What bike is most tempting you?

[Kawasicki]

paddy1970 said:

I was thinking of getting a new honda civic type R in boost blue but now I am having second thoughts and thinking of getting this instead...



MV Agusta Rush 1000

A lot of people don't like it but I just love it....

That rear wheel will provide aero stabilisation forces to help you recover big slides, I reckon.


It'd be like cheating, really.

[S2r]

I'm really trying to save a bit at the moment so I can fix / weld up the pick up and redo the bathroom, however I've just put a deposit down on a Cagiva Mito Evo2...

[bimsb6]

horsemeatscandal said:

Absolutely itching to buy an Indian FTR1200 S.


Might go for it early next year....

Me too

[Kawasicki]

S2r said:

I'm really trying to save a bit at the moment so I can fix / weld up the pick up and redo the bathroom, however I've just put a deposit down on a Cagiva Mito Evo2...

What a waste of money. I can take it off your hands, mate... just to help you out.

[Esceptico]

This is rather tempting. Although not even sure it could be registered in NZ and price is probably bonkers.

https://vinsmotors.com/en/duecinquanta-strada/

[Darkslider]

georgefreeman918 said:

Ducati Hypermotard! Never ridden one, but looks like awesome fun! (current 675R rider)

Check out the Aprilia Dorsoduro too, I ended up with one in 750 flavour when I needed an SM due to a dodgy knee, it's the Duke's cheaper Italian cousin, but sounds and rides just as good with plenty of character!

[Darkslider]

And to answer the OP, I'm currently bikeless since buying my first house earlier in the year, however I've just started a new job where some of the guys are into their Motocross, I've always fancied a go at it and there's a new track opened local recently

Problem is I'd want something road legal, even if just a daytime MOT. Don't want to be arriving at the track to have to quit after a lap or two because a problem appears that I could have found with a bit of a shakedown on the road.

[Toma500]

Been looking at 125 love the look of these especially the flat tracker.
http://www.caballerofantic.com/en/scrambler/scramb...
But the price look to have bit of quality in the components but again the price
Anybody got one ?

[Matt_Zeus]

Obsessed with the Honda Rebel

[bimsb6]

anonymous said:

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I really want to like the mv’s but to me they look too fussy , like a parts bin special

[bogie]

anonymous said:

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Yeah, I agree with you on that, I think many modern bikes are heading that way, with TFT colour dashes tagged on the front and stick out wings. Still dont understand how after all these years someone hasnt found a nicer way to incorporate fluid tanks on the bars ...so you spend £20-40k on a luxury high end bike, the pinnacle of engineering and they fit some cheap plastic pots on the bars

I really like the Magni 750S tribute bike, which is really an F3 800cc triple engine and all the modern bits in a retro package. I have a pic of the 750S on my garage wall for years, my fave 70s bike.....originals are over £80K now

another one of the lottery win garage

[Carl-H]

Darkslider said:

And to answer the OP, I'm currently bikeless since buying my first house earlier in the year, however I've just started a new job where some of the guys are into their Motocross, I've always fancied a go at it and there's a new track opened local recently

Problem is I'd want something road legal, even if just a daytime MOT. Don't want to be arriving at the track to have to quit after a lap or two because a problem appears that I could have found with a bit of a shakedown on the road.

Mx is great fun, if you've never had a go expect to be rubbish for a long time. I think road riding experience probably holds you back

Don't worry about a shakedown. Most problems can be sorted at the side of the track and if it blows up you would of only blown it up on the road and had a game getting it back

Although modern enduros are way more capable than most people so I wouldn't think one would hold a beginner back compared to a proper mx bike

[A500leroy]

id like to try something electric, but the cost is still just out of reach.

[Darkslider]

Carl-H said:

Mx is great fun, if you've never had a go expect to be rubbish for a long time. I think road riding experience probably holds you back

Don't worry about a shakedown. Most problems can be sorted at the side of the track and if it blows up you would of only blown it up on the road and had a game getting it back

Although modern enduros are way more capable than most people so I wouldn't think one would hold a beginner back compared to a proper mx bike

I've raced DH MTB since my teens so I think as long as I could adopt more of a mountain bike riding style than the motor bike I'm used to I'd hopefully adapt quite quickly. Problem is I wouldn't want to spend more than £1.5k on a first bike but that doesn't seem to get you much from what I've found so far. I'm not bad with the spanners though so I wonder if a 2 stroke in need of a rebuild might be a cheap way in if one comes up.

[iacabu]

The two bikes for me right now are a gen 2 Tuono and an mt10.

Neither will be happening anytime soon though

[bgunn]

I fancied something from the late nineties, and bought myself a 98 RRW FireBlade today. Pick it up tomorrow.

Can't wait.

[anonymous-user]

Yamaha Tenere 700 Rally Edition.

I already have one bike and I haven’t passed my test ... but ... I want one.

[Kawasicki]

Lord.Vader said:

Yamaha Tenere 700 Rally Edition.

I already have one bike and I haven’t passed my test ... but ... I want one.

I want one too, even though it would spend 99.9% on road.

That’s why I’m Tracer 700 dreaming.

Yamaha are on a roll, it’s nice to see.

[Carl-H]

Darkslider said:

I've raced DH MTB since my teens so I think as long as I could adopt more of a mountain bike riding style than the motor bike I'm used to I'd hopefully adapt quite quickly. Problem is I wouldn't want to spend more than £1.5k on a first bike but that doesn't seem to get you much from what I've found so far. I'm not bad with the spanners though so I wonder if a 2 stroke in need of a rebuild might be a cheap way in if one comes up.

Prices seem to be sky high atm for all mx bikes. 1500 used to buy you a half decent bike but it's tricky now. Best bike for learning quickly is a 250f, best for learning the craft properly is a 125. If you know your way round a 4 stroke get a 250f and give it a good refresh, otherwise a 125 and do the same. 250 2 strokes and 450s are just stupid quick, I ended up having both then going back to a 125 and I weigh way too much

[NNH]

This will sound ridiculous, but a Kawasaki Z400 is really tempting me right now. I'm 48 and 6'5", so it's not exactly an obvious choice, but I tried one at a demo day and loved it. Key problem is there's only room for one bike in my life at the moment, and touring with Mrs NNH (5'11" herself) is how I do most of my miles.