What does £2500 get, sub litre sports bikes.

Ribenapigeon · Super Spammer Joined: 20 Feb 2012 Karma :

Im trying to save up £2500 for a sportsbike but not a litre bike or over. I like the Tiumph 675 but what else it out there thats a good buy for that money?

BIG ZOOK · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Karma :

K3-4 gsxr 750 in the traditional B/W Thumbs Up

colour scheme.

clancy · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Karma :

You won't get a Daytona 675 for £2500 unfortunately

You will get a gsxr 750 k3/4 as above though, which is arguably one of the best sports bike made in the last 15 years, it's better than the new ones. Easily find one for 2-2,5k
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

I don't think there's really been a 'bad' sports bike from the big manufacturers for a while - so whatever is good value that's close enough you're happy to go and look at it, etc.
Would have thought a 675 would be pushing the budget a tad.

Boris the spider · Nearly there... Joined: 24 Jan 2013 Karma :

Stacks out there for that price.

One to suit everyone's taste and fit.

Try a lot out. Some fit better than others.
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Fowlersrs · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Mar 2012 Karma :

You can get all sorts for that money. I would think its gonna be a few years yet before the daytona gets sub 2.5k, most are hovering around 3.5 ATM so a few years yet as they hold there value well, plenty in the market though so will only be a matter of time.

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Cbr600
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Ribenapigeon · Super Spammer Joined: 20 Feb 2012 Karma :

I must admit the 675 I like mostly on looks. I thought about R6 but they seem to be viewed as needing a lot of work to ride well.

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

I do not know, but those who do might want a bit more info.

What are you after? Roll on torque? Top end power?

What will you be using it for? Commuting? Touring? Twisties?

One or two up?

Why have you ruled out litre bikes? What is it about them that you don't want?

What is it about the XJ6n that's prompting you to look elsewhere?
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funmonkee · Super Spammer Joined: 27 May 2004 Karma :

If 675 are getting 3.5 as private sales, the trade in value will be 2.5 or less. Look for someone looking to buy another bike..
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sidewinder · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Aug 2011 Karma :

Cbr 600 f4i Thumbs Up

clancy · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Karma :

Id get the gsxr 750, not going to get a better bike for that money

R6 is ok but fairly boring bike to look at IMO

Cbr600 is fairly nice if you get a newish one, older ones look horrible and there all pretty slow
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clancy · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Karma :

Yeah agreed g the gsxr is a very common bike, but I still think they look good even though there common

I find the r6 a bit bland, I've only ridden an 02 and it wasn't anything to write home about. It was fun, any bike is fun though, just didn't seem to stand out all. My gsxr is the most fun bike I've ridden so far
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Given it'll be a second bike and used for fun, have you given consideration to an old 400?

Bear with me. You can get one in budget, it won't lose value and may even increase, and you can show it the whip.

Just kicking it out there.
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-Matt- · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2013 Karma :

Scrape up another 500 and get a ZX6 B1H Smile

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

It's not just being common, but the design to me - it's just 'generic'. Ok, it's evolved a bit with the times, but that's about it.

andys675 · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Karma :

for 2500 it's not impossible to get a b1H zx6r, possibly the best 'sports' 600 of that era
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bikersupermot... · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Karma :

in my garage is sitting and has sat all year a spanking mint condition cbr600 f sport, 2001, 15,000 miles. previous owner was a british airways 1st officer who was away flying most of the time and so it sat in his garage, then my mate bought it, used it on 2 rides out this year and its been sat in my garage on the optimate ever since.

it must have cost my mate a fortune in insurance/tax/service cost per mile because it doesnt ever get ridden anywhere - he s too busy to ride more than about 3 times a year.

make him an offer coz id like it out of my garage!!!
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clancy · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Karma :

Roger mentioned 400s and that's a good shout as well, my first bike was an rvf400 and that was great fun. Absolutely loved it on the twisties but was underpowered for long dual carriageway stints, pain £2500 and kept it 2.5 years, sold it for 3k
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wots · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Karma :

Fireblades are well within reach, 919's easy (you could buy two right now with your budget), 929's within reach. 954 possible but be wary you will be at the cheapest end. I want a 954, second iteration of FI which Honda had working properly by then apparently.
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Matt B · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 May 2012 Karma :

GSXR 750s are awesome bikes, you would never need anything else for throwing yourself round twisties on the road. Excellent trackday tools too.

If I had known years ago I would have avoided 600 sports bikes completely and gone for a 750 instead.

Stretch you budget very slightly and look for a 2004-2005 model. They have been described as almost perfect, with a chasis better than most of us can ever hope to fully exploit.

I rode one of these and I have to say it made my ZX7R (which I loved) feel like a barge in comparison.

Example - this is up for £2750

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-SUZUKI-GSXR-750-K4-IMMACULATE-/190953640850

https://i.ebayimg.com/t/2004-SUZUKI-GSXR-750-K4-IMMACULATE-/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA==/z/KcQAAOxy4~BSOKLf/$T2eC16F,!yMFIcVtqn!PBSOKLfI(3w~~60_3.JPG
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