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Renaissance Robot posted:Coincidentally I've got a cbf125 in decent nick that I'm looking to shift for the lower end of that in the next month or so if you want to have a look? Where are you?
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Ah, appreciate the thought but I'm in Cambridge and hopefully won't need to travel that far for a bike. I'll keep it in mind though.
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Haha, no way, I actually rode it to Cambridge last year to visit family.  That was in June though, and hairy enough even then. The crosswinds on the three lane A roads you have down there were crazy, and at this point I'm so used to riding a heavy bike I'd probably massively overcompensate and fall off the 125.
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Trauma Tank posted:I went and took a test ride of a Suzuki V-Strom 1000 yesterday at a dealer, and I think I really like it. They're also really tempting me to buy one new, as secondhand ones of the current gen with ABS and all the other things I want if I'm spending a decent amount of money on a bike don't come up very often in this area(East of England). They also have a very convincing offer of straightforward 0% finance on the Strom at the moment. Seems reasonable to me. Checks all the boxes you're looking for and they seem like fine boxes to me, as long as we overlook the fact that there's no "is a superduke" box and no "makes my heart feel joy" box.
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Trauma Tank posted:I went and took a test ride of a Suzuki V-Strom 1000 yesterday at a dealer, and I think I really like it. They're also really tempting me to buy one new, as secondhand ones of the current gen with ABS and all the other things I want if I'm spending a decent amount of money on a bike don't come up very often in this area(East of England). They also have a very convincing offer of straightforward 0% finance on the Strom at the moment. Seems reasonable - you can also consider the other options in the adv space (multistrada, 1190 adventure, S1000XR, etc) depending on how much you're willing to spend. I haven't ridden the new v-storm, maybe it's not as terminally boring as the old one. The Aprilia Caponord is probably worth checking out too, they're wonderful riding and sounding bikes, but sort of a dark horse and as a result available very cheap.
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I've been wondering about those newer Capo 1200s as a old man tourer. The local Ape shop is selling their demos for under 8000, as new with warranty. Seems like a reason to demo one.
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builds character posted:Seems reasonable to me. Checks all the boxes you're looking for and they seem like fine boxes to me, as long as we overlook the fact that there's no "is a superduke" box and no "makes my heart feel joy" box. Thanks! The Superduke is a bike I'd love to own, but rates pretty high up there in the stealability matrix. I might be very interested in the new Superduke GT in a few years time. As for the second point, well, motorcycling is fun on its own, and I don't think I'll miss too much about the SMC as I don't do any of the hooligany things I should really be using it for. Perhaps that says more about me being an old man at heart. Z3n posted:Seems reasonable - you can also consider the other options in the adv space (multistrada, 1190 adventure, S1000XR, etc) depending on how much you're willing to spend. I haven't ridden the new v-storm, maybe it's not as terminally boring as the old one. The Aprilia Caponord is probably worth checking out too, they're wonderful riding and sounding bikes, but sort of a dark horse and as a result available very cheap. The price factors were mostly things that ruled those bikes out for me. The Aprilia Caponord hadn't even come up in my cross-shopping, probably as I'm not aware of any Aprilia dealers anywhere near me. That is a nice looking adv bike in yellow though. Is the Strom as boring as you guys are making it out to be? I had decent amounts of fun on it yesterday, only notable differences being that it's not as grunty pulling off as my SMC and the sound isn't as good, but it had a stock exhaust. Cluncho McChunk fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Feb 23, 2016 |
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clutchpuck posted:I've been wondering about those newer Capo 1200s as a old man tourer. The local Ape shop is selling their demos for under 8000, as new with warranty. Seems like a reason to demo one. I was super impressed with the one I test rode during the leadup to the purchase of the SuperDuke. I haven't explored long term reliability but it has all the bells and whistles....
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Babunar posted:"you lads"... I'm 24, mechanically sympathetic, not a lad. Thanks for the pointers. I'm also 5'8"-9" ish so maybe a Grom wouldn't look so silly? I have a CBR125 and I've ridden a grom and I can tell you the CBR is substantially nicer and more bike-like to ride. There is no objective reason for you to buy a grom over a random learner 125.
