Best bike for after passing motorcycle test?

[mikesaa309]

Due to laws and me being 19 I can't have anything with more than 92 bph from standard and must be restricted to 46 bhp.

Any ideas on what bike to get? I prefer naked bikes like the bandit or SV650 but I don't mind considering sports bikes. Would also like a bike where I can sit in top gear and open the throttle up for fairly quick acceleration with out having to down change. Had enough of that on a 125.

[Blau Zedong]

[nowhere.elysium]

[P.addy]

NR750 is pretty decent. Can be had for peanuts.

[Ste]

Best bike for what?

[mikesaa309]

[DottyDuck]

Hayabusa.

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[Quornholio]

[Rogerborg]

[Quornholio]

[kerr]

[mikesaa309]

[wr6133]

Stick with the boring traditional commuter type stuff cb500/er5/bandit etc. They draw fairly low insurance premiums to get your no claims building. Also they cost bugger all and spares are plentiful so when you drop it you don't bleed via the wallet. Seem to be loads of ER5's about cheap at the moment I've been tempted to flog my 250 and get one (I can insure an ER5 for the massive sum of £76)

As to cruising everywhere in top gear

Get a Burgman if you hate gears, you can even get a skirt for it to keep your legs warm.

[Rogerborg]

Wait - are you saying that you know a copper who actually has a Fireblade?

Again: budget, likely uses?

Assuming cheapish (cost and insurance) for commuting and relatively sedate larking around, then have you considered something adventure-stylee? Africa Twin, maybe an early V-Strom 650 or an F650GS (the single cylinder)? The former will barely need restricted, the Beemer not at all.

Not everyone's cup of tea, but I prefer the upright riding position. Even commuters like the Bandit are a little more leany-forwards and scrunchy-knees.
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[mikesaa309]

[Quornholio]

What does his first half have?
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[mikesaa309]

[Rogerborg]

[Clutchy]

98 R1, might be a bit boring for you though...




On a cereal note, I quite like my SV, it filled the gap between me going from a 125 to a sports 600 nicely.


Don't get one with a standard exhaust though
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[petechett]

Get a sinnis vista 125.
great machine with a lot of power too if you need it
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[mikesaa309]

[Ste]

[petechett]

Funny that.. Every cop I've spoken too has either a fireblade or a busa sat in his garage at home
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[-Matt-]

Coming off a 125 anything restricted will probably feel pretty bloody fast. I had my zx6 at 33bhp (no longer a restrictable option even to 46bhp though i believe ). The acceleration in top gear without down shifting will be there and noticable but its obviously not going to launch away purely as its restricted. Get the bike you like and want - and ideally maybe will keep and continue to use post-restriction to save you having to sell and buy another bike all over again.

These sort of questions are just personal choice and preference ultimately - its like asking what you should eat for dinner

[stevo as b4]

I suggest for your riding style requirements and the fact you want a lazy engine that will pull well from low down, then either a twin, triple or a grunty 4cyl is needed.

You want the combination of light weight, but with big capacity and low gearing, so sportsbikes are out, but a grunty down geared middle weight might be what you need.

Do you want a bike that genuinely accelerates well from low speeds without much gear changing or just a bike that will tolerate big throttle openings well in high gears from low revs. The two things are not necessarily the same thing. Or to look at it another way how someone like G might explain, you can have a bike that accelerates well by simply having a long usable rev range and high gearing, allowing you to ride at a greater range of speeds in a given gear.

Big sportsbikes are like that, but I wouldn't call anything with 180mph+ gearing brutal from low down snap throttle openings.