Which early nineties supersports would you have?

[Dunk76]

Oh yes, the bikers every biker loves to hate - the born again biker.

I've not ridden for many years. When I last donned a crash hat, it was a time when the KR1S was for the young nutters, and the MK1 Fireblade was for those that couldn't quite get to grips with the GSX-R1100M's tendancy to try to kill you.

Anyway, I'm sensible enough to know that I neither have the reactions or the balls to ride something properly modern, and will be content to have something I always wanted, which I will ride on sunny Sundays only, with my virgin sliders and undinted hero blobs

A far cry from my misguided and oddly fanatical yoof, mostly spent getting my elbow down on my TZR250 Reverse Cylinder. Until it bit me.

Anyway.

From the following list, thoughts, experiences, or random sale offers appreciated;

Ducati 851 SPx
Ducati 888 SPx
Ducati 900 Superlight
Bimota Tesi 1D
Bimota YB10 Furano

Relative merits to each. I know the 888 is the best of the bunch, and almost impossible to lose money on now, but I really fancy a Tesi, not least because it's completely bonkers on so many levels. The Furano still calls, as until the NR750, it was the bike - £24,000 in 1992.

[castrolcraig]

buy a nice nr750, theres a lovely one on ebay atm.

[Dunk76]

Yeah, that seems a bargain!

I remember when the NR750 came out, Honda only let friendly Journos like Cathcart review it. The likes of the staffers at Fast Bikes and Performance Bikes weren't allowed near one.

I did hear one go up Boxhill one Sunday - sounded just like a Spitfire. Glorious. Irrelevant.

[Beemer-5]

Get an early 998, with the best spec your budget will allow.

[pat_y]

My GSXR100M never tried to kill me, it did do a good impression of an out of control locomotive, straight lines only.
the ZZR1100 from the early nineties would be something i would like to try though.

[SpydieNut]

castrolcraig said:

buy a nice nr750, theres a lovely one on ebay atm.

lovely looking bike - but now at £40 000 with 4 days yet to go

[SpydieNut]

Beemer-5 said:

Get an early 998, with the best spec your budget will allow.

+1

[bimsb6]

the tesi is a money pit ,major service time is a complete strip and all the heim joints replaced ten years ago that would be £1500 thank you .

[Dunk76]

Steve - that's the best advice so far. Cheers!

So that's the Tesi out of the equation then.

Your thoughts on the Furano?

[YamR1V64motion]

to tell the truth i think you would prefer a modern bike, although yes thier alot faster they also have better suspension,better brakes etc and are easier to ride, if your set on a bike from that era well for me it would be an RC30 or ZXR750.

[JVaughan]

always had a soft spot for early Fireblades .. in Urban Cammo colours or that orange they did.

also quite like the origional mk1 if you can call it that CBR600's

[SkinnyBoy]

i used to think i was riding an RC30 when i had my NC30... I'd love an RC30 but have you seen the price of them!!

[Hyperion]

Not from your list...but I always likes the look of the Kawasaki GPZ1000RX, and the 80's odd-looking Suzuki Katana had a strange appeal to me. My Bro had a GPZ1100 and that was a beast of a bike - the ground rumbled like an earthquake when that thing fired up.

[bimsb6]

Dunk76 said:

Steve - that's the best advice so far. Cheers!

So that's the Tesi out of the equation then.

Your thoughts on the Furano?

few and far between they did 2 versions one with ohlins the cheaper with paioli suspension .i do like the early 90's bim's but have an sb6 myself .the sb6 and sb6r are a lot more common (relatively )

[Beemer-5]

If you can get a 998 do it.
It was a real step forward from the 996 in many ways.

[EvoBarry]

I've love another RGV250 like my old '92 model.. just for weekend fun like.