Restricting a street triple... oh the blasphemy!

Originally Posted by ranathari

Swallow your pride, listen to everyone in this thread and get a cheap SV for less than £2K. The insurance will be more reasonable, it'll be easy to fix if you crash it (and you will) and it'll make you ready to move on to a bigger bike after a couple of years.

I don't feel any pride has to be swallowed, I love my SV, and have no problems with the few people who have called it a girls bike.. Thats the weekend warriors talking.
Only people who have ridden a bike can pass comment on them.

I resent that comment, you will crash you're bike.

You know nothing about him, have you rode with him, do you know what he rides like, if he is a 'safe' rider?? Theres no prewritten rule saying you will crash you're first big bike.

11.5K miles since September, no crashes touch wood, and I wouldn't say I hang around and take it easy. Crashed my RS50 only once, but I think my one crash is low compared to 50/125cc riders anyways. Diesel spill

Originally Posted by saoralba

I don't feel any pride has to be swallowed, I love my SV, and have no problems with the few people who have called it a girls bike.. Thats the weekend warriors talking.
Only people who have ridden a bike can pass comment on them.

I resent that comment, you will crash you're bike.

You know nothing about him, have you rode with him, do you know what he rides like, if he is a 'safe' rider?? Theres no prewritten rule saying you will crash you're first big bike.

11.5K miles since September, no crashes touch wood, and I wouldn't say I hang around and take it easy. Crashed my RS50 only once, but I think my one crash is low compared to 50/125cc riders anyways. Diesel spill

+1, There is no guarantee that you are going to crash the bike lol, just because some people in this thread cant ride properly isnt representative of the whole biking community.
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Originally Posted by ranathari

edit: actually, I will go as far to say that anyone who's never ever dropped or crashed their bike is either a complete riding god or a complete pussy who never pushes the limits of their skills

i've never dropped or crashed a bike...
and i'm no riding god but i sure ain't no pussy either...you however are proving to everyone else on here what a narrowminded **** you are...!
you're not the only one tho...yorkie-chris's statement that every new rider WILL come off is a joke...
negativity like that is the main reason i don't bother posting on this forum too much....

magnum..there is a lot of good advice on this thread tho.. a bike like a street triple is a beaut but i agree with consensus that much over 3/4k HAS to be covered for theft (personally FC would be only option for me and if i couldn't afford that i'd wait til i could...)...
its no way definate you will crash/drop/bugger up the bike but a pretty good chance of you being way out of pocket if it was stolen..?

anyway, good luck to you mate whatever you buy...!!

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by saoralba

I don't feel any pride has to be swallowed, (

I think that was directed at the possibility of buying the speed triple rather than buying the SV first and using that as a hop off point to getting the speed triple a little later in his biking career.

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

I think that was directed at the possibility of buying the speed triple rather than buying the SV first and using that as a hop off point to getting the speed triple a little later in his biking career.

A comment was made that pride had to be swallowed for magnum to settle for a SV rather than the ST, which I think is utter sh!te, as its a very capable bike, not exactly slow, and is quite reliable..

And with some suttle mods, can become more cosmetically pleasing and realiable.

Sv650 or VFR400 for the win. Cheap to buy (£1000-1500) and should be cheap to insure too

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

I'm alright too TBH. I could probably insure the SV for <£200. Not really crippling.

You sure, at 20? Im pretty sure mine at 20 with 2year NCB FC was about £600!!!

Now i have to ask, Magnum-have you ACTUALLY test rode a sv or triple yet?? as ok you may like the LOOK of a bike but doesnt mean you'll like the feel etc

Test ride for a 17 y/o?

Don't be silly

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

You sure, at 20? Im pretty sure mine at 20 with 2year NCB FC was about £600!!!

If i can get FC at 17 with 1 years no claims for £350 with a £100 excess it should be to hard for some one with a few more years NCB to get it for under 200

[Mej]

21 makes a big difference. Least for me it did, about £400. So i waited and got it insured after my birthday.