That Itch.....

[Andy C]

Sold my 600 a few months ago to get a bit of savings/no garage/no time to use it and for some reason as we come into winter all I can think about is using my savings to get another bike. Love the idea of a faired 600 (GSXR600 K5 or ZX6R b1h).

Its strange as the weather is terrible and yesterday I passed my car test (wwoooo) but all I can think about it getting back on another bike. I have a RXS100 but its with the GF at the moment as is a laugh but not like a 'real bike'.

Anyone else ever suffered this?
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99 RS125 --> 02 SV650s --> 03 Speed Four --> 92 RXS100 --> 93 CB400sf --> 01 CB600f Hornet

[fatsamurai]

Dude, just saw the pictures of your SV650. What happened?
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Hyosung GT125 [SOLD] -> Suzuki GSX 750W [SOLD] -> SV650S [Crashed] -> FZ6

[robbieguy2003]

Tis the main reason I wont sell mine at the moment. I'm not using it much because i mostly work from home. When I do need to travel for work its normally smartly dressed which I cant seem to carry off on the bike no matter how hard I try.

I only mostly use it for fun or if im personally going anywhere and dont need the car.

Problem I have though is I know while a lump of cash would be nice I'll be using a bigger lump of cash to buy another one/a bigger one which in the long run will work out much more.

At the moment keeping it seems the sensible thing to do

As for your situation, dooo ittt!
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Current Bikes: Honda CBR 600RR - '07, Suzuki GSX1250 FA ST '11
Old Bikes: Suzuki Intruder 125 LC - '2001, Honda CBR 600F - '92, Honda CBR 600RR - '03

[robbieguy2003]

Tis the main reason I wont sell mine at the moment. I'm not using it much because i mostly work from home. When I do need to travel for work its normally smartly dressed which I cant seem to carry off on the bike no matter how hard I try.

I only mostly use it for fun or if im personally going anywhere and dont need the car.

Problem I have though is I know while a lump of cash would be nice I'll be using a bigger lump of cash to buy another one/a bigger one which in the long run will work out much more.

At the moment keeping it seems the sensible thing to do

As for your situation, dooo ittt!
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Current Bikes: Honda CBR 600RR - '07, Suzuki GSX1250 FA ST '11
Old Bikes: Suzuki Intruder 125 LC - '2001, Honda CBR 600F - '92, Honda CBR 600RR - '03

[.....]

Instead of spunking all the £ on a sports 600, maybe get a older bike for about a grand and see if that satisfies you. If it doesn't then sell it for what you paid for it then go for the sports.

[vt6]

Defo the same, I sold bikes in summer to save a bit. Few months and I couldn't resist a 00 plate gsxr 6. Got it bargain price coming into winter. Fun enough for me to get my fix. Job done

[Pie-Roe]

[Numptie]

[Numptie]

I don't know if you have changing rooms at work. If not, maybe arrive early and just get changed.

Been commuting for sometime and I can't get away with looking like a biker. It doesn't stop me though.

I thought the GSXR600 was the most coveted sportsbike......by thieves?

Quite like the idea of a fun motocrosser to commute on if only the petrol wasn't so bad....

[sickpup]

[yuri2085]

Sickpup don't go all nostalgic about this site and the youth of today on me will you.
Your statement, if true; I feel would be better applied to all youth of the last 40+ years. Perhaps even forever? maybe not.

And again being a 'general' statement it is also incredibly inaccurate as I am a youth of today and would much prefer a fireblade to a gsxr600.

[JAMSXR]

[MarJay]

I have found that the thought of a bike is often better than the reality.

£1000 max on a half decent bike and then see how you go.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F; Cheap project: CBR900RR FireBlade
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[sickpup]

[JAMSXR]

[tutton]

Could have bought something nice and shiny on finance, but thought what would be the point as id only crash or drop it,
Did both so there we go, old bikes are better
1994 fzr600r
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Past: '05 Peugeot XPS '99 Aprillia RS125 '94 FZR600R
Current: '02 ZX636 A1P '51 CCM R30

[Carl_steveo]

Yep I'm twenty and my bikes 9 year old. I would much rather have something older than me than a shiny midlife crisis bike.
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Current: Honda Nsr 125
Live: Sunderland
Luke "cant be arsed to read your post, but suck my balls anyway."

[robbieguy2003]

To be fair, one of the main reasons I went from an old 600F to a new 600RR was because it started to suffer from electrical problems (fuses constantly blowing, indis stopping working etc)..

Turned into a nightmare, it was my only form of transport and it was spending ages in garages pissing around with the wiring which was obviously fubared.

Fine if you have the time and space to play around with it, at the time I had neither.

For what I was earning at that time bike finance + insurance = 12% of my takehome pay. It seemed logical to do it to ensure I had something reliable to commute on.
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Current Bikes: Honda CBR 600RR - '07, Suzuki GSX1250 FA ST '11
Old Bikes: Suzuki Intruder 125 LC - '2001, Honda CBR 600F - '92, Honda CBR 600RR - '03