well its gone to the junkyard in the sky
 

my sv that is :(

lost it on some ice at very low speed yesterday morning (im fine) but the bike is totaly destroyed :( so much so that im gonna lose my no claims and i lost my bike... so yea im a little down in the dumps but not wanting to look to the past i am thinking about saturday when i will go n buy a new bike

now i know you lot will all say get another sv but im not so sure...

that being said what would you recomend for commuting and the occasional weekend fun?

peace

Re: well its gone to the junkyard in the sky
 

of the cuff a daytona 650 probably no use for commuting but what the hell their fun.

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Sorry to hear about the bike, still, at least you're OK... SV650 or Hornet would be the obvious shouts here I guess, I hate the Hornet engine but I wish I didn't because they're brilliant otherwise... Old Fazer is more fun than you'd think. Working on lower price ones here obviously... CBR600F?

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Dads got the CBR600F..
Smoothiest engine he and I have ever used..
4 in line mind you, might miss the v-twin ;)
Nice bike though, you're usual honda, lovely build quality..

Re: well its gone to the junkyard in the sky
 

I used to ride mine to work.

And yes they are good fun.

Get a red one, like stewie's:cool:

Re: well its gone to the junkyard in the sky
 

Sorry to hear about another off on Org.

Commuting. at best a half fairing to keep the weather off but won't be too expensive if you drop it or it gets knocked over. If you're slipping through traffic then the Sv is hard to beat except by a single, which possibly won't be much of a fun weekend bike.

Depends on your budget and of course you're insurance will go up now.

Re: well its gone to the junkyard in the sky
 

well im considering getting a spanking new gsx1300r in orange and black, not really a commuter but will have a grin factor lol

as to money.. well i for one havent seen any evidence of a credit crunch

Re: well its gone to the junkyard in the sky
 

What do you mean it's totally destroyed? Broken frame or what?

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I know of two lads who (insanely) commute across london on 'Busas, so it is possible. :)

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the fairing is scuffed to hell, the swing arm has been thrown out of alignment the indicators are gone, as is the foot peg and surrounding assembly.... just waiting for the insurance's engineer to confirm my bike shops analysis