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If you had £5000 to spend on a 2nd bike (keep the TDM), what would you buy?
What Would Ya Buy?
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 06:59 am
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 07:04 am
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 07:12 am
A good mountain bike and a trailer for the TDM+the mountain bike allowing me to visit places where I could enjoy both two wheel vehicles.
Second thought...why buy the mountain bike? I think I would spend my £5k on the trailer and buy days off work to enjoy the TDM more!
Second thought...why buy the mountain bike? I think I would spend my £5k on the trailer and buy days off work to enjoy the TDM more!
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 07:33 am
I can't seem to get over the fact that i really fancy an FZ1 Fazer as a bike for fun and good weather and keep my TDM for all year round usage
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TDM has moved on, i now own a Black 2009 Honda VFR 800 VTEC
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 08:49 am
ahhhhhhh, so you only see your tdm as a rat bike, and want something shiney 
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 09:02 am
I see my TDM as a good, solid, reliable all year round steed (hence keeping it) but fancy something either different or just newer, starting to think down the 9er route (wait for the coming out comments)
The way i see it is FZ! pros
Better performance
Nicer looking?
4 cyl - never had one
Reasonable price for year
9er pros
I love TDM's
more bike and accessories for my money
Know more about them
And Carpe of course
TBH the FZ1 is available in better colours
but for the same price i can get an as new TDM with luggage, and many other extras
I really am torn as i only know TDM's (had 2 and nothing else) not having owned anything else, i keep wondering if thats the main reason i love the TDM
Will i love an FZ1 more?
will i hate it?
will i love something else even more?
The only thing i'm pretty certain of is that i wont find a community like Carpe, so is it a case of better the devil ya know?
All i know is i need cake at the mo
The way i see it is FZ! pros
Better performance
Nicer looking?
4 cyl - never had one
Reasonable price for year
9er pros
I love TDM's
more bike and accessories for my money
Know more about them
And Carpe of course
TBH the FZ1 is available in better colours
but for the same price i can get an as new TDM with luggage, and many other extras
I really am torn as i only know TDM's (had 2 and nothing else) not having owned anything else, i keep wondering if thats the main reason i love the TDM
Will i love an FZ1 more?
will i hate it?
will i love something else even more?
The only thing i'm pretty certain of is that i wont find a community like Carpe, so is it a case of better the devil ya know?
All i know is i need cake at the mo
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TDM900/A 2007 Black, DL650 XTZ1200 Super Ten Handguards, Oxford Heated Grips, Double Bubble Screen, Fenda Extenda, Pipe Werx Oval Black SL Zorsts, R+G Crash Bungs, Mirror Extenders, Wilbers Rear Shock with Remote Hydraulic Preload, Wilbers Progressive Fork Springs, Scottoiler Touring Kit, Clear LED Rear Light Unit, Clear Indicators, PUIG Bellypan, V46 + 2 x E41 Keyless Luggage, Black Renthal 755 Medium Road Bars with Brace, 3 x 12v Accessory Socket, Beowolf Rad Guard.
TDM has moved on, i now own a Black 2009 Honda VFR 800 VTEC
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 09:25 am
Andrew
Go ride a 900. Then come back and see what you say. The Mk1 is not the same bike. When I got mine I thought, it would be the same, nope different bike altogether. Ive been wanting to spend my money burning a hole but keep coming back to the niner, why change something that works?
Or a Tiger, 1050, That might sort you out
cats
Go ride a 900. Then come back and see what you say. The Mk1 is not the same bike. When I got mine I thought, it would be the same, nope different bike altogether. Ive been wanting to spend my money burning a hole but keep coming back to the niner, why change something that works?
Or a Tiger, 1050, That might sort you out
cats
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 09:33 am
Andrew? ANDREW?
Only my mum calls me that (or the missus in the moment
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Off to World of bikes at Corby to test ride an 08 9er and a 57 FZ1 so i'll see what comes of that
Only my mum calls me that (or the missus in the moment
)Off to World of bikes at Corby to test ride an 08 9er and a 57 FZ1 so i'll see what comes of that
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Carpe-TDM.net - A place where everyone can have their cake and eat it!!!!!
TDM900/A 2007 Black, DL650 XTZ1200 Super Ten Handguards, Oxford Heated Grips, Double Bubble Screen, Fenda Extenda, Pipe Werx Oval Black SL Zorsts, R+G Crash Bungs, Mirror Extenders, Wilbers Rear Shock with Remote Hydraulic Preload, Wilbers Progressive Fork Springs, Scottoiler Touring Kit, Clear LED Rear Light Unit, Clear Indicators, PUIG Bellypan, V46 + 2 x E41 Keyless Luggage, Black Renthal 755 Medium Road Bars with Brace, 3 x 12v Accessory Socket, Beowolf Rad Guard.
