Alternative sports bikes to a GS500?

**superjackal** · 6th February 2013, 13:06

Hi

Appreciate some quick suggestions of bikes similar to the Suzuki GS500. Have looked at a few, and it seems a great LAMs step-up, but struggling to find a decent one near Wellington. Prefer sports bikes as I'll end up on a Street Triple one day.

Cheers
GNJ

**Glowerss** · 6th February 2013, 13:52

Originally Posted by gnjackal

Hi

Appreciate some quick suggestions of bikes similar to the Suzuki GS500. Have looked at a few, and it seems a great LAMs step-up, but struggling to find a decent one near Wellington. Prefer sports bikes as I'll end up on a Street Triple one day.

Cheers
GNJ

I think you'd have a hard time getting somebody to tell you the GS500 was a sportbike with a straight face

But some decent alternatives would be things like RVF400, ZZr400, XJR400, Honda Cb400 superfour vtec, Honda Bros 400/650, LAMS hyobag 650, just off of the top of my head.

It depends what your budget is really.

**superjackal** · 6th February 2013, 14:45

Originally Posted by Glowerss

I think you'd have a hard time getting somebody to tell you the GS500 was a sportbike with a straight face

But some decent alternatives would be things like RVF400, ZZr400, XJR400, Honda Cb400 superfour vtec, Honda Bros 400/650, LAMS hyobag 650, just off of the top of my head.

It depends what your budget is really.

Budget up to $15K.

Hey, Trademe classifies them as sport bikes. Compared to my GN they're rocketships.

**hayd3n** · 6th February 2013, 14:46

Originally Posted by gnjackal

Budget up to $15K.

Hey, Trademe classifies them as sport bikes. Compared to my GN they're rocketships.

600 ducati?
650 hyo?

**Maha** · 6th February 2013, 14:54

Are 600 Hornets a LAMs bike?...2010/11 models for under or around $10K.

**FJRider** · 6th February 2013, 15:00

Originally Posted by gnjackal

Budget up to $15K.

Hey, Trademe classifies them as sport bikes. Compared to my GN they're rocketships.

Save the money for the Street Triple ... A step up bike is just that. $3000 will get you a good 600/650 bike that will be easy to ride and cheap to maintain. And road legal/LAM's legal.

Some even cheaper.

**hayd3n** · 6th February 2013, 15:03

Originally Posted by Maha

Are 600 Hornets a LAMs bike?...2010/11 models for under or around $10K.

nope to many kw

**Glowerss** · 6th February 2013, 15:15

Originally Posted by gnjackal

Hi

Appreciate some quick suggestions of bikes similar to the Suzuki GS500. Have looked at a few, and it seems a great LAMs step-up, but struggling to find a decent one near Wellington. Prefer sports bikes as I'll end up on a Street Triple one day.

Cheers
GNJ

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-559149869.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-553305168.htm

Is a GS500 and an ER5N (same damn thing) both in welly. Either would do you fairly well.

**superjackal** · 6th February 2013, 15:30

Originally Posted by FJRider

Save the money for the Street Triple ... A step up bike is just that. $3000 will get you a good 600/650 bike that will be easy to ride and cheap to maintain. And road legal/LAM's legal.

Some even cheaper.

Not as easy as you'd think. I've been using Motorcycle Trader, this site and Trademe. Is there somewhere else to look?

**Akzle** · 6th February 2013, 15:43

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homie, there's a lass on here just up the road shifting to OZ with one for disposal

pay me beer and i'll ride it to ya. (think she'll throw it at ya cheap ish, too) mystikeagles.

but for 15k, fuck that, buy a mini monster.

(gs will be easy as for you, same riding position as the gn, basically, similar power delivery, but more hache pees.)

**Jantar** · 6th February 2013, 15:51

I do know of a very nice GSF500. It is around 4 years old, with less than 5000 km on it. The owner used to use it to commute to work on fine days only, and only then during summer months. It has been dropped once while trying to do a U-turn in a driveway and as a result cracked the fairing around the indicator. This has been professionally repaired. The owner has recently been transferred from Central Otago to Wellington, and doesn't want to ride it in Wellington traffic, so is selling it. I think the asking price is around $5K.

If you are interested pm me and I'll give you the owner's email address.

**Icemaestro** · 6th February 2013, 18:50

Do you want something faired or naked? Theres a kawasaki ER6-f for learners restricted or the older er500 /er5 is fine the way it was built, otherwise yes the RVF is absolutely brilliant, I think that the previous post was correct in saying hyosung 650 is on the list too? there is a faired GB400 but they are hard to find. naked - the list is rather long...

**jellywrestler** · 6th February 2013, 18:59

honda bros hands down a great motorcycle, revere is also cool too

**Icemaestro** · 6th February 2013, 19:12

Agreed if you want naked for the bros, only the 400 is LAMS compliant, though I believe the revere is (same engine, just half a fairing on it, bigger tank), hard to find the revere though. I moved from a bros 650 to a cbr600 to a er6f, and I would take the newness of the er6f + fairing hands down if you are commuting (long as you get one without a fairing buzz of the early models)

**Glowerss** · 6th February 2013, 19:15

Originally Posted by Icemaestro

Agreed if you want naked for the bros, only the 400 is LAMS compliant, though I believe the revere is (same engine, just half a fairing on it, bigger tank), hard to find the revere though. I moved from a bros 650 to a cbr600 to a er6f, and I would take the newness of the er6f + fairing hands down if you are commuting (long as you get one without a fairing buzz of the early models)

The normal ER6f is not a LAMS bike. Only the specially restricted models are, which will run you a good 14k+ NZD.