Stick or twist - CBR600F, mod it or motard/adventure tourer?

whackamole · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 06 May 2006 Karma :

Evenin'

I shall soon be moving out into the country, and as such buying into a 20 mile round trip commute daily, everyday except in icy death weather.

I currently have a '98 CBR 600F. Great bike and love it, but thinking that a dirtbike/adventure tourer might see me better through the shite GB year round weather, be handy round the lanes and not demand a thorough cleaning except the odd weekend (never really got into the cleaning after every ride habit!).

So I want something durable and fun (something I continually read that the CBR is) and handle well in the piss and wind (maybe with a more upright position - you can blame a recent sit on a Versys for that!).

The question is, do I..

Keep the CBR as is and just get on with it, street fighter the CBR up with a set of Renthal bars (more than likely take fairing off otherwise will look strange) thus giving me a fun and hardy bike with upright riding pos, or go for a traillie/adventure tourer?

Oh, the possibilities!

Thanks to anyone that can be arsed to read this and post sensible ideas Smile

[Oh and did I mention I'd still like to go for weekends away! - also had a sit on a DRZ400 recently - think my arse'd be dead by the time I left the house!]
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Be nice.

CBR600F

Jayy · Mr. Ponzi Joined: 08 Jun 2009 Karma :

Keep the CBR as it is for summer then street fighter it in winter.

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Suitor_Stu · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Karma :

I say chop your bike and get something different - life's too short to deliberate!

Worst case scenario is you don't get on with your new ride in which case you just buy another CBR again (not like they're rare or anything eh?).

Can vouch for and would recommend the earlier model Triumph Tigers (ridden both the original 885, 900 carb and 955i - own an 885 but would make room in my garage for any of them). They seem to offer the best blend of off road premise (ie position and protection and suspension if not actually being that handy in the brown stuff) with more enjoyable on-road engine - the tripple kicks the arse of a BMW GS's agricultural offering with a more il4 like surge towards the top end - not ridden any of the KTM offerings (yet...) so can't compare to them.

As I said before though fuck it, it's only a bike - if you don't like it you can always sell it!

Cheers, Stu

And some photowhore;
Here's my Tigger somewhere on the West Coast of Scotland
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