Fun bikes for < 2k

[Enduro Numpty]

If you can stretch your budget a bit and if fun really is what you want then a KTM690 Duke will be hard to beat. I have way more fun on the Duke than I ever did on my Fireblade. I know guys with the supermoto models with the older LC4 engines and they love them. Might get a half decent one for your budget.

[M.C]

I realise they don't get a lot of love on here cos they're only ~50bhp () but one thing comes to mind when I think of fun: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-MT-03-660/163396007267?hash=item260b293563:g:HlwAAOSwHwNblXeg:rk:1:pf:0 (although I'd pay £1800 tops).

I've yet to ride anything with the telepathic handling this thing had, and yes I include the Street Triple in that.

I do kinda miss it Not at all practical, annoying most of the time but it just has that special something.

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[Musketeer]

If you live in nice area where you can ride offroad bike then get that.

I wanted to get an offroad bike for myself and my son, but sadly have nowhere to ride offroad in my area... there are these everywhere...

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[stevo as b4]

MT03 you say?
The only thing is I'd want to be damn sure of being able to out accelerate a DT125 from the lights before I'd hand over £1800 for one.

Musketeer, is that the picture pretty much all over Northamptonshire, and where do the people with off road bikes go?

Its something I've thought alot about when it comes to re-building my other KMX for off road use. I'd want a day time MOT on it for getting to places to ride, but here in Worcestershire green lanes arnt everywhere like a rash, and you could do 50-100 road miles to find 2-3miles of sections of green lane. That's why I'm not feeling it much for green lining and am reluctant to join the TRF.

As I see it you need a van and have to accept that all you can legally do riding wise is MX practice tracks, Pay and play sites (very few and far between) or full on trials or Enduro events.

Im not enough of a wanker to ride in parks, public footpaths, bridal ways, anywhere there's horses, dogs or hikers etc.

But theres loads of bits of unmanaged private woodland out there, and alot of derelict ex industrial sites, or abandoned brownfield sites that no one's doing anything with?

Surely if riding a not too noisy bike away from residential areas and in places that tell the public to keep out like these old redundant sites and all at your own risk, well what's the harm done or the evil to society?

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[garth]

Got a 600 mile 3 year old 450 here that's under your budget.

Wk450rx (crf450x) with a full Yoshi system, brand new not fitted acerbis big tank etc.

It's great fun and pretty pokey I just dont use it.
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[garth]

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[MarJay]

I think this thread is pretty pointless unless the OP defines what 'fun' is really.

My VFR is a surprising amount of fun considering it's a heavy old bus bought exclusively to ferry me between Basingstoke and London.
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[BLB_Rich]

I've owned am MT-03 660. Biggest waste of money for me.
Unreliable electrics, cut out issue at 40mph, topped out at 99mph

I've got a budget of under £2k for my next one. Looking like I'm going to end up with a decent nick 2000 GSXR600 SRAD.
Lots of awesome supersports around the year 2000 for that budget!

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[GSTEEL32]

Did the OP ever get back on this ... ???

I'm assuming he bought an early Mille with a strong sprag clutch, which is what I would have done in his position ....

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[DrSnoosnoo]

[M.C]