What are you riding and why?

Hello all as title what you riding and why, good stuff n bad about your rides as im struggling what to buy

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[sniff]

K9 SV650 great bike does all I want it to do. Not too sporty but enough to get my knee down when I want to. And a GSX1400 its the Bandit on steroids big fun, comfy, and will go on and on for ever at a steady 80mph at 3,500rpm. Much better than screaming of most other ILF

[JulesW]

Originally Posted by bobbleheadbarne

Hello all as title what you riding and why, good stuff n bad about your rides as im struggling what to buy

SV650SK6, an all round decent bike. I use mine purely for fun and it is a lot of fun. Inexpensive and does everything quite well. This SK6 is fully faired and has clip ons which is good for quicker riding but I don't find it so comfortable at low speed or urban travel. Out on the open road this bike is very enjoyable. Brakes and suspension could be better but they're not bad at all. Engine is a very willing performer and people say they're strong engines, mine has been super reliable in all weathers.

All that said I will be selling her at the end of the season and plan to buy a Street Triple R. I've ridden three of them recently and they are absolutely brilliant. A lot more expensive than an SV but you get what you pay for.

Btw, what budget do you have for a bike and what do you intend to use it for?

Got 2500 and a bloody good srad 600 I want to use it to get ro work and back approx 30 miles a day but alst to travel to Liverpool from Portsmouth now and again and Milton Keynes then the obvious fun day on the twisties but I have never got my knee down lol

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Originally Posted by bobbleheadbarne

Got 2500 and a bloody good srad 600to px .. I want to use it to get ro work and back approx 30 miles a day but alst to travel to Liverpool from Portsmouth now and again and Milton Keynes then the obvious fun day on the twisties but I have never got my knee down lol

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[JulesW]

If I had £2500 and a nice SRAD 600 to px I'd buy a used std., low mileage Triumph Street Triple for £3800-£4200 depending on the value of the SRAD. That's me though. Of course the Triumph is naked and on those longer runs from Portsmouth to Liverpool a fairing would be very nice.

[JulesW]

Something like this .... under 10k miles, tidy, nice extras, FSH ....

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1500?logcode=p

I do like the triple but no fairing I would get blown every where but thats nice... I have been offered 1100 and 2000 cash on a 636 will 11000 miles fsh 2004 in silver looks vary tidy... alos 2200 cask 1000px on sv650 07 woth 8000 miles and fsh

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But not rushing into anything done that on the srad 4 years agao and have spent approx 2500 on her

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[carelesschucca]

I ride a Street R because its as close as you get to a sport bike but with all day comfort. The handling at faster pace is better than the standard bike IMHO. (Don't look at my moaning thread) I changed to it from the Gixer because I was riding way too quick.

Best things. Oh that triple engine does it for me. I do miss the top end lunacy of the Gixer sometimes. But its a great all round bike that does everything I need.

Worst things theres no storage so I have to use a tank bag at all times, the lock on the steering is awful and I've developed a bad habit of spinning the bike round on the side stand. Which is actually starting to wear away.

All in though she's my perfect bike and I wouldn't change her for anything thats on the market right now.