Replacing the Daytona.
 

I have much time to contemplate these days, life, poetry, the like

My thoughts turned to riding, and questioning the use of the Daytona on the road, it's sublime - the engine is perfect, the chassis is light, flickable if a little heavily sprung, the riding position is fine for me, but something bothers me, mostly that if you hit the redline in 2nd you're doing 100mph. I can't help but think it's pretty OTT, and would feel so much better utilised on a track

Absently mindedly browsing biketrader, with nothing other than a 100 mile travel limit and prices between 4-6 grand the only thing that stuck out was a smattering of RSV-Rs, but a quick trip to confused.com to get no quotes the right side of £1000 put an end to that idea

For some reason the big twins keep cropping up, and the Superduke came to mind, insurance quotes are good, £300 good, cheaper than the 675, I've always had a strange fascination with the "so ugly it's beautiful" looks, but don't know how well a naked bike would work out when touring, which is what i'd like to do

So, oh mighty org, what haven't I considered, do I buy a superduke and enjoy a naked life? Do i buy a VFR and cross europe, what about a KTM Adventure and do a "long way round the island" - or use the funds to track the 675, buy a van and a bunch of trackdays and give up riding on the road???

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Superduke. Naked is fine long distance, you don't need a load of tupperware to cower behind away from a little breeze. Proper handlebars make chucking it about through corners a right laugh.
(Never ridden a superduke, but have ridden quite a few 'fighters and they're all far more fun than the sportsbikes they based on)

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Buy a VFR400 or another 400 that still can give you fun and possibly give you more chance of keeping your licence :)

Then use the change to sort you out for Trackdays :)

EDIT: But yeah the Superdukes, they are fit.

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Get a Superduke, then tell me how ace it is 'cos I really fancy one to be honest. I agree with the "so ugly" idea, just like English Bull Terriers, I think they are cool dogs.

Pete

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Bit of porn too...

http://www.brackenracing.com/results...s/IMG_1165.JPG

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I agree completly. I really like the idea of the little VFR (im contemplating one for a track bike), you can thrash it and it is still not going "too fast" but feels fast. Happy days, oh and im pretty sure with suspension set-up it will go around a bend better than a lot of bikes! :cool:

The super duke is meant to be a great bike. Its a twin so natually im a fan. :eek:

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i quite like the idea of the old 1996-99 ZX-7Rs, perhaps an older sportsbike, but then the repair costs of another drop would probably make it expensive

that pic makes me think, what about a road/track superduke...

**looks into the middle distance**

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A ZX4R went past me this morning full chat, my oh my, that sounded fit, only to be followed by a vfr400/rvf400 (couldn't tell), my oh my, that also sounded fit :lol:

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Yea, sounds very very good does the little VFR400, only really heard one in person though :( So they are pretty rare it seems which is a good thing in some sense, youll get some attention because of it.

Why dont Honda make a V4 600? Man that would be sex on a stick. Even id be tempted :p

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Bloke (maybe) selling a SDR on ktmforum.