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Posted: 22:10 - 25 Jul 2017 Post subject: A more commuter friendly bike than CBR600 |
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Hey guys,
So back in Mach I bought a Honda CBR600 2001 a lovely bike pretty much in an immaculate condition:
https://i.imgur.com/FwY5yGPl.jpg
But after riding it for a while I realised: it's too fast for me and I am not using any of it's power. I stick to speed limit and don't do any fast acceleration. And most importantly it's a bit too far forward leaning which puts strain on my back and wrists.
So I am looking to get something quite good which would be under £3000 and be comfortable to commute on but also fun to ride.
I am somewhat leaning towards Honda CB600F (hornet) post 2007 which has higher handle bars, detuned 600cc engine and ABS.
What would you guys suggest?
Thanks ____________________ Bikes: Honda CBR600Fi, Kawasaki ER5 |
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Posted: 22:31 - 25 Jul 2017 Post subject: |
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A CBR600 with less power and good for commuting...
I would be remiss if I didn't suggest the CB500(x) ____________________ The above post is most likely nonsensical.
I ride a Bandit 600... badly. |
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Can you still get your hands on a 1993-2003 CB500? Later models (Brembo calipers) recommended. These are light, reliable, reasonably powerful with good mpg, cheap maintenance and tyres. I used to have a 2000 CB500 at my disposal and although I found the experience a bit dull, the bike did what the owner got it for, to get from the point A to B at reasonable mpg and have some fun during the weekend. With an open exhaust it turns into a hooligan town bike.
These are also very well documented, tons of materials online about maintenance, common issues and how to fix stuff. Parts should also be widely available. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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Posted: 08:06 - 26 Jul 2017 Post subject: |
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I agree that a Hornet is going to have much the same problem of being fun at speeds that you won't be doing. See also the Fazer.
So +1 for the ER6 (N or F) or CB500(F, X or R). Upright position, twin power delivery, cheap to buy, run and insure. I'd be looking for reasons not to get either of those bikes for that purpose. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Posted: 11:32 - 26 Jul 2017 Post subject: |
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Thanks guys for all the replies
I did own a Kawasaki ER5 which was a decent commuter but not the most exciting thing in the world. ER6 does look quite tempting but the low mileage one don't seem that cheap ____________________ Bikes: Honda CBR600Fi, Kawasaki ER5 |
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Keep the CBR600, fettle it like Itchy said and don't be such a wuss. |
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Posted: 12:40 - 27 Jul 2017 Post subject: Re: A more commuter friendly bike than CBR600 |
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john24ssj wrote: | Honda CBR600 2001
But after riding it for a while I realised: it's too fast for me and I am not using any of it's power. I stick to speed limit and don't do any fast acceleration. |
john24ssj wrote: | I did own a Kawasaki ER5 which was a decent commuter but not the most exciting thing in the world. |
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Rogerborg wrote: |
Based on what?
Higher bars fit above most car mirrors.
Having mirrors on the bars rather than the fairings mean that you can more easily wiggle them past vans and buses.
My GS filters better than my Ninja, and that's even after I removed the racebike's fairing mirrors and put them on the bars instead. |
Based on using an NC750 courtesy bike to commute on for around a month or so in London. 40 miles a day of consistently solid traffic on multilane roads (A10, A406, A40).
I found the bars weren't high enough to pass car mirrors but not low enough to pass below van and lorry mirrors, on account of the bar mounted mirrors adding height to the bars.
The bars were the same width as the mirrors so the widest point size (in terms of vertical coverage) was majorly increased, thus increase chance of clash with third party protrusions.
Because the bike was tall, it made stability more difficult (I'm 6'1 btw), and when trying to squeeze around cars (like when swapping filtering lanes) it meant leaning the bike to avoid contact didn't feel as easy or roomy.
On fairing mounted mirrors, avoiding side-by-side cars with their mirrors aligned (or near as dammit) I find all you need to do is lean the bike one way, then the other in order to pass. Which is a much faster process than having to slow right downs turn the steering lock-to-lock and feather the clutch to wiggle through.
Perhaps my comparable time of commuting on a sports bike (years) to the time spent on the NC (month-ish) is bit biased and favourable to the sports bike but I definitely notice that the bikes I get stuck behind when filtering, tends to be the taller, wider bar-ed style of bike.
And a slightly irrelevant but related point: the NC made a noise at a similar decibel level as Dale Winton's farts. Whereas my ASBO Baklaff exhaust on the CBR tends to give a "Moses" vibe to the reaction of traffic. ____________________ The mistresses: 2000 Honda CBR600f, 2000 Honda VTR1000 |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 270 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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