[QUOTE="rick"] That looks a *lot* nicer.[/QUOTE] Hell, yes.
I looked at 125s for my new commute and decided they were all too pricey. My GN250 was cheaper. More poke, and still damn economical (I'm getting well over 70mpg). But there are relatively few 250s out there....
That's not the point, the point is that they are bought by cunts who don't see the point of gears and are happy to pay over-the-odds to avoid the hassle of having to learn how to use them. Like hens' teeth, and highly prized amongst the discerning.
Given the condition shown in your photo's, I'd be more tempted to walk away than I would be to open negotiations or my wallet. It'd already have to be seriously below "book" price to begin with too. I'm *sure* there's a 'Cat in better nick than that out there and at acceptable money. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
They would appear to be invaluable, the close ups converted this one from 'looks clean' to 'utter dog' in short order! Thanks, I shall wait to hear your findings with keen interest.
Pity you didn't put a shout out for anyone in Swindon to look at it first[1]. I would've happily told you what a manky pile of poo it was. [1] Or did you & I missed it?
I thought I did, but a series of posts got black holed by virgin media, so maybe I didn't. Thanks for the retrospective offer. I'll make more noise if I find other exciting shines.
Whilst this is true - if it's your only transport, then dull, comfy, reliable and dirt cheap to run have to be somewhere near the top of the list. Especially if you're parking it in the street in 'that London'.
The way I've been walking today, I could easily have gone via Sussex when moving from the lounge to the kitchen. Woke up feeling dizzy as hell & it hasn't gone away yet. Blood pressure's fine though so wibble.
BMW K75 if you want a decent fairing and pillion capability but.... If I was seriously looking for a reasonably priced bike that could carry a pillion and wouldn't cost me the earth to insure I'd either go the pussy bitch route and get an SV or be a bit more daring and look for a ZX6R because both are available for about £2k and both are far and away better than a Thunderkitty.
Ding. Motorbikes are all about this, aren't they? I don't want a commuter, I want something mildly irritating for about town, but a nice grin when I do anything else with it.
Decent fairing and a decent pillion seat were in the criteria, weren't they? All depends on your measure of decent - and how big your usual pillion is.
I sat on a ZX6R before I went back to school for a year, since a new one cost about the same as a year of not working. They're toys, tiny, plastic, and tiny. The SV650 is ever so rational, but not got a full fairing.
ZX6R is the way to go. You'll get a decent 636 for the same money as that wanky old Yamaha and they're a better bike every way you look at it.
You can fit aftermarket lowers if you're really that worried about it. Personally, I'd rather throw the money at some decent kit to make the lowers irrelevant. Or are you worried about getting dirt all over your ancient rotting shed?
The inner child in me says that the thundercat 'looks like a motorbike', in a way that the sv650 doesn't. I also think the CBRXX looks like a motorbike, but that's going a bit far. CBR600RRs are fairly motorbike shaped, but a little funny on insurance and the paint is gash. Ultra modern things all look complex, flimsy and spikey.
