Bike recommendations for commuting into the city from Erith/Dartford?

Hey all,

I’m moving over Dartford way in a month or so and the train journeys are looking a bit brutal into London Bridge so I was thinking why not ride?

I was considering taking my VFR but it’s a bit of a lump at low speed. I had my eye on maybe a Ninja 300 which is small and should have enough power to manage the A2 but I wouldn’t want it getting nicked when I park it on the street at work.

Does anyone have any thoughts?

SV650 in Silver. :slight_smile:

Ha, I was thinking of something a touch smaller. Think I’d probably just buy another ER6 if I were going for that sized bike.

Need something which wont get knicked or trashed if it’s left on/near bishopsgate

KTM950SM?:slight_smile:

Honda CB500

Gilera nexus 250 - you won’t care about it and I know one going for a good price. :wink:

CB500 or CBF500. Cheap to run, powerful enough to have fun and still a good lark to ride.

I’m an Erith boy, can confirm the trains are a proper ball ache. Both local lines (Erith and Bexleyheath) are run by southeastern, recently confirmed as the worst in the country.

As mentioned a CB500 sounds perfect for ya, I had one a couple years ago alongside my blade. Was expecting it to feel pretty crap being used to the power/handling of the blade, but was always pleasantly surprised each time I got on it.

Yeah, that said it would be hard to beat the line I’m on now. It’s a real PITA.

I think a CB500 sounds pretty good. So far it’s a throw up between a Vespa 300GTS, ER6N and a CB500. Need to think about security, dont fancy hailing my Almax chains about