yanrs

honda vtr1000 firestorm vs cb900 hornet?
views opinions owned one? either pros' cons insurance blah blah yak yak,
regarde
yan

Petrucci

vtr1000 hands down. Chassis is far better, engine is far more interesting (a twin is always more interesting that a 4 cylinder IMHO, character-wise ) and one thing to take into account is that the Hornet 900 is a coffin with wheels : its chassis is REALLY dangerous, and lots of ppl will be able to confirm this.

akito-man

firestorm,cak petrol consumption
hornet,de-tuned blade engine not what it should be
firestorm,good protection from weather
hornet,good looking bike

best ride either and see yourself,

id go for the storm,personally,lazy v-twin,with real road abilities despite its shite tank range,get a later model one with the bigger tank,150mph,7k new,14 ins rating.

hornet,132mph,6k new,11 ins rating.(if you pick this type,get the 1300 instead )141mph,6.6k new,13 ins rating+major BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yanrs

in the dealers i looked at a cb900 and cb1300 nice to look at but a 1300 i couldnt handle and i didnt like the location of the pipes on the hornet 900
they didnt have a storm in
vfr800 has caught my eye twas nice comfy sexy i've booked a test on one for saturday, bit dubious about the vtec thing and linked brakes but i'll see
absolutely packed full of new and second hand sportbikes though

Anonymous

service intervals and cost of them for your v-tec is pricey,,check-em out before committing to buying!

Lambchop

iTrader: (1)

i had a vfr800 on loan twice when i had 2 ins claims last year

the vtec makes a crackin note

shame you use loads of petrol because you HAVE to take it above 7k each time to get the bark

reasonably quick too i suppose for the size and i saw 149 on the speedo on a nice wee country road

akito-man

service costs,Ł800 every 12thou miles

pluss the little in-between services

then theres the boost of power at 7thou revs,on a wet roundabout,cranked over

honda mullered a good tourer !

yanrs

Ł800 why dont they tell you things like this it pisses me off,
35mpg isnt that good less with vtec listening to people pre vtec the bike were supposed to be one of the best honda did.
thanks for the advice
i really need to research more
or else i be buying the rs turbo version of a bike

yanrs

i went to test it yesterday and it was v nice but nothing special, engine was strange they maintain good economy but not through the rev range comfy and good pillion and a good deal with panniers, topbox and abs but the dealer admited to the costs on the vtec engine service wise, too expensive, so next i'll be looking at a kawasaki zzr600, and other sports tourers

akito-man

try the kwacker z750s,Ł5500new,140mph,108bhp,handles well has a bikini fairing,comfy all day tourer and can blast and stunt!need to look after the finish tho,ins13,i think this might fit the bill,maybe get an ex-demo,try one.

yanrs

zzr600 nice but a bit too low/small in legs seating position, the search continues...bmw

akito-man

bmws schmee-em doubl yous high serv too,
kwak z750 i tell thee,twon wid half fairin!
nowt wrong in that there bike,proper bo!

or if you want a cheap big bike,new,with full fairing,mz 1000,or sv1000,
cheap to ins+run,both.tek a butchers!(sv comes with fairing lowers as an option,but a suzy dealer by me"cupar m/cs"is givin them free,colour matched)your home may be lost if you dont keep up repayments on a loan or mortgage secured on it!

mzeds new full faired bitch is a cracker for the doe!