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The SVF650 and vstrom... I am not a fan of the styling. I've kind of narrowed it down to a Bonneville Triumph or a Honda CB1100. Triumph seems to be a bit cheaper... Honda has a slightly larger engine. Any thoughts? Anyone had experience with both bikes? I've scrounged a bit and it looks like Honda will be releasing a reworked version of the CB1100 EX sometime in 2014. Adding a sixth gear while turning the CB1100 standard edition into a more barebones cafe race style which likely won't appeal to me. I want an upright seating position. I've heard the CB1100 drives rather milder than the Bonneville even though the enginer has a large displacement. I want fast acceleration and be able to cruise comfortably at 75mph. Thoughts? Comments?
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 01:49 |
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Bandit 1200 Buell Ulysses KTM 690 KLR is out because it sucks. Seriously though, have you considered things like the Z1000, Ninja 1000, etc? What styling do you like? What sort of riding do you do? "Upright seating position, fast, and can cruise at 75" describes everything from a scrambler to a megamoto to a goldwing.
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 01:59 |
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If you like the looks of the Bonneville, you can also look at the Kawasaki W800.
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 02:28 |
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You need a BMW K75. Best.motorcycle.EVUH! No seriously, they're loving nice. you should buy mine. I mean buy "one." edit:Standard riding position your thing? They are standards in ways only over-educated anal-retentive German engineers can get, if the motorcycle detects you slouching the fuel pump will fail as punishment. Smooth sewing machine-esque motor, so smooth in fact you often doubt it is actually running. Exhaust that both "baahhhmmms!" and "burbles". They handle really loving weird to make your life exciting. They constantly pull to the left to make your life even more exciting, or due to like.. loving physics and their silly engine that fires its pistons parallel to the ground. But you want quirky Italian like properties too? K75 does that! Front forks are a 41mm? gently caress you, they are a 40 mm or maybe a 41 mm? How about neither? No, I'm loving serious, the motherfucking motorcycle loves to go motherfucking left. Why? I think it's what passes for humor in Germany. Did I mention the engine is loving unbelievably smooth? I'm pretty sure Poland was left from Germany and it's like ... some sort of cultural thing. The bike will break down a lot, it will probably be the fuel pump, introducing further doubt in your mind for whether or not the motor is running. gently caress KLR650s. PadreScout fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Jan 18, 2014 |
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Wendigee posted:The SVF650 and vstrom... I am not a fan of the styling. The Bonneville is not fast, it's heavy and sluggish IMO, I haven't ridden the Honda but my guess is that it would be significantly faster. The dyno charts I found after a quick google seem to say the same. I guess you're into the retro styling so maybe the CB1100 is a good choice but I'd give some newer standards a good look, Street Triple is a great bike, but if you want old time looks I guess those two and the Guzzu V7 are your choices and out of that bunch the CB1100 is the way to go.
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 04:31 |
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Like someone said before, have you considered looking at a bandit 1200? Not a fan of the 1250s though. Very comfortable and extremely powerful powerplant. Not the smoothest delivery though. Could have been my jetting though. Not to mention you can put some sweet bags/cases with minimal rigging.
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Wendigee posted:The SVF650 and vstrom... I am not a fan of the styling. Just buy the bonnie. The bugs are worked out, the price is right, it's a fun bike. If the CBs were priced the same as the bonneville, it would be an interesting fight, but with Honda dealers wanting 11+k for it, I don't see how those things even factor in.
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 14:06 |
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Have you've ridden before? Then pick whatever. Haven't you? Then pick whatever keeping in mind you'll break it somehow.
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 15:12 |
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Wendigee posted:I want fast acceleration and be able to cruise comfortably at 75mph.
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 16:47 |
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:In my opinion no naked bike is comfortable at 75mph. Thought I'd throw that out there. My naked bandit 600 begs to differ!
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:In my opinion no naked bike is comfortable at 75mph. Thought I'd throw that out there. My FZ1 is comfortable at 90, but I have a front fairing. Not the Euro style.
