1.5k budget, which bike? *DAS not A2 now*

[Saltire]

Looking for something A2 legal. Preferably a sports bike or upright bike that's good for taking a pillion and better for hooning on.

Liked bandits, but I can get better for my money. Hornet perhaps. Ideas?

[MCN.]

Fireblade.

[SQL]

no hornet on A2

Blandit, SV650, Fazer, MT07

[P.]

ER6?

[Rogerborg]

[Albigularis]

"Good for taking a pillion"
"A2 bike"

Pick one. 47bhp is bullshit even for one person, never mind two. It'll manage but no A2 bike will handle it well power-wise.
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Aprilia RS125 - Kawasaki ZXR400 - Triumph Street Triple R - Suzuki GSXR1000 L3 - BMW R1200GS - Kawasaki Z1000 - Kawasaki ZX10R C1H - Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring - Suzuki Hayabusa

[andyscooter]

My burgman
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[Eddie Hitler]

CRF450 in supermoto spec.

[Rogerborg]

[The Wobbly Orange]

SV650 is supposedly a pretty decent first big bike. I have ridden the SV1000 (burnt my leg on the bloody exhaust),I would assume it's similar. Easy enough to ride. Mind the front cylinder in the wet, they are known to have moisture ingress. Other than that pretty dependable from people I know who have had them long term.
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[BravoCharlie]

When did you get off L's? Congrats!

I've an SV650 (2005 model, unfaired) at the moment and I must say, when I was researching them they seemed to get a good bit of grief, but I've been really happy with the bike. I can see where folk are coming from with some points, but for the most part I found it to have enough grunt to get the job done (and should still be when restricted), and very forgiving at points.

I'm yet to take anyone pillion yet so can't speak for that, but my wee VRX400 Honda was very comfy at decent speeds when pillion, and that only chucked out 33bhp from factory, so the SV650 should be good for it too.

I think I would have liked a fairing on this one, but I'm still really happy with it.
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[andys675]

TDM850
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[Pol Anorl]

er5 or deauville
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[WD Forte]

that 1500.
If its Guineas I may (very reluctantly of course) consider parting
with the wondeful example in my possession.
Hate to part with it of course but not getting any younger and
the constant wild uninhabited sex it brings me is wearing me out.
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[Saltire]

On second thoughts, I'm doing my DAS.

Is getting a decent R6 on that budget logical?

[Eddie Hitler]

[Saltire]

Don't like SV650's, especially faired, they look, I don't know, 'bubbly' to me...

[SQL]

No A2, Fireblade then or GSXR1000 k5

[MCN.]

SV stands for "still virgin". Just a tip.

But yeah, get the most powerful bike you can just about afford.

[Saltire]

I'm R6 biased to be honest so consider this an 'if I can't find a decent R6 for the price' thread.

[Iain.]

[Saltire]

I'm pretty sure theres a person for every Brand/Model of bike that will pop up and say 'you sure you want that'?

There's not one bike out there that's all all rounder in everyones eyes, or is there...

[Eddie Hitler]