£10K Question......

[Beamish]

I have probably asked something similar before but my needs and wants have changed......
If you had £10K what bike/bikes would you buy?....
Would you have two?

These are my thoughts .
1. One bike only Ducati 1098/1198/848 (if poss)
2. Two bikes. SP2 and Street Triple.
3. Two Bikes Ducati/RC8/SP2 and ?

I have a hankering for a more chilled out cruiser/tourer to start taking my lads/wife out on pillion but I cant give up the rush of a good handling sportsbike. i have thought about a 749/748 or an early prilla then have something along the lines of the Rocket/thunderbird? Whats your thoughts?
I long to have the choice of bikes but the 1198 has blown me away, its an absolute beauty!

[benny hedges]

i think if you spent 10k on a 1198 you'd spend another few grand on termis, pc3, mapping, tyres every 3 mth lol, track days, never ending!!
was working with a chiller installer the other week and he's had a few different ducatis over the years, went into the dealer with his and said he was looking for something special...
fkt if i can remember exactly what he walked away with but it was a ltd edition 1198, cost him 12k and his bike lol!!!
i'll get some info off him next time i bump into him - showed me some pics on his fone and it did look amazing, said it knocked out best part of 200hp
But... conversation only turned to bikes when i overheard him arguing with the dealer over some new coils it needed lol - makes you think eh, all that £££ and they still crouton up!

i fancy a new bike meself, undecided yet whether to go for a new blade / zx10r or buy a (hardly) used tuono and a well earned holiday...
either way i'm keeping my storm

must agree with you on the test rides tho - it's great! had a go on a abs fireblade at weekend and i was very tempted to just go for it there and then.
if it's a new one it will be in the spring for me i think - cba having one sat in the garage over winter and if i got it now my storm would never get finished

eagerly waiting to see what you go for tho bud and baggy 1st go lol

[Pete.L]

Don't know what to think about the 10k limit but I've always said I wanted three bikes.
1) something sporty I could take out on a nice sunny Sunday and give it a good thrash
2) A big tourer, ST1100, Blackbird, something which will munch the miles two up in comfort and you can still have a little frisk if you fancy
3) An every day slag, something mid range, a bit up right and will cope with the daily commute.
Oh, and somewhere to keep them, my garages is trashed

Pete.l

[Beamish]

Pete thats how I feel.....I want the moon on a stick I cant turn in my sliders just yet but I would like a mile muncher, just interested to hear peoples opinions on certain bikes.

[Chillitt]

I was left 10k last year. I bought a VTR! (Also a nice big shed for it to live in with a bench with a lathe on it and solar powered heating and all sorts of toys. Then the landlord pinched the bit of land the shed was on for next door so I had to get rid of it all... )

[Jbrebel]

It'd be nice to have 10g to throw at a bike...

Not jealous at all.

[playerone]

£10k........deposit on a desmo

[Beamish]

It'd be nice to have 10g to throw at a bike...

Not jealous at all.

i havent, there are lots of other far more important areas of my life that need investment (House/kids/wife etc..... but ***k em, its my money, I put up with 23 yrs of shi* from the government so one or two bikes it is going to be

[Jbrebel]

Don't blame you Jim Good work

Tbh IF I had that kind of dosh I still think I'd want at least 2 bikes out of it.

Have you not thought about something secondhand (that should retail around 10g) then another bike with the left overs?

I could really do with a cheapo hack for my commute/general A-B

Then again-the SP is a right hoot

[geodude]

3. Two Bikes SP2 and CBF1000GT for touring and my son to go as pillion

[sepia]

id need £15k.

cause i want one of those mv agusta f4 1000 r sporty thingys.or am i just being greedy.

ps dont know nothing about bikes but i know it looks good.

[Beamish]

You can pick up an F4 for £6500. They do look good but its one size fits ***k all. Once you are one thats it, no movement allowed due to the tank shape (I looked into it a while ago)

[sepia]

just seen write up in local paper about it & new price tag was £14k & thot when win lottery it would do as a little runaround.

i can always get cosmetic surgery to fit in with the bike,lol.

im avarge size(not in all departments,lol) so it would prob fit me ok.

[Beamish]

Fair one mate, hope you win big

[sepia]

cant see me winning as won before.

when was in aberdeen scooter club we won £250,000 on lotto in 2000.

by time we shared it out we got £20k each.helped me out @ time.bought 2 new vespa 200's.red & blue,didnt have enough to get a white aswell,lol.

so ive had my luck.