very tempted to buy a brand new bike

[stevepeanut]

took our lass to J&S motorcycles in Doncaster yesterday to buy her some yamaha clothing for xmas to go with her bike. They got brand new yamaha XJR1300 for £130 a month, 0% finance, for just over 3 years. I've always wanted a brand new bike, and for the first time in my life, I'm very tempted to sign on the dotted line ...........

[Vista]

36 x 130 is only £4680, aren't they about £6500 new? What's the catch? A massive deposit? A huge balloon payment at the end?

[stevepeanut]

think its over 3 and half years, so thats 42 months, they are heavily discounted, think it was £5600 new

 

yeah it was £199 deposit, then 42x130 = 5460 + the 199 deposit is 5659

 

its a hell of a deal

[Vista]

I gave up bikes (reluctantly) about 4/5 years ago when my friend was killed on his but having had all sorts of sports bikes I was about to go in a new direction when he died and I still hanker (secretly) after a V-ROD

 

Got my eye on this one at the moment but it won't come to anything, just wishful thinking.

 

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_we ... =821931432

[stevepeanut]

I've always had zxrs cbrs gsxrs etc but I was pissed out my brains and broke my elbow playing on one of those aluminium micro scooters that kids have. I cant ride bikes with a sporty riding position now. Got an aprilia 1000 with renthal crosser bars at the moment, but really like the xjr retro style

 

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Galler ... 20%201.jpg

[Trevmk3]

im currently loving the retro racer style Ducati's that are a couple of years old now

[JP.]

Ohh I like bikes

Or do I watch to much OCC..................

[stevepeanut]

thats very nice Trev, I love italian v twins, so are so good to ride. I mainly want the xjr for a bit touring around, dont fully trust my aprilia, took it to the lakes and it decided not to start in the morning, plus its bloody arse numbing. Jap stuff is 100% reliable and that xjr looks comfy for some big trips

[Trevmk3]

my brother has had a few now his most recent one is this

 

 

but he cant ride it at the moment as he was pulled out on 2 weeks ago and needs to have a herbert screw in his scaphoid http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/her ... aphoid_frx *may not be suitable for the sensitive*

[bazbiker]

I’m into bikes in a big way from, classics to modern, even did a bit of racing a while back

Here are some of mine

 

Current one

 

Just sold this one

 

My old Triumph that my sister has just now

 

And one of my BSA's I am restoring

 

I have a few more project bikes too, and I will be doing a trike conversion for my dad on his XJR1300

[Trevmk3]

im liking that BSA mate

[Vista]

Ohh I like bikes

Or do I watch to much OCC..................

 

Is that a US spec capri in the background with those big bumpers?

[GT_lenny]

deffo buy a new bike but not an xjr - you'll be so dissapointed they don't just look retro they go,stop and corner retro- if you want to go for a naked/factory streetfighter go speed triple- but then i would say that-

 

[bazbiker]

deffo buy a new bike but not an xjr - you'll be so dissapointed they don't just look retro they go,stop and corner retro- if you want to go for a naked/factory streetfighter go speed triple- but then i would say that-

 

 

 

Yea I would agree go Triumph, best bike I have ever owned is my old 955I Daytona

 

And the XJR's are a pile of poo, that’s why I am triking my dad’s one because it couldn’t be any worse than it is now

[mk1super]

Wheres the fireblades eh?

 

Loving the bikes lads iam very bias though

[GT_lenny]

deffo buy a new bike but not an xjr - you'll be so dissapointed they don't just look retro they go,stop and corner retro- if you want to go for a naked/factory streetfighter go speed triple- but then i would say that-

 

 

 

Yea I would agree go Triumph, best bike I have ever owned is my old 955I Daytona

 

And the XJR's are a pile of poo, that’s why I am triking my dad’s one because it couldn’t be any worse than it is now

 

Had my triple 6yrs now and its cost me a grand total of £12 in breakdowns when i replaced the clutch cable

[Trevmk3]

my brother had one of the triumph daytona 600's and had nothing but trouble with it, nice bike but the thing was shit problems with the compressor coils or whatever they are, and then the loom decided to cremate itself when he had parked it at work, he part chopped it for a GSXR750

[D4N]

If its a good deal (I know nothing about bikes ) Go for it. You only live once! so live it!

