Replacing the CBR

[Tamsin]

So...

currently on a 1992 CBR600F, which is in pretty good condition apart from a crack and some scraping down the left hand fairing and scrape on the engine casing from when I chucked it down the road in November. I was thinking before I binned it that it really wasn't the right machine for me, and I'm wondering what else I should be looking for as a replacement, budget is going to be whatever I can get for the CBR which I think is realistically £600-£700.

I'm after something with a little bit more of an upright riding position and lighter, unfashionable to theives and happy with motorway speeds.

I did have a ride on a v-strom in October and thought that it would really fit the bill for me, but there isn't the budget.

So tell me BCF, what shitheap bikes should I be looking for?

[Loui5D]

[Tamsin]

The riding position, much more confortable upright position and a bit higher too

[definitelyinc...]

I hear nakeds are far less attractive to thieves than faired bikes.

[Tamsin]

I've alway prefered naked bikes anyway

[kgm]

NTV650/Deauville? Practical, shafty, great weather protection, thieves won't touch it. Little boring.

Divvy 600/900? Cheap, practical, 900 is a shafty

Might be a struggle in budget but KLE500 for something vaguely strom-like?

CB500? Cheap, reasonably fun to throw about. ER5 for similar, although CB seems to be the better bike.

GPZ?

Early FZS600? Might be a bit over budget.

I'd just do a Gumtree/Ebay search within a 200 mile radius and see what comes up within budget. There's normally a few little bargains that interest me in my area, although normally quirky things that you might not want as an every day bike.

[tom_e]

Might be worth looking for a curvy sv650 same engine as the strom (assuming 650 and not 1000) along with the upright riding position.

[Tamsin]

Whats the latest generation SV650 like in comparison to the curvy one? I've had a ride on one of those too and it rather brought out the hooligan in me, if I had that bike I'd not be holding my licence for long...

NTV/Dullville look like decent shouts

[tom_e]

There haven't been any real power/torque increases since it was first developed to be honest for the most part the engine has been exactly the same except some changes for emissions and things.

I ride a pointy S and I'm not sure I'd call it a hooligan machine and I can't see the newest ones released last year as being hugely different.

[Tamsin]

Its clearly not a hooligan machine, it just brought that side of me out

[M.C]

[Tamsin]

I kind of agree with you that its a case of what comes up.... but I'm keeping the CBR until I find something that I like. I can afford to pick up something new, but need to put that cash back into the savings.

[Alpineandy]

You'll have a tough time finding something better with that budget.
As mentioned, just keep an eye on gumtree etc for bikes in your price range and see what comes up.
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[M.C]

[Tamsin]

I'm not replacing the cbr with another cg :p I love cgs and don't want to take my existing one into London, simply because if it got nicked I would be distraught. This is a spares/repairs one that's an easy fix and is for ragging round town on. (Half an hours work and 50 quid tops)

Project wise, rolling resto is fine but if it's not roadworthy enough to ride home then I'm not interested...

[tom_e]

[Rogerborg]

[M.C]

[tom_e]

Curvy and pointy are how a lot of people refer to the 1st and 2nd gen SVs the 1st gen being the curvy due to the curvy lines of the frame. They both come in naked and faired variants with the faired ones being referred to as the SV650S and the naked upright ones just being referred to as the SV650.

I recommend the curvy model purely because it'll be easier to find one in the price bracket the op has.

[Tamsin]

[kgm]

[Tamsin]

My head is slap bang in the turbulent airflow from the cbr anyway. If I duck down a bit or stretch up slightly it all but vanishes... but is rather uncomfortable to maintain

[tom_e]

[M.C]

[tom_e]