Bike options/wanted

[Disco Dan]

Since my bike was stolen, I have had to put on some rubber gloves and start delving around for money for my new bike.

After some sweet talking to the missus and some 'oral' encouragement I have the money.

I am now on the hunt for a new bike.

My budget is $6,000 - which although is not much, should be enough to get me back on a big bike.

Few of my 'requirements' are:

• 1000cc or higher
• Sports-tourer or tourer
• Fully faired
• No older than 1990

I have seen ZX11's going for $5,500 so that is a very real option.

I'm pretty open minded on brands, shaft/chain, age, colour etc etc

So i'm looking for options... not really sure what is out there? I like the 'look' of the BMW K1200 at motohaus and heck if there is someone selling a blackbird in my budget let me know!

[Badger8]

you'll be hard pressed to find that bike for cheap, unless you can handle real old and/or binned...

There's some very nice GSX-F 750's around for about 5500 tho
they're not short on power, sure they're not your 11, but still plenty of boogie. Took one for a test ride on the weekend, found it very nice

[bungbung]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...283048.htm?p=4

[FROSTY:Me]

Dude bang for buck--Try a 90-95 VFR750 -
you wont regret it

[bungbung]

RF900 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-147368843.htm

[bungbung]

VTR1000 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-146454089.htm Not fully faired though, tending to the sporting side of tourer too

[Disco Dan]

VTR1000 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-146454089.htm Not fully faired though, tending to the sporting side of tourer too

VTR looks good, thought about that but your right, tad on the sporty side.

Not sure of it's handling or power etc compared to the ZX11 ?


ZX11 -
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-145805482.htm

[Morcs]

TL1000S all the way. I had a similar budget (7k) and looked at all options.

[Disco Dan]

TL1000S all the way. I had a similar budget (7k) and looked at all options.

Yeah, the TL would have the grunt but the lack of fairings!!!!!!!! No offence, but they just look a bit odd.

[bungbung]

VTR looks good, thought about that but your right, tad on the sporty side.

Not sure of it's handling or power etc compared to the ZX11 ?


ZX11 -
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-145805482.htm

ZX11 will have more power and more weight than the VTR maybe +40hp and +30kg

TL somewhere between the two

[Disco Dan]

ZX11 will have more power and more weight than the VTR maybe +40hp and +30kg

TL somewhere between the two

Cheers, seems not much will surpass the might of the ZX1100

I would like to test ride a VTR thou....

[yod]

my RF900 will be on the market shortly for around $4600 if you're interested....

[FROSTY:Me]

yEA DAN TALK TO MACD--- Hes selling his RF900-- another solid st bike just as big n cumfy as a 1100

[Disco Dan]

my RF900 will be on the market shortly for around $4600 if you're interested....

what is the top speed of those things? heard lots of good stuff about them!

[bungbung]

Cheers, seems not much will surpass the might of the ZX1100

I would like to test ride a VTR thou....

gsxr1100w is pretty much similar on paper