A non sports bike sports bike?

[Usarka]

Some good suggestions here......

But my repsonse is where are all the bikes with some wind/weather protection.

Answered in part by the last post re fz1s, but I've heard suspension / ground clearance issues with these....

[vtec]

An old VFR400 sounds like what you are after. Small so they will be relatively upright, awesome race bike in every respect. But also a brilliant and comfortable road bike. But they will scrape pegs so that's one thing on your list that it will do. But I reckon peg scraping is usually just a good warning to stop you taking it too far.

It's my dream bike and I've ridden just about everything. You don't need 200hp to have a lot of fun, 45hp (250) is usually enough for me to have a blast.

[idleidolidyll]

Tuono Factory.

Tuonos suk if you've got long legs; the pegs are higher than a sport bike

[idleidolidyll]

wind protection?

now you're talking bmw

[Bonez]

Some good suggestions here......

But my repsonse is where are all the bikes with some wind/weather protection.

Answered in part by the last post re fz1s, but I've heard suspension / ground clearance issues with these....

Don't beleive everthing you hear.

[Hinny]

wind protection?

now you're talking bmw

And the legendary reliability...

[Usarka]

That's one reason the CB1000R looks good to me. The whole front end is from the RR so you get the radial mounted calipers blah blah.

Saw this just now thought bahahaha.

[Hinny]

The new VMAX looks fookin awesome.

[Hinny]

Picture this. Two Aussies and three Canadians lining up at red light after red light on 200-horsepower, 123ft-lb motorcycles. It was never going to stay legal! Before long the ‘I don’t care it’s not my country’ approach to road rules kicks in and we spend the next 30-miles drag racing from EVERY set of traffic lights. It goes like this. Dial up five grand. Nail it off the line in first, second, third then roll as slowly as possible to the next intersection to ensure a red light! Haha. Awesome fun… The VMAX gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘red light district’…

[Idubbs]

you have just described the new model Triumph Tiger

++1

Just as anyone who owns a Tiger 1050...!

[MaxCannon]

Sounds a bit like a GSR600

GSXR600 bits with an upright seat.

[James Deuce]

Saw this just now thought bahahaha.

Funny how there's so few differences and yet the Honda manages to look like a grownup's bike instead of the $2 Shop PoS that is the Z1000.

[Usarka]

Funny how there's so few differences and yet the Honda manages to look like a grownup's bike instead of the $2 Shop PoS that is the Z1000.

On paper it sounds like it'll perform a whole lot better too......

[svr]

The factories don't put the same effort into building decent road bikes that they do sport bikes.
The naked's and standards are heavier and have downrated suspension. Sportsbikes are designed to handle corners at 200kph (hence the riding positions) and to make as much peak power as their rivals.
You have to either (a) make a sportbike comfortable / useful or (b) make a standard handle (more difficult / expensive).
Why can't the factories do it for us?
Also, why doesn't anyone build a light (140kg) 60hp twin with a decent riding position, top suspension and a half fairing?

[YellowDog]

Yep. It's what I wanted and what I bought.