New bike time!!!!

[Taipan]

Well not exactly now, as I still love the Ducati, but out of interest and to keep the site's content flowing, what bike would you recommend for me? The brief is as follows;

I only commute on it and don't ride for pleasure.
No big heavy bikes or sportsbikes.
Something that fuels better than a Ducati.

Ducati will probably bring in about £8.5k but i could push it to £10k. Equally, and this is something i'm really thinking about, I could cut it to £5k. Reason being I hate cleaning bikes and only service them, so they tend to suffer as I ride all year round and it grates a bit seeing decent bikes rot away.

[weeksy]

TBH i got nothing for you here... nothing at all i can come up with other than a Scoot... which is sad.. but in terms of knee, style, riding... i got absolutely nothing.

[Supermofo]

Scooter if just commuting. And I'd go for a cheaper 300cc.

[v8-powered]

SH300

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Any thing with an upright riding position and a large inline 4 engine, any of them will fuel better than your Ducrappy

[weeksy]

Any thing with an upright riding position and a large inline 4 engine, any of them will fuel better than your Ducrappy

The problem is... what is that ? Because i can't think of anything half respectable/new.

[MrLongbeard]

what bike would you recommend for me?

A scooter, don't not matter why we suggest, it's gonna be a scooter

[Rockburner]

550 Zephyr

[Taipan]

what bike would you recommend for me?

A scooter, don't not matter why we suggest, it's gonna be a scooter

I do need to carry stuff to and from work each week and carrying stuff in back pack does get old and a scoot is perfect for this. Before I've had a scooter as the main commuter, then when bored I've bought something for a bit of fun for a while. I suppose I could go back to this approach?

[Taipan]

Any thing with an upright riding position and a large inline 4 engine, any of them will fuel better than your Ducrappy

Ducrappy!!

I've not owned many IL4s in recent years. I hate smaller capacity ones with a vengeance. But a large capacity il4 may be suitable? I like the idea of these detuned, but more grunty ones.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Any thing with an upright riding position and a large inline 4 engine, any of them will fuel better than your Ducrappy

The problem is... what is that ? Because i can't think of anything half respectable/new.

CB1000R, CB1100, GSX-S1000, Katana, Z900, Z900RS, MT-10, S1000R, do MV still make an inline 4 ?

[weeksy]

Any thing with an upright riding position and a large inline 4 engine, any of them will fuel better than your Ducrappy

The problem is... what is that ? Because i can't think of anything half respectable/new.

CB1000R, CB1100, GSX-S1000, Katana, Z900, Z900RS, MT-10, S1000R, do MV still make an inline 4 ?

knee bend would cripple him on all of those.

BMW S1000XR is my throw in.

[KungFooBob]

Panigale.

[KungFooBob]

V4S

[weeksy]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354806722422 ... R_T-v92SYg

[Taipan]

Any thing with an upright riding position and a large inline 4 engine, any of them will fuel better than your Ducrappy

The problem is... what is that ? Because i can't think of anything half respectable/new.

CB1000R, CB1100, GSX-S1000, Katana, Z900, Z900RS, MT-10, S1000R, do MV still make an inline 4 ?

CB1000R! That's the Honda with the SSSA isnt it? I like them!

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Any thing with an upright riding position and a large inline 4 engine, any of them will fuel better than your Ducrappy

Ducrappy!!

I've not owned many IL4s in recent years. I hate smaller capacity ones with a vengeance. But a large capacity il4 may be suitable? I like the idea of these detuned, but more grunty ones.

Book a test ride, what have you got to lose, you'll either love it or hate it, and you'll know pretty quick which one it is.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

The problem is... what is that ? Because i can't think of anything half respectable/new.

CB1000R, CB1100, GSX-S1000, Katana, Z900, Z900RS, MT-10, S1000R, do MV still make an inline 4 ?

CB1000R! That's the Honda with the SSSA isnt it? I like them!

Yes, even Weeksy likes them, I think Lings round the corner from me have got 3 of them second hand and a test ride bike.

[weeksy]

If that's the one i test rode, it was superb... absolutely superb. However, it wasn't necessarily wonky knee friendly.

[MrLongbeard]

48 with a Rekluse clutch