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:You can't deny that Honda's have a (wrong & bad) rap for being boring though, especially on CA. Only because they lack "Character™"
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Trauma Tank posted:
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blindjoe posted:I finally went and sat on that GS500f and liked the ergonomics, but that one had 40k km, a bunch of junky stuff like coolant gauge, and sounded like a bag of rocks when idling. Look into Ninja 500s as well, they're essentially a watercooled GS500f that's shaped a bit differently.
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A MIRACLE posted:There's also the CB650f which looks neat if you're going to look at hondas 4000km into my CB650f, can't recommend it enough.
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A MIRACLE posted:I ended up getting a new fz 07. It's pretty nice. I'll post pics when it's sunny out tomorrow. Got it for six thousand. Already put 200 miles on it since yesterday. If anyone in Ventura county wants to cruise around pm me, I don't know anyone in this state. Cheers thread Good man! Join the club. I've got 8600km on my white '15 and love it to death. The only good p-twin out there, and yes it is a very good p-twin you naysaying twits.
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I was quoted ~$5k out the door for a new "scratched" 2015 R3 at a local dealer. I'm taking the MSF over the weekend and don't even have a helmet yet. Am I dumb for not jumping on that? What are comparable bikes in that price range?
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concise posted:I was quoted ~$5k out the door for a new "scratched" 2015 R3 at a local dealer. I'm taking the MSF over the weekend and don't even have a helmet yet. Am I dumb for not jumping on that? What are comparable bikes in that price range? Don't buy a new bike for 5k when you're just going to sell it for ~3k next year so you can get a bigger one.
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concise posted:I was quoted ~$5k out the door for a new "scratched" 2015 R3 at a local dealer. I'm taking the MSF over the weekend and don't even have a helmet yet. Am I dumb for not jumping on that? What are comparable bikes in that price range? Chichevache posted:Don't buy a new bike for 5k when you're just going to sell it for ~3k next year so you can get a bigger one. Yeah, that. Fwiw I bought a brand new R3 as my first bike last August. I love it, but due to the licensing laws in Australia, I won't be able to upgrade for another three years anyway. If I had to do it again, I'd still buy a new R3. If I had to recommend someone else buy a first bike, I'd recommend a used Ninja 300 or CBR 300R if you want to keep the small displacement, sportbike style. Also completely personal opinion - if I was looking at "scratched" bikes I'd be looking at used bikes anyway, and saving a couple grand in the process
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I wasn't able to test ride the BMW yesterday, was also told an earful on how that bike is actually awful and literary hitler. I wont beleive it until its navigation system tells me to take the third reich,
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ElMaligno posted:literary hitler This just means there's no bad grammar in the user manual.
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Renaissance Robot posted:This just means there's no bad grammar in the user manual. Actually this is an incorrect usage of "literary hitler" as it is usually used to mean something is bad. However if my friend used "grammar nazi" I would have nodded and accepted the fact that there are few to no typos on the motorcycle plastics or on the user manual. Then in part that would mean that your sadly made joke would actually make sense. Also don’t mind me I’m practicing my goose stepping once emperor trump ascends the golden throne in 2017.
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...did you really not notice that you typed "literary" twice instead of "literally"? Smh
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Renaissance Robot posted:...did you really not notice that you typed "literary" twice instead of "literally"? Smh Yup, crikey.
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Foxtrot_13 posted:Stay away from the Aprilla RS125, it is the very definition of temperamental Italian sports bike and is popular among you lads who de-restrict them to get the full 30odd bhp but don't give it the tender care it needs so it will turn into a money pit or an expensive garage storage system. Just so you know this advice is pretty out of date now - the two-stroke RS125 hasn't been made since 2012 and they stopped actively selling it in the UK at least a couple of years before that. The RS4 125 which replaces it is a solid bike but scandalously average in performance and handling considering its ancestry, so should probably still be avoided but for different reasons. Z3n posted:I was super impressed with the one I test rode during the leadup to the purchase of the SuperDuke. I haven't explored long term reliability but it has all the bells and whistles.... I'm fairly sure nobody in the world has ever bought one so long-term reliability is still locked in the box with that cat.
