What bike to buy Back on the road

[davytelford]

Good news my doctor says im fit to ride again yay BUT there was a condition i have to start over re take my test so i need a new bike under 33hp so my options are not sure have some cash to spend WHAT Would you recommend .....

Please bear in mind i havent ridden in 2 years

I was thinking of an aprillia rs125

[TerraRoot]

tough one, rs125 is certainly quite fast and hugely enjoyable but also the razor sharp handling is not so friendly. Lot's of easy going 400cc trail/thumpers about that are excellent at just about everything, what type of bike do you most like?
saw a aprilia red rose the other day in the local ads, rs125 engine in a crusier? bonkers.

[davytelford]

i liked my bandit 400 but there really rare now i like too sit upright on a bike i dont like to sluch down superbike style if you know what i mean

i hate choppers not my thing i only weigh 10 stone lol
this sort of thing really

[CGK1]

That triumph reminded me of this ;



Shame its only 12hp But ive seen the exhaust on those, must sap about 3 or 4 hp, but that would still be about half of the power you can have :/

[TerraRoot]

traileys are definitely for you mate, i had a honda paris dakar xl250 once, couldn't have had more then 20bhp drum brakes super uncomfortable seat (redone with too soft foam) loads of fun, bound to be loads of 350-400 thumpers about that are easy to throw about.

www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/motorbikes/1586261

[TerraRoot]

you can restrict bikes over there can't you?
katana gsx400s




www.suzukicycles.org/GSX-series/GSX400S-Katana.shtml
www.google.ie/images?um=1&hl=en&biw=1600&bih=1064&tbs=isch:1&sa=1&q=gsx400s&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

suzuki goose 350

bikepics.com/suzuki/goose350/92/pics.asp

Both as rare as rocking horse poo and getting rarer by the minute, the goose 350 is probably already appreciating and the gsx400s katana will go up as the bigger katana's top out in value.

[lewisweaver]

Honda Bros are usually cheapish and are stock 33bhp. Fine handling (i've heard!). A suzuki RG 125 33 bhp? Plenty of bikes out there, just gotta comb through the shite ones!

[TerraRoot]

I have had an bros (400) and i still own my rg125, rg is on on par with the rs125 but the aprilia has the edge on power for f' all difference in price/reliableness (spell checker came up with that is it even a word?).
The bros how ever i hated with a passion, tubby, gutless, brake less and when i tried to get a move on through the bends all you got on entering a corner was rear end chatter, massily heavy single sided swingarm. Americans think they handle nice.

[ben1]

Maybe a DT125r or a DT125-x
or a enduro of some sorts, i dont know what style you are after , sports, crusing, enduro or just simply style?

[lewisweaver]

Hehe just a response to your "reliableness" i believe the word is reliability

[TerraRoot]

perhaps reliableness is american, lol

[davytelford]

think ive found one pics to follow

[TerraRoot]

what you get?