scritty Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Looking for any advise on what to get next my 98 thundercat is starting to show its age a little and starting to have the dreaded 2nd gear problem cant decide to replace or repair it at 36k not sure its worth it but then what cld i replace it with i do an 80 mile round trip commute thru the lake district every day in all weathers and being a way past 21 the sports bike position plays havoc with me bones so the R6 is out ive been lookin at the fzs fazer 600 anyone got any advise cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwOkIE Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Go for the R7, if I had the money I would Do you want a sporty bike, fairing etc,.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scritty Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 wish they still made the thundercat would def buy 1 fairing a great help especially with all the lovely weather we get up in the lakes prob something between sports and tourer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted April 19, 2009 Moderator Share Posted April 19, 2009 Looking for any advise on what to get next my 98 thundercat is starting to show its age a little and starting to have the dreaded 2nd gear problem cant decide to replace or repair it at 36k not sure its worth it but then what cld i replace it with i do an 80 mile round trip commute thru the lake district every day in all weathers and being a way past 21 the sports bike position plays havoc with me bones so the R6 is out ive been lookin at the fzs fazer 600 anyone got any advise cheers Adventure sports, like a Tenere or Varadero I'm in a similar position but don't travel so far on the trip to work and have similar ache and pain issues with my GSX-f. Its what i'm going to do. Unfortunately we've been put on a 40hr week at themo so i'm having to do things steady and fix up my little DT first. Losing 15hrs pay a week ( with the associated shift premium) has tightend the old belt a bit. I posted something similar in a thread called, bike comfort oldfarticitus. Do a search, there were a lot of helpful replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gas up - Let's Go! Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Looking for any advise on what to get next my 98 thundercat is starting to show its age a little and starting to have the dreaded 2nd gear problem cant decide to replace or repair it at 36k not sure its worth it but then what cld i replace it with i do an 80 mile round trip commute thru the lake district every day in all weathers and being a way past 21 the sports bike position plays havoc with me bones so the R6 is out ive been lookin at the fzs fazer 600 anyone got any advise cheers This bike is pretty much at home in the Lakes......... The varadero is a great bike too, kinda depends on what you want ??? For a big grin, go anywhere kinda bike the Tenere is king (better than the BMUU and you save enough to buy a second house too). It's not a fast bike, but very agile and takes the high passes in it's stride - I've lost count of the time I've passed sportsbikes on Wrynose..... It also got me out of Borrowdale last year when no-one else was managing it. Big single sounds too,,,, For road going, power on tap, comfy riding, then the Varadero is worth a look. These bikes will cover 600+ miles a day, every day and you'll feel fresh when you get off. Don't be fooled by the off-road looks, it just doesn't cut it on anything rougher than smooth gravel. With the right cans on these big V-Twins sound awesum. Both great bikes IMO, the Tenere is a bit more adventure that the Varadero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scritty Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 im thinkin if i can pick up something reasonable i may have enough left to take my thunderct off the road and get the gearbox rebuild and tidy it up i will have a look at the terene and veradero they sound just the ticket thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scritty Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Being a bit of short arse is a consideration for me the thundercat is perfect size and weight wise anyone know anything about the kawasaki ER-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HCR Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 FZ1 - you know it makes sense. I've had an ER-6 as a courtesy bike twice - lots of fun and quite hoontastic but I felt it was perhaps lacking in the street-cred dept. Depends if that matters to you or not - I couldn't really fault it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barwell1992 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 i say MT-03 you will love the torque it produces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilninggas Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 gsx650f maybe? getting rave reviews, sweet engine and a practical commuter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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