What if!

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Beamish
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What if!

Post by Beamish »

I am a bit bored so I got to thinking.......
If you had 10K and had to buy two bikes one road, and one off road what would you buy?
I decided after much deliberation that it would be (obviously keeping the Storm)
1. Honda CRF450 http://powersports.honda.com/motorcycle ... d=CRF450X8
2. Triumph Street Triple (in black)
http://www.triumph.co.uk/streettriple/s ... lang=en-GB
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Post by Kitch »

Aprilia RSVR Factory
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Honda CR250
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As I wouldn't buy either new, I can afford both for 10k and get absolute minters with low mileage, probably even from a dealer.
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Funny that Kitch but the Aprilia was my biggest quandry, I thought sod it Ive already got a twin I will plump for a triple .
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Post by yanto »

off road ty250 had 2
road zx10r i have had a go on 4 of these
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i would get a used blackbird (carb model and get it tuned) and a used sp2
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solorider wrote:i would get a used blackbird (carb model and get it tuned) and a used sp2
Hmmnn which bike are you going to use to chase the CRF/TY/CR across the field? :D
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id buy a £9785 ducati and the £215 yamaha xt600 tenere i just won on ebay ! :)
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newbie2 wrote:id buy a £9785 ducati and the £215 yamaha xt600 tenere i just won on ebay ! :)
Bargain mate! Is it rideable?
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im not sure ! its been stood for 2 years, the owner said he had to jump start it as can be expected but it started no problem once connected to a working battery.
if its a complete shed i will just throw it back on ebay and should easily get my money back, but its cheap and not far from me so its worth a shot.
it will be a little winter project for me because apart from bar risers the storm needs absoloutely nothing doing to it.
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Post by Zer0Zer0 »

Im with kitch on this one...but i'd go for the prilla ..Nera...dribble drooooool! :wink:
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What about the New KTM RC8
I doubt you could get it for 10k but it might be worth a look

http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/mot ... 46880.html

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Pete.L wrote:What about the New KTM RC8
I doubt you could get it for 10k but it might be worth a look

http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/mot ... 46880.html

Pete.l
Looks very interesting, it should be less than 10K if it is to compete with Aprilia RSV and SP2
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Post by bluesman »

Just give me 10K!
I'd keep storm but will trick it to unrecognizable level and buy new BMW GS800.
Or - I'd buy new Hornet 1000R and BMW GS800.

Oh, I need more than 10K please! :lol:
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Post by bluesman »

And if GS800 would not fit I'd buy new Yamaha Tenere 2008 for offroad.

Oh, you got me all dreaming now... :lol:
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Post by Pete.L »

I've always said if I had the money I would have three bikes.
A top notch sportster. Good for the peverbial Sunday thrash :twisted:
A tourer.Some thing sensible so the mrs wont complain (St 1100 maybe :oops: )
And an every day hack which gets me to work and back
Only problem is I always find something else to spend the money on before I can even think of bikes, like morgage,food, electric, wife :cry:

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