Winter Bike?

[advocator]

HI all, I've been lurking for a while and passed my Mod2 last week.
I'd like to get a bike to get some miles under me over winter so I'm looking at the faired versions of the usual first big bikes: er6f, sv650s and Xj6 diversion (Used).
I've got a self imposed budget of £2.5k-£3k, any other recommendations?

[TallPaul_S]

take a look at the BMW F800ST/S, Yamaha FZ6 Fazer, CBR600F (the old 2001/2 model with FI) as well, should be some of these in your budget.

Are you gonna be using it for commuting? If so, how many miles? This will dictate what bike you get, a 200 mile a week commute will need a different bike to a 50 mile a week commute.
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[advocator]

[Diggs]

What about a trailbike for winter jollification? Should be able to get a decent xt600, DR400 etc for that kind of money...
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[Skudd]

Mike bike does summer and winter................ it has to it is my only bike.
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[Val]

[defblade]

I've always had a hankering for an MT as a winter bike. With the gun carriers to add a little extra respect
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[rideslikean00...]

I'd say the Diversion is more fun than the Gladius, since I own the former and tried the latter. It's a nice mix of practical and fun, and an absolute doddle to corner with - as much as I love the Hornet I did my training and MOD1 on, the Diversion made it feel heavy and lumpen. Surprising amount of torque considering it's a detuned R6 - the trade off being it's quite revvy. Not really a problem - if you want to cruise around knock her into 6th, if you want to start overtaking things drop down the box about three gears and crank the throttle. Pretty satisfying. With a rider of my weight (just under 12 stone) she'll get down to about 21mph in 6th before the vibrations get really strong through the frame.
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Previous/Current Bikes
2013 Yamaha YBR-125ED -> 1997 Yamaha YZF-1000R Thunderace -> 2009 Yamaha XJ-6 Diversion -> 2007 Yamaha FZ6 Fazer S2

[Wednesday Biker]

First big bike,winter approaching,nice shiny fairing.
Hmmm

[advocator]

Thanks all,

After the forum equivalent of raised eyebrows at a faired bike, I'm picking up an er6n later this week.

I'll spend the difference on some warmer gear...