Good bikes for a grand?

[Iain.]

Go on then, I'm interested. What would you have?

Ebay/Gumtree links required as proof said bike could be bought on budget.

[Keir]

fazer 600.
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[Iain.]

[Keir]

im sure you can ebay fzs 600 or fazer 600. I just picked one up for £800, its a bit battered cosmetically but its got stainless downpipes, a givi topbox, good c&s and a years mot. just after xmas should be a good time to buy too.
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[BigGun1]

Just picked up a VTR1000 51 plate with 23k on the clock for £750 - loads of fun for the money.

[BigGun1]

Just picked up a VTR1000 51 plate with 23k on the clock for £750 - loads of fun for the money.

[G]

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271697976719
Spend the rest on NMRRC entry fees .

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Motorcycles-Scooters-/422/i.html?_udlo=750&_udhi=1050&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc

ZX6R, or fireblade for extra-boring. SRAD 750 or lots of options for the 600.
XR600 for dirty stuff that you want to ride to on the road.

Not sure about 'loads of fun' from a Firestorm (I'm presuming it is - very good deal if it's a SP), but would make a nice commuter hack if you don't have tight filtering (wide exhausts not ideal).

A TL-S sold for £20 more, I'd have gone for that over the storm.

[smegballs]

I bought my GN250 for £450 on gumtree, which has been 100% reliable and completed a 3500 mile europe tour with nothing other than a new set of tyres and an oil/filter change.

I'm not sure if that falls into your category of "good" but it certainly fits into mine.

[MC]

Getting rid/got rid of the duke?
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[Iain.]

[Wonko The Sane]

I paid £1200 for my ZZR, came with a load of spares including a re-built engine so possible for the budget.
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[waffles]

Something like this would float my boat for some cheaper honing
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-ZX6R-Ninja-/321618221192?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item4ae1f09888

EDIT - maybe this if I could knock off some money for the front tyre
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-HONDA-CB600-HORNET-BLUE-/391018374444?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item5b0a82e52c

Additional edit - shame about the Duke, Iain. If I had the cash I would take that off your hands as it looks like a lot of fun
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[MC]

[G]

Oh and if you're trying to save money and don't mind boring - CB1s still seem to be good value (think Garth's one was under £400.)

[Quornholio]

Pick up decent Bandits for under a grand. And you can pick up some 400's, though tatty and/or the less desirable.
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[TallPaul_S]

Buy on condition rather than price at that price - last thing you want is to sell your bike for £1800, buy a new bike for £1000 then have to spend £500 fixing the new bike.

Buy the best condition, most looked after bike with as many reciepts as possible, but even then stuff could go wrong and you'll be not much better off. Don't forget the cost of changing over insurance, and a years tax - that could be a couple of hundred quid there.
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[monkeybiker]

I'd go for a honda hornet. I've had cbr's before and they are great bikes but I've gone off faired bikes so would get a hornet.

[Iain.]

[garth]

[GSTEEL32]

Early 90's triumph triple. You'd easily pick up a 900 trophy for that sort of money.

Very easy to make naked if you prefer that look too. Just make sure its been well looked after or the sprag clutch has been replaced.

I loved mine. Cracking engines. Very easy to mod too.

However, I will say, if your used to modern bikes, the brakes from this era take a little getting used to......

[MC]

[Iain.]

Honestly, come down sometime and take it out if you're only worried about height.

You'll likely find theres nowt to worry about - I can still get on it with a spare lid strapped to the back seat & my 5ft ex had no issues getting on or off it as a pillion.

[Teflon-Mike]

Err... 'Cheap and Exiting'.. maybe reverse psycology could be used to good effect here; I mean, you buy 'Cheap and Exiting', you feel really happy at how much you have 'saved' you feel quite happy spending a bit on it, and 'cos its not so 'precocious' ragg it a bit, which tends to incur more hidden costs; Alternatively; you buy something 'nice' and 'expensive', you don't have so much money to 'treat' it to bling; and not wanting to trash it, like to be a little less want to abuse it, so over-all might actually cost 'less' in the long run.
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[wr6133]

ZZR, loads on eBay. You can get a lot of bike for under £1k with a ZZR D or E model. First 3 I noticed on eBay, didn't check descriptions so maybe dogs. The D model one is massively overpriced you should get a decent D model around £500, a rough one for even less. The late E model for £999 I'd buy if I had the cash, high miles but comes with spare engine.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-ZZR600-E10-/151538327712?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item23486360a0

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-KAWASAKI-ZZR600-PX-CLEARANCE-MOT-08-15-REPAIRED-CAT-C-/361171526397?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item54178022fd

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-ZZR-600-ZZR600-ZX-600D-H-Reg-/251695892890?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item3a9a3e899a

There is a rough superfour on eBay for £899 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CB-400-/191450102277?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item2c9350ba05 . If you fancied a naked maybe worth a punt. I'd buy it tomorrow if I had the cash (but only coz I already have a ZZR).

ZX6R? This one is under a grand, MOT has lapsed though https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-ZX6R-Ninja-/321618221192?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item4ae1f09888

GSXR750.... fcked 6th gear, bet you could live with 5 gears though. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GSXR-750-/271728105834?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item3f4441d96a

GSXR600 ..... cat C, looks pretty buggered and overpriced but it's been for sale for ages so maybe a lowball offer could get an interesting project, though repair costs would tip you over budget. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GSXR600-2002-Damaged-Salvage-Insurance-Category-C-/371214605694?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item566e1d5d7e

CBR600F... bit rough looking and I'd prefer a ZZR but here it is https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-CBR-600-F-96-/141525377143?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item20f391e077

What's the bike for?