What bike would u buy for $5k?

**jaffamont** · 4th February 2011, 17:05

2000 GSX1200 does everything. Looks like it's going to be a cheap bike for someone

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-351271178.htm

**idleidolidyll** · 4th February 2011, 17:48

Originally Posted by renegade master

If you had a spare 5k floating around and you wanted to spend it on a bike what would you get?

No question: a singlespeed carbon fibre mountainbike with 29" wheels

http://reviews.mtbr.com/blog/spotlight-2010-ibis-tranny-single-speed/5/

**DEATH_INC.** · 4th February 2011, 18:30

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-315990122.htm
GSXR600 SRAD, 750 would be better, but I couldn't find one.
If $5000 is your budget, these are the shit, absolutely bullet-proof and pretty good all round for there day. They even crash very well.

**cheshirecat** · 4th February 2011, 18:37

Exactly what I have now - VFR 94-97. Still pretty quick especially out of corners with Ducs, lots of mid range, tours; drop the front 10mm for razor handling, cheap to run for what it gives back AND those gear driven cams never cease to spine tingle.

**Teflon** · 4th February 2011, 20:10

GSXR1100k

I love those old air cooled motors.

**Smifffy** · 4th February 2011, 20:19

No dual purpose bikes yet?

**Drew** · 5th February 2011, 00:44

Originally Posted by Smifffy

No dual purpose bikes yet?

No body here likes smoking pole.

**fuknKIWI** · 5th February 2011, 01:06

Early Hinkley Triumph...

**Gremlin** · 5th February 2011, 01:07

Originally Posted by george formby

This cannot be serious?
I would only keep it for a week though.

A real nice Blackbird is worth a little over $10k perhaps? I suspect the cost of fairings mainly wrote it off (top, both sides I think, thats several grand right there). Remembering also, they've been discontinued.