TDM has moved on, i now own a Black 2009 Honda VFR 800 VTEC
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 09:40 am
Andy
I have had the Fazer1000 on an '03' plate.
It was...........
Fast (I mean REALLY quick)
Forgiving (Frame and set up means you'll find yourself riding outside your box. It'll catch you out if you ain't thinking)
Furious (Acceleration is unreal compared with the TDM, it is a detuned R1, but I find the TDM a more usable power)
Good Looking (I had a yellow one. It always got comments in the car parks)
Try one but the main reason I got rid was that I was getting to be the thing I hate on a bike. HOOLIGAN. Didn't give a monkeys where I overtook. The Fazer would go. Everywhere at 90mph. Not a good place when you rely on your licence for work
It was getting to be a real licence loser. Take one for a spin but you will have to uprate the rear as the spring on the OE shock is really poor when a real man is on it! 
HTH
Matt
I have had the Fazer1000 on an '03' plate.
It was...........
Fast (I mean REALLY quick)
Forgiving (Frame and set up means you'll find yourself riding outside your box. It'll catch you out if you ain't thinking)
Furious (Acceleration is unreal compared with the TDM, it is a detuned R1, but I find the TDM a more usable power)
Good Looking (I had a yellow one. It always got comments in the car parks)
Try one but the main reason I got rid was that I was getting to be the thing I hate on a bike. HOOLIGAN. Didn't give a monkeys where I overtook. The Fazer would go. Everywhere at 90mph. Not a good place when you rely on your licence for work
It was getting to be a real licence loser. Take one for a spin but you will have to uprate the rear as the spring on the OE shock is really poor when a real man is on it! HTH
Matt
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 10:35 am
I like the FZ1 
Go an buy a big shiny NOT red but BLUE wan !
I get the impression you want summat with a tad more presence, for the Wed evening bike meets for example.
With £5k you might get a black, with black engine, 9'er
Go an buy a big shiny NOT red but BLUE wan ! I get the impression you want summat with a tad more presence, for the Wed evening bike meets for example.
With £5k you might get a black, with black engine, 9'er
Edited by Studley Ramrod, 11 September 2010 - 10:55 am.
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 10:46 am
QUOTE(Studley Ramrod @ Sat 11th Sep 2010, 11:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I like the FZ1 Go an buy a big shiny red wan !
Go an buy a big shiny red wan !Dont do red, i'm chelsea
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Carpe-TDM.net - A place where everyone can have their cake and eat it!!!!!
TDM900/A 2007 Black, DL650 XTZ1200 Super Ten Handguards, Oxford Heated Grips, Double Bubble Screen, Fenda Extenda, Pipe Werx Oval Black SL Zorsts, R+G Crash Bungs, Mirror Extenders, Wilbers Rear Shock with Remote Hydraulic Preload, Wilbers Progressive Fork Springs, Scottoiler Touring Kit, Clear LED Rear Light Unit, Clear Indicators, PUIG Bellypan, V46 + 2 x E41 Keyless Luggage, Black Renthal 755 Medium Road Bars with Brace, 3 x 12v Accessory Socket, Beowolf Rad Guard.
TDM has moved on, i now own a Black 2009 Honda VFR 800 VTEC
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 10:54 am
sorry mate, no insult intended there. Blue it is 
Mk2a 2000 in Silver. Top end Refurb @ 41100 miles, Scottoiler, Renthal Road High Bars, Up & Back Bar Risers, Bellypan, DL650 Handguards, Capt. Picard Bar Ends, House of Henty SS Wheel spacers, New Seat Cover Fitted. 58 MPG !! Now owned by chrisbee ! Studley's mk2a Bloggerydoodaah ! Photos of my first MK1 Photos of my MK2a TPLQHCSRSFC No. 1 Fan
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 10:59 am
or white 
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Carpe-TDM.net - A place where everyone can have their cake and eat it!!!!!
TDM900/A 2007 Black, DL650 XTZ1200 Super Ten Handguards, Oxford Heated Grips, Double Bubble Screen, Fenda Extenda, Pipe Werx Oval Black SL Zorsts, R+G Crash Bungs, Mirror Extenders, Wilbers Rear Shock with Remote Hydraulic Preload, Wilbers Progressive Fork Springs, Scottoiler Touring Kit, Clear LED Rear Light Unit, Clear Indicators, PUIG Bellypan, V46 + 2 x E41 Keyless Luggage, Black Renthal 755 Medium Road Bars with Brace, 3 x 12v Accessory Socket, Beowolf Rad Guard.
