What bike to upgrade to?

[jafar]

[QUOTE=howdamnhard;Thats pretty good for a 1300,will have to add that to my list of testbikes.Whats the other running costs like.What year is it?[/QUOTE]

So far just the usual services, rear tyres are averaging around 10,000k & fronts over 20,000k. Still on original chain. Seat to peg distance is good for both rider & passenger, all day touring is a common use for the 1300. In short is it comfortable enough to use all day & fast enough to keep the sprots bike boys honest. The only thing I have changed is to put a 'rider' seat on it. The old one was a bit hmmm after 25,000k. Bike is a 2005 model, first registered in 2006. Currently has 27,000k up & no problems (except the seat).

[williamxf650]

Suzuki xf650 nice to ride commute and long haul. I can sit on mine all day and then go off rd. Good in traffic as you are up high I have found it to be a good entry level bike although I have been riding for years and had everything from a cruizer to a sports I find the xf650 freewind to be the most fun.

[howdamnhard]

So far just the usual services, rear tyres are averaging around 10,000k & fronts over 20,000k. Still on original chain. Seat to peg distance is good for both rider & passenger, all day touring is a common use for the 1300. In short is it comfortable enough to use all day & fast enough to keep the sprots bike boys honest. The only thing I have changed is to put a 'rider' seat on it. The old one was a bit hmmm after 25,000k. Bike is a 2005 model, first registered in 2006. Currently has 27,000k up & no problems (except the seat).

looked it up surprisingly good fuel consumption for a 1300cc.Seems like a nice bike but still too pricey.$8000 is my ceiling which I guess counts outthe Zx9R.

[howdamnhard]

Suzuki xf650 nice to ride commute and long haul. I can sit on mine all day and then go off rd. Good in traffic as you are up high I have found it to be a good entry level bike although I have been riding for years and had everything from a cruizer to a sports I find the xf650 freewind to be the most fun.

Can't find anything on a xf650,do you mean DR650?

[howdamnhard]

Good on ya mate.

Suzuki Boulevard C50T.

Cant go wrong.

Best bike out there for commuting, Touring and your missus will love it too.

Comfy as a couch.

Check out the Shadow or the Vulcan if you must but the boulevard will beat them all.

But then I'm pretty much one eyed.

Cheers
P38

Out of my price range.My ceiling is $8000,also to much chrome to keep clean.Looks nice and comfortable though and has got good reports.

[jafar]

A cruiser will make cornering
tricky in the twisties and at tight roundabouts.

No it doesn't ,Cruisers corner fine & they are far superior for taking a pillion than anything else .It is harder to get a sv 1000 through a tight roundabout than it is to get a cruiser through .

SV 1000 IS a race orientated bike!!!!!!!!!

Mabey you should try riding a cruiser before you make such uninformed statements

[jafar]

I have test ridden a Harley and while I did not scrape anything when
I cornered I have heard of others who have. This is due to the long
wheelbase and low centre of gravity. I did not take a passenger
when I rode it so cannot comment on that. The SV1000 is made in
2 versions 1 is naked with upright H Bars the other has a fairing with lowered
H Bars. I was thinking of the upright naked H Bar model. They perhaps have
the same power motor though.

You have to be going fairly hard to get most bikes to scrape anything.
The long wheelbase makes the bike more stable into a corner, it also has the effect of making it harder to chuck into a corner, in other words a sportsbike will 'flick' into a corner where a cruiser takes a bit more effort.
The lower centre of gravity helps with the cornering & smoothing out the bumps on the highway but has bugger all to do with the bike scraping, that is entirely to do with the fact the lean angles are not as generous as on a sports model.
SV 1000 s is a royal pain @ anything below 100k, clipon bars, knee's up round your earholes & a seat that is made by a sadist. they are a physiotherapists dream, & the pilloin seat is worse ..... I don't recall seeing a naked version of the sv 1000.

[howdamnhard]

They are not race orientated bikes so no sore wrists. Sounds like you
are not freaked out by the higher power. A cruiser will make cornering
tricky in the twisties and at tight roundabouts.

Just sitting on the Faired Sv1000 I could feel my wrists tingling.The unfaired version would have a more comfortable position but I'm after something thats faired.

[sweetp]

Hi, I am looking for a step up bike myself and the general advice I have been given from the multitude of bikers I have asked can be summarised down to - try heaps of bikes (you will get less nervous the more you ride) and you will know it when you find it. Don't settle for a bike that you don't love, keep trying to you find one and say "this is it", cause you are riding it regularly so you have to love it.

[homer]

rf900s are a wicked bike i had wanted one since id first seen them .
but there not getting any younger and the price you ll pay for a minter you may as well look for the same money something about 4 or 5 years newer
Thats just my opinion ....and i was looking at a couple about 6 months back and to higher km for the money

[Edbear]

[QUOTE=P38;1294529]HaHaHa true I am biased and one eyed too.

Edbear on the otherhand has carefully considered the requirements and is totally neutral.
Yet he also came to the same conclusion.

Go Figure!.

Jafar:
It's never off topic when encouraging another motorcyclist to see the light and step on into the "Brotherhood of the Cruisers"[QUOTE]



Ahah! A man wots knows things!!!

Out of my price range.My ceiling is $8000,also to much chrome to keep clean.Looks nice and comfortable though and has got good reports.

Hmmmm! Mebbe the previous VL800 Volusia, then...

No it doesn't ,Cruisers corner fine & they are far superior for taking a pillion than anything else .It is harder to get a sv 1000 through a tight roundabout than it is to get a cruiser through .

SV 1000 IS a race orientated bike!!!!!!!!!

Mabey you should try riding a cruiser before you make such uninformed statements

Well I do have to say the C50T is more than happy to scrape the warning knobs in the twisties! But it can still hustle!!!

[McJim]

I got my missus a GSX750F for her step up from an RG150. It's nice and comfortable and will have cheaper running costs than the other two mentioned (narrower tyres, less fuel etc.) The engine is understressed too so should last a while with care.

As for getting bored - 240kmh is quite quick dontcherknow the GSX750F puts out about 90hp and weighs about 180kg so shouldn't be too shabby unless you're talking about 10 year old ones.

A seriously underrated bike in my opinion but it's your taste at the end of the day....and as for 4 times the power of your GN....nearer 5 times for the GSXF nd 6 times more for the 900cc bikes. The ginny pumps out a whopping 20hp...and that's if you're on the redline all the time.

[MidnightMike]

As for getting bored - 240kmh is quite quick dontcherknow the GSX750F puts out about 90hp and weighs about 180kg so shouldn't be too shabby unless you're talking about 10 year old ones..

And coming from a GN, thats a fairly big jump really.

With what your looking for, it seems that you have found the right models though.

[homer]

they will get away on you
i had a 750 years ago got a 600 2 years ago, and the sv1000 i test rode wanted to get away then the bandit 1200 near got away.but i did want the inline 4 , now a few more kms on the clock and it still near gets away.

[williamxf650]

prob too late for reply freewind xf650, should be able to find