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Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - Frosties - 16-07-16
Hiya fellas,
In a dilemma and need a bit of help.
After the CBF 1000 committed suicide after 5 months of ownership I'm in need of a new work bike. Got it down to 2 bikes but would like some input from anyone. My heart is shouting 1 bike and my head the other.
Option 1: http://www.motorcycletrading.co.uk/used-SUZUKI-GSX1250-Reading-Berkshire-841974
Option 2: http://www.bulldogtriumph.com/triumph/preowned/bike-finder/2008-58-TRIUMPH-TIGER%201050-1050cc/577696a898d9b592.htm
Cheers for any help :thumbup
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - nickodemon - 16-07-16
Triumph definitely. The 1050 engine is a peach and is far more modern
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - Skippernick - 16-07-16
Neither buts thats my opinion. Hope this helps
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - TOADY - 16-07-16
Tiger for me. Have you considered the tenere 1200?
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - Frosties - 16-07-16
(16-07-16, 08:40 PM)Skippernick link Wrote: Neither buts thats my opinion. Hope this helps
No feckin help at all for some reason. I did say "work bike" Skip not "want" bike. If it was "want" then it'd be an MV Agusta Brutale RR every day - thanks anyway.
As for the other votes, many thanks.....the Tiger was my heart vote so will 'avit' :lol
Cheers fellas
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - mickvp - 17-07-16
Tiger for me too. Seems to fit the commuting bill a bit better IMO and the engine is indeed a belter
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - Nath - 17-07-16
Out of those 2 I'd go for the first one. I like Triumphs but not the cost of the big service. The 1050 is without a doubt a sweet lump.The 1250 is nice and torquey and parts are cheap enough. The place in the 1st link I've been to a few times and they add an admin fee on top for some reason and they're not the cheapest but most of there stuff is decent and presented well.
Any reason in particular you're looking at bikes from dealers as I'm sure you'd find cheaper like for like on gumtree, autotrader and ebay.
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - robbo - 17-07-16
Reliability equals Japanese all day long......unfortunately.
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - Val - 17-07-16
The questions was: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable?
The Bandit is the one.
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - Skippernick - 17-07-16
(16-07-16, 11:07 PM)Frosties link Wrote: [quote author=Skippernick link=topic=20597.msg237333#msg237333 date=1468698031]
Neither buts thats my opinion. Hope this helps
No feckin help at all for some reason. I did say "work bike" Skip not "want" bike. If it was "want" then it'd be an MV Agusta Brutale RR every day - thanks anyway.
As for the other votes, many thanks.....the Tiger was my heart vote so will 'avit' :lol
Cheers fellas
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ooh no I'm with you on the MV, spoked wheels and everything. Lets get scale models so we can enjoy them together.
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - Frosties - 17-07-16
You're on Skip :lol
So 3 on the bounce for the Tiger now 3 on the bounce for the Bandit.......
BOLLOCKS is the word i'm looking for! Head saying Bandit but heart wants the Tiger :'(
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - BBROWN1664 - 17-07-16
What did you do to the cbf?
Tigers are nice but the bandit is probably the sensible option.
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - robbo - 17-07-16
One of my pals, a lifelong motorcyclist and a wealthy one at that, uses a bike to visit his clients 5 days a week averaging 1,000 miles plus. As long as I've known him he's always chosen Yamahas and Suzukis, currently the 1250