Which sporty road bike (was bike consolidation)

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Which of these for predominantly a road bike but will probably get used on track...

KTM RC8 (Probably first gen but might stretch to a later one)
5
26%
Aprilia RSV1000 Factory
5
26%
Suzuki GSXR1000 (Probably around 2016)
4
21%
Kawasaki ZX10R (Post 2008)
2
11%
Yamaha R6
0
No votes
CBR600RR (probably the most fun I've had on a bike but this was a long time ago)
0
No votes
Triumph 675 Daytona
3
16%
 
Total votes: 19

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Re: Which sporty road bike (was bike consolidation)

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Just go to the bike shop with a big wodge of cash and buy the bike you like the most, you don't need a load of internet randoms to reinforce a decision you've already made.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:25 pm Just go to the bike shop with a big wodge of cash and buy the bike you like the most, you don't need a load of internet randoms to reinforce a decision you've already made.
While that’s true it’s also fun to chat about bikes.

I haven’t made up my mind yet, I really don’t know what to get.
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dern wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:30 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:25 pm Just go to the bike shop with a big wodge of cash and buy the bike you like the most, you don't need a load of internet randoms to reinforce a decision you've already made.
While that’s true it’s also fun to chat about bikes.

I haven’t made up my mind yet, I really don’t know what to get.
You're going to buy a GSX-R1000, a GSX-S1000 would suit you better.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:32 pm
dern wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:30 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:25 pm Just go to the bike shop with a big wodge of cash and buy the bike you like the most, you don't need a load of internet randoms to reinforce a decision you've already made.
While that’s true it’s also fun to chat about bikes.

I haven’t made up my mind yet, I really don’t know what to get.
You're going to buy a GSX-R1000, a GSX-S1000 would suit you better.
No fairing.
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Yorick wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:36 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:32 pm
dern wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:30 pm

While that’s true it’s also fun to chat about bikes.

I haven’t made up my mind yet, I really don’t know what to get.
You're going to buy a GSX-R1000, a GSX-S1000 would suit you better.
No fairing.
Where does he say he wants a fairing, I thought he was manly, not a fairing fairy.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:41 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:36 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:32 pm
A fast bike with no fairing is as much use as a car with no windscreen.
You're going to buy a GSX-R1000, a GSX-S1000 would suit you better.
No fairing.
Where does he say he wants a fairing, I thought he was manly, not a fairing fairy.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:25 pm Just go to the bike shop with a big wodge of cash and buy the bike you like the most, you don't need a load of internet randoms to reinforce a decision you've already made.
Sez the man who started a multi page thread asking which bike to buy. :lol:

viewtopic.php?p=113470#p113470
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:41 pm
Yorick wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:36 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:32 pm

You're going to buy a GSX-R1000, a GSX-S1000 would suit you better.
No fairing.
Where does he say he wants a fairing, I thought he was manly, not a fairing fairy.
Not interested in a gsx-s1000, doesn't float my boat at all.

I'm going to look at the gsxr1000 tomorrow but atm my list is rc8 then zx10r and the gsxr. Surprised there isn't much love for the kawasaki.
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Only Homosexualists ride Suzuki's.
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:54 pm Only fast and brave Homosexualists ride Suzuki's.
FTFY :)
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dern wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:51 pm Surprised there isn't much love for the kawasaki.
MCN put up one of their youtube 'spending a year with...' videos about the ZX10R yesterday, might be worth a watch.
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Skub wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:45 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:25 pm Just go to the bike shop with a big wodge of cash and buy the bike you like the most, you don't need a load of internet randoms to reinforce a decision you've already made.
Sez the man who started a multi page thread asking which bike to buy. :lol:

viewtopic.php?p=113470#p113470
And then bought one I'd never considered because I liked the colour, an impulse buy I'm very happy with.
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:54 pm Only Homosexualists ride Suzuki's.
Haven't you got pink stickers on your Suzuki?
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Yorick wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:57 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:54 pm Only fast and brave Homosexualists ride Suzuki's.
FTFY :)
Real Men ride autos! 8-) But if I had to go for a litre bike, there is only one i'd choose The MT-10! For a manual bike, it's really manly! :thumbup:
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:54 pm Only Homosexualists ride Suzuki's.
Suzukis. 8-)
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Skub wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 2:18 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:54 pm Only Homosexualists ride Suzuki's.
Suzukis. 8-)
He could mean something belonging to Suzuki, I used to work with Toshiyuki Suzuki, really nice bloke, but he must have upset someone in Tokyo, because they transferred him from London to Ningbo, he was seriously pissed off about this.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:25 pm Just go to the bike shop with a big wodge of cash and buy the bike you like the most, you don't need a load of internet randoms to reinforce a decision you've already made.
Lol really? From you of all people?
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quite sporty enough for me

Image lots around for sensible money and very low mileage.
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weeksy wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 3:31 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:25 pm Just go to the bike shop with a big wodge of cash and buy the bike you like the most, you don't need a load of internet randoms to reinforce a decision you've already made.
Lol really? From you of all people?
Yes, deal with it.
I'm still surprised at the bike I bought, though if it looked like a 1978 GS1000 it would be perfect (it'd still have to cost the same though), I guess I'm not as shallow as I thought I was, as I bought a bike for how it rides, rather than how it looks, though value for money was also a big factor.
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Totally left field choice...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304048453336