Poll: Which bike $6k-$8k

[07M50zAllDaWay]

OK, I've started a new thread with a poll. I've decided I better look to go smaller than a Bandit 1250, for fear for my life. Not from riding, but I think my wife would kill me if I spent that kind of money right now!

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[ORBrit]

I'd consider myself to be a fairly proficient rider for my relatively short riding experience (2 years) or at least 5 of my Team Oregon instructors thought so as they asked me to come join them.
When I test rode the Bandit I was so intimidated by it's power. If you've never ridden anything other than a cruiser, you cannot even begin to compare. Test riding bikes with brand new tires is pretty scary by the way!

The SV 650 I rode was much quicker and more nimble than my S50, but it felt manageable. Yes it can get you into trouble in an instant, but not as quickly as that Bandit.

As far as sensible progression goes I think my next bike will be a SV650 or VStrom 650.

I'm still a little ways away from the Bandit as far as proficiency goes.
Look forward to seeing how your decision making process develops.

[Rickster]

I've been thinking about how to describe the feeling of riding a big HP bike, and I think I've come up with a prety good comparison.

Think back to the first few times you rode in the rain, the way you were all nervous about how much throttle you could give the bike when starting out, or when you were leaned over in a turn & how just the slightest bit of extra throttle could break the back tire loose, that's kind of what big HP is like. In higher gears, or when going in a straight line, it's not a issue, but when leaned over in a turn, or starting out from a stop you have to be very cairful, just like when it's raining.

[tricker]

Think back to the first few times you rode in the rain,

What about riding in the rain where its hard as hell to see and trying to get under the overpass and not seeing the raised edge to the construction side of the road?

[Rickster]

What about riding in the rain where its hard as hell to see and trying to get under the overpass and not seeing the raised edge to the construction side of the road?

You left out the part about the 16 wheeler that was right behind us & may or may not have figured out what we were doing, but yep, that figures in too, because when your sitting on big HP, you need to be very smooth all the time.

[mikeh74615]

hey man get the bandit if thats what u want ur going to be riding it not any of these guys on here and the displacment of the motor dont have anything to do with it its not like ur going to be riding it around wide open all the time but if and when u become more comfortable the power is there if u want it! if u get something to small or not what u want u will just end up getting rid of it! be safe!

[Rickster]

hey man get the bandit if thats what u want ur going to be riding it not any of these guys on here and the displacment of the motor dont have anything to do with it its not like ur going to be riding it around wide open all the time but if and when u become more comfortable the power is there if u want it! if u get something to small or not what u want u will just end up getting rid of it! be safe!

[Tuck_a_da_Phil]

The Suzuki SV1000S is a great bike and well worth the money. New they were only $8,500 and you can still buy low-mileage used bikes in excellent shape anywhere from $4,000 to $5,000. It has plenty of get-up-and-go with over 110 hp and 75 lb.-ft. of torque.

[Rickster]

Guys, this thread is from last Sept, if you look under his avatar you can see that he already sold his M50, and bought his new bike, it's a GSX650F.

[aeagles]

Guys, this thread is from last Sept, if you look under his avatar you can see that he already sold his M50, and bought his new bike, it's a GSX650F.

true, true...

and I need a decoder ring for this:

hey man get the bandit if thats what u want ur going to be riding it not any of these guys on here and the displacment of the motor dont have anything to do with it its not like ur going to be riding it around wide open all the time but if and when u become more comfortable the power is there if u want it! if u get something to small or not what u want u will just end up getting rid of it! be safe!