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Posted: 13:19 - 28 Jul 2023 Post subject: Please help to choose used bike. |
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Hello bikers!
Need your opinions guys and ladies, because I'm met with a moral dilemma. My last bike got smashed by a van so need a new bike. The budget is £5000 give or take.
Now here's the problem. I was always fortunate to ride relatively new, modern bikes. My budget puts me way out of that territory.
I know what I'm about to say will sound snobby as fuck, but please hear me out.
The way I'm used to looking at bikes is:
- anything above 5k miles is "heavily used". Anything above 10k miles is a rust bucket.
- same with age - up to 3 years is acceptable, up to 5 is OK, above 10 years should be recycled.
Not to mention that I'm used to nice things - USD forks, ride modes, traction control, cornering ABS etc.
I know some of you have been riding 40+ years without those features and done pure miles. But I started riding in 2017, I feel like if a bike doesn't come with all the things I'm used to, I might just as well mount an engine on a bicycle.
Please comment and advise and hopefully my concerns will be dispersed.
Also please suggest models that you think will be good. The only bikes I will not consider - any Yamaha even if it's the best thing ever, ER6/Ninja650, Honda NC because IMHO it's a grampa bike (effectively a big scooter).
Thank you all! |
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Posted: 13:42 - 28 Jul 2023 Post subject: |
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You can buy a new bike for that money but you'd probably be looking at something A2 like a Duke 390. I would suggest a RE Interceptor 650 but as you say, you're a snob ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Posted: 14:27 - 28 Jul 2023 Post subject: |
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If you think 5k miles is "heavily used" then I suggest you ride a bit more and you'll realise that's barely broken in My 2012 sv650 has 25k on it and it's anything but a rust bucket. I'd say buy a bike without all the fancy traction control and other crap and you'll realise how little you need it. |
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Posted: 15:27 - 28 Jul 2023 Post subject: Re: Please help to choose used bike. |
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WD Forte wrote: | WiseB34R wrote: |
- anything above 5k miles is "heavily used". Anything above 10k miles is a rust bucket.
- same with age - up to 3 years is acceptable, up to 5 is OK, above 10 years should be recycled.
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Troll much? |
No, not a troll, but I see why you would think that.
I explained they way I'm used to seeing things. In all honesty I never bought a bike with more than 1200 miles on it. Not because I don't trust the manufacturer, it's because I don't trust the previous owner. And all my bikes been either new or ex-demo. I had one bike which was owned by a rider before, had only 700 miles on it and it was most troublesome bike ever.
I am very in to technology and I believe that technology should improve lives, not add problems. Usually if my bike has to go to the garage for any reason other than service, I will sell it. I get extremely frustrated when tech fails. Any tech.
I'm not trolling, I'm trying to overcome "used bike anxiety" and asking for some advise and encouragement. ____________________ Sincerely, WiseB34R . |
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Posted: 15:36 - 28 Jul 2023 Post subject: Re: Please help to choose used bike. |
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WiseB34R wrote: | Hello bikers!
Need your opinions guys and ladies, because I'm met with a moral dilemma. My last bike got smashed by a van so need a new bike. The budget is £5000 give or take.
Now here's the problem. I was always fortunate to ride relatively new, modern bikes. My budget puts me way out of that territory.
I know what I'm about to say will sound snobby as fuck, but please hear me out.
The way I'm used to looking at bikes is:
- anything above 5k miles is "heavily used". Anything above 10k miles is a rust bucket.
- same with age - up to 3 years is acceptable, up to 5 is OK, above 10 years should be recycled.
Not to mention that I'm used to nice things - USD forks, ride modes, traction control, cornering ABS etc.
I know some of you have been riding 40+ years without those features and done pure miles. But I started riding in 2017, I feel like if a bike doesn't come with all the things I'm used to, I might just as well mount an engine on a bicycle.
Please comment and advise and hopefully my concerns will be dispersed.
Also please suggest models that you think will be good. The only bikes I will not consider - any Yamaha even if it's the best thing ever, ER6/Ninja650, Honda NC because IMHO it's a grampa bike (effectively a big scooter).
Thank you all! |
TL;DR version:
"Hi guys, here is an impossible set of circumstances to try and overcome because I expect the world while remaining a cheap cunt"
WiseB34R wrote: | SuperMeteor. |
Is outside your tiny budget.
WiseB34R wrote: | asking for some encouragement. |
I encourage you to fuck off. ____________________ PRESENT: 2018 BMW S1000XR SE Sport.
PAST: 2009 Kawasaki ER-6F. 2021 Zontes ZT-125U. |
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Anyway, nothing wrong with an ER6. Highly refined, highly technical engine in a competant handling package. Kawasaki designed a race engine and put it in a commuter bike. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Posted: 16:02 - 28 Jul 2023 Post subject: Re: Please help to choose used bike. |
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Fat Angry Scotsman wrote: | WiseB34R wrote: | Hello bikers!
Need your opinions guys and ladies, because I'm met with a moral dilemma. My last bike got smashed by a van so need a new bike. The budget is £5000 give or take.
Now here's the problem. I was always fortunate to ride relatively new, modern bikes. My budget puts me way out of that territory.
I know what I'm about to say will sound snobby as fuck, but please hear me out.
The way I'm used to looking at bikes is:
- anything above 5k miles is "heavily used". Anything above 10k miles is a rust bucket.
- same with age - up to 3 years is acceptable, up to 5 is OK, above 10 years should be recycled.
Not to mention that I'm used to nice things - USD forks, ride modes, traction control, cornering ABS etc.
I know some of you have been riding 40+ years without those features and done pure miles. But I started riding in 2017, I feel like if a bike doesn't come with all the things I'm used to, I might just as well mount an engine on a bicycle.
Please comment and advise and hopefully my concerns will be dispersed.
Also please suggest models that you think will be good. The only bikes I will not consider - any Yamaha even if it's the best thing ever, ER6/Ninja650, Honda NC because IMHO it's a grampa bike (effectively a big scooter).
Thank you all! |
TL;DR version:
"Hi guys, here is an impossible set of circumstances to try and overcome because I expect the world while remaining a cheap cunt"
WiseB34R wrote: | SuperMeteor. |
Is outside your tiny budget.
WiseB34R wrote: | asking for some encouragement. |
I encourage you to fuck off. |
I encourage you to eat Sturgeon's cunt or suck off Yousaf. But you don't need encouragement - you're on it 24/7 anyway. ____________________ Sincerely, WiseB34R . |
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Posted: 16:12 - 28 Jul 2023 Post subject: Re: Please help to choose used bike. |
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[quote="Nobby the Bastard"] WiseB34R wrote: |
No, not a troll, but I see why you would think that.
I explained they way I'm used to seeing things. In all honesty I never bought a bike with more than 1200 miles on it. Not because I don't trust the manufacturer, it's because I don't trust the previous owner. And all my bikes been either new or ex-demo. I had one bike which was owned by a rider before, had only 700 miles on it and it was most troublesome bike ever.
I am very in to technology and I believe that technology should improve lives, not add problems. Usually if my bike has to go to the garage for any reason other than service, I will sell it. I get extremely frustrated when tech fails. Any tech.
I'm not trolling, I'm trying to overcome "used bike anxiety" and asking for some advise and encouragement. |
TLDR: I'm on the autism spectrum and have a meltdown if anything goes even slightly different to my ideal.[/quote
Yes, if I am paying good amount of hard earned money for something and it fails, I do have a breakdown. ____________________ Sincerely, WiseB34R . |
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