Would you buy this Paton?

[Cousin Jack]

I like the idea of a 650 weighing in at <160 kg, but the rest of the specn doesn't float my boat.

As for spending £40k on a bike, I wouldn't. I could, although Mrs CJ would be unhappy, but I like VFM and £40k for a bike isn't.

[KungFooBob]

£40k would get you a Panigale V4R, as long as you didn't spec any accessories.

[MyLittleStudPony]

I wouldn't. But I've never heard of them

But it sounds like you should. Get it bought and ganned up on t'back wheel.

[kendo57]

Paton does nothing for me and 'RACE BIKE FOR THE ROAD' has never seemed a good idea.
I typed 'highest price first' in Ebay motorcycles and was nearly at page 3 before i got to 40k.
Nothing really stood out until i got to a Morgan 3 Wheeler with a SS V Twin, i could happily
own one of them over the Paton.

[Skub]

Long time dead. If ya wants it....

[mangocrazy]

I'm glad that Paton are still going and (apparently) flourishing, but an old style 650cc twin racer for the road with twin shocks wouldn't make me part with £20k, let alone £40k.

But if it floats your boat, don't ask us, just get it bought.

[Mr. Dazzle]

For 40k you'd get something bespoke, surely?

Such as, in my case

https://debolex.co.uk/portfolio_page/energica-eva/

[weeksy]

What engine is it ? What's the servicing like ?

Personally... no, not even remotely....

I'd buy a KTM RC8C or the MV Agusta you previously owned in a heartbeat over it.

[Noggin]

I do like the look of it, but I couldn't spend that much on a bike (well, not unless I had 100 x that still in the bank afterwards!!)

I'd rather buy an MT10 and a second hand MX5

[Count Steer]

I don't think I'd get any more pleasure or use out of a bike at £40k than I would out of a £15k one. Considerably less out of anything sports bike shaped and with no luggage capacity. It's in the trinkets/ornaments category for me but I can see it would suit others, particularly if you happen to have a bike fleet without one in.

[KungFooBob]

Paton used to use the Kawasaki 650 twin from the ER-6, dunno if they still do.

[weeksy]

Paton used to use the Kawasaki 650 twin from the ER-6, dunno if they still do.

Wow.... £40k for a Kwak 650 twin bike (i assumed it'd be that as i thought that was what they used in TT)... the rest of it would have to be incredibly special !

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-rev ... n/s1/2014/

Once you add in the reviews and the fact there's a 1 mile 2021 bike for £24,000 then jeeeps i'm even more put off it.

[weeksy]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204320236061 ... R7bIj_HBYw

#1 of 100.... Errrrrrm yes please.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I wouldn't buy it if it was £4K, I don't like it.

The only bike I'd spend £40K on is a well sorted TZ750, but I'm not convinced I'd ride it more than once as I suspect it wouldn't be that great an experience.

[DefTrap]

Yeah, if it pulls at your plums then why not?

But to everyone else it looks a bit like a Bandit with a fairing.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Having thought about it, I'd rather have a tarted up ER-5

[gremlin]

I can think of much better ways to spend £40k.

[Noggin]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204320236061 ... R7bIj_HBYw

#1 of 100.... Errrrrrm yes please.

That's bloody gorgeous!!

But, with my track record (even my road record) I wouldn't risk that much money on any bike I was actually going to ride

[Bigjawa]

40k for a tarted up ER-6?

Fuck that, I'd rather buy this and trouser the other 21k

[Bigyin]

I would keep the Caterham over a blinged up 650