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It's not the bike, it's you. If you've gotten used to 75+mph wind on your upper body, good for you, but that's like getting comfortable with underwear 2 sizes too small. It's not really comfortable, you're just putting up with it. If you wanna cruise at high speed, get a windshield.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:It's not the bike, it's you. If you've gotten used to 75+mph wind on your upper body, good for you, but that's like getting comfortable with underwear 2 sizes too small. It's not really comfortable, you're just putting up with it. If you wanna cruise at high speed, get a windshield. Cruising around on naked bikes over the last 6 years has given me a 17.5 inch neck. I swear it's not all the donuts.
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 20:32 |
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I can't stand windshields simply because clean air across your entire body is far more comfortable than a windstream that hits you in the head alone. See every multistrada 1200 rider bitching about the loving useless windscreen.
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 20:34 |
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Yeah, that's also the problem with running a double bubble on a street bike. Normally the wind hits you at chest level, with a DB its right under your helmet when riding normally so it's noisy as poo poo. It's nice when you're laying on a tank bag over long stretches though.
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 20:38 |
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Well if you want a bike that's comfortable and reasonably fast there's tons of naked bikes to choose from that focus on comfort and general usability over sportiness, like the aforementioned Bandit, Hornet 919, I feel my Buell XB12SS fits into this class of bike too. Retro bike wise you could also look at the Kawasaki ZRX, Suzuki GSX1400 and whatever the Honda/Yamaha version of that formula are. Those will all be much faster than the Honda or Triumph. Maybe a Harley XR1200 or a plainer standard Sportster (or Yamaha Bolt)?
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 21:03 |
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I'm so svelte I never had any discomfort w/r/t any fairing permutation. The only thing I had to get used to was to lean in to the wind on a proper naked at 140+ kph because there's a lot if it at that point.
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Z3n posted:Seriously though, have you considered things like the Z1000, Ninja 1000, etc? What styling do you like? What sort of riding do you do? "Upright seating position, fast, and can cruise at 75" describes everything from a scrambler to a megamoto to a goldwing. I'm kinda partial to the styling of the CB1100 and the Bonneville. Sort of the old school standard motorcycle. My riding will be 90% commute. I live about 7 minutes from work so it will be short and on smallish roads. I want to be able to take it on the highway when visiting friends and family which is why I want to be able to cruise at high speeds occasionaly. My previous bike, a v-star 650, sounded like it was going to commit suicide any minute if I ran it over 55. I do actually like cruiser styling as well, but it seems that they are always rather slow unless you get a giant one at which point I feel uncomfortable dealing with how heavy they are.
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High Protein posted:Well if you want a bike that's comfortable and reasonably fast there's tons of naked bikes to choose from that focus on comfort and general usability over sportiness, like the aforementioned Bandit, Hornet 919, I feel my Buell XB12SS fits into this class of bike too. The bolt was on my short list... I watched a video review of the bonneville vs the bolt vs the iron 883 and from the what they said in my opinion the bonneville sounded to be more fitting. http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/10/16203/Motorcycle-Article/13-Sportster-883-Iron-vs-Star-Bolt-vs-Bonneville.aspx
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# ? Jan 18, 2014 22:31 |
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My vote is for the CB1100. I've always wanted a 69-72 (or something like that) CB750 and the CB1100 is like one of those with better looks, FI, and parts that aren't 40 years old. I'll get one used in a few years for cheap.
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 01:27 |
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How are the CB1100's selling right now. Will they be the kind of bike that has a decent used market in a few years? I've been seriously looking at them too, but I'm a bit iffy on the $11,000 price point.
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 02:18 |
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Yeah I was researching it a bit... sales are apparently not fantastic.
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 03:00 |
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I've never seen one outside a dealership and I see ads with dealers marking them down quite a bit so I assume they're selling poorly, which is too bad. I think the price is probably too high. If you got it closer to an HD Sportster you might take some of that market?
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 04:53 |
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Sounds like you want something more traditionally styled but I rode a CB919 and loved it. It was just a good natured easy to ride bike. Although for some reason the components on the 599 are nicer? But the 599 isn't fuel injected? Why can't I have the best off of both?
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 05:41 |
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I don't think they cell the 919 anymore... at least I don't see it on their website.
