Sub 1 litre everyday bike?

[rustyrobot]

Why is it called the teapot?

All shall be revealed... http://www.katanatom.co.uk/pagemaker.php?page=teapot

Really, I dunno - because it's short and stout?

cuppa anyone?

[imdying]

Of course they are... the only person who gets to make that call is the marketing guy at Suzuki... if he says put Katana badges on it, then a real Katana it is

[pritch]

One advantage that the Hornet has over the 650s is that the ACC levy is a bit cheaper - and it is a recurring expense - and it is likely to increase again.

[jaffaonajappa]

One advantage that the Hornet has over the 650s is that the ACC levy is a bit cheaper - and it is a recurring expense - and it is likely to increase again.

Wait. is it 650cc? Thought it was 599 or 600cc?

[Zadkiel]

He's saying it has an advantage over the 650s because it is under 601cc. I certainly have thought of that. If the other bike is $500 cheaper then it would cover it for a few years though.

[jaffaonajappa]

He's saying it has an advantage over the 650s because it is under 601cc. I certainly have thought of that. If the other bike is $500 cheaper then it would cover it for a few years though.

Ahhh, yep. Your right...now I re-read his post.

Cheers.

[jasonu]

I'm going to set out some really vague guidelines but some recommendations would be good! I'm looking for a bike I can ride every day but not to mundane, riding a bike is meant to be fun after all. IL4s are all good because I don't mind revving the hell of it!

So the criteria are:

Must be less than 1L but bigger than 250cc, I don't need a bike that big just this yet. 600cc looks like the sweet spot to me
Sports or naked are my preferred types, no motards or anything like that
$6.5k is the maximum, would prefer to spend less obviously

So far I have been eyeing up the CBR600F, Speed Four, Daytona 600 and the Hornet 600/900. I like the naked style but I appreciate fairings are nice on the open road.

I reciently reentered the bike thing after 15 years off and bought a 2004 Hornet 600. Great bike to ride, right amount of power not so much you have to be careful how fast you twist the go grip and it gets 45mpg without shredding the tires, chain and sprockets every 3000 miles.

[Zadkiel]

So I have made a decision and gone for small and cheap. There are certainly some great bikes out there, but since I have some other things I need to spend money on coming up soon I have decided to go for something on the cheaper side for now and upgrade later.

Bought a 2000 Honda CB400 Super Four Hyper Vtec Spec 1! What a name. Great bike and I'm pretty happy with it. I found that with the 400 I can have some fun revving it out without winding up at 100 in a 50 zone. Bigger bikes certainly had impressive grunt, but I found myself wondering what use it would be on my mainly commuter bike.

[ducatilover]

The CB400 SF are excellent bikes, I just sold one that I put 10 or 11 thousand trouble free km on, great little thing.
Enjoy it

[Ender EnZed]

Bought a 2000 Honda CB400 Super Four Hyper Vtec Spec 1!

Good choice. If it's the one I think it is off Tardme it looked pretty tidy. I rode one when looking to upgrade from a 250 and I would've bought it if the price was right.

[chester]

675

Anyone who said anything else is gay.

very true!

[Banditbandit]

Ok, if your feet reach the ground

I say GSF 650 Bandit, but I really am biased

Me too .. I have two ... I commute 27ks one way every day on my 650 and it's fucken fun!!! Not aggressively fast like a 600 supersport ... but fucken fun anyway ...

Try this one ....

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-382017788.htm

[HenryDorsetCase]

Triumph Street Triple.


You're welcome.

[short-circuit]

Triumph Street Triple.


You're welcome.

Correct - http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=381600178

[Ender EnZed]

He's already bought a bike. 2 weeks ago.