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I'm 45, and keep an 02 750 monster for pottering around- not mad fast, not looks well and helps clear the head. Not sure I want anything bigger- every class of prick trying to kill you on a bike- its smaller bikes we should be buying, not bigger! I also have a 125 ypvs 1988 model- that's more crack than the monster and it's safer- reminds me of when I was 17. I'm still 17 - 17 stone!!! :lbhbh: :lbhbh: :lbhbh: drive safe lads and keep yer eyes wide open.

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i dunno about the GS/varadero/tiger types, to me they're ugly coonts. ideal for an adventure holiday but this aint africa (despite the same class of roads). a quad is ideal for herding sheep around a field but you wouldnt get one to commute on would ya.
tourers, if you want an armchair, radio and luggage capacity get a cage ffs. i dont know if this is the fashion lately (down here its all harleys, seeing a sportbike is a rare treat) but they are very common these days.
tbh i think a jap litre bike is the best bike all round, nice and light for commuting/filtering, rake of power for open road spins, fairing there for weather protection etc. reliability.
im starting to associate the situpandbegs with harleys, too many lifestyle knobs going around with them now.

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Maybe its more of an ageing demographic thing...
My brother moved from a sports/tourer to a gs last year to get a few long spins in an he's younger than me.
I'm relatively new to bikes (3 years) so I'm still in the sportsbike phase.
I'm sure at some stage I'll make a move to something more comfortable.

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[quote=jmorris;2651217]I'm 45, and keep an 02 750 monster for pottering around- not mad fast, not looks well and helps clear the head. Not sure I want anything bigger- every class of prick trying to kill you on a bike- its smaller bikes we should be buying, not bigger! I also have a 125 ypvs 1988 model- that's more crack than the monster and it's safer- reminds me of when I was 17. I'm still 17 - 17 stone!!! :lbhbh: :lbhbh: :lbhbh: drive safe lads and keep yer eyes wide open.[/quote]

Same era as me, I headed out my 950 this morning and did over 100 miles on it. Prefer the supermoto for potterin around nice and comfortable and will stay with any sports bikes on the country roads. Only use my blackbird for long runs as it has luggage space

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Surprising none of you mentioned the rise of the maxi scoot market, this is more for comfort , looking foward to seeing the new BMW scoots

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[quote=I polished one off to a dude;2651227]i dunno about the GS/varadero/tiger types, to me they're ugly coonts. ideal for an adventure holiday but this aint africa (despite the same class of roads). a quad is ideal for herding sheep around a field but you wouldnt get one to commute on would ya.
tourers, if you want an armchair, radio and luggage capacity get a cage ffs. i dont know if this is the fashion lately (down here its all harleys, seeing a sportbike is a rare treat) but they are very common these days.
tbh i think a jap litre bike is the best bike all round, nice and light for commuting/filtering, rake of power for open road spins, fairing there for weather protection etc. reliability.
im starting to associate the situpandbegs with harleys, too many lifestyle knobs going around with them now.[/quote]
You're a special case - behold the man with a two-wheeled locomotive! :biggrin_old:

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[quote=jimgoose;2651235]You're a special case - behold the man with a two-wheeled locomotive! :biggrin_old:[/quote]

well yeah its not going to win any category apart from size, but when yer over compensating thats all that matters :biggrin_old:

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im 21 and only start biking mainly for the buzz but its also cause its alot cheaper then cages with the petrol and tax and cost of a great bike compared to a car is far better. im on a cbr400 and it cost me 1200 (provisional licence + 0 years no claims) insurance and 83 for tax when i had a cage which was a a decent enough yolk the insurance was 1500 and tax was around 120 for the year and it drank petrol compared to the cbr and the cbr would leave it in the dust. after tellin a few of me mates there looking into gettin into biking and one already has bought a cbr400, 2 other lads i know one 21 has a z750 and another whos 22 has a moto x thing so i think its the way t go for young lads

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[quote=I polished one off to a dude;2651236]well yeah its not going to win any category apart from size, but when yer over compensating thats all that matters :biggrin_old:[/quote]

Hell yeah. :cool2:

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It's going to the shop to get a box of teabags, a bag of sugar, a carton of milk and a pack of jaffa cakes.
After that it's heading back home to make a sup of tea to have with the jaffa cakes and it's going to watch the news.
When the news is over it might tackle the busted hinge on the gate, but it'll rip when it gets the hinge down from the press and realises the damn hinge isn't galvanised, not worth a fuck, it'll think.
Soon after that, biking might head out for a run on the bike.

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im 18, i have an nsr 125,
but the kind of bike that i would want is a cb750 or gs750 cafe racer
but one like this...


