I’m after a new ride, but its gotta excite me….

[HippoDrones]

I am looking at my options for the replacement to the Ducati Sport Classic Biposto, and currently nothing floats my boat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oEgFYht1ok

Do any of you have any suggestions that I may not have considered?

[Radar]

Did you ever get a go on a MT-10?

https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/yamaha-mt-10-transformers-motorbikes-in-disguise-review-and-piccies/

I think you would love my MV too, but the ways things are I couldn’t recommend one

[HippoDrones]

I didn’t, but they have upped the price this year for no reason so not going that route.

I love the look of the MV’s but I think you are right to suggest staying clear for now.

[Radar]

I didn’t, but they have upped the price this year for no reason so not going that route.

I love the look of the MV’s but I think you are right to suggest staying clear for now.

How much are the first MT-10s coming on to the used market? Are the folk who must have the latest thing will be trading them in for SP’s with 1500 miles on the clock

[HippoDrones]

have kinda gone off them a bit now, nout wrong with them but that ship has sailed for me currently

[Radar]

have kinda gone off them a bit now, nout wrong with them but that ship has sailed for me currently

Fair enough. So are you after power, quirky or simple fun?

[HippoDrones]

fun mainly, liughtweight fun. Straight bars and none of the racer crouch either.

TBH, I want a proper supermoto but unless I buy secondhand and drop £1500 into it to get it rebuilt straight off the bat then there is nothing currently, kinda guess this falls into the SM bracket but in a roadbike modern twist.

Somit like this I could potentially still take offroad if the fancy took me too…

[Radar]

How about a CCM like the one a fellow forum member the Big E tried recently? He loved it

https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/ccm-gp450-review-in-the-shropshire-hills-mar-2016/

[HippoDrones]

They are very underpowered and tbh, look rather dated

[HippoDrones]

also, not after any kind of dirt bike as it’ll get stolen

[katana]

I’ve always had a hankering for a Buell XB12R

[HippoDrones]

I do like the idea of a Buell and they look great. The XB12R has clip-ons which is a no-no for me, reliability has always been an issue with Buells too. The front brake is something that I love and loath…. mechanically as a braking system goes it is a fantastic idea, but on a high torque and short wheelbase bike like a Buell I can only imagine buckled rims or cracked disks from hamfisted wheelies!

[katana]

I do like the idea of a Buell and they look great. The XB12R has clip-ons which is a no-no for me, reliability has always been an issue with Buells too. The front brake is something that I love and loath…. mechanically as a braking system goes it is a fantastic idea, but on a high torque and short wheelbase bike like a Buell I can only imagine buckled rims or cracked disks from hamfisted wheelies!

I’ve always liked them – for no sensible reason

Had a go on one once, not sure why they fit a front wheel as it’s never on the ground.

[HippoDrones]

hahahha Where there is a wheelie there is a way!

[r6ymy]

Don’t think this CCM looks dated!

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