Need a bike

[O.C.]

Saw this at a classic show a few years ago..






So cummon Asif, have you found a suitable bike yet ?

[Mogster]

Well seeing as it's gonna be a wet 'un this weekend he could always get MG to make hime one!!..... no welding required 

[Kwikasfuki]

So cummon Asif, have you found a suitable bike yet ?

Nope. Didn't realise how much I need one.

Each day I normally spend 2 hours commuting on the bike. Its a great way to relieve stress, and with the high pressure role I have at the moment, could do with getting on one ASAP

[Lonewolf]

Asif, a few weeks ago you were doubtful you would get back on a bike quickly and yet here you are looking for something asap. That in itself is excellent news, it just doesn't seem right you not having a bike. I'd personally as a short term machine just get an old BMW 1100 GS they hold their value and just go on and on and on. Theres plenty out there on ebay and the like. You could be back on the bike by the weekend!
Did you buyt yourself a new lid and how's the insurance matter coming along?

[Kwikasfuki]

Biking is in my blood!
As for insurance, what a hassle. Somewhere down the line, someone is taking a cut of the payment. I Apparently what is being offered and what I'm receiving don't match. Threatened to get the ombudsman involved today.

[Lonewolf]

Insurance companies are like solicitors, sharks! 

[Boomer]

Step back a generation and get a GTR1000.
Superb fairing especially in the winter, comfy, nowhere near as much power or handling as the 1400 but still a good bike.
£1750 in Staffordshire http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes-for-sale/searchresults/detail/Kawasaki/GTR1000/4-cylinder-1000cc/0/_/R-NXGN-2232381
£895 in Hampshire http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes-for-sale/searchresults/detail/Kawasaki/GTR1000/1989/_/R-NXGN-7580431
I'm hoping to get mine back on the road as with a PR3 front it should be the perfect winter hack.

[O.C.]

Step back a generation and get a GTR1000.
Superb fairing especially in the winter, comfy, nowhere near as much power or handling as the 1400 but still a good bike.
£1750 in Staffordshire http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes-for-sale/searchresults/detail/Kawasaki/GTR1000/4-cylinder-1000cc/0/_/R-NXGN-2232381
£895 in Hampshire http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes-for-sale/searchresults/detail/Kawasaki/GTR1000/1989/_/R-NXGN-7580431
I'm hoping to get mine back on the road as with a PR3 front it should be the perfect winter hack.

Good suggestion, they are a bloody good bike, and reliable 

[Rusty]

I'm with Mr Wolf ... an older Gs will serve you well .... cheap as Northern chips and there are loads of them out there .... get one soon otherwise that new Rukka kit of yours will go to waste !

[Martin#30]

Asif,

Great to hear you are going to be getting back on a bike. If you genuinely think you are only going to be keeping it a few months, then swapping for something better, I would suggest getting something very sellable rather than something perfect for your needs now.

Something cheap, solid, budget commutery like a Hornet 600, SV650 or Fazer 600. You'll get decent examples of each for a grand, shift it easily in the spring for the same money, and they are all still fun bikes to ride. I bought a '99 Fazer myself for 3 months when the engine grenaded on my previous bike, really wonderful workhorse that put a smile on the face, handled well and did 60mpg.

Dealers will laugh at you when you come to PX anything more than 3 years old, so at the cheap end, plan on selling privately. Decent condition £1,000 bikes walk out of the door very easily these days.

Martin.

[100milesaway]

Perfect bike for your needs Asif in my humble, would be a xj/diversion 900 Yamaha, shaft drive bomb proof engine, just do you nice till it's time to buy something proper.

[Lonewolf]

If he doesn't buy a bike soon I'll have first dibs on his RUKKA gear......

[O.C.]

WELL !!!! have you decided yet, the suspense is too much for me 

[Kwikasfuki]

Procrastination - I'm an expert at that!

[Boomer]

Procrastination - I'm an expert at that!

I always say "Never put off screwing something up until tomorrow when you can screw it up today".
Needless to say I never say that at work. 

Now quit screwin' around and go buy a motorbike. 
Even a C50  is better than walking/driving/bus/train/etc.