Yet another What Bike thread??? Personalised to me :p

[NutsyUk]

Right the time has come... Ive long out grown the ER6F... And the bike has certainly seen better days... its time to sell it on to another new rider to throw about and what not...

While I'm utterly dirt poor right now. I actually have some money coming in the next couple of months or so, and think its time for me to upgrade.

But I want suggestions, At the moment my heart is kinda leaning onto a VFR800 (2014 onward version)
I test rode a CBR650R (92 HP) a few years ago and loved it... Really loved the sporty ergonomics BUT.... I have to be sensible. As much as that bike is great to ride on and fun... Ill be doing commutes on the new bike. And I want to do a spot of tour riding and long distances.
100+ miles... and then there's a road trip to Italy I want to do... I know the full sport ergonomics will kill my back on such long journeys... So thats why Im looking at the VFR as its a little bit more sit up...

But I want to consider other options. Im looking for around 100HP good styling... and ideally no more than £4000. Also ideally 4 cylinder this time.

Any suggestions?
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Kawasaki ER6F 2007 650 Gonna sell as a project bike!
Lexmoto XTR S 125 Sold!

[xX-Alex-Xx]

The GSR fits the bill... My riding is mostly commuting with an occasional longer ride out. Lots online for the 4k mark...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325345424194

If you go that route, just get the taller screen and its comfy up to 100mph.
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[arry]

Bit of a confused brief and I think if I were dirt poor right now I'd knock on any big spend decisions.

But:
Bandit 1250?

That seems an odd choice for a commute so I guess the obvious question is, are you trying to fill many buckets from one source?

The 1250's bulletproof-ness will see you coin the budget biking, despite heavier fuel consumption. But it will literally do anything. Ish.

[NutsyUk]

[stinkwheel]

Ducati multistrada?

Pig ugly and as a result, remarkably cheap. You cannae see it when you're riding.
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[NutsyUk]

[DJP]

[chickenstrip]

FZS1000 Fazer.
£2-2.5k. More if you wait for a really nice condition one, but not much more.
It's a chunk more power than the Bandit 1250, but perfectly manageable. Bandit has more torque, but the Fazer is no slouch. Low down power is more than adequate.
It will do everything you want it to do and more.
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[DJP]

Is the Fazer 1000 still on carbs?
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[chickenstrip]

The FZS1000 is (up to 2005), but there's always the later FZ1. Might be more of a handful than the OP is looking for, bit more sports focussed. Still a good bike though.
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[NutsyUk]

[recman]

Street Triple.

[NutsyUk]

[NutsyUk]

I got to admit the FZ8 has taken my fancy... 2014 onward... split headlights
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Yamaha FZ8/Fazer800 (split headlight one) 2014, gingerly getting used to the massive increase in HP and not killing myself in the process! That was easy to get used to.
Kawasaki ER6F 2007 650 Gonna sell as a project bike!
Lexmoto XTR S 125 Sold!