Recommend me a cheapo bike to commute on...
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I'm trying to keep the miles of the Ducati but am starting to hate using the train more and more and it makes complete sense to get a cheap £1-£2k bike to thrap into work and back.
I've got a narrow gap to get through at home between the garage and where I'd keep the bike so I need a pretty good lock (as in steering) and a supermoto style quite appeals.
I've tried to look on biketrader but as I'm not upto date on the models of non sports bikes it makes it a bit tricky!
It's about a 25 mile commute into Central London, no motorways and something that's fun/different is needed (ie I don't want a bandit/hornet).
Any suggestions?
I've got a narrow gap to get through at home between the garage and where I'd keep the bike so I need a pretty good lock (as in steering) and a supermoto style quite appeals.
I've tried to look on biketrader but as I'm not upto date on the models of non sports bikes it makes it a bit tricky!
It's about a 25 mile commute into Central London, no motorways and something that's fun/different is needed (ie I don't want a bandit/hornet).
Any suggestions?
chilli said:
Andy Oh said:
Fazer 600 or SV 650
Edited by Andy Oh on Wednesday 21st February 14:23
A huge edit there mate?!!!!!!
I know mate, but as I'm still laughing at your comment on that other recent thread, I wrote a load of tosh at first so decided to delete it as I can't think straight at the moment
verysideways said:
How about something like a TDM850 or a Super Tenere? Or an Africa Twin?
Sounds good - I'll take a look - cheers.
black-k1 said:
f650
Are they really in that price bracket now? Blimey!
How about something like a Drz-400 that I've jsut seen? Do you reckon that would do the job?
you've obviously never commuted on a japanese sports 400 - ZXR4 is perhaps the worst ever choice for commuter, with a 20 to 30 year old stroker probably coming a close second
i commuted in london for a while on a vfr4, the 'comfy' and 'flexible' 400 - nightmare unless you have solid steel wrists and neck
supermotos and trailies have wide bars, but they are above the widest part of cars, the mirrors, and can be flicked left and right quickly at low speed
getta dommy, you know it makes sense
i commuted in london for a while on a vfr4, the 'comfy' and 'flexible' 400 - nightmare unless you have solid steel wrists and neck
supermotos and trailies have wide bars, but they are above the widest part of cars, the mirrors, and can be flicked left and right quickly at low speed
getta dommy, you know it makes sense
Edited by hugoagogo on Wednesday 21st February 19:43
The problem with sports bikes and the gap is the turning circle. Well it certianly is on mine that has an enormous turning circle.
Fazer/hornet/bandit/sv etc are all great bikes to commute on I'm sure but I wouldn't get excited about riding it as it would be a tad too normal and I'd want to be on the duc instead. A supermoto style thing would be significantly different to warrant a 2nd bike (in my mind).
The F650 looks good so far - I'm going to look at dommy prices now.....if thats what a dominator is..
Fazer/hornet/bandit/sv etc are all great bikes to commute on I'm sure but I wouldn't get excited about riding it as it would be a tad too normal and I'd want to be on the duc instead. A supermoto style thing would be significantly different to warrant a 2nd bike (in my mind).
The F650 looks good so far - I'm going to look at dommy prices now.....if thats what a dominator is..
hugoagogo said:
you've obviously never commuted on a japanese sports 400 - ZXR4 is perhaps the worst ever choice for commuter, with a 20 to 30 year old stroker probably coming a close second
No I haven't, doesn't sound great admittedly 
I thought my old rd was ok, certainly no less comfy than my current blade that I normally commute on. Was a while ago though.
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