£3000-3500 for commuter/fun bike

[Mrjoolz]

I do 80 miles a day for a commute. Currently on zzr600, however thinking bout a blackbird or vfr800.

Any other suggestions.

Want something fun for ride outs with paddy and Bcf lot

Ta
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Previous Bikes: TZR125, KMX125, RGV250, RD350YPVS, GXSR750H, GSXR600SRAD, R1 (2000), GSXR1000 (K1), ZZR600, CBR1100XX Super Blackbird

Current Bike: Suzuki GSX1300R Hyabusa.....

[Imonster]

£1000 - £1500 on a TDM 850 or Deauville for the commute, and the rest on an older Blade or supermoto?
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[P.]

£1500 supermoto. Fun as fuck.

£1500-£2000 commuter as said TDM or something dreary like a dullville.

Or, best allround bike... 05 Blade. Know of one for £3.5k

[Clanger]

Never owned/ridden one, but a friend is selling his 2003 sv1000 (I think the price range is £2,300 - can find out if interested?)
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[Mrjoolz]

Tdm? I'll look into it.

However won't be allowed two bikes so gotta have one that doubles up.

Work offer season ticket loan, so contemplating that
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Previous Bikes: TZR125, KMX125, RGV250, RD350YPVS, GXSR750H, GSXR600SRAD, R1 (2000), GSXR1000 (K1), ZZR600, CBR1100XX Super Blackbird

Current Bike: Suzuki GSX1300R Hyabusa.....

[P.]

You can buy two.. just leave one in my shed out of the wet and ride up with me to get my fun bike when we wanna buzz out.

Tell the mrs it cost "£3000" for the one bike.

[Mrjoolz]

Hmmm there's an idea
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Current Bike: Suzuki GSX1300R Hyabusa.....

[P.]

See I just tell my parents its a different colour. I've only owned 5 bikes according to them

[BigDan1190]

As other people have said, sports bike will be best - definately best for commuting, and depending on tastes the best for fun.

I love my Sprint to bits for same purposes as you, but you'd struggle for less than 4k.

Someone suggested an SV1000, i reckon that'd be spot on for you.

Dan

[Reppyboyo]

Older Versys.

[P.]

[Bendy]

[P.]

[Matt B]

What about a nice Yamaha FZ1S?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Yamaha-FZ1S-Fazer-Full-Power-147bhp-R1-Engine-Spec-/300816838513?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item460a14af71

EDIT - not recommending that particular bike, just an example...
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[jackw72]

Yammy FZ1 yes or Aprilia Tuono?

Tuono cheap and beautiful and amazing
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[Fizzer Thou]

Here is a good value for money bike

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-YAMAHA-SR500-SR-500-CHOPPER-BOBBER-SOFTAIL-CAFE-RACER-CUSTOM-/350683650046?_trksid=p2047675.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D123%26meid%3D4775219978996391988%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D1071%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D160947511241%26

NOT!
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[0l0dom0l0]

The FZ1 is a good bike
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[johnsmith222]

keep zzr600 for commute and general abuse and get a second bike for fun. It's what I did. Saves money on fuel and tyres.

[c_dug]

I did a similar commute for 6 months in 2008. Wouldn't want to do it on a proper sports bike at all.

Id suggest something sports router but to the touring side of that. Also that works out to 20,000 miles a year without fun riding on top. £3,500 is a lot of month to spend on something that at best has 4 years to live...
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[Wave2k]

I like the idea of a big single for a fun road bike.

BMW F650 maybe ?

I dont know a great deal about singles to be fair, but id like one as a road bike.
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[Maimboy]

I've got a VFR800, VTEC jobby. Great bike, does nothing badly, and perfect for covering large distances without fuss. Not exciting though; think 2-wheeled Ford Mondeo... I had to get a 2nd bike eventually! A Blackbird may be a better option if you're strictly restricted to 1 machine.

[chris-red]

TDM if you are 5'10+ go for the 900 the 850 burns oil.

I think it is plenty capable for Hooning personally, Adjustable Suspension and R1 brakes.


Doesn't look like a bad deal.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-TDM-900-2005-/150974953470?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item2326cef7fe


30k is nothing for these, mine hasn't been ridden gently and is at 60k or so with no Major issues. Many on the forums have gone onto over 100k, and I met a courier with one on 286k about a year ago, I still see the bike around must be on more now. He said nothing major had gone wrong with it.

My Shock needed a rebuild after 50k miles, (I uprated it) other than that the coils going (known problem if ridding in all weathers can be prevented by protecting them). I had a issue where my Clutch plates broke but I put that down to EBC plates being naff and me doing shit wheelies through London at any opportunity. Brakes are great and with a scotoiller I get 30k to a chain ish.
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[stevo as b4]

It would to me obviously depend on the type or riding, roads used and distances and speeds to decide on what bike to buy for an 80mile daily commute.

I do like small bikes, but when you look at all year round use in freezing weather, you do need a decent capacity electrical system and as good lights as possible. My old ZX6 J1 had 2x H4 halogen lights, and I upgraded to Phillips extreme Vision bulbs, that made them even better. They must have drawn a fair few amps, as the idle would always drop and you could feel the load on the alternator when switching them on. for an all round bike and fast commutes on major dual lane roads, and motorways, the 6R would have been as good as anything I guess.

I'm the kind of person however that always thinks you need a small light and cheap to run bike for commuting, so much so that I could easily end up with a machine that's not that capable for certain situations.

At the other end of the scale, a litre sportsbike or a Blackbird as a daily ride to work bike in all weather's seems quite unhinged to me. Especially in slidy greasy cold wet conditions. I'd hate to be riding a 160bhp bike on a very cold greasy wet winter's night home from work and worrying about either end letting go, or spinning up the rear wheel when you don't want it to, or even just throwing it up the road, and thinking how much expensive plastic's, exhausts, and engine cases damage will be done.

I can't say I've ever worried about what would happen to my old CG125 if Id chucked that up the road, and repair costs would be pretty simple and basic most times compared to re-building one side of a Blackbird and making it look nice again.

I'm sure you can all weather commute on one though, I see a bloke ride past me on the way home on a ZZR1400 quite often, and it looks like he uses the bike for everything: shopping, carrying DIY products home, and it get's plastered in crap. I just always think poor bloke, maybe his wife's got the car and he is forced to ride that bike to work and back in all weathers, because he can't get a second bike or something.

[chris-red]