What is the most practical type of bike?

[venari]

Having spent my summer weekends enduring the discomfort of an aggressive sports bike I finally took the plunge and did my first track day.

But I was surprised to see such a variety of bikes - even in the fast groups. Our instructor demonstrated how he could take 15 seconds off my fastest lap time on his enduro bike!

Which left me thinking... why do I bother with sports bikes? There must be better options out there!?!?

So I began a list of my requirements:
Fast!!!!! (Although I now realise this has less to do with the bike than the rider)
Good power range - not a two-stroke and not under 600cc
Cheap (probably old)
Comfortable
Good visibility - I'm fed up of not being able to overtake because my chin is on the tank!
Good in zombie apocalypse
Capable of eating up the miles (at any pace)
Kick starter (chicks dig them)

My thoughts are beginning to steer towards a street tracker of some kind but what do you boys reckon?

Don't just tell me about your old bike you've ridden to work every day for years - you will come across as biased and boring if you can't give specific reasonings!

Thanks
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[Fin]

Adventure bikes, African twin and that type of shit.

[Triton Thrasher]

Shaft drive.
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[Azoth]

Your requirements are too onerous. There is one bike that ticks every box in your list, but I doubt you'd be interested (I want one, I want the price to be kept low, and there are few left in the UK ). The vintage synth market is a lot like bikes. Once people realised that the Casio CZ-101 was the bees' knees, it wasn't cheap any more..
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[redeem ouzzer]

A car.
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[Suntan Sid]

[Robby]

If you ignore the first two requirements in your list, then the rest of them can be answered with a C90.

[Suntan Sid]

XR650R

https://www.picautos.com/images/honda-xr-650-r-09.jpg
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[deadwolf]

I reckon any old 4-cylinder streetfighter'd sportbike would float your boat. 600+ capacity, high bars for comfort and upright riding position and attendant visibility, probably cheap:

https://i645.photobucket.com/albums/uu175/RatFighter/HPIM1573.jpg

No kickstarter but you can probably bodge one of these fake Harley electric kickstarters on the side
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[G]

What sports bike are you riding? I'd consider a ZX9R. You could always stick a fake kickstarter on the side. Or bump start, for that proper manly look .

[B5234FT]

Not less than 600cc AND a kickstart? No thanks.

[arry]

I don't know why people persist with sports bikes either.

I absolutely heart my KTM - it's a lunatic but a practical lunatic. Not cheap, though.

[G]

[quote="arry"]I don't know why people persist with sports bikes either.
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Quickest way to get from A to B on road in my experience.

[nitrosurf]

If you like your sports bike but are uncomfortable why not try something a bit more 'sports tourer'? I don't mean a full on sports bike that's now being called a sports tourer just because it's old, but one that was designed to be such a thing. You get the sporty thing plus (subjectively I admit) a more comfortable riding position. It is possible to hustle any bike around a track quickly if your riding skills are heroic, but a sporty bike makes it a bit easier for those not endowed with Iron Man's reflexes.

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[Polarbear]

A road going adventure bike - Tiger, Crosstourer etc.
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[carpe_diem]

Deauville FTW!
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[Teflon-Mike]

[nitrosurf]

My Lada Niva had a handle starter, does that count?

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[rhys99]

fazer 1000?
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[iooi]

Not 2 stroke, 600 cc, uprght position, old, cheap, kickstarter......

XT 600
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