Hyo 650 or kawasaki er6 both have lams approved versions. Get the screen and semi sport riding position well more soo on hyo.. Fairly cheap for a new bike and good for touring on and economical on gas and tyres etc.
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Hyo 650 or kawasaki er6 both have lams approved versions. Get the screen and semi sport riding position well more soo on hyo.. Fairly cheap for a new bike and good for touring on and economical on gas and tyres etc.
Kiwibiker
Ahem, with lams in mind, this looks pretty darn good, semi sports, comfy, pack rack, yadda yadda, could be a bit pricey for what it is, but pretty good all the same...1992 ZZR400, ZX400 K1
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-568926542.htm
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The question you ask has many many answers and at the end of the day you need a motorcycle which you feel safe on. A bike which is light and agile enough for commuting, and comfortable on long distances when you want to go. Something in the 400 - 600cc range.
Larger sports bikes are a pain in the proverbial around town. Heavy to manoevre through stalled traffic and in and out of parking. Yes I know, some of us do it daily and get used to it - maybe you could too.
Much as I love sports bikes they are specialised machines: designed for speed and performance. Many are fine for 700km trips and will carry luggage, just be aware that a sports bike requires complete focus. Its part of the risk and part of the fun.
The most popular type of larger motorcycle these days is the dual sport motard type bike such as the Suzuki 650 Vstrom. BMW have revived their sales world wide with such machines.
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They're a nice bike. Prices have gone haywire on them now, I paid $800 for mineOriginally Posted by sugilite
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The K4 was fine as well - 1600km long weekends were a doddle
YZF750 Yamaha was fine, as was the ZX9R.
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Not being funny, if the frame size is OK for you? Try a later model GS500 with the factory fairing, it's LAM's legal, not overly heavy, mild power delivery,, Will top the imperial ton comfortably = cruise at 100-110k's all day. Has a well proven engine, plenty of them out there.......Can't afford me a new bike for quite some time but no harm in researching or asking questions I guess? I like the look of sports bikes but I feel that I will be using it predominantly for touring. Would want to be getting a good amount of ks out of a tank and for the times where I am stuck in Auckland traffic for 1-2 hours (going slower than 1st gear for a lot of that time!) and don't want to lane split, it would need to not shit itself and overheat. I am thinking I will want another bike other than Ginny before I get my full, she's not too bad for the touring we've done so far. But is there such a thing? I would be wanting to get up to a minimum top speed of 140km ish with a fully laden bike I.e. my fat arse, bags and all that. Must be LAMS approved
The Suzook 500 twins over the decades have served a lot of people well for a regular bike (commuter/tourer)
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I found he ZX9R C1 to be a really comfortable touring bike as was the ZZR600. Both were my daily commute, the ZX9R also toured me from the UK to Monza in Italy got thrashed at Monza race track and then ridden home agin. My wide preferred the zzr600 for pillion comfort.
The SV650S, though not an out and out sports bikes will commute well, carry loads of luggage and is quite fun through the twisties and on the race track.
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HUH ?? My sports-tourer Bandits are not like that at all
Bosslady - Have a look at the LAMS version of the 650 Bandit .. I love Bandits long distance, commuting - anything .. one of the most versatile bikes around (as long as you don't try it off-road)
I've seen 200klicks plus on the spedo of my 650 .. so a LAMS version should still get to 140 licks ...
These are comfortable bikes long distance, excellent around town - and just plain FUN
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I'd expect 180+ from the LAMS 650, I've seen 170 on my old 250 Bandit down the back straight of Taupo, would have done more but had to slow for the next corner.
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Don't forget that most speedometers are very optimistic. 170km/h actual speed is well fast for any 4 stroke 250.
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I wouldn't advise one of those (aside from the fact the LAMS version is like 16k and the normal version you can find new for 10). Those GSX650Fs (or the FUs for lams
There are lots of good LAMS bikes out there without having to resort to bikes that are super expensive and not suited to task
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Yup, my Spada pulled just over 170 indicated and was a dyno 165 in standard form. Not too bad actually, was a dyno 180something that it did eventually
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Heres one thats been lowered..http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-545738736.htmI wouldn't advise one of those (aside from the fact the LAMS version is like 16k and the normal version you can find new for 10
There are lots of good LAMS bikes out there without having to resort to bikes that are super expensive and not suited to task
Anarchic Wild Child
Yeah .. Suzies tend to be 10% over ... so 170 klicks on the clock is actually 153 ...
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Anarchic Wild Child
Have you ridden one ??? I wil concede theLAMS one is expensive ... but none of mine feel like a "heavy fuckin whale of a thing".I wouldn't advise one of those (aside from the fact the LAMS version is like 16k and the normal version you can find new for 10
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