restricted 33bhp and i got her this suzuki sv650s, had seat sculpted and changed dogbones (both simple cheep mods approx £50) she is 5ft 1" and can now get balls of feet down nippy little thing too even after restriction (£200) still does 45 in first and ive had 90 out of it and not maxed out

[kitty kat]

good luck with the test, my fingers are crossed for you
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[Duckyboos]

Cheers Kitty! Everything crossed!

I keep forgetting about my test to be honest, I'd better set a reminder on my 'phone!

[lee36]

our lass not mentioned it and i find most bikes are the same if you get your head down theres a certain amount of protection and you can always get a double bubble screen for most bikes

[lee36]

forgot to mention that the 2002 (old shape like our lasses) is smaller than the new shape

[colin1]

id suggest a triumph tt600 or a thundercat

thundercat is better for everyday and longer distance

tt600 is better for fun on twisty roads at weekends
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[lee36]

bugger could have had some new tyres wi that ,,,,never mind spilt milk and all that