Help - which new bike.

You havent mentioned some trail bikes

A V-strom of the Valadero. ZZR600 Blackbird?Even a good old GSX750F A winners bike....and actually fits your needs.

Buy an VFR800...not the Vtec one....That was just too easy.

I went from an SV-S to the Sprint ST 955i and now run a 1050 Sprint ST. It's all day comfortable (Braintree to Edinburgh the day I picked it up) and corners well. The tripple is a lovely engine lots of torque and smooth acceleration. The panniers are not the biggest in the world but they are ok, fit well and don't disturb the handling, with the baglux tank cover and bag its enough for a couple of weeks away for me.

Hmm, get one of these!

The Sprint is an interesting bike. Best mate has one, and like it was said it will eat miles. Trouble is being a triumph it may eat itself at the same time. Mates is fairly new and its rusted over winter despite not being out at all and being under cover. He's also had another letter about another recall. Think thats 5 recalls on this particular model now.

Lyle J, have you not considered a 636 as part of your line up?

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

if you've got the cash i'd go for the the sprint st. fantastic engine, gorgeous bike and it'll eat miles. Like a more powerful, sportier VFR.
-VFRs are being slated for servicing costs, they're meant to eat cam chains. The faired f800 is very nice, very comfortable definately worth a test drive.

Haven't ridden the Sprint St (but will!) although I have test ridden the F800S and F800ST with a mate for most of a day - we swopped around between the two and concluded that the S is the better bike. Was really thinking about buying an F800S but had taken out an SV650S from Rainbow in Rotherham before testing the 800s and was so impressed that I thought that the extra 3 grand (nearly!) over a discounted SV650SA was not worth it

Originally Posted by Steelman

Haven't ridden the Sprint St (but will!) although I have test ridden the F800S and F800ST with a mate for most of a day - we swopped around between the two and concluded that the S is the better bike. Was really thinking about buying an F800S but had taken out an SV650S from Rainbow in Rotherham before testing the 800s and was so impressed that I thought that the extra 3 grand (nearly!) over a discounted SV650SA was not worth it

i was very tempted by the bmw aswell. deifnately a better bike than the SV, but £3000 better?! i think not. I'm being turned towards the dark-4-pot-side slowly

Originally Posted by lylej

now want a new bike
so maybe you folks can help me too
cant really afford it though so would be another finance jobby
i wouldnt really choose those except the SV thou
im looking for either:

1.Triumph daytona 675
2.GSXR 600
3.GSXR 750
4.GSXR 1000
5.Some sort of ducati

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I had a go on my mates 675 today, wow wow wow, It was at about 9 this morning and I'm still smiling.......I havent been on any of the others but he has been riding for yonks and really rates the triple. It's gotta be the next one if I can ever afford it, anyone got a balaclava and pumpaction i can borrow (need to visit the bank), or maybe I can sell a kidney

Quite like this myself- although insurance will still be high.

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

i was very tempted by the bmw aswell. deifnately a better bike than the SV, but £3000 better?! i think not. I'm being turned towards the dark-4-pot-side slowly

Dizzy, it's interesting that we ended up with the same SV (colour etc)

I have a feeling that I will be tempted to try a 1250 Bandit; like the sound of a 4 pot that has some torque at under 45,000 arh pee emm and doesn't break the bank to buy or insure

Trying to stay on track with the original post:

VFR would be my first port of call. Go try one, try it 2 up as well. I think it's a magnificent bike, it really is one of those "do anything" bikes. Good tank range and comfortable for touring/commuting, ride it fairly hard and it'll keep up with most SS600's.

Triumph ST is a very nice piece of kit but has a few shortcomings (IMHO). Firstly the pillion is set rather high, almost sport bike like, secondly the clocks are not briliant, and on the two I have ridden, the mirrors vibrated badly. Brakes were not great (comparing them to my 'Blade of course).

If you can get on with it, the 1200GS is a great bike - couldn't, I hated it, but that's just me. It is another of those do almost anything bikes, and it's mega comfy.

Honda Blackbird... Does exactly what it says on the packet. I scraped the pegs on the first decent roundabout I took, it was that easy to ride. I very nearly bought one but settled on my 'Blade instead.

If you can handle the size & weight, some of the BMW tourers are great at doing what they do, but they don't come cheap either.

Some of the modern larger sportsbikes are very good long distance bike (500 miles on my Fireblade is not a chore) but they're not great for pillions, so that really rules them out.

Make a list, narrow it down to about 4 bikes and test them all. If only one comes out as an outright winner, try one or two others, just to be sure.

Compare and decide, it's the only way to find out what is good for you.

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