Need a hack

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

Now that I only have a nice and tidy bimmer, she's been a garage queen over the winter and I am missing riding. She's a pretty girl and I want to keep her pure and unmolested so I need a slag of a bike to whore around and abuse instead.

Budget is £2,500ish, there or there about. Doesn't need to be in good cosmetic condition, just needs a current MOT and high likelihood to make it through it's next MOT. After that the scrappy can claim her.

Don't care if naked or has fairings just needs to be a seating position that's somewhat upright like my old ER6F.

Has to be at least 600cc.

Would be nice if it had an obnoxiously loud exhaust.

Anyone have any ideas?
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[A100man]

How about a shafty for over winter..

..say an XJ900 divvy or better still a pre-divvy. Air-cooled simplicity and should get plenty of change..
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[stinkwheel]

Deuville.
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[WD Forte]

Yep the old Divvys and Deauville NTV650/700 are oft sneered at by 'real bikers' but do have a good rep for just doing the job they were intended for with little fuss
The fudgy is decent enough and the K75/100's may be worth a look too,
all shafties.

But, as we all know you're a self confessed slag whore rent boi, why not get a scooty
for your disgusting shameful dogging activities and stop pretending to be a real man?
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[MarJay]

At that money? Whatever looks decent and has an MOT. Specific models be damned, buy a bike that works and will work for a long time, but you aren't going to care about it. Don't buy a model that appeals to you, buy a model that meets the requirements. If it appeals, you won't ride it in winter and it's a pointless exercise.
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[A100man]

[Polarbear]

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[A100man]

[WD Forte]

What about this one? this one looks nice...
only got 6k on the clocks

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186145682616?
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/44cAAOSwM~5lQl33/s-l1600.jpg
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[Ayrton]

Isn't the Deauville supposed to be super boring to ride?

£2.5 would get you a decent bike I think. Maybe a SV650? Mines nice to ride on a commute and still plenty of fun on the weekend.

[slowasyoulike]

FJS600 Silver Wing

[Bhud]

Another vote for Diversion.

[t121anf]

[P.]

I have a 2004 CBF600 you could take for £1300 if you wanted, Lincolnshire way.

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

zx9r c1 or c2
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[blurredman]

Gosh, £2.5k on a 'hack'.
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[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[A100man]

this is the one..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335151547815?

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1q8AAOSwIYVlbzXD/s-l800.jpg

..plus a grand left over for booze, coke, whores or rent-boys - take your pick big man.
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[WD Forte]

Buy that divvy and flog the wanksmachine
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[slowasyoulike]

[CaNsA]

Both are great winter / all year hacks

[WD Forte]