I now come in a 2 wheel version

[Darren_S15]

Not been on here for a while for various reasons.

One of which is that I now have my full bike license

So bye bye little CBR125 and hello something else...

Wondered if there are any bikers on here who have any suggestions what to get next?

Ultimately I want a nice sports bike (CBR, YZFR, GSXR, ZXR) but for now I'm thinking of something a little less crazy and cheaper to insure.

Something in the 2k-3k price range, around 600cc and probably a naked sports to start, bit like the Honda Hornet:

Open to suggestions....

 

[DeanS15]

Congrats mate
One of the guys at my work had a hornet 600 as his first 'proper' bike for 2 years and never had a single problem with it, they are apparently VERY reliable mate.... Another guy at work was a motorcycle mechanic before and has been riding since the 70's and he has one as a daily.
The new rider fitted a different sprocket to get more acceleration and it went like stink at the expense of top end, now he rides a hayabusa after he traded in the hornet... I can ask them more about it if you want but it seems like a great choice

A couple of years back I bought a mint vfr400 nc30 with the intention of doing the test direct access and going for it but in the end decided against having yet another hobby.... Kind of sad I let it go but with a little one of the way now I probably would of lost my bottle anyway lol

 

[vinnie]

Hey well done mate.

Good luck in finding a new bike.

 

[adz87kc]

I have a Yamaha Thundercat. Nice 600 and has enough power to get you started and keep the boredom at bay

 

[meddler]

There are plenty of good bikes out there. Before you make a decision, ride a few to see how they fit you. I used to ride a ZX6R but before I bought it I rode all of the bikes in that class. I really wanted a R6, but I couldn't ride it due to it being unconfortable. The R6 was an awesome bike on the track (I rode a friends one in anger) but there was no way I could live with it on the road. The ZX6R was the best bike for me. It did pretty well on the track too

 

[Darren_S15]

Cheers guys.

I do plan to ride a few different bikes to see/feel the difference before I make up my mind.

Never seen a thundercat before, looks nice.

You should have done it Dean, I'm not planning on this being my main hobby unless the car goes, I find the bike a very different experience to the car.