Not another what bike thread...

[eifion]

...but more of a how much money to spend thread.

What it is, see, is that I know what bike I want eventually. A Triumph Bonneville. But with the cheapest Bonnies still asking around £3k that's not going to happen anytime soon.

So I want something in the meantime, mainly for getting places at the weekend when Mrs E wants the car, and the occasional commute. Something like a CBF 600, Bandit, Diversion, the usual suspects, standard, upright, mid power bikes. There's plenty of choice for just under 2 grand, some nice clean ones too if you look.

Or there's a bunch of 500cc tiwns available for well under a grand. Now they're not as nice, generally, couple of years older, been dropped, higher mileage etc etc, but seeing as whichever bike I get will just be something to ride while I save up for the Bonneville, is the extra grand worth it to get something nicer in the meantime?

[DrSnoosnoo]

Grand. Many bikes that were great in their time can be gotten for just around that price.
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[Taught2BCauti...]

Kawasaki W800?

Parked next to one this morning, and it did look nice - in a 70's Bonneville kind of way but probably cost more than a grand.
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[Az]

Hornet and Fazer 600's can be had for around the £1k-ish mark.