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:biggrin_old:

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[quote=jimgoose;2651183]Can we all at least agree that the 1800 Goldwing is the Elton John of motorbikes? It's not that there's anything particularly ghay about them, but I always thought that if the 'Wing were a person it'd be the type that'd play a diamond-encrusted Steinway on stage while wearing a Donald Duck outfit. :lbhbh:[/quote]
i have a honda silverwing 600cc scooter , my kids call it my gay bike , im of to do the shopping on it now , big boot and top box, no silly gears and i dont get dirty , ohh ! and its got heated grips so the pinkies dont get cold

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Think it really depends on what you use the bike for. Due to petrol prices in particular I commute only on the fazer (think it's a sports tourer) and leave the cage at home. It's comfortable and good for filtering. I also want to be able to do a bit of travelling on it and it's good for that as well. I love a sports bike but only for the weekends, no way would I want to get it bumped and scraped the way the fazer is getting.

Be interesting to know how many people commute to work on bikes and what kind is the most popular.:thumbsup2:

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[quote=scottser32;2651237]im 21 and only start biking mainly for the buzz but its also cause its alot cheaper then cages with the petrol and tax and cost of a great bike compared to a car is far better. im on a cbr400 and it cost me 1200 (provisional licence + 0 years no claims) insurance and 83 for tax when i had a cage which was a a decent enough yolk the insurance was 1500 and tax was around 120 for the year and it drank petrol compared to the cbr and the cbr would leave it in the dust. after tellin a few of me mates there looking into gettin into biking and one already has bought a cbr400, 2 other lads i know one 21 has a z750 and another whos 22 has a moto x thing so i think its the way t go for young lads[/quote]

good to hear young lads are getting on bikes again there were lots of the tiger years where all the young lads were boy racers :thumbsup2::thumbsup2::bikerie:

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[quote=phoenix;2651255]i have a honda silverwing 600cc scooter , [B]my kids call it my gay bike [/B], im of to do the shopping on it now , big boot and top box, no silly gears and i dont get dirty , ohh ! and its got heated grips so the pinkies dont get cold[/quote]

they're right! :woots: :lbhbh:

im 25 and ive been on a bike 6 years, have couple of mates my age in the same boat, never owned a c*r, use it everyday for college/work, rallies some weekends too, if i can get the cash together this year i will just buy a second bike for weekends and rallies.. something totally impractical..
streetfighter/ hardtail chop/hardly movingson or summat, and keep the bandit for the commute :thumbsup2:

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[quote=phoenix;2651255]i have a honda silverwing 600cc scooter , my kids call it my gay bike , im of to do the shopping on it now , big boot and top box, no silly gears and i dont get dirty , ohh ! and its got heated grips so the pinkies dont get cold[/quote]

because of a problem with my back,leg and ankle i bought a burger 400,fuel economy is great and it can cruise at 70.
i asked the mrs would she like to come for a spin on it and guess what she said
NO i married a biker:thumbsup2: not a mod:bag: ya look stupid on that thing:bag::bag:

saving a fortune of juice and i likes it

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[quote=Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark;2651262]because of a problem with my back,leg and ankle i bought a burger 400,fuel economy is great and it can cruise at 70.
i asked the mrs would she like to come for a spin on it and guess what she said
NO i married a biker:thumbsup2: not a mod:bag: ya look stupid on that thing:bag::bag:

saving a fortune of juice and i likes it[/quote]
i have a few bikes but the silverwing is used nearly every day have it ten years now , really pisses some lads off when a little ol lad with an open face helmet pisses them of on a scooter

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[quote=phoenix;2651270]i have a few bikes but the silverwing is used nearly every day have it ten years now , really pisses some lads off when a little ol lad with an open face helmet pisses them of on a scooter[/quote]

love it when you pass a cage at 70 and see the driver with his mouth open stareing at this scooter flying past,its worth any slagging for that alone:bikerie::bikerie:
if petrol keeps going the way it is everyone will soon be on scooters and small bikes

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[quote=moto400rr;2651249]im 18, i have an nsr 125,
but the kind of bike that i would want is a cb750 or gs750 cafe racer
but one like this...


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:biggrin_old:[/quote]

:thumbsup2:
id bleedin love a cafe racer was looking at cd250u's yesterday thats how desperate i am :tongue_old:
:lbhbh:

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all these biking is dying out threads are getting fierce :ghay:
No wonder there is no young lads on bikes any more cause all de old fella's be looking at us like we have and telling us about how dangerous bikes can be.... I knew all that before I ever swung my leg over no need it to hear everytime park up HTFU and keep riding :headbang:

And if biking is going any particular direction which i don't think it is, everyone has their own preferances, it is probably in the supermoto/enduro direction mainly due to Ireland's shitty roads and the occasional chance of some offroad/"green-lane" hooliganism