Mattt Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Just sold my 125 commuter, the RZ250 ,and the SV650 are also both up for sale as wellTrying to find a bit of a do it all bike ,very occasional few day tour on the continent ,once a week commute, and a back road blast now and again Been offered 3 replacements ,not ridden 2 of them yet2004 CB900F4,with a few extras ,exhaust ,heated grips,friend or a friends bike Father in laws Aprillia SL1000 falco,aftermarket cans ,excellent condition low mileage And just back of a trip around France ,borrowed a triumph tiger 800 ,which he mentioned he might sellQuite liked the tiger ,but its a bit big for a once a week commuter possibly ,the falco,although meant to be a tourer is quite forward leaning,similar i think to my SV,not been out on it yet ,or viewed the hornet Been reading as many online reviews as I can find but ,just wondered if anyone has owned any of these and has any opinions on any of them ?,Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 do you really think those monster bikes are the way to go just after coming from a 125, do you not think that you should build up to such bikes in a couple of years or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 do you really think those monster bikes are the way to go just after coming from a 125, do you not think that you should build up to such bikes in a couple of years or so Read it again , he's got an SV 650 . Also had a 916 according to profile . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattt Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 I keep a small bike just for the commute as its solid traffic ,and also easier to stay on when its icy ,snow and you stray off the gritted areas during the winter months,normally swap them out every 1 or 2 yrs ,ive sold the 125 and dug the Honda cub out the garage ☺ Hoping to get something thats a do it all bike,which is difficult I think , really enjoyed the trip last month on the Tiger 800Good point though,I went from a Rd125LC unrestricted 21hp of course ,to a Kawasaki GPX750 ,now that was a big jump ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 The Tiger can look big but it’s a very usable working bike with quite a range of flexibility. It’s on my shortlist next time I replace the commuter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 you were right Bob I got it wrong again not reading things properly must try harder could do better sorry Mattt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwen Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Do you do a lot of tight filtering on your commute? The tiger is around the same dimensions of my f700, which I use for commuting. It's perfectly doable as a commuter, however I don't filter in inner city traffic on it - mostly dual carriageway. The turning circle of the falco would maybe be a concern with filtering in my eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattt Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 The tiger was perfect in France ,I dropped it back whe we got home ,and it was a bit wide for tight filtering, although ive been using a 125 ,and a cub 90 so been a bit spoilt ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan94b Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 do you really think those monster bikes are the way to go just after coming from a 125, do you not think that you should build up to such bikes in a couple of years or so These types of comments should be banned from this forum. We’re all bikers here, not the HSE haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattt Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 do you really think those monster bikes are the way to go just after coming from a 125, do you not think that you should build up to such bikes in a couple of years or so These types of comments should be banned from this forum. We’re all bikers here, not the HSE haha! Its fine ,valid points ,Ive added a FZ1n to the shortlist now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copycat73 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 do you really think those monster bikes are the way to go just after coming from a 125, do you not think that you should build up to such bikes in a couple of years or so These types of comments should be banned from this forum. We’re all bikers here, not the HSE haha! i would ban benign prosaicness comments too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankbag Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 [mention]Mattt[/mention] Is your Father in Law still wanting to sell his Aprillia SL1000 falco ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattt Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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