Recommend a bike...

[krarkol]

Finally got employment so I'm going to be looking for a new bike while I start saving...

Can't decide what I want though!

Sports 600's seem to be around £1300 a year to insure, except for the gsxr600 which is around £800.

Bandit 600 renewal is £376.92 and the Bandit 1200 is only a penny more a year so that could be another option

I can insure pretty much any naked 1000 for a grand or less.

Insurance budget is around £1300, not fussed if it is 1300 aslong as the bikes a decent so that I feel it's worth the money!

Ideally I want a sports 600, but I wouldn't mind something like a street/speed triple R.

Preferably want something over 100bhp as the bandit is putting out 82bhp atm and it just doesn't seem enough

Fire away guys!
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Bandit 600 - deaded

[garth]

What sort of riding do you do - Any track days? Looks like you're going round Mallory in your avatar.

[Minty]

Late 90's Fireblade.
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[garth]

[-Matt-]

Your insurance quotes seem really high to me, have you done all the usual comparison sites and the like

For my 05 ZX6 [and similar for other 05-07 600s] I was quoted around 900-1000 fully comp at 20 years old, having just passed my full license, ended up going TPFT which was around 750.

Subsequently each has dropped about 200 quid every year since then.

What sort of bike budget did you have in mind

[nowhere.elysium]

[krarkol]

Would be interested in track days Just not allowed at most of the local tracks (Oulton Park etc) due to being on the 33bhp licence...although I don't want that affecting the bike choice

I like ragging the bike basically, prefer IL4 over V twin unless it's something like an SP2 or RSVR I'd have a tuono but I can't get quotes on one!

My quotes are high due to having points and living in a shit hole (BB postcode, ranked E* or something like that!)

Bike budget, I'm not really fussed as most don't seem to go over £200 a month on finance anyway which is probably what I'll be doing

I do love the old fireblades but I can't seem to get quotes on them!

The tracks actually a go karting track, 3 sisters, they do a charity bike trackday on the 2nd tuesday of every month though. Not a fast track but is a good laugh for a tenner for 10 laps
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[J biker]

2006> Fz1s. Does it all. Pegs down to touring.

[Renton]

[Wonko The Sane]

I've got a ZZR600 on restrictors from Kickstart engineering on e-bay

Runs quite happily, if you keep the revs up when you're trying to build speed it's happy.

Insurance was about £500 for someone with one years no claims who'd only done test half a year previously.
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[krarkol]

Chalky, I do like the look of the cb1300 and I've heard it's a torque monster which I like the sound of! Insurance is unbelievably cheap so it may be a possibilty!

Black Sheep, restrictors aren't really an issue. I have some for the bandit from kickstart. But they don't seem to be very effective on my bedside table
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[reed]

Fook me those quotes are high.

I'm 19 and my renewal for my hornet this year was £160.
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[Renton]

It really is - it pulls like a train with little effort.

It also sounds pretty good with the right exhaust (and baffle removed of course..).
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[krarkol]

[P.addy]

TL1000S link to sale in sig

[Renton]

Yes you can thrash it; back end slides and lifting the front (even two up) are no issue.

Don't get me wrong, it's no Tuono - or similar frenetic big nakeds, but it's a lot of bike for the money when you utilise it's versatility.
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[treeno]

If you're on a 33hp license and you've got 6 points, does that mean you've had your license revoked? Also assume you won't be running it restricted if you're looking to upgrade from a bandit 600 as it's not enough? :p

[krarkol]

[stevo as b4]

I'd go naked given that:
1, your on a Bandit now.
2, £1300 would be too salty for me to pay to ride a 600cc sports bike, which won't be as comfy or lazy as id like.

I'd say look a decent modern naked's like the FZ1/FZ8 Z1000, etc. But the Triumph 675 could probably do everything you want as well as the bigger and heavier bikes can.

Guessing a late Hornet or FZ6 would not have a big enough fire in the engine room for you? Decent bikes though in my opinion.

There's few big Nakeds that have everything, but if say a Hornet or FZ6/8 or street triple does not float your boat I'd look at way out of field stuff like the BMW K1300R or B-king, or older stuff like ZRX11/1200's or a Fazer 1000 etc.

[krarkol]

I was tempted by the street triple but I am tempted by a full on sports bike. Like you say though it's the insurance and a Bking would probably have the same performance as a fully faired sports 600 due to it's power anyway

It's tempting aswell due to how low the insurance is! I do think they are ugly but in a big muscular sort of way? New cans would be the first thing I'd change anyway as I hate the originals!

I've got a while to thing it through anyway! My mate has the daytona and he says it is brilliant plus his 100+mph wheelies sort of sell the bike to me even though most bikes of similar power could do it I guess.

Hornets and Fazers are a bit low in the power department really. I want a bit of a jump again. I loved the feeling going from the 125 to the 600 when you open it up for the first time and hold on for your life!
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Bandit 600 - deaded

[dannymassive]

[krarkol]

Insurance on a 2009 Tuono is cheaper for me by around £50 than the CB1300 for some reason. I think I may be on to a winner!
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Bandit 600 - deaded

[Kickstart]

Hi

Afraid for me getting a £1300 quote would put me off going anywhere near a sports 600. But your quote for the 1200 Bandit would be tempting.

All the best

Keith
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[krarkol]

Just going to play it by year. £1300 doesn't really seem that expensive though, especially compared to what my mates are paying on their cars, what quotes I'm getting on cars and also the fact I'd be 20 year old with such a quick machine

I do think a big naked is looking favourite though!
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