the final question of which bike before taking the plunge.

[Rufus]

i've narrowed my list down to three potential bikes.

i have a cb250 for getting to work and back on and want another bike for weekends/ evenings / travelling further afield (though not too often!)

i'm gonna go new and im ready for the depreciation hit but want something that i know will last me as long as i take care of it and not something which has hidden fuck ups caused by the last owner. and cheap on insurance.

everytime i think of one i look into it alot and there's always some reason someone thinks they're 'crap'

here's what i've managed to whittle it down to:

Suzuki sv650 sport.

https://www.cupar.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bike_sv650_sport.jpg

Kawasaki Er6n
https://gallerymotorcycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/New-2010-Kawasaki-ER6n-Black-Street-Sport-Edition.jpg

Kawasaki Z750
https://www.masmoto.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/kawasaki-z750-2010-bicolor-blanco-001.jpg


which of these would you recommend and why? if other please state which (has to be on 0% finance somewhere haha)

last thread like this i promise!
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[m0l0t0v]

Z750.

Hate SV's.

Er's are ok. But I think they're fugly. (Hollis has one/ OR had. Not sure what's happened)

So 750 gets my vote.


Or settle for an older model Hornet. I'm not biased in any way. :whistle
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[Rufus]

i was edging towards the zed anyway. end of next week i finish my current job and have a weeks holiday so ill be sorting it out then i guess!
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[hmmmnz]

you'll get the best resale from the z750,lt also its the most powerful,
has the best brakes, and best suspension (still room for improvment)
and arguably looks the best... apart from that ugly zorst
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[DEN MONKEY]

I'm also gonna go with the Z.
The sv looks like a naked with a fairing slapped on it and I don't fancy that.
This leaves me with the 2 nakeds to choose from.
For traveling and mile work you'd have to go the 750.

Plus if you're leaning that way, it's the one you want
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[Alex A]

Z750 easily the pick of those three. The SV is a bit of a dull ride and very long in the tooth these days, and the ER is hideous.

At £6k for a Z750 though, splash a little bit more and you could have either of these:

https://www.ducatimotorcycle.net/images/ducati-monster-696-left.jpg

https://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/triumph-street-triple-r-tmr-2.jpg

Both likely to be better investments in terms of residuals, and both much more characterful than the three you've listed.
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[Devils Advocate]

The er6n is a cracking bike but whatever you pick its going to be you that lives with it everyday and rides it everyday so sod what anyone else thinks and get what you like.

I got my er6 a few days ago and other than a slightly annoying rattle that comes from somewhere near the speedo at low revs, i'm happy with it and havent got anything bad to say about it.Possibly needs an aftermarket pipe on it to make it sound more manly on tick over but it sounds meaty enough out on the road.


If i had to choose from your options i'd probably go this way:

z750 first, but only because it looks the best out of the 3.
er6n a close second
wouldnt buy a SV, dont like them at all.

[Rufus]

[neatbik]

The suspension on the z is shockingly bad, im a shit rider and even i could tell it was far from perfect. Nice looking bike though

[crazyjoyce]

i hate SV's so it would be the Z750 for me. assume you've sat on one, when i tried one, the way he seat tapered squashed by balls something silly

[G]

0% almost means RRP, while loan rates aren't so good these days, you can often find new bikes that have been discounted more than the interest you would pay on the loan, so it's worth shopping around.

For a 'fun' bike I wouldn't choose one that's been made to a budget intended as a commuter bike.

[Rufus]

[chris-red]

The Z750 has terrible suspention from what I have heard.


Street Triple R is what you want.
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[BenR]

Thought suzuki had stopped making the SV650? Unlees you're on about the gladius? In which case I wouldn't bother it looks fugly. Hyosung GTR650 looks good & quite a bit cheaper than 6k. What about one of these though?
https://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g308/bennyboy73/16studio-dorsoduro_constraintscaled.jpg

I'm sure I've seen some dealers flogging them for around the 6k mark recently.
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[Rufus]

[G]

Personally I'd look at bank loans, very rare the normal finance offered by dealers is any good.

Oh and I hate the idea of paying rrp (which I have done), feels like I'm being robbed .

[Rufus]

[G]

Is that the best you can get? May well be for your circumstances, but there's cheaper advertised - from 8.8% for £5k on money supermarket over three years.

[craigs23]

Second hand SV650 for £2k or less. From a caring lady/mature owner. All the bike that you need in comparison to those above, but half the depreciation gone. Probably with a few handy extras chucked in for free, and even smaller insurance premiums.

I've also found second hand bikes are more 'fun' than brand new ones. From the new bikes I've owned, firstly picking them up from the showroom was a bit of an anti climax, and secondly, I was a little too careful with trying not to mark them from use.

In hindsight, I should have bought my Blade after my R6 (rather than my new CBR6) and I should have never bought a brand new ER6. But, we learn from our mistakes I guess.

I doubt I'd ever buy new again. Not a matter of not being able to afford it, more of a matter of there being no need to.

[Rufus]

[Alex A]

[Rufus]

[G]

www.moneysupermarket.com

[Rufus]