What bike do you want today?

R1200R is my happy bike. One day...

clearly, you're a man of great taste.

Realistically (Something I'd be able to afford):

Suzuki GSXR750,

or

Kawasaki ZX6R

Something along those lines. Might not be the prettiest bikes in history, but who cares, you can't see 'em when you ride 'em.

If you're going to dream, dream big!

This is what I lust after.



The girl is a little too fast for me though.

She's Leslie Porterfield, and you don't want to ride with her if you can't handle 200+ MPH on a motorcycle. (aka: "Fastest Woman on a Motorcycle" per Guinness Book of World Records).

Bent~

Oh, I already have the bike I want. This is from last weekend.

I'm lucky, I guess. I love to look at motorcycles and spend a portion of everyday doing that but I only dream about owning two of them, the one that I own, the F650GS, and someday, a K100RT, preferably a white, ABS one.

+1

I'm picking up a 2010 Versys tomorrow but it was a very close run thing with the Stelvio. I couldn't get a decent test ride on one and have always had a soft spot for the V so went for that. Great bike and I'm sure we'll be very happy together but that Stelvio pic has done me head in a bit.

The pic of the R1200R is even worse because that's what I'm trading in!!!

Insane thumper . I'd own one but they are £££ here.

Love the SMT too, and of course the ever present MG Griso.

Are you getting that from Rossendale Kawasaki by any chance?

No Ray, Earnshaw's in Huddersfield. He's a good bloke at Rossendale Kawasaki but the first place I tried (for a Versys) was Earnshaws. Got a good part-ex and a few extras thrown in so didn't shop around too much. Just hope I get across the Pennines safely tomorrow.

Good luck with it, and post some impressions. I bought an 1150GS last August, but the other bikes on my shortlist were the Tiger 955 and the Versys.

If you see a black GS hooning around between Bury and Settle, give me a wave

Thanks and will do on both counts. I know the Versys is very different to the RR but on the test ride it felt 'right' in spite of it having far less power and, some might say, kudos. Still like those Stelvios though.....

Edit: by the way, the 955i and 1150GS were on my long-ish shortlist.

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09 1125 CR ....I Love my Buell :)

Hey Ray... If there was an MG dealer within 200 miles of me, I'd be all over a Griso.

I think I would have been happy with any of them, tbh, but it came down to the best deal on the day; I got an '01 GS that is still £500 below 'book' price. Mind you, it's not that cheap to run

I just love that bike. Nothing like it anywhere else, really.

Regarding your KTM I can only drool at the power-to-weight for a single cyclinder bike. I owned a Suzuki DR800 and that was great, I can only imagine how that KaToom flies round twisty roads.

My most recent dream bike was an '03 Aprilia Mille R, but then I went to a Triumph demo day on Friday and a KTM one a few weeks before. I got to ride some great bikes, KTM 690 singles and 990 twins, Triumph 1050 and 675 triples. Really liked the 690 Duke, Super Duke, Street Triple, and Speed Triple.

But I lust after this:


That 675 triple is the most engaging and exciting engine I've ever experienced. I've ridden a bunch of inline 4s, v4s, twins, and singles. The 1050 triple was great, too, a torque monster but I like engines that can rev a bit more (redline was at least 3000 rpm higher on the smaller engine). I was laughing in my helmet the whole time I was on the bike. Effortless power, telepathic handling, stone-wall brakes, light weight, and the sound... bike heaven.

Except for the riding position. But going by the title of the thread I'm sure I could handle it for a day. Longer than that I'd go with a Street Triple R and an Arrow pipe and settle in for a nice long-term relationship.