stevos

Hi guys need opinoins please, sold my datona 650 and now looking to replace it.
I have short listed a few bikes and want peoples opinoins on them.If you have riden them what they are like etc.
Please if you have any other ideas about other bikes i may have missed.
I have about 4k to spend.

Kawasaki ZZR 1200
Honda CBR 1100 super black bird
Kawasaki Z1000 which i really want but no good for the misses to sit on and i want to do a fair bit of touring next year.

Alps Pacino

vfr800 or blacky

stevos

Yep been looking at the vfr very nice bike.
whats a blacky?

Alps Pacino

blackbird

jlawie

Any chance you was on the Daytona600.org forum mate?!?!?

Own a D600 myself. 675 comings soon I hope!

stevos

[QUOTE=jlawie;5093041]Any chance you was on the Daytona600.org forum mate?!?!?

Na mate i joined triumphrat.net good bunch of guys on there mostly americans.
Loved the 650 but never got a chance to use it much.

rs-tuner

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Busa

jlawie

Serious failure in the looks department tho. Massively overrated in my opinion

Turbosimpsons

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675 Triumph

jlawie

See this man knows best!

stevos

looked at the busa but its alot of money for an older bike compared to the zzr1200.
The daytona 675 is a very good looking bike but wanting to go to france and the likes on it.

arch

If you want to go to France, then avoid the 675 mate. I had one a few years back, beautiful to look at I must say. I bought it especially for the road trip, went to France and sold it as soon as I got back. What a pain in the arse it was. Never again, you had to ring its neck everywhere, even then it was too slow.

Buy a 996/998 best damn bike on the planet. But they can be expensive to maintain.

I would also add, for a road trip then try a ZX9R. Very very underrated bike so they are rather cheap. Took mine to France last year, what a top bike. Fast enough to keep up with the latest and greatest Gixers and still looks good. £2000 will get you a peach, chuck some good tyres on it then watch your mates face as you chase his £10,000 toy all over France, priceless.

cozy777

blackbird and zzr1200 both good as a tourers go ride both at a dealers, both these bikes will do big miles without effort ,but the zzr be carefull to check the gearbox because abused high milers can have 2nd-3rd gear problems as for the honda never heard much bad,just make sure you test ride them properly

rs-tuner

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675's break alot

mrjenrst

Busa's are a hoot same with blackbird's cant comment on the zzr's cos i've never ridden one tbh. But i do detest triumph's with a passion, awfull bike's

mrjenrst

Just seen this lol yup they break if you look at them wrong.

NUTTIN RILLA

Im with alps here, vfr 800 would be my choice.

stevos

thanks for all the comments guys,Think i will just go to dealers and get a few test rides.

GrimV8

Looks are a personal taste thing, shocked to read the over rated bit

What makes you say that out of interest?

PS I know the're no good for touring as you can't get racks for them any more due to the subframe scares

cozzy jeff

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you could buy mine been thinking of selling it,just not getting used,even got adjustable clip ons for comfort.

paul0461

blackbird would be the best option imo. for what you want it for aswell... best of both worlds really lol. personally id just go for a GSX1000 or a busa