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Still Buying Bikes ... damn it
Sep. 11th, 2008 10:59 pmWell I haven't been able to secure my dream Fazer so I am moving on and
hoping that now summer is over I can find a bike a bit cheaper. I have a list
of bikes near and far I am looking at from anywhere from £575 to £1395. The
bikes nearby are 2 Yamaha FZS Fazer (00/98), Yamaha TDM 850 97, Honda
CB500 2000. Going a bit futher away are the Suzuki Bandit 97 in Derby, a
Kawasaki GPZ500 and a Yamaha Fzr 400.
The most expensive fzs fazer and the CB500 are the closest and the TDM
is in bradford. The fazer has a full service history and 25k miles. The CB500
has a few battle scars and high miles but I am told thats not uncommen for
that sort of bike. The TDM is suspiciously completely undamaged which
considering its sat in a bike breakers seems dubious but i assume its a
recovered theft and will have no log book or something (but the 850cc
engine might be a bit thirsty fuel wise anyway). I am seriously considering
the CB500 though as I felt very comftable on it when doing my initial DAS
much more so than the the CBF500 which just felt tempremental (though
that might have been the level of used the bikes seen, the CBF was a big
schools bike, where as the CB was a one man band trainer) but the CB500
just felt effortless to adjust to, but I could see me upgrading in 6-12 months
with the CB.
The hunt continues ...
hoping that now summer is over I can find a bike a bit cheaper. I have a list
of bikes near and far I am looking at from anywhere from £575 to £1395. The
bikes nearby are 2 Yamaha FZS Fazer (00/98), Yamaha TDM 850 97, Honda
CB500 2000. Going a bit futher away are the Suzuki Bandit 97 in Derby, a
Kawasaki GPZ500 and a Yamaha Fzr 400.
The most expensive fzs fazer and the CB500 are the closest and the TDM
is in bradford. The fazer has a full service history and 25k miles. The CB500
has a few battle scars and high miles but I am told thats not uncommen for
that sort of bike. The TDM is suspiciously completely undamaged which
considering its sat in a bike breakers seems dubious but i assume its a
recovered theft and will have no log book or something (but the 850cc
engine might be a bit thirsty fuel wise anyway). I am seriously considering
the CB500 though as I felt very comftable on it when doing my initial DAS
much more so than the the CBF500 which just felt tempremental (though
that might have been the level of used the bikes seen, the CBF was a big
schools bike, where as the CB was a one man band trainer) but the CB500
just felt effortless to adjust to, but I could see me upgrading in 6-12 months
with the CB.
The hunt continues ...
