New bike dilema

[rac3r]

A year is about to be up for owning my SF1098. It has been one of my best bikes but I've decided its not suited to anything but open roads. Its too much of a pain in the ass around London, I blame the dry clutch!

I want a new bike, has to be on finance as I still owe on this one. The top contender is a Tuono V4, it doesn't look great but everything else seems perfect. However as I've read reliability is random and dealers are few with parts supply rubbish.

I'm half tempted to try a jap bike again but I'm worried I'll just find it boring and want to change again. I could use it and abuse it though

Anyway value wise it has to be similar to my current which is about 7k
(BTW I'm talking used bikes not new)
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Bikes : 2006 CBR125R - 2004 Monster 620ie - 2004 ZX-6R B1H - 2005 Monster S2R 800 - 2011 Street Triple - 2009 Streetfighter 1098 - 2014 ZX-6R 636

[P.]

Bikes are boring, I find anything with more than 60hp or so makes everything stupidly easy and quite boring after a while. Have you considered a triple, 675s that is.

Yamaha MT09 would give you some smiles, doesn't feel quite as generic.

[rac3r]

I had a street triple, was good fun. Yam could be interesting

I was actually think of going for something with less HP so I ride it less like a moped lol
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Bikes : 2006 CBR125R - 2004 Monster 620ie - 2004 ZX-6R B1H - 2005 Monster S2R 800 - 2011 Street Triple - 2009 Streetfighter 1098 - 2014 ZX-6R 636

[1cyl]

SM.
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[Blackwolf]

Ahh the Tuono..

Well..

Fantastic bike, Slightly wide bars, very sit-up. but its not a de tuned engine. Take an RSVR and stick flat bars on it. I loved mine even after it tried taking my finger off me...
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[rac3r]

[rac3r]

The more I read about the MT09 the more interested I get. And at that price I could even add the full Ti Akra!
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Bikes : 2006 CBR125R - 2004 Monster 620ie - 2004 ZX-6R B1H - 2005 Monster S2R 800 - 2011 Street Triple - 2009 Streetfighter 1098 - 2014 ZX-6R 636

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Superduke?
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[rac3r]

[Az]

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Yep - 990. Though after posting I did realise how similar it is to what youve already got.
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[rac3r]

If all is well I'm just going to go for the Tuono V4
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Bikes : 2006 CBR125R - 2004 Monster 620ie - 2004 ZX-6R B1H - 2005 Monster S2R 800 - 2011 Street Triple - 2009 Streetfighter 1098 - 2014 ZX-6R 636

[Drax]

[P.]

[stevo as b4]

Fair enough to the OP, but is having a nice shiney 1000cc V4 performance naked/streetfighter style bike worth it in central London?

Does 150bhp+ ever become useful in such situations, and is having such power for such a constricted purpose anything more than bragging rights?

[P.]

Agree with Stevo.

It sounds like you could do with 2 bikes. You might not have the room etc, but you definitely sound like you need a bike between 30 and 50hp for the run through London, a KTM or DRZ for example. Then something with a little poke for the weekends.

[Knacker]

I agree with Paddy on this, Since I bought my Thou it's stupid quick and makes my 600 feel like a 125 its nice having the extra power but when you look down and you see figures likely to end you up in prison. The 600 you can go fast but does take a bit more effort and definitely gives you the feeling of going fast.

Less power can be alot more fun
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[Matt B]

[1198]

How about the new BMW s1000r thing?
Doubt that's boring!

[P.]

[krarkol]

[P.]

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Tuono V4 is meant to be a bit of a pain to service (if youre doing it yourself) or expensive due to the time it takes. Would deffo be a big factor for me if it was my only bike.

Would agree with Paddy though. Why not buy a cheap bike/scooter for <£500 and then something else for fun?
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[1cyl]

A 60+hp SM.
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