600 Pricing

[Doomsnite]

Semi narrowed down my choices to 3 bikes. I know i will test ride them first but there is a gulf in price..

ER6. 2008-2011. £2.5-3k
XJ6. 2009-2010. £3-3.5k
Hornet. 2008-2010. £3.5-4.5k

What more do you get for your money on the hornet and xj, if anything? I do prefer the looks of the later hornet rather than the older and would prefer a newer bike. Ive only ridden the ER6 whoch is what i do my lessons on which is nice but be good to have something else.
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125

[el_oso]

I would possibly go a little bit older. Being a first bike it may not get the attention it would require + you are more likely to drop it/scuff it up a bit. I would then get rid of it after a year.

I would still get something fuel injected though. I quite liked the hornet I rode. I was bit of an animal with -1 on the front and +2 on the back. Seemed like a pretty fun bike.

I rode a much older xj6 and while it was a great bike, just felt boring. Feels like it was designed to get you from A to B with as little hassle as possible and that was it.

I would put a fazer on the list. Lots of spare parts available. Runs forever no matter how much you neglect it.
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Duke 390
Previous: '05 XR125L | '96 XJ600S Diversion |'05 Suzuki GSXR1000 | '05 Honda CBR125-R | '97 YZF 600R Thundercat | '11 Honda CBR250
Car: Jeep Wrangler 4.0L

[P.addy]

I'd go for an older Hornet, pre "gay shape."

What do you get, 600 sports engine crammed into a road based frame, people love their Hornets.

If anything, the correct comparison to your list would be a CBF600, el boggo standard 600 IL4.

[Slacker24seve...]

Old shape Hornet. That's all you need to know.
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Triumph Daytona 675 track bike + girlfriend's Honda Hornet 600
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[UK-Badger]

I went for a thundercat for my first bike. They're as cheap as chips because of the silly name, all day comfortable, easy to handle if you keep it below 6k but feel like a proper sports bike if you wind them up.

I passed my test in May and did a track day at Cadwell in October, I couldn't stop grinning!

I also have an SV650 hack that's plenty of fun with decent tyres.

Worst case with both of them is you bin it (which lets face it the stats say is likely) then not much lost.
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Triumph Street Triple & Suzuki SV650S

[Itchy]

[Doomsnite]

Yeah i spose its not too much of a fair comparison but the other hondas look a bit more boring. Is it wrong to like the new shape hornet? I do like the 2004onwards old shape but theres just summat about the new one in white 😎
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125

[Slacker24seve...]

[barrkel]

[Doomsnite]

Bigger tank would be useful tho. Just have to see how much the mrs will let me have! 😳
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Triumph Street Triple-R
Sold: Honda Hornet CB600F-Y / Yamaha YBR125