And the next one please

Just watched the CB500 disappear down the road so am about to start looking
for my next bike.

Apart for the early days I have now had the following:

Naked Bandit 600 (RED)
Likes: power, seating position, looks.
Dislikes: weight, revviness[1], popularity (every buggers got one).

Naked CB500 (Blue)

Likes: weight, manoeuvrability, flexible power[2]..
Dislikes: looks, looks, skinny tyres, looking like I had just passed my
DAS[3].

So what next?

[1] Is that a word? just seem like I didn't have to give it a handful every
time I pulled away.
[2] Newbie opinion.
[3] I'm a whimp that likes to look mean.

D

 

http://p196.ezboard.com/fhornetsnest56467frm2.showMessage?topicID=2848.topic

 

Sv650 would seem to be the obvious choice.

--
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger"
"Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk
www.sffh.co.uk
www.upce.org.uk

 

Didn't we go all through this a couple of months ago? Your criteria IIRC
were quite stringent - not too tall, not too heavy, upright riding
position etc. What else was left on your shortlist after the CB last
time around?

 

Take it a bit easier with the clutch next time, and pick your feet up.

 

how many "which bike should I buy" posts are you going to make, guy?
It's like you can't make up your own mind or something.

However, based on your descriptions of what you liked/disliked about
the two bikes you've had, it seems fairly obvious that you should try
an SV650 (the unfaired one has a more upright seating position that
might suit you) and a Hornet (though this will be just as revvy as a
600 Bandit, it'll have a lot more power).
Alternatively, my '01 Fireblade's up for sale...

 

Sounds about right.

See if I can book a test ride on an SV650, most dealers only have the 'S' as
a demo unfortunately, still no hurry, weather is crap.

D

 

I've never ridden one, but people who have/have had SV650s seem to rate
them. The unfaired one is pig-ugly in my opinion, but it would probably
suit you better if you like an upright sitting position.

So you don't fancy a Fireblade, then? 4500 quid to you, guvnor.

 

You like the power, but not the revs: big torquey twin might do it. All
bikes are heavy, but how they carry it makes a difference. F'rinstance, the
Trophy and the Drifter had the same dry weight, but the Trophy felt like
twice the weight because it was so top-heavy. You want something a bit
different, chunky tyres, low CofG, prolly no more than two cylinders, larger
capacity. You don't say what your budget is, or your intended usage.

A few suggestions:
Nigel Eaton's trying to shift his hippo:
http://www.eaton.me.uk/hippo/

I'm planning(ish) to part with the Drifter (£2K to you, squire):
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2488906361

....or you could try one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9915&item=2490779329&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43121&item=2489898949&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9919&item=2489977679&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9805&item=2490126808&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9806&item=2489952067&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36093&item=2490028235&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19457&item=2490440177&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9809&item=2490147574&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

 

Nah, sports bikes ain't my thing and I quite agree the Naked SV is a little
on the ugly side... hopefully my good looks will offset this.

D

 

You could probably do worse than spend some time flicking through
http://www.bikez.com/categories/index.php to get a shortlist of what
suits your weight/power/styling criteria, then maybe ask here for any
real world experience of particular models.

 

2K - 3K

Ta for the suggstions.

I was thinking of looking at an old (86) and cheap Virago XV400 tonight but
have a feeling this could be a bugger to get bits for.

It would have done as a fill in till I got something newer.

D

 

The tyres on the SV are probably too narrow.

That said, I was/am considering a bike with a 150 profile rear.

 

Plenty of XV535s going cheap , and they would be much easier to get bits
for.

Having said that , do you plan on keping it long enough to do any servicing
on it?


--
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger"
"Then I hide until it goes away"

www.drzoidberg.co.uk
www.sffh.co.uk
www.upce.org.uk

 

Good point, maybe not.

D

 

Get a XV535

 

Not every week.... but yeah most weeks.

Is it becoming tiresome?

D

 

Mike at the Black Horse has a Virago 535 for sale with 83 miles on.
I looked it over at EOSM. It looks brand new.

Reasonable money too. 2950UKP

Pics here:

http://www.tallbloke.net/IMG_0321.JPG
http://www.tallbloke.net/IMG_0322.JPG
http://www.tallbloke.net/IMG_0323.JPG
http://www.tallbloke.net/IMG_0324.JPG
http://www.tallbloke.net/IMG_0325.JPG
http://www.tallbloke.net/IMG_0326.JPG
http://www.tallbloke.net/IMG_0327.JPG

 

Preston Kemp emerged from their own little world to say

or just read the hundreds of posts on the same topic in the google archive
over the seemingly endless period David has been here