Which bike for mainly B Roads?

[burt99]

After owning sportsbikes for years, and taking stock of the roads I ride, it's time to move away from sportsbikes.

My riding is mainly 70% B roads, 30% Fast A Roads, usually heading through the Peak District or the Dales for 3-6 hours. I only manage to get out at weekends or summer evenings, so this is to be a toy not a commuter.

My budget is £5-8k.

I'm currently toying something like a street triple, hyperstrada or 990r.

Any suggestions?

[Rogerborg]

Are you wedded to the idea of fast bike, grarrrrg, win the race?

Have you considered a TDM something with less speed but more character?

Just as an example, the Bonny Bobber has been selling like don't-rape-me-bro bracelets at a Swedish music festival.

Is something like that completely out of the picture? How slow would you go?
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[Kentol750]

Husqvarna 701 or ktm 690. (Enduro is very tall.)
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[DRZ4Hunned]

MT09/10 was the first thing to come to mind.
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[arry]

Love my 990 SMT - when it works....

[Evil Hans]

When I first looked at this thread, I thought it said "manly B roads"
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[M.C]

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

A light 27hp motorcycle can be fully exploited on small B roads.

My much heavier 83hp bike has to be bullied ...it's still fun but the local B roads are very twisty so the duke never really gets into its stride.

I'd imagine the KTM 390 could be immense fun.
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[Rogerborg]

[chickenstrip]

Ah yes, those big manly B roads. I think they're called A roads


Light weight, coupled with good suspension, is the key. My Striple got thrown all over the place on bumpy B roads, cos the suspension was set up too harsh. The Fazer 1000 isn't, erm, fazed by it though, but yes, more work.
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[burt99]

I’d much prefer responses to manly B road bikes in all honesty.

How about a 70s Z1 only half filled with brake fluid?

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

^^^Squared off Avon on the rear? Blue anodised bar ends one a bit scuffed?

Sounds perfect.
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[chickenstrip]

[Shaft]

[temeluchus]

[Polarbear]

A 2 stroke with a nice narrow nasty powerband to keep you on your toes

Great fun
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[Kentol750]

I've been riding a 2016 sv650 around b roads lately and it's more fun than my hornet 900. But, you can't just turn into a byway when you see the sign like you can on an enduro/lighter adventure bike. Add tank range and comfort too, suddenly a new v-strom 650 with a few tweaks would seem a good choice.
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[thx1138]

Suzuki B-King.

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Depends how B the B roads are. If they're like e.g. the B1225 from Caistor to Horncastle or B1248 from Wetwang to Norton (I'm not making these place names up btw) then anything from an R6 to a ZX-14. But if you're on about B roads like the B1223 from Cawood to Ulleskelf or the B1363 from Oswaldkirk to Sutton on the Forest then an MT07 or a stripple would be better.
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[Pigeon]

[Northern Monkey]

The pretty version of the mt09, the xsr
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[Enduro Numpty]

V-Strom 1000?

I have much more fun on twisty roads on it than I ever did on my Fireblade. 100bhp, decent suspension, brakes and all day comfort.

[Kentol750]

Pigeon gives figures that confirm a ktm/husky (or big single economical fun machine) will do ok. His lack of power on autobahns isn't; a; relevant in the uk, and b; when did power stop anyone go in fast? A Nissan Micra will eventually do 110mph...
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GT380.
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