What’s happened to all the cheap bikes

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Re: What’s happened to all the cheap bikes

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As many of you know i'm slightly biased to the Aprilia Pegaso, great bikes, easy to work on, few of them about for not a lot of dosh.
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A few more pretty fast bikes that nobody much wants (making them cheap):

GSX1100F - the one with the power screen gimmick. Everyone wants a classic GSX1100E or a Katana or a concours GSXR1100 Slabbie - but the F is unloved and cheap as chips. You could still tour Europe on one no problem. But not in style!

RF900 - same kind of thing really. Loads of power.

Ducati ST2 - a more risky choice, but one of the cheapest ways to get a shiny Ducati in your garage. Still undervalued.

Kawasaki ZZR1100 & ZZR1200. Very cheap way to go bloody fast, and good tourers too.

Yamaha Thunderace - same as above. Very quick, and they even handle well but under-rated and forgotten about compared to R1s.

There will be more I can't think of right now. Apart from the Ducati, all of the above can be confidently bought with high mileages on them too - which usually makes them even cheaper - because a lot of bikers are scared to death of a bike with over 50k on the clock.
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Think a'body is getting a bit off topic, the guy was looking for a cheap bike for playing off road not some ugly bike to go touring Europe at tonne up speeds

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Re: What’s happened to all the cheap bikes

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Scotriders wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:27 pm Think a'body is getting a bit off topic, the guy was looking for a cheap bike for playing off road not some ugly bike to go touring Europe at tonne up speeds Image

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There’s been more than 1 ZZR used off-road, I’m sure about that. :lol: :lol:
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Scotriders wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:27 pm Think a'body is getting a bit off topic, the guy was looking for a cheap bike for playing off road not some ugly bike to go touring Europe at tonne up speeds Image

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Thank goodness I have my hair shirt handy. I'll put it on right now. And I'd better fetch the birch twigs for some healthy self-flagellation.

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Hahaha I have a ktm 990 adventure, I was looking around for a cheap fun bike I could use for work and the odd green lane


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daveuprite wrote:
Thank goodness I have my hair shirt handy. I'll put it on right now. And I'd better fetch the birch twigs for some healthy self-flagellation.

A curse on those who deviate slightly from the topic. Damn them to hell...
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gothbiker wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:57 pm Hahaha I have a ktm 990 adventure, I was looking around for a cheap fun bike I could use for work and the odd green lane


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In that case, Honda 90, the true adventurers bike :D
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Re: What’s happened to all the cheap bikes

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Slowboy wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:37 pm
gothbiker wrote: Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:57 pm Hahaha I have a ktm 990 adventure, I was looking around for a cheap fun bike I could use for work and the odd green lane


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In that case, Honda 90, the true adventurers bike :D
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Two awesome photos there.
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