Moving on from the GS. New bike

[tt_four]

you're in for some fun if you've never really gone full throttle on a 600. Squeeze the tank with your knees, lean forward and go for it once the bike is ready haha. Break in periods are painful. It almost makes it worth buying used bikes!

Break in on that ninja 250 was outright painful, the first few hundred miles you could only go about 30mph haha. At least on the triumph you can go a normal speed.

[tt_four]

I stopped by bike night last for a little, an a annoying as guys on sportbikes are, I really kinda missed having one haha. for the first time I debated putting the supermoto on craigslist to see what people might want to trade. I need to borrow a friends sportbike for the weekend to see how nice it is to be able to ride on the highway, take people for rides, have an electric start and a headlight that actually works haha.

[Bear]

I'm thinking of one of these......



any input and review from an owner would be greatly appreciated...

[Twisted]

I'm thinking of one of these......



any input and review from an owner would be greatly appreciated...

Test ride it and then test ride a Street Triple. Bets are that the ER6 does not even get a look in. I have ridden both and after the riding the ER6 I could not wait to get back on my GS.

[tt_four]

The japanese bikes are nice enough for what they are, but if you're looking at naked 600s, nothing's even gonna come close to the Triumph. We should all just buy Street Triples and rename the forum haha

[pantablo]

(Phil B-local to L.A., arent you?)

yup I am. Surprising.. i thought I'd set my location in my profile.
Just now I saw other people had it, and went to check mine... and couldnt find it! took me 2 minutes tofind it, for some reasons 

I recognized the profile picture-rockstorephotos.com or some such, lol.

[yamahonkawazuki]

after getting rid of your 600? did you ever get anything else?, curious. ive been bikeless since getting rid of  my last gs lol almost 3 years now

[Bear]

what about one of these???



I dont want to ride a fast bike slow... i just wanna ride a nice bike with a bit of oomph!!....

[yamahonkawazuki]

so you dont want to ride a fast bike slow. ( nor im guessing) a slow bike fast. perhaps having available power when you want it. that sv may work for you. what is right for you, is wrong for another. im assuming this will be the only bike?, if so best way for me to explain it is get on the bike and ask yourself if you can be comfy after sitting in that position for 4 hours ( a decent ride length imho)

[Twisted]

Like Yama said. Test ride if you can and research the bikes you are interested in. The SV is a good bike but only you can make the decision whether it is good enough to have in your garage.

[Twism86]

The looks of the Triumph caught me first, great looking bike once you get past the headlights and add a flyscreen (much better). Once i test rode one, that was it.

[tt_four]

so you dont want to ride a fast bike slow. ( nor im guessing) a slow bike fast. perhaps having available power when you want it. that sv may work for you. what is right for you, is wrong for another. im assuming this will be the only bike?, if so best way for me to explain it is get on the bike and ask yourself if you can be comfy after sitting in that position for 4 hours ( a decent ride length imho)

It wasn't the right bike for me, but if you're looking for a bike that's super easy to ride and has great power delivery for general riding you could look into a Buell XB9. I wanted something faster so I sold mine, but if I wasn't obsessed with wheelies, it would've been pretty close to ideal haha. So much low end torque, you barely even had to touch the gas to leave a redlight, just slip the clutch and the bike will pull away. I could come out of turns at idle and the bike would still just pull away fine. It isn't what you'd think of when you think of a liter bike, my old triumph speed triple was actually faster than the xb, and the midranges were pretty much the same, so I still consider it a good recommendation for a simple streetbike that's not too intimidating.

[yamahonkawazuki]

so you dont want to ride a fast bike slow. ( nor im guessing) a slow bike fast. perhaps having available power when you want it. that sv may work for you. what is right for you, is wrong for another. im assuming this will be the only bike?, if so best way for me to explain it is get on the bike and ask yourself if you can be comfy after sitting in that position for 4 hours ( a decent ride length imho)

It wasn't the right bike for me, but if you're looking for a bike that's super easy to ride and has great power delivery for general riding you could look into a Buell XB9. I wanted something faster so I sold mine, but if I wasn't obsessed with wheelies, it would've been pretty close to ideal haha. So much low end torque, you barely even had to touch the gas to leave a redlight, just slip the clutch and the bike will pull away. I could come out of turns at idle and the bike would still just pull away fine. It isn't what you'd think of when you think of a liter bike, my old triumph speed triple was actually faster than the xb, and the midranges were pretty much the same, so I still consider it a good recommendation for a simple streetbike that's not too intimidating.

xb9 can become an xb12 with addition of3 parts. ( cylinders pistons and heads from said 1200cc. can go as high as 1340 on stock lower end)

[pantablo]

Also consider a honda 919. not too many around so the market is low and prices are low. very similar to the sv but more power.

after getting rid of your 600? did you ever get anything else?, curious. ive been bikeless since getting rid of  my last gs lol almost 3 years now

no replacement. been 2 (or 3?) years now for me too. borrowed a friends gsxr750 for a couple trackdays though.

[applecrew]

 

I demo'd a Street Triple on Saturday... WHAT A RIDE! Absolutely love how it handles, turn-in is effortless and it fit me like a glove - ergo's were PERFECT for me. When I wear my GS out, this is my next ride!

I also rode a Tiger 800 XC (just OK in my book) and a Thunderbird Storm. The roll-on on the T-Bird was truly impressive! Anyone got a stump that needs pulling? Not my kind of bike, however - it doesn't have much lean before you start grinding stuff... but the roll-on made me GRIN & LAUGH!!!

[Twisted]

I demo'd a Street Triple on Saturday... WHAT A RIDE! Absolutely love how it handles, turn-in is effortless and it fit me like a glove - ergo's were PERFECT for me. When I wear my GS out, this is my next ride!

I also rode a Tiger 800 XC (just OK in my book) and a Thunderbird Storm. The roll-on on the T-Bird was truly impressive! Anyone got a stump that needs pulling? Not my kind of bike, however - it doesn't have much lean before you start grinding stuff... but the roll-on made me GRIN & LAUGH!!!

Yes the grin factor is very high on a Striple