so, i got a letter this morning with the valuation of my bike (its ok, but im appealing it anyway)
i then got a call an hour or so ago from my insurers to say that they have recieved payment for my bike (minus the salvage fee as i want to sell it on myself)) & the hire bike will be collected a week on tuesday…
so… now i need to find a new ride…
feel free to chime in with opinions, im thinking of an sv650 (faired) -altho i have yet to test ride one…
needs to be comfy and not to harsh on my back,
good on motorways and long journeys,
good with pillion,
economical,
fun to ride, aswell as practical & must be able to get a givi box on it…
Yamaha XT660 (although very vibey, so might not suit your back)
are you seeing the theme? any of those would suit all your needs, although would probably push the pillion a bit, comfy seat for a passenger, but you want a 1000 really if you are going to be doing it very often.
ultimately though, you want a KTM 990 SMT, but the eco bit is out the window.
I’d say of the above list Id say the NT700 was the least fun, but the most economical. Yam, the other way round, the kwak and the weestrom a bit of both.
KTM 690 duke is very fun and does nearly the same MPG as the Honda, quite upright so shouldn’t do your back in but a bit sh1t for 2 up. you can pick up 640’s for very little now, but expect them to have been ragged.
nice list… but id also like something thats slightly atractive too…
am i being too picky?
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No, I’ll admit that all of those, with the obvious exception of the KTM’s, have all been thoroughly thwacked with the ugly stick, especially the versys, but they tick all your other boxes.