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 08:01 |
They dont but buying new is silly.
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 10:30 |
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astrollinthepork posted:They dont but buying new is silly. Not when you look at what people want for a used Bonneville, and the non-existent secondary market for the slow selling CB1100s.
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 14:59 |
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Have you considered a Honda 919?
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 16:33 |
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Wendigee posted:I don't think they cell the 919 anymore... at least I don't see it on their website. Yea, the 919 hasn't been in the US since ~'06 or so.
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 16:41 |
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Is the Speed Triple standard enough? You're not going to find many bikes more fun that could fall into the category.
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 19:30 |
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Honda 919s or 599s fit the bill if you are okay with used. 599s are carbed and were only in North America for '04 and '06. You can find 599s for $2000 to $5000 all day long on craigslist. I've had my '04 since '06 and still love it. 919s were sold in North America for a few more years and are all EFI I believe. There's the Yamaha FZ-09 for a new standard, too.
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hayden. posted:Is the Speed Triple standard enough? You're not going to find many bikes more fun that could fall into the category. Next to the 990 SuperDuke, the Speed Triple is my favorite bike. Hell, I'd even buy a Street Triple if I wasn't 6'5" and 250+ pounds. I would definitely look at that Triumph, but that is just my opinion. Also, isn't the FZ-8 just a ripoff of the Triples? Seems to be that way but I havn't really looked at them much. All my friends that went to the dealer show raved about them, I'm unconvinced.
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Incursus posted:Next to the 990 SuperDuke, the Speed Triple is my favorite bike. Hell, I'd even buy a Street Triple if I wasn't 6'5" and 250+ pounds. I would definitely look at that Triumph, but that is just my opinion. From what I've read on the Yamaha the engine is very very good. The suspension and brakes are "meh." Thing costs like 2 grand less than a Striple. So ... it had that going for it.
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 20:47 |
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You pick up like 30-40whp / 20ftlb over a street triple and then that $2k difference buys a Penske rear shock and whatever someone releases for the forks (I don't think there is anything yet). I do know a ZX10R rear shock bolts into them so there is the super budget option - though a single adjustable Penske is like $650-700. I loved my 675 but I'd love to get my hands on an FZ09. It's everything I wish the SV650 was. BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Jan 19, 2014 |
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edit: im dumb disregard have a cool image
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 21:11 |
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I think you'd be surprised to find the FZ09 makes the same power as the Speed Triple edit: Oh
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# ? Jan 19, 2014 21:13 |
To the guy that posted all the HP/Torque stuff: who cares? Motorcycles in this country have gone nuts. Every year the displacements get bigger, and for what? Track days? What if you don't care about that poo poo and don't want a drat car engine on your bike? Maybe it's because we're so fat and our dicks are being subsumed by our gunts so we feel the need to compensate with these monsters. The bonny is a gentlemans bike, if you get it, you will like it. Yeah the acceleration is linear, but that's a good thing. My last bike was a 07 Ninja 500, and the jerky torque got me in trouble more often than not. I was glad when it got totalled. Look at this happy mother fucker. it's me An album of the bike I love: http://imgur.com/a/aLpLN Nice Sweet Meat fucked around with this message at 00:47 on Jan 20, 2014 |
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# ? Jan 20, 2014 00:08 |
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but if you don't have 200rwhp how will you ever be able to escape dangerous situations???
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# ? Jan 20, 2014 02:48 |
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Nice Sweet Meat posted:To the guy that posted all the HP/Torque stuff: who cares? Motorcycles in this country have gone nuts. Every year the displacements get bigger, and for what? Track days? What if you don't care about that poo poo and don't want a drat car engine on your bike? Maybe it's because we're so fat and our dicks are being subsumed by our gunts so we feel the need to compensate with these monsters. The bonny is a gentlemans bike, if you get it, you will like it. Yeah the acceleration is linear, but that's a good thing. My last bike was a 07 Ninja 500, and the jerky torque got me in trouble more often than not. I was glad when it got totalled. The gently caress denotes a "gentleman's bike"? Being British?
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They feel like old BMWs. Kinda heavy, very smooth, comfortable. That's gentlemanly.
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