TDM has moved on, i now own a Black 2009 Honda VFR 800 VTEC
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 11:06 am
Very nice Trev but not my cuppa tee
I seem to be getting dragged further towards the 9er route the more i think about it
I seem to be getting dragged further towards the 9er route the more i think about it
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Carpe-TDM.net - A place where everyone can have their cake and eat it!!!!!
TDM900/A 2007 Black, DL650 XTZ1200 Super Ten Handguards, Oxford Heated Grips, Double Bubble Screen, Fenda Extenda, Pipe Werx Oval Black SL Zorsts, R+G Crash Bungs, Mirror Extenders, Wilbers Rear Shock with Remote Hydraulic Preload, Wilbers Progressive Fork Springs, Scottoiler Touring Kit, Clear LED Rear Light Unit, Clear Indicators, PUIG Bellypan, V46 + 2 x E41 Keyless Luggage, Black Renthal 755 Medium Road Bars with Brace, 3 x 12v Accessory Socket, Beowolf Rad Guard.
TDM has moved on, i now own a Black 2009 Honda VFR 800 VTEC
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 11:21 am
I think it all depends what you want from a bike.
I'm just speaking personally here and fully accept that others have different ideas, but something very quick will actually get a bit boring to ride regularly. Bear with me on this...Having ridden some extremely fast bikes on the road in the past you'll find it takes a lost of self restraint to keep the speeds down to sensible (I don't mean to the speed limits) and I found when riding like that, it does actually get boring, depite the awesome performance on offer. You always feel as if you're only riding at about 30%. The most fun I've ever had on a bike is riding something with reasonable performance that isn't going to lose you your licence (or worse) every time you wind it open and spunky enough to keep it fun.
f you haven't had a 4 pot bike before, you'll like the smoothness and power and maybe not warm so much to the lack of character from the engine (I nearly wrote blandness, but there's no way you could call a GSX/R1 type thing bland. The engine characteristics are a bit sterile, though, compared to a twin).
Sorry to rabbit on a bit! The 900 is a lot different to the 850. At the end of the day, it's what suits YOU that is most important.
I'm just speaking personally here and fully accept that others have different ideas, but something very quick will actually get a bit boring to ride regularly. Bear with me on this...Having ridden some extremely fast bikes on the road in the past you'll find it takes a lost of self restraint to keep the speeds down to sensible (I don't mean to the speed limits) and I found when riding like that, it does actually get boring, depite the awesome performance on offer. You always feel as if you're only riding at about 30%. The most fun I've ever had on a bike is riding something with reasonable performance that isn't going to lose you your licence (or worse) every time you wind it open and spunky enough to keep it fun.
f you haven't had a 4 pot bike before, you'll like the smoothness and power and maybe not warm so much to the lack of character from the engine (I nearly wrote blandness, but there's no way you could call a GSX/R1 type thing bland. The engine characteristics are a bit sterile, though, compared to a twin).
Sorry to rabbit on a bit! The 900 is a lot different to the 850. At the end of the day, it's what suits YOU that is most important.
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 11:30 am
I've only ridden a few big bikes meslelf, TDM being the biggest, and i'd deffo get as many test rides as poss before I made a £5k decision.
Before all that though, I'd decide exactly what I wanted the bike for.
Before all that though, I'd decide exactly what I wanted the bike for.
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 11:39 am
Get the FZS1000 Fazer - the old one with the carbs ........Goes like shit & you can pick a really good one up fro about £3.5 K
Spend the rest on getting it Ivanized (re-jetted, filter & airbox modded) to take out the flat spot, & get the suspension sorted
You'll then have the equivalent of a totally mad 160mph all purpose rocketship ( you'll need a good visor to keep the flies out of yer teeth with all the grinning you'll be doing)
And the silver ones are the fastest .............Must get mine put back together
Spend the rest on getting it Ivanized (re-jetted, filter & airbox modded) to take out the flat spot, & get the suspension sorted
You'll then have the equivalent of a totally mad 160mph all purpose rocketship ( you'll need a good visor to keep the flies out of yer teeth with all the grinning you'll be doing)
And the silver ones are the fastest .............Must get mine put back together
The older I get, the better I was96 MkII in yellow & silver with bluespots, braided lines, Remus 2 into 1, Hagon rear shock & fork springs, bashplate, heated grips,Motech pannier racks, Road Attacks, Jockoiler, Baglux tank cover & bag. Gone to a far better place - hasn't it Remo?
Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
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'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a tripleGary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
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Posted 11 September 2010 - 01:32 pm
Not sure you can get a second hand for £5k but my choice would be Ducati Multistrada 1200 in touring set up
I haven't tried it but it looks good and performance/reviews are attractive
Multistrada
I haven't tried it but it looks good and performance/reviews are attractive
Multistrada
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