Best commuting bike

[rainman]

I'll probably get red repped for this for breaking teh code of teh sprotsbikes but my Suzuki 800 cruiser is a bloody marvellous commuter, and has an awesome seating position. I have a generally dodgy back and never have any pain from riding.

If that's a bridge too far I'd vote for the Hornet as well, although it might be overkill for a commuter. Depends if you plan on having a weekend bike as well, or whether it'll just be the one.

[quallman1234]

If that's a bridge too far I'd vote for the Hornet as well, although it might be overkill for a commuter. Depends if you plan on having a weekend bike as well, or whether it'll just be the one.

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Look at all the other bikes suggested, they are far from communters.

All the Buell's have tiny tanks.

I think he's more refering to something what is a good communter and a good weekend bike.

CB900 Still my vote for a weekend / Communter.
GS500E For pure communter.

[marioc]

Monster? 10 char

[Pwalo]

If you're really after a commuter get a GS500, or possibly a naked SV650. They really slice through the traffic, cost bugger all to run, and are great fun to chuck around.

[rainman]

I think he's more refering to something what is a good communter and a good weekend bike.

And there I was thinking we'd given up making recommendations based on the original requirements... He also said no Hondas, and nothing less than 750cc.

All the Buell's have tiny tanks.

15 and 17 litres.... bleeding luxury! Not sure if they're a good commuter or not but for sprotsbikes they certainly do look good.

Like with all these threads, the answer is the dude should ride a few and see what he likes... then see if he can find a good deal.

[HornetBoy]

well id have to go for a cb900 for sure -use it personally to commute from wanganui to Palmerston everyday 140km.
has got lots of grunt ,fairly skinny width wise although you might want to change the mirrors,big tank range ,upright position,and under $15k and if you really wanted to use the full 15k do as i did and go buy dual Arrow exhaust so you can blast peoples ear drums,and stop them from swerving into your lanes when you filter past them plus they look good

[jrandom]

Oh, yeah, CB900s are OK.

But you'll spend a fair bit more on one of those than on a GS500, and they're pretty blah bikes. Boring as hell but still lacking the grungy GS coolness of being a bashable thrashable hack that you can personalise by just chucking down the road a few times.

A little birdie told me CB900s have trouble keeping up with GSX1400s on the open road, too.



Get the GS. You can't beat a commuter that'll do a hundred miles an hour, run on fumes and can be picked up with one hand when it falls over.

[James Deuce]

Anything with bars instead of clip-ons, and a seat instead of a perch.

Tank range doesn't matter.

[kiwifruit]

dr 650

[dino3310]

speed triple

[Devil]

I'd go naked SV650 with pipe and down one tooth on the front sprocket.

[Blue Velvet]

Ok, so I am getting a little tired of commuting on the gixxerthou. Sore wrists, hands and arse plus crap visibility and riding position.

Burn him!

Sorry dude, but harden up

[RearWheel]

Oh, yeah, CB900s are OK.

But you'll spend a fair bit more on one of those than on a GS500, and they're pretty blah bikes. Boring as hell but still lacking the grungy GS coolness of being a bashable thrashable hack that you can personalise by just chucking down the road a few times.

A little birdie told me CB900s have trouble keeping up with GSX1400s on the open road, too.



Get the GS. You can't beat a commuter that'll do a hundred miles an hour, run on fumes and can be picked up with one hand when it falls over.

Get the cb900 carve up the traffic like no gs500 could ever do and you have a sweet as weekend blaster as well + its reliable as hell and pulls like a school boy from 3k on, the price is right even new and if you put 15/45 cogs on you have a true hooligan grin machine that will leave most everything standing at the lights with stupid looks on there faces....... c;mon get ghey...you know you want to

[Ocean1]

Why the capacity stipulation? A 750+ sprotsbike is going to be too twitchy around town and a lot of the rest will be heavier than ideal for good low speed manoeuvrability. I reckon the motard suggestions are onto it, go take an Aprilia SXV550 for a test fang.

[jrandom]

Sorry dude, but harden up

Not everyone actually fits gixxers, you know. Some of us have to fold ourselves up onto them and suck our guts in to squeeze behind the tank, et cetera, which means that it's no fun riding the fucking things unless we're thrashing the tits off them.