600cc to 1000cc?? Moving up on commuting. Advice needed

[eduardorebelo]

Hello people.

I've been with a Suzuki Bandit GSF600S for the past 2 years and I feel its time now to move up a little.

I mainly commute 20 miles round trip daily in London but enjoy a get away ride outs on weekends and I'm going to wales in March.

My concern is that a 1000cc bike might be a lot higher on fuel consumption.

My top bikes are...

Suzuki DL V-Strom 650 - 1000
Honda Veradero 1000
Honda transalp 650 - 700
Honda deauville or NT 650-700

Its gotta be a tall touring bike.

Any advice welcome

Cheers
____________________
Suzuki Bandit GSF600S, Honda CB500, Honda CG 125, Aprilia Sportscity 125

[bezzabsa]

the V strom is supposed to be an excellent all rounder..and I believe better on fuel that the 650 due to not having to change down so much etc...find the Suzuki owners club website, and ask on there - i think they have a dedicated V strom forum.

[jackw72]

I think you will find the drop in fuel consumption minuscule.


edit: if a drop at all.
____________________
08/11/2007 A2 Passed.
Suzuki GSXR 1000 K3
Rapid Training passed

[P.addy]

[eduardorebelo]

[UnspeedySam]

I really like the Vstrom 1000, especially with full hard luggage they could be a really capable all rounder.

Why is the deauville on that list? Not only is it about 1/3 less powerful than your bandit, but it's also physically smaller.
____________________
Riding: BMW R1150RT `02 bought mildly crashed
Fixing: Also the BMW as I get less broken bits
Gone: ZZR600 '00, TRX850 '97, RXS100 '93, JS125-6B '07, BMW R1100RS '93, Kawasaki ZX-6R-J2 '01, Honda Bros NT400 NC25 '88

[Blackwolf]

[P.addy]

[J D]

Yeah im 6ft 3 and ride a zx10 every day. An fz1 would be a good choice as well.
____________________
m0l0t0v wrote: Chris, just so you know, JD is a nutter

[eduardorebelo]

[chris-red]

You want a TDM900


Lighter than most of the bikes you list and much better suspension and brakes, I get 45-50mpg on mine in and out of London.
____________________
Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[stevo as b4]

Dude all i'd say is forget the Varado 1000 quickly!

The logic of needing a 1.0L bike for a 20mile commute inside London is a bit hard for me to get my head around, and Moving up from 600 to 1000cc just because you want to change bike this year is also a tricky one to get too?

Of course most Litre bike's will not be fantastic on fuel for commuting and almost all of them could be a damn site worse on juice than a Bandit 600.

Back to the Honda, It's a big heavy adventure style road bike, with a downgeared VTR1000 engine. Thankfully it's also got a much bigger tank than the Storm, but as nice as these V-twins are and as nice as they sound with the gear driven cams, they are fuckers for drinking like a sailor on leave!

The Storm could easiily dip to 30mpg or below, and the engine surely can't be magically much more fuel friendly in a much heavier lower geared massively less aerodynamic bike like the Varado.

[Nick 50]

Just stay away from a 1000 V-Twin. I was getting 29mpg when I commuted on the Tuono. With a 90-100 mile fuel tank, my 2nd home was the Petrol Station
____________________
Current Bikes: ZX7r 97 (Black Beauty), VFR400 NC24 (The banana)
Previous Bikes: Aprilia Tuono 03 (The Beast), CBR600f (97)
First bike: A GZ125 Lemon.......

[3illy]

[BIG ZOOK]

Suzuki Bandit GSF600S .Sounds like you have the ideal bike ??

[eduardorebelo]

[magpiemale]

A mate of mine rides a yam tdm 900 and gets over 50mpg and says it pulls well.over 2000 miles to a tank
____________________
NSR125 1992 (sold) kawasaki Z750S,fazer FZ1 07 now gone present bike 2012 fz1s Fazer,beowulf rad protector,heated grips,sw motech gps holder,power socket.

[bridgedino]

Again why?

What does 1000cc do that 600cc doesn't? 160 mph rather than 130mph?

[P.addy]

[Ja7]

Get a bandit 12, if the 6 isn't enough

[iooi]

[c_dug]

I commuted for 9 months on a 600 and the last 4 on a 900, I definetly recommend the bigger engine.

Personally I'd actually recommend a sports bike as the dimensions of the bike make filtering much easier. That said even on my divvy I'm faster than lots of people through traffic so it's as much balls and experience as the bike you're riding.

On a slightly related note I can also highly recommend adding the xj900 divvy to your growing list, for filtering it isn't the best, but it has a pretty decent tank range (180-200 miles) and is a shaftie too.
____________________
I am a bellend, I am a man of constant sorrow, I am a gummy bear, I am a rock.

[magpiemale]

[The Tot]

Rode my blade in london for a year. I was getting 80 miles between reserves, so on that basis, I wish I had a 600! You're always slipping the clutch so much that it'll knacker it. Also sat at idle for a good 5 mins of a 30 minute journey used to cook my engine a few times! 115 degrees on the temp sensor wasn't uncommon!
____________________
The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
Never argue with autism

[J D]