New *budget* bike day!

[Xcore]

Well after finally deciding against touring on my old 748
The only option left was to buy another bike!

At first I picked up an early transalp, which was comfortable and had hard panniers. However it was dog slow and I found it too heavy for green lanes after picking it up 4 times in one outing(this may also be a skill issue).

Managed to sell that on luckily, so the eBay and fb market place browsing started again!

The brief was simple, under 2k, comfortable enough to ride for 3+ hours at a time and ideally have ABS.

I considered the usual VFR800s, triumph sprint STs and the like but found this little beauty;



06 Yamaha Fz1 SA

I’m quite chuffed with it, fits me well as I’m vertically challenged, cheap insurance and 150bhp! It’s my first inline 4 after a triple and afew v twins so was worried about lack of low down torque but the displacement has that covered.

It’s a lot of bike for £2k!

[Time4another]

Happy new bike day. That's a lot of bike for 2k. Still see these advertised commanding strong money.

Where you heading off touring?

[hiccy18]

Ohhh that's familiar! I've got an '07 which I've spent almost that on recommissioning after a long lay off.

[Steve_H80]

I remember test riding one of those, fantastic. It was my first experience of a digital speedo, the numbers blurred until a 1 was at the front of them 😀
I'd have bought that bike, but I was just to gangly for it.

[Xcore]

First job is remove or disable the datatool alarm as it’s already pissing me off, and knowing my luck will break at an inconvenient location somwhere!

[Jap90s]

That seems a hell of a bike for £2k !