[stevepeanut]

always fancied a speed triple, but its gonna be more expensive than the xjr and the way triumph are selling them so fast they arent gonna be offering 0% finance. Saying that my missus will go mad if I buy one, she wants to part ex her fazer for one next year. Been looking at the kwak z1000 too.

[stevepeanut]

yeah the speed triple is £8240, add finance to that and its very expensive compared to the £5600 all in for the yammy

[bazbiker]

my brother had one of the triumph daytona 600's and had nothing but trouble with it, nice bike but the thing was shit problems with the compressor coils or whatever they are, and then the loom decided to cremate itself when he had parked it at work, he part chopped it for a GSXR750

 

That would have been the TT which was a 4cyl and they were shit , but they binned them and went back to the good old 3cyl

[bazbiker]

always fancied a speed triple, but its gonna be more expensive than the xjr and the way triumph are selling them so fast they arent gonna be offering 0% finance. Saying that my missus will go mad if I buy one, she wants to part ex her fazer for one next year. Been looking at the kwak z1000 too.

 

 

Z1000 is a good bike and Kawasaki are offering 0% finance at the moment

 

I personally wouldn’t buy the XJR as my old man had no end of trouble with his rusting to bits after a few months of rolling it out of the showroom and it took Yamaha almost a year to sort it all out.

 

There are so many good deals on new bikes out there at the moment, how about Aprila they are offering 0% and have some nice naked bikes too, or go KTM Duke and be really different

[mk1mexico]

I personally love the xjr's something about the multiple blue colour scheme.

 

Never had road bikes but had these two beasts

 

An old Kawasaki KDX200 i had nothing but hassle with and a KTM 300 EXC i replaced it with

 

[stevepeanut]

always fancied a speed triple, but its gonna be more expensive than the xjr and the way triumph are selling them so fast they arent gonna be offering 0% finance. Saying that my missus will go mad if I buy one, she wants to part ex her fazer for one next year. Been looking at the kwak z1000 too.

 

 

Z1000 is a good bike and Kawasaki are offering 0% finance at the moment

 

I personally wouldn’t buy the XJR as my old man had no end of trouble with his rusting to bits after a few months of rolling it out of the showroom and it took Yamaha almost a year to sort it all out.

 

There are so many good deals on new bikes out there at the moment, how about Aprila they are offering 0% and have some nice naked bikes too, or go KTM Duke and be really different

 

got an aprilia at the moment, its typical italian build quality, and one italian bike is more than enough. Kawa have some good 0% deals on most bikes including the z750 but not the z1000 unfortunately

[bazbiker]

always fancied a speed triple, but its gonna be more expensive than the xjr and the way triumph are selling them so fast they arent gonna be offering 0% finance. Saying that my missus will go mad if I buy one, she wants to part ex her fazer for one next year. Been looking at the kwak z1000 too.

 

 

Z1000 is a good bike and Kawasaki are offering 0% finance at the moment

 

I personally wouldn’t buy the XJR as my old man had no end of trouble with his rusting to bits after a few months of rolling it out of the showroom and it took Yamaha almost a year to sort it all out.

 

There are so many good deals on new bikes out there at the moment, how about Aprila they are offering 0% and have some nice naked bikes too, or go KTM Duke and be really different

 

got an aprilia at the moment, its typical italian build quality, and one italian bike is more than enough. Kawa have some good 0% deals on most bikes including the z750 but not the z1000 unfortunately

 

Yea I know what you mean about the Italian build quality, I have managed to blow up two Ducati's in the past but I would still have another one

How about the Moto-Guzzi 1200 Sport, I had a look at one of those before I bought the BMW, some sound and a nice riding position too, I have never had a Guzzi but any one who I have asked who has ever owned one said the loved them