What's the perfect bike?

**Devil** · 24th October 2006, 11:13

I think you should try my bike, Jill :P You're insured for it so you may as well take it for a blat. Could swap for a few days if you like, take it on your work run.

**marty** · 24th October 2006, 11:22

VFR800. probably the best mid-range sports tourer. awesome fuel economy, pretty cool V4 engine which gives a good mix of v-twin and 4 cylinder performance. stretch to the under seat exhaust model (post 02 i think). i doubt whether you'll find a bad review about one anywhere

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-74724059.htm

**Motig** · 24th October 2006, 11:23

Alright, how about if your happy with the 650 but just want more power get the 1000 like you were thinking. But then again if you want a proper change would that be like too similar to the 650?

**Devil** · 24th October 2006, 11:37

Originally Posted by marty

VFR800. probably the best mid-range sports tourer. awesome fuel economy, pretty cool V4 engine which gives a good mix of v-twin and 4 cylinder performance. stretch to the under seat exhaust model (post 02 i think). i doubt whether you'll find a bad review about one anywhere

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...n-74724059.htm

I'm considering one of the new ones at the moment. Looks like a good piece of kit. I'll have to go test one.

**SixPackBack** · 24th October 2006, 11:38

Talk to Duc-girl Jill, she has an SV1000. Prolly plenty around in your price bracket and would be similar to the 650.

**marty** · 24th October 2006, 11:40

i used to ride with a mate who had a 2000 model. we often swapped bikes (i have a TL) and i loved riding it. much better behaved than the TL everywhere, nicer riding position, sounded nearly as good with satantune zorst.

had done otorohanga-palm.north on a tank of gas (riding nicely....)

**skelstar** · 24th October 2006, 11:40

The V-Tech scares me on those bikes. Not founded in experience or fact, just feel that complicated mechanisms in motors can often ask for trouble. Why not just increase the capacity by 200cc. I can see the merit in putting V-Tech in car motors, but not bikes (that I can see anyway).

**SPman** · 24th October 2006, 11:57

i seem to recall seeing somewhere that there was no recorded v-tec system failures on any honda machine ever. can someone refute this? not an engine failure per se, just a failure of the v-tec

The Vtec is pretty bulletproof. I prefer the earlier gear drive VFR800. The Vtec 800 , to me, sounds like a combine harvester when the vtec comes in, and why would you go back to chain drive cams when the earlier model has that lovely piece of engineering in the engine dept? If I could find a good VFR, 99-2002 at the moment for a reasonable price, I would seriously consider one.

**sels1** · 24th October 2006, 12:04

Originally Posted by Keystone19

I am considering an upgrade from the SV650S. I'm interested in people's thoughts on the perfect bike for the following:

Tried a Triumph 955i Daytona? or a Sprint ST?

**Riff Raff** · 24th October 2006, 12:10

You could follow in my footsteps and get an R6 like me!

**steved** · 24th October 2006, 12:20

Why no naked? How about a Hornet 919?

**SPman** · 24th October 2006, 12:35

Originally Posted by sels1

Tried a Triumph 955i Daytona? or a Sprint ST?

She did say she had around a $10K limit............

**carver** · 24th October 2006, 12:35

If it was me i would head to MT eden MC and get the new ER6N for 10k!
a tiny bit ugly, but that engine, and riding position are good around town, as they are in the country.
it should do a shade over 200kph, i did 192 with a passanger and got the front wheel fairly airborne over a fairly big hill!

the best thing about it was the compact size of it, and the balanced package.
great brakes, handling was mint, power was as much as your most likely to use by the sounds of it.

oh, great torque too!
try one! you honestly must!