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Renaissance Robot posted:...did you really not notice that you typed "literary" twice instead of "literally"? Smh I have been awake for 18 hours, I have 5 more hours to go, I have drunk way too much coffee and I have been poo poo posting to keep myself awake. Please gimme a break.
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Please steal a nap before you start hallucinating. That poo poo's not healthy yo
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ElMaligno posted:I have been awake for 18 hours, I have 5 more hours to go, I have drunk way too much coffee and I have been poo poo posting to keep myself awake. I mean you really don't need to ask me, but yeah, I guess you can go get some sleep if you really think you need it. Or go for a ride to perk yourself up, get them synapses firing and what not.
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Don’t worry guys I am OK, I had 9 hours of good sleep before and this is not the first nor the last time I have been awake for this amount of time. Also I'm working so I can't nap.
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alr posted:Yeah, that. What lovely state do you live in that it takes 3 years?
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Babunar posted:I'm in the UK and doing my CBT in a month or so - that'll get me onto a 125 with L plates. I've had a car license (and car) for 7+ years but want to pick up a bike for fun/commuting. Got myself a Sinnis apache as my first bike, £1.7K with 2 years warranty and all that jazz.  Honestly depends on what you can get around you, how long you're planning to ride on the cbt etc. If you can pick up a used honda/yamahaa/suzuki for around 1-1.2K i'd go with one of those to be honest, they're all pretty much the same. Also talk to the people you do your CBT with, see what they have for geared bikes, what they think etc, the guys i did mine with where incredibly helpful.
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Veredict of test riding a F800GS: I really want that bike.
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Shimrod posted:What lovely state do you live in that it takes 3 years? That's going to be Victoria. Ask him about his hi-vis vest, and watch the PTSD cringing.
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ElMaligno posted:Veredict of test riding a F800GS: They are really nice- made my older f650gs seem agricultural in comparison. I think the 800 is a better buy than the current 650/700, especially if it isn't your first bike.
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ElMaligno posted:Veredict of test riding a F800GS: To expand on this a bit more What I like: 1) The bike feels light and responsive. 2) The engine has the right amount of punchiness. 3) Goddammed quiet. 4) Heated grips felt good. What I didn't like: 1) The engine also feels a bit weak. 2) Because its quiet it also sounds weak. 3) Having to stand on the balls of my feet is a weird sensation 4) I was kinda nervous on the ride, so I didn't enjoy the ride as much as I wanted. Im going to test ride it a second time tomorrow and to be quite honest I think this is the bike im going to buy.
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Isolationist posted:That's going to be Victoria. Ask him about his hi-vis vest, and watch the PTSD cringing. Oh, that hi-vis vest is actually a thing? I was hoping it wasn't. If I plan on riding down there do I need to get one? Heading to PI this year.
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Shimrod posted:Oh, that hi-vis vest is actually a thing? I was hoping it wasn't. If I plan on riding down there do I need to get one? Heading to PI this year. I think the vest is only for L platers unless Victoria has a new fun-sapping scheme in the works. Also lol at riding down for PI. You'll see cops crawling every inch of twisty road from the NSW border down handing out fines for things like accelerating to 80 a few metres ahead of an 80 zone. Ask me how I know!
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Shimrod posted:Oh, that hi-vis vest is actually a thing? I was hoping it wasn't. If I plan on riding down there do I need to get one? Heading to PI this year. Yeeeep, though as above it's only needed for your L plates. At least filtering is finally legal here now once you're off your L's.
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F800GS I test rode yesterday got sold earlier today. So im back to square one, so Im planning on looking at more motorcycles... including an... Ulysses...
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If you go and test ride one, make sure you're pronouncing it correctly: the first sound in "Ulysses" is "you."
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