throw some bikes at me (not literally, well not unless i can keep it)

[Wideboy]

been looking at getting another bike for a bit and lately have been quite interested in nakedness :compress:

got about 4k to spend and need some idea's, i like the street triple but its out of my price range so what else is there?

quite like a bit of a hooligan mobile :cool:

[Frank]

1200 bandit

[Lissa]

Monster.

Buell

Raptor.

:cool:

[Mr Speirs]

Speed Triple. Much cheaper than the Street.

[Frank]

1200

bandit

wheelie monster

:cool:

+1

[Girth]

Monster.

Buell

Raptor.

:cool:


Buell, ha!

Belt will snap and the rest will fall apart!:rolleyes:

[Lissa]

Buell, ha!

Belt will snap and the rest will fall apart!:rolleyes:

He didn't ask for GOOD ones:p

[Girth]

He didn't ask for GOOD ones:p


True, so i say a Ducati ;)

[fatneck]

Do not get a Buell if you want a hooligan bike, they're rubbish!

[lily]

anything is an improvement to what you currently have! :p

go street or speed triple :smt026

[custard]

Tuono

[Wideboy]

ok edit also want something that will actually start up and something that's not as ghey as a bandit

[Lissa]

True, so i say a Ducati ;)

Water off a Duc's back:p

[lily]

Wait........ don't you need a licence first? :confused:

[Girth]

Didn't think you could ride a bike at 16 year old??????

[Girth]

Water off a Duc's back:p


I still haven't seen the Duke yet :rolleyes:

[Lissa]

I still haven't seen the Duke yet :rolleyes:

You will on Saturday:D

[Frank]

go to idle banter you lot of rif raf

[tigersaw]

Go halves with me on a street triple. You can have it on Mondays.

[fizzwheel]

A quick search of bike trader reveals that a K2 / K3 GSXR 750 is in your price range.

As are by the looks of it a RR2 / RR3 Fireblade

That hooligan enough for you ?

[Girth]

A quick search of bike trader reveals that a K2 / K3 GSXR 750 is in your price range.

As are by the looks of it a RR2 / RR3 Fireblade

That hooligan enough for you ?


Nah he's just ain't man enough!=;

[kwak zzr]

gixer 750 = hooligan :)

[Frank]

hes a man .....wants it naked

[Girth]

hes a man .....wants it naked with another man:kiss:


:rolleyes:

[xXBADGERXx]

KTM 950 Supermoto , I prefer the 990 myself but it will be about a grand out of your pricerange . A nice 950 should be near enough though ;)

[dizzyblonde]

RAPTOR..... God you guys don't know what your missing:rolleyes:
Mind you Wideboy would perhaps be a little tall for one
Buells are alright if they are set up right. Buellligan yeah babay...X1 lightening:cool:. NOT the XB12 firebolt, they sound like hairdryers

[ThEGr33k]

You know my opinion.

Aprilia Falco!

[Wideboy]

i was thinking the street triple because they are big bike, i cant be arsed with this lurching over tank business now

raptors are nice though

[dizzyblonde]

seeeeeee...you know you want one. TL1000s engine:-)
Plus Raptors are pretty rare so you always have somebody asking what it is and gawping at it. Lissa will back me up, but at the last european vtwin day, there was a world record breaking moment.......there was five stood together at the same time. we've only ever managed two..tehe

[Frank]

what is a raptor.
Are they made by MZ?

[Wideboy]

what are they like for reliability any problems yet?

[Demonz]

i was thinking the street triple because they are big bike, i cant be arsed with this lurching over tank business now

raptors are nice though

If you look hard you may find an 06 Tuono around otherwise a tidy factory early model. 2nd choice would be the Triumph. 3rd choice the KTM Super Duke.

[ThEGr33k]

Raptors by Cagiva

[Wideboy]

ahhh duno about aprilia they blow up lot dont they, my brothers was for ever breaking down

[dizzyblonde]

what is a raptor.
Are they made by MZ?

Cagiva, but made by MV Agusta , as they were taken over by them through production

what are they like for reliability any problems yet?
Reliable as any other, after some 8000 miles theres been no issues, apart from the rad went funny but thats as quaint a trait as the curvy clutch cover leak. There is a forum, the Raptor chaptor, which would point you in the right direction, for anything useful

[Demonz]

ahhh duno about aprilia they blow up lot dont they, my brothers was for ever breaking down

The V-twin engines are solid and very reliable. The 06 Tuonos have a 4 year warranty so another 2 to go. It's a common perception people have with the brand although easy to see through once you do some looking.

The dealer back-up can be a problem as most no-name sellers know very little about the bike, brand and company - you need to be local to a specialist dealer if you ever consider getting one - or be prepared to travel.

[Dangerous Dave]

what are they like for reliability any problems yet?
The Cagiva Raptors are good for reliability.

ahhh duno about aprilia they blow up lot dont they, my brothers was for ever breaking down
Only the two strokes, the four stroke engines are good. The electrics on the four stokes are a bit iffy, you can have two bikes from the same production line and one will have problems and the other will be fine. This is something Aprilia are working on at the moment, having consistency.

[Ter]

Supermoto?

[SoulKiss]

Z1000 - http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=116428&highlight=z1000

[plowsie]

You can't get a TL! (enough said there)

I know you were looking at Tl's so maybe you should look at Firestorms and you'd have a lot of change for something else to accompany it or add to it ;)

[Wideboy]

i still wouldn't mind a TLs, wanted one ever since i bought the curvy, who know anything could happen i could end up going up to a c90;)

i do like the idea of a tuono though :cool:

[DanAbnormal]

Hornet or Street Triple. You'll get a mint Hornet for 4k. They are hooligan enough.

[yorkie_chris]

The raptor uses a TLS engine, but you get working suspension in with the deal.

[Wideboy]

is the motor in the raptor actually branded as suzuki or is it a cagiva carbon copy?

[ThEGr33k]

Its made by Suzuki for Cagiva but has Cagiva on the side not Suzuki. Seem like nice bikes but if you think Aprilia parts are hard to find you will think Cagiva are impossible :(

[yorkie_chris]

It's a TLS engine. AFAIK suzuki sold them whole motor and management package.

[Dangerous Dave]

Its made by Suzuki for Cagiva but has Cagiva on the side not Suzuki
Its made by MV using the cagiva brand name with left over motors bought from Suzuki.

[Wideboy]

that is my big issue is getting spares. i had a import a few years back and it was impossible to get spares for, i don't want to go back to that

if the spares arnt a issue then the raptor is a viable choice, they seem to be dirt cheep

[dizzyblonde]

Cagiva ordered the Tl engine from suzuki, not a handme down thing. The only thing that Cagiva changed was the ECU. The engine was unchanged from TL 's' spec. I know cause Im Indoors owns one, and he has two manuals - TL and raptor- engine Identical.
Any question Wideboy, send me a PM and I'll get Im Indoors to give you the answers you want. We own one, Matts very much an expert on them

Spares can be an issue. Just if you buy a VRaptor...do not crash it ...the horns alone OEM are £360 .... ouch

[ThEGr33k]

Spares can be an issue. Just if you buy a VRaptor...do not crash it ...the horns alone OEM are £360 .... ouch

OUCH! Jeez. That sucks. :(

I do wonder why no one starts a company to jsut make parts in the UK to support Italian bikes. If they could do fairing never mind anything else they would get a LOT of business.

For example I been and talked to a plane making company and they can make carbon fibre side panels for mine at a 3rd of the cost (£120) of a propper side pannel!!!!! :confused: For a high quality (plane standard materials) glass fibre side pannel they recon it could be done for £60, aprilia one is £300!!!

Bah, maybe I will have to do it? :cool:

[Wideboy]

"thegr33k Italian bike import firm"

need to change your name mate lol

[ThEGr33k]

"thegr33k Italian bike import firm"

need to change your name mate lol


Ha ha yea. Man if I damage my fairing next time I will try to get the guys I was talking to to make me a new set in carbon fibre, its cheaper than plastics tsh. he he :D

[rob13]

Wideboy you ridden many Nekkids before?

[Frank]

Wideboy you ridden Nekkid before?
All the time

[454697819]

tuono....need I say more

[454697819]

ahhh duno about aprilia they blow up lot dont they, my brothers was for ever breaking down


nope sound as a pound..

[Demonz]

Ha ha yea. Man if I damage my fairing next time I will try to get the guys I was talking to to make me a new set in carbon fibre, its cheaper than plastics tsh. he he :D

Or just get rid of them altogether. All that extra weight. You know it makes sense ;)

[Paws]

triple :)

[yorkie_chris]

Yeah a T5 :-P

[ThEGr33k]

ahhh duno about aprilia they blow up lot dont they, my brothers was for ever breaking down

I take it it was a 2 stroke? The 1000V2 is bullet proof!!! :cool: