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rocknrollarmy... L Plate Warrior
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Posted: 19:54 - 04 Oct 2017 Post subject: Bike Advice |
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Hi People,
Having been on here to ask advice about my accident last year, I thought you may be able to help me out again!
Due to the driver not stopping my insurance has gone through the roof!So, those hopes of a Z900 or a Speedtriple have gone floating away. So, having to downsize a little...
BMW F800R
HONDA CB650F (or is there an R in there ?)
These are my first choices, with maybe Suzy GSXS 750, as an alternative?
Basically, use for work, weekends, Sunday blasts and the trips to Europe.
Any help gratefully received
Thanks,
Paul. |
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Kentol750 World Chat Champion
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stonesie World Chat Champion
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Posted: 21:56 - 04 Oct 2017 Post subject: |
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Tracer 900, an MT-09 in a sensible suit but still a fun bike with a punchy engine.
Or for a bit less money, the MT-07/tracer is worth a look and they sound nice with an exhaust.
Street Triples are not much slower than the Speed so they are worth a try too, or even a Tiger or Sprint ST.
It looks like you want a great do it all bike, Commuter, Blaster and long range tourer.
What kind of budget are you working with?
I would go on a comparison site and run various bikes through, Insurance is funny business. A mate was telling me how cheap his Super Blackbird is to insure so I tried it and for me it's £100 more than my MT-10 |
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Posted: 16:44 - 05 Oct 2017 Post subject: |
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Sounds like your choice is being limited by insurance to the point it's the deciding factor.
I'd, in theory, buy whatever you can get a reasonable quote for and use that for a year and then, after the year is done, see where you're at.
I spent a very long time on a 125 cc because insurance quotes were silly. I think, you may find, you're probably going to have to ride something you can afford, in all areas, to run rather than what you'd like, for now. Insurance is a dead end investment; I wouldn't donate a penny more than is needed. ____________________ The do it all, T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶r̶o̶k̶e̶n̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶,̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶i̶g̶ ̶l̶u̶m̶p̶,̶ ̶C̶h̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶N̶o̶o̶d̶l̶e̶ |
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rocknrollarmy... L Plate Warrior
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 176 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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