paul-666 Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 This year I will pass my big bike test and I like the look of the bandit 600 but I also like the look of the MT-01 and MY-03 but the passenger seat even I couldn't get my skinny arse on on the MY-01 but that's the look I'm looking for if you get what I'm sweaying as I would rather have a big bike restricted then have a small bike trying to pull two people up and down the hills to get to my house are there any bikes with the same look that you could recommend with similar looks ( hopefully a yamaha as the one I have is pretty bomb proof ). Thanks Paul
Moderator DirtyDT Posted January 29, 2013 Moderator Posted January 29, 2013 MT-01 - that would make an interesting first big bike.
paul-666 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Posted January 29, 2013 It would but but it would have to be restricted to 33bhp from 86 bhp which was less bhp than I expected for having a 1670cc v-twin
jimmy Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 What age are you paul, if under 24? you have missed the cut off date for licence changes, but he good thing about that is you can ride on a 46bhp restriction
slice Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 Hi Paul, MT-01 Has to be, now that is a mean looking machine and its a yammie!!
paul-666 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Posted January 29, 2013 Jimmy I'm 31 and having my mid life crisis now LOL
jimmy Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 Jimmy I'm 31 and having my mid life crisis now LOL Well if you do direct access you dont need to restrict it
Moderator Airhead Posted January 29, 2013 Moderator Posted January 29, 2013 I'm more than happy with my bandit 600
paul-666 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Posted January 29, 2013 Sherrif the XJR 1300 looks good it has good specs and has plenty of poke 106bhp and 78 lbft of torque but it looks to much like a sports bike for me and I dont want a bike that can go 180 mph I just want some thing to be able to drag me up hills at the speed limit lol
paul-666 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Posted January 29, 2013 Sorry don't listen to me it looks nowt like a sports bike I was looking at the wrong pic LOL
speedy18 Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 I had a bandit 1200 a few years back and i went round europe ,did the nurburgring and generally had a blast on it, it was smooth had great brakes and plenty of poke and handled very well plus the bandit has been around forever and you can make it your own with all the aftermarket stuff out there.
steve 1052cc Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 Paul. Sherrif is right the XJR1300 is a good choice, It's nothing like a sports bike no fairing, sit up riding position, nice big comfy seat, and tops out about 140mph. It will drag you a pillion and loaded up with luggage up most hills in top gear at the speed limit.
2 Wheels Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 It would but but it would have to be restricted to 33bhp from 86 bhp which was less bhp than I expected for having a 1670cc v-twin Does a MT-01 really only have 86 bhp ??? surly it has more than that. My Fazer 600 has 95 bhp,,,,,, i traveled round Scotland last summer and hardly ever came out of 6th gear XJR 1300 is a fine fine fine bike !!!
jimmy Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 I just sold an xjr1200, and it hurt me to do so. They are a fantastic bike and if I could've, I would've kept it, even if it was just for a once a year run on it
paul-666 Posted January 30, 2013 Author Posted January 30, 2013 Paul. Sherrif is right the XJR1300 is a good choice, It's nothing like a sports bike no fairing, sit up riding position, nice big comfy seat, and tops out about 140mph. It will drag you a pillion and loaded up with luggage up most hills in top gear at the speed limit. thats why I put this on and do like the look of the xjr 1300 Sorry don't listen to me it looks nowt like a sports bike I was looking at the wrong pic LOL
paul-666 Posted January 30, 2013 Author Posted January 30, 2013 2 wheels on this link they are a bit difrent http://www.mbike.com/yamaha/mt-01/2012 the specs are slightly higher in bhp than the last ones I looked at
steve 1052cc Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Sorry Paul posted it without reading all the following posts. Find a dealer with loads of different bikes in and try a few, you will know straight away which is the one for you. It's not always the one you think it will be i have always disliked Yamaha's FJ1200s till i bought a cheap 1987 one as a project, that had been lying unwanted at the back of a dealers fora year or so.The first ride was to get it home loved the bike still got it 5years later it's turned out to be the one bike i will never part with.
paul-666 Posted February 1, 2013 Author Posted February 1, 2013 what you guys think of the yamaha vmax 1200 ??
blackhat250 Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 The Vmax is a torque monster, good bike, nice style ,,,
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