Advice please

SWMBO has given me permission to trade in my 600 hornet to buy new sports
bike (fireblade, r1 Suzuki gsx1000 etc)

After listening to the sales staff I am non the wiser on the best bike on
the marketplace at the moment for me

at 40 plus born again biker slightly large around the waste and vertically
challenged 5' 9'' I need something that is quick , fun and forgiving to
play on

wont be used for anything other than fun


Steve

 

It must be terrible needing "permission" to do things like that.

 

considering she has to sign the cheque not really

 

Depends on how much of a contribution she's making towards it, really.

It's not half as bad as wanking yourself to sleep alone at night.....

 

I'll take your word for it, having never been faced with that dilemma.

 

Yeah, I can see that you've never had a woman offer to contribute
towards your bike purchases.....

 

I don't see why I'd need to. I'm glad you found a cure for your sleep
problems though, Katie's obviously far more considerate than I had ever
imagined...

 

Although I've not read any of the comparison tests in depth,
I was beginning to get the impression that the ZX-10R and R1
were moving ahead of your chick wheels.

Ah, the plot becomes clearer )

 

nice try ,going for a new one though ,not necessarily after the quickest or
best looking ,got to be old git proof
chances of me ever riding at 180mph are nil ,learnt my limitations many
years ago

 

The gixxer thou is the best bike on the marketplace. Period.

 

steve robinson wrote:

So why do you want a litre supersports bike?

 

You can't go wrong with any of them. Test ride them all and pick the
one that looks best.

Be a bit of a change from a 600 Hornet though.

 

I think the ZX10R is now.

 

Easier to ride than a 600 sportsbike.

 

Seriously? In what way?

 

Torque. It'll pull from bugger all revs in any gear pretty much
smoothly. So you don't spend all the time worrying about what gear
you're in, relax, and enjoy the ride.

My GSXR 1000 is slightly easier to ride than my 750 and much much
easier to ride than my old FZR400, ignoring speed.

 

Stone the heretic!

 

Ben () wrote:
: On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:52:43 +0100, Doesnotcompute
: >So why do you want a litre supersports bike?

: Easier to ride than a 600 sportsbike.

I thought the usual UKRM mantra was that 600s were girls bikes?

Blair.
'97 CBR600

 

heh, much as I love Suzukis, I'm not that keen on the K3/4 Thou. If I
was buying new now it would be a toss-up between a ZX10R and an R1.

 

Moto Guzzi Le Mans or V11 Ballabio

(Guess who's just got back from Onyerbike)

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