I’m looking at getting a cheap thumper for commuting duties.
I have another bike so this one would be only for town.
I like the idea of something that can take the occasional drop and be useable if its snows, with maybe a change of tyres.
Price is an issue, but its got to be good in traffic as thats where I’ll be using it 99.9999% of the time.
I’ve also thought about an SV650 and an old BMW 650, but I think for the money I’m willing to spend the XT or DR are probably nearer my budget (£1500 tops!)
Happy to go lower capacity if theres other suggestions, NO SCOOTERS!!!
Ever looked at supermotos? Good for London traffic, nice ride height, good for filtering, wheels easily changed if you need off road/snow. Something like a DRZ400 can be picked up cheap with loads of aftermarket support, not as attractive to tea-leafs as the katooms either.
The T5 will be sold to pay for the new addition and the bros needs engine work.
I had av Yamaha 600e about 6 years ago , decent ride , i must say i had a hell of a problem with starter solenoids burning out , went through 3 of them before i sold it .
How much you looking at for the Vespa ? , im interested in one for work .
Its a T5 so its not fun in london traffic. Its got a malossi 172 kit on it, which does help, but with the simonini pipe its a loud revy mofo. Engines been rebuilt and dyno’d and I think with the right pipe it would be alright. I just lost interest once I’d done my DAS and had experience of a ‘proper’ bike.
If you’re still interested I’ll post up pics and details once I’ve put petrol in and given it a test ride, its been laid up since last year. But this will be in a couple of weeks as I’ve other stuff to be getting on with at the moment.
