Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 opinions please, im unsure which bike to get. wondered what everyone thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akey Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Me I would go for a GSX-R 750, but as it looks like you want a naked bike I would go for the street triple meself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithg24 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 What is your budget, buying new? if so The Triple.Nearly new, why not a Fazer.Older, probably a CBR, it is all down to personal taste, I would never listen to anybody else, I would go and try them all..........thenBuy a Yamaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 As A Kawasaki Lover I'd Have 2 Say the ZX6R 636 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4ff Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 (edited) Naked choice has to be the street triplePersonaly think the gixxer 750 is a bit of a beast for a first bike.Its not far off the power of 1000's of a couple of years agoI chose an R6 as my first bike never thought id made the wrong decision.Turns in alot sharper than the Gixxer and not as much of a handful as the zx6 service intervals are 1000 mile more too.If sporty is what your after any of the 600 sports will do a cracking job,CBR,R6,Gsxr6,zx6r,Daytona maybe.I might be slightly biased toward the yamaha.Its never let me down over 23000 miles. Edited December 4, 2007 by j4ff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 If new street triple...if not the fazer but it depends what fits but also its not a car so you will buy with heart not youre head you will be looking and a bright light will shine down on you and you know thats the bike for me.If it happens near a bandit just means ya need help.. Oh and flame on ninj is right the best bike is the 636! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 This is a tricky one ...The Triple has trounced everything in all the road-tests ...But only comes naked - with the option of a tiddly fly-screen ..But some of the others come half-faired -- MUCH better for longer distances ..And the CBR is a good, faired all-rounder, specially the old cbr600FThe big question is what are you going to use it for ??Fun, commuting, long hauls ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 In the end I voted bandit - cos the Street Trip might be a bit quick for a novice - 140 odd mph...And the Bandits that bit more novice friendly ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorbandit Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Ya got to choose ya self mate what i think will be diff to techno, pid, houd, keith so ya need to sit on and try each one ya self, plus what kind a riding ya gonna do ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 In the end I voted bandit - cos the Street Trip might be a bit quick for a novice - 140 odd mph...And the Bandits that bit more novice friendly ... Thats a nice way of saying boring!And I believe with a large cliff the bandit is capable of hitting similar speeds!Get a ktm 950 sm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 It's not borring - especially this new fangled 650 .. I think they look quite tastie Mind you .... I'm Captain Sensible [attachment=:name] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I sat on a bandit once it felt horrible!I think it was the one arm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Where's the R6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edosix Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Where's the R6 http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u129/sidies_2007/ac0395dc.jpgMake me an offer!!! Then i can go shopping!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Wrong Colour 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edosix Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 No!!! local shop might ave black demo next year 8) , might hang on to mine till then and see how much hell come down, mate got last one he had in to 5k, only had 150miles on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rennie Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 i voted for the fazer, especially the older ones, not sure about the new ones, where's the vfr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Aye that's a good point ... Viffers are great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 So are R6's I'm not voting until I see a R6 on the Poll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 So are R6's I'm not voting until I see a R6 on the Poll Not for newbies necessarily Drewster-Rooster Too much power maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Tis was my first bike and look what I did as soon as I passed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houdini Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Wheres me z750? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumilio Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Sit on a variety of bikes, read reviews, etc. If you are worried about choosing "the perfect" bike (assuming you have a non-unlimited budget), definitely consider buying a used bike for your first bike. It will make it a lot less expensive trading up once you've tried a particular bike for a while and decide you want a change. I voted bandit as a first bike - it gets great reviews as an all-rounder for a first big bike, is cheap to buy a low mileage, late model, used one (cheap new too, especially this time of year), etc. I bought a bandit as my first big bike after short listing many of the same ones you have. Definitely have a think about how you'll use the bike most, like whether you need/want a fairing.Finally, ignore the boy-racers (everyone else does ) and choose what you want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Told ya a bandit is the way forward...all depends on ya circumstances...theres no such thing as the best one out of the bunch...depends what you want from it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Wheres me z750? In your garage you muppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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