New Year, New bike?

CaNsA · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Karma :

Been pondering about getting a GS500F, all shiney and new from Suzi on 0% over 2.5 years.

https://www.suzukicycles.com/images/ProductImages/logo/500/GS500FK8.jpg

Dont know about Blue/white or Blakity Black though.
Anyways, Pros/Cons would be greatly received.

Peace

ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

Pay a little bit more and get a Bandit or an SV Thumbs Up

They'll both be better bikes and hold their value much better.

CaNsA · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Karma :

Insurance is a factor aswell innit.

For the GS500F its 532 a year, fully comp 250 excess
For a SV650S K8 its 615 fully comp 500 excess
For a Bandit 600 its 603 fully comp with a 250 excess

Its gonna be my 1st Bigger Boyz Bike, so its a given that i will let it lay down a few times.

In other news, the premium for my CLR125 should drop from 300 tpft to 200 for fully comp. Bonus!!!

ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Karma :

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

The newer the bike, the higher the insurance.
Get a 99/00 SV650 for 1k; you'll have a cheaper (and a fair bit better) bike and probably a fair bit cheaper insurance... especially as it'd be much more sensible to go for TPO.

Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

+1 on what G said. There are much better bikes to be had for less money if you go second hand. The GS500 hates winter too.
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moog · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Karma :

Yamaha are, until Monday 1st Dec, offering 0%, 3 1/2 year deal on the following

YZF-R1
YZF-R6
FZ1
FZ1 Fazer / ABS
FZ6 S2
FZ6 Fazer S2 / ABS
MT-01
MT-03
XV1900 Midnight Star
XVS1300A Midnight Star
XJR1300
WR250R
WR250X
TDM900/A
FJR1300A
FJR1300AS

I know the promotion runs out in a weeks time but there are some cracking bikes in there.
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moog · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Karma :

I considered the XV1900 Midnight Star...and still am tbh.
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"I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite."