Two bike garage, suggestions please!
Discussion
Hi all,
I've recently purchased a Multistrada 950 as my second bike, a year after passing.my test
My first bike (which I'm now looking to sell) is a Triumph street scrambler,
Keen to swap the triumph for something a bit different to both of these bikes. After riding the MTS the engine on the scrambler doesn't really get me excited anymore!
I'd though about a Street triple, or a XSR900 but have also been looking at older sportsbikes, though a little put off by possible upkeep requirements
Looking for a chalk to the MTS cheese but also something reliable
Budget up to about £6k but preferably much cheaper (3-4k).
Cheers
I've recently purchased a Multistrada 950 as my second bike, a year after passing.my test
My first bike (which I'm now looking to sell) is a Triumph street scrambler,
Keen to swap the triumph for something a bit different to both of these bikes. After riding the MTS the engine on the scrambler doesn't really get me excited anymore!
I'd though about a Street triple, or a XSR900 but have also been looking at older sportsbikes, though a little put off by possible upkeep requirements
Looking for a chalk to the MTS cheese but also something reliable
Budget up to about £6k but preferably much cheaper (3-4k).
Cheers
Edited by jkb89 on Monday 5th October 10:26
trickywoo said:
GSXR 750.
Any of the K models but 4 or 5 would be my choice. It s very tractable but the rush and sound over 9k rpm is epic.
Unless you get unlucky it won t ever go wrong.
Any of the K models but 4 or 5 would be my choice. It s very tractable but the rush and sound over 9k rpm is epic.
Unless you get unlucky it won t ever go wrong.
Yes , wife rarely gets excited about anything these days , but she loved this ( think it was colour / look ) gsxr750 & kept calling me back to look at it when we were browsing the show room.
I've ridden bikes for 35 years and now have my ideal 3 bike garage. 1992 ZXR750 (identical to the my first big bike back in the day), 2002 Suzuki Hayabusa, and my first new bike a 2026 Honda Transalp (which I traded in a KTM990SMT I had had for 10 years).
I would defo' say a sports bike to go with the MS, and an older analogue one has charm for me. The tech' on the Transalp is great for long days out (and it is comfortable too) but for a weekend razz' an old sportsbike is a treat for the senses. The above suggestion or a GSXR is a good one. I wouldn't suggest anything as big as the 'Busa though, even with so many years of experience it still astonishes me how easy it is to get to bends 20-30mph faster than you think you are doing until you look down at the clocks. Any Japanese 750 would I think be a good shout. Happy hunting.
I would defo' say a sports bike to go with the MS, and an older analogue one has charm for me. The tech' on the Transalp is great for long days out (and it is comfortable too) but for a weekend razz' an old sportsbike is a treat for the senses. The above suggestion or a GSXR is a good one. I wouldn't suggest anything as big as the 'Busa though, even with so many years of experience it still astonishes me how easy it is to get to bends 20-30mph faster than you think you are doing until you look down at the clocks. Any Japanese 750 would I think be a good shout. Happy hunting.
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