I am allowed to buy a new bike ..What to get??

[pastybee]

Hi All,

After all the pain of doing the ironing, washing , putting pictures of bikes everywhere and platting my ladies hair she has cracked and gave me the blessing of buying a new bike, I think the sobing at night made it.

Now what to get i have got a spending limit of 15K which is nice,

I need some advise on what would suit my needs (Default must be fast and look good) I travel from Featherston to Wellington for work but want something thing that will do the trip and be pretty bulit proof.
So if any suggestions are out there please let me know

P

[Buster]

SV1000-$12.500 then spend some more coin on some nice cans. Use the rest to buy the missus something nice...u lucky SOB.

[MSTRS:Me]

If you are doing the hill everyday, then you probably should be looking at a litre bike. You need to decide whether you want a sprotboike or a more upright sports-tourer. I think that any make-preference you have will cater to the type you settle on. And they are mostly all bullet-proof these days.

[sAsLEX]

If you are doing the hill everyday, then you probably should be looking at a litre bike. You need to decide whether you want a sprotboike or a more upright sports-tourer.

sv-thou kinda does both those rather well and seem incredibly cheap

[DemonWolf]

hmmm... very lucky!! I have to all manner of chores and extra's so I can buy new tyres! (and I'm still paying them off!!!)

hmmmmmm.. new bike. -sigh-

[limbimtimwim]

Litre bike my ass.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-52963054.htm

[Hitcher]

With your budget I'd buy a new Hornet. Deal of the century at $10,500. To that I'd add a fly screen and do the rear suspension -- Ohlins. I'd also invest in a new saddle, depending on how much change there was left from the $15,000.

Then, as I saved a few sheckles, I'd add a Power Commander and a Staintune or Micron exhaust system and a K&N air filter.

[pastybee]

SV1000-$12.500 then spend some more coin on some nice cans. Use the rest to buy the missus something nice...u lucky SOB.

I looked at one of these when we first moved but decided to spend a small amount on the bike I have now which is 650 Bros which does the trip well but dosent seem as comftable as I would like.
Will hopefully do some test rides this week or next

[skelstar]

Yep. The Hornet goes pretty well over that hill. Change the bars and you wont have to worry about the seat change. The wide bars make it bloody easy to through trhough the corners.

SV1000 is pretty good value too..

[limbimtimwim]

Hornet, nice but BORING.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-52017187.htm

It's not an SP2. But the price is good.

Gear driven cams, no stupid belts or chains to wear out or adjust.

[pastybee]

With your budget I'd buy a new Hornet. Deal of the century at $10,500. To that I'd add a fly screen and do the rear suspension -- Ohlins. I'd also invest in a new saddle, depending on how much change there was left from the $15,000.

Then, as I saved a few sheckles, I'd add a Power Commander and a Staintune or Micron exhaust system and a K&N air filter.

I agree the bike is well priced..and would be nice to have some change and spending a little on upgrades..P

[Big Dave]

Hitcher is right - Hornet is good.
A new Bonneville is a beautiful motorcycle in that price range too.

[Cajun]

pastybee - go look at the bike stores, or the bike trader

and see which bikes turn you on, and then go looking, test riding those.

Cause you have to ride, it best way for that is getting something that turns you on.

[pastybee]

pastybee - go look at the bike stores, or the bike trader

and see which bikes turn you on, and then go looking, test riding those.

Cause you have to ride, it best way for that is getting something that turns you on.

Will do that, just wanted some ideas from group so i can keep that in mind when shopping around.

P

[HenryDorsetCase]

$15k buys a brand spankers Triumph Scrambler.

I so want one.

Having said that I bought a 900 Hornet. and with 900cc its anything BUT boring. The candy red one is pretty too, but I bought a black one cos Im bad-ass.*










*this last statement may not be true.