getting new bike tomorrow
 

since i cant afford the sv650 insurance , i gotta downgrade with a bit of cash on top of my bike


test drove a

honda vt 600 shadow , (felt like easy rider , was quite slow but enjoy it)

{shook the bloody knees off me}!!!!

kawasaki er-5, didnt expect much from this one

was thoughourly surprised!!!!!!!!!!!!
VERY fun bike , i came back with a smile on my face :D ear to ear , very comfy , no were near as powerfull as the sv650 but after 6000 revs theirs a nice little kick , quite a light bike , great fun round the backroads


so getting a2006 er-5 with 5000 miles and 500£ ontop of my sv , paying myy years insurance with 240£ on top for some mods !

er-5 comes with a 2xhelment back box too , few hundred pounds extra free :D

Re: getting new bike tomorrow
 

Fun is what counts mate. Enjoy.

I take it insurance over there is still through the roof?

I had a mate that lived there and he was paying silly money for car insurance, as the insurance brokers over there seemed to have a monopoly over the market. Hence why all the insurance adverts say "Not available in Northern Ireland" at the end. Bar Stewards. :smt072

Re: getting new bike tomorrow
 

I got an ER5 for my son, fairly bomb proof engine and big enough to shoot up and down the motorway all day if needed, cheap to run to (he's a student).

Cheers Mark.

Re: getting new bike tomorrow
 

yeah , insurance is a **** take here , but what can you do :/


yeah fun little bike , coverd some miles in past 2 days nice and comfortable and cheap on the oul petrol , quick enough ,

figuring time to get saving bit by bit , keep this bike a while , cant see much going wrong with it with only 5500 miles on it , nice back box , great to cary **** :D

im happy enough , madly miss my sv tho :(

Re: getting new bike tomorrow
 

Shame you have to downgrade from the SV. I'm not sure I could unless push came to shove. A 500 twin is enough of a drop IMO. I used to have a GS500 and unresricted they are still ok and can give you a decent enough ride for the most part, unless you have long legs!

Have fun, that's what it's about and it sounds ike you will.

Re: getting new bike tomorrow
 

Oh I don't know, a lot to be had for making the most of what you've got, you can use something less powerful at the max more of the time.

+1

As long as you can overtake safely, I'm sure it will still be fun.