Find me a distance hack! Cheap!

Discussion in 'Other Bikes' started by figaro, Sep 16, 2013.

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  1. Got the Guzzi for Sundays, flogged the fuglystrada, so now I'm looking for a cheapo bike capable of racking up some miles with the minimum of maintenance, it may even see continental action. But I don't know what I want, so that's where you come in.

    Here are the rules.

    1. A thousand quid, give or take.
    2. Got to be reliable.
    3. Got to be fookin' fast.
    4. No V-twins - fancy a change (some flexibility here...)
    5. Age/mileage unimportant.
    6. No self-assembly jobbies.


    Hit me...
     
    #1 figaro, Sep 16, 2013
  2. #2 Sev, Sep 16, 2013
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  3. Zx10 ? Zzr1100 ? Cbr1000 ?
     
    #3 749si, Sep 16, 2013
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    #4 wroughtironron, Sep 16, 2013
  5. thunderace and wot si said.
     
    #5 Sev, Sep 16, 2013
  6. Hmm, just seen a GSX1100F on fleabay...
     
    #6 figaro, Sep 16, 2013
  7. #7 Richard H, Sep 16, 2013
  8. #8 figaro, Sep 16, 2013
  9. http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=Winter+hack&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313&_nkw=Winter+hack&_sacat=9800
     
    #9 El Toro, Sep 16, 2013
  10. #10 Chris, Sep 16, 2013
  11. Has it got to be a 1000cc?

    ive just done a quick look on autotrader, just said any bike, selected sports tourer and there's 45 for £1000 or less.

    gonna play with the other settings now, I like this game :)
     
    #11 damodici, Sep 16, 2013
  12. Nope. I do quite fancy a CBR600, but then I am partial to a bit of raw power too. I reckon if it can hold a steady ton-twenty cruising speed it's worthy of consideration.
     
    #12 figaro, Sep 16, 2013
  13. 1998 cbr600f was prob the best 600f honda ever made. Seriously. From '99 onwards they felt "bendy" to me. 1998 was bombproof, good finish, appx 150 mls to a tank. Some really clean ones holding their value. Quick enough.

    Yamaha TDM 850 / 1995 ish Fireblade / Fazer / vfr750 / 800 :wink:

    Id be steering clear of old kwakers & suki's myself ( except a bandit - but theyre heavy ). You cant have it all with this criteria can you...?
     
    #13 Dubs, Sep 17, 2013
  14. Honda VFR750 like ive got in my garage, mines a 1996 model, so it has the F40 style air ducts on the side fairings and looks pretty sporty in red. Not far off my mates early Fireblade in performance, handles well, wheelies well, massive tank range and very comfortable to ride as well as for the pillons.

    I bought it for commuting when I sold my 748 and it was perfect for me. You can pick em up for about a grand now.
     
    #14 rabbitstew, Sep 17, 2013
  15. RF900....loads about on occasion,bulletproof,cheap as chips
     
    #15 Lightning_650, Sep 17, 2013
  16. #16 Birdie, Sep 17, 2013
  17. FZS1000 Fazer with an Ivan carb kit :)
     
    #17 Mac, Sep 17, 2013
  18. Hold the front page guys, I've just been advised of a Honda Blackbird for very very cheap. Seen some poor quality pics and it looks sound enough on them, just waiting for a phone number to ring the guy. We're talking Very Cheap here...
     
    #18 figaro, Sep 17, 2013
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  19. Fig, if you want to cover huge distances in comfort and at high speed - from personal experience I would say hunt down a Kawasaki GTR1000. Massively under-rated bike... 'kin fast... will do monumental mileages... low maint, shaft drive... can carry huge amounts of luggage...
     
    #19 JR45, Sep 17, 2013
  20. Shure it's a blackbird and not a chicken if its going cheap cheap cheap.
     
    #20 Birdie, Sep 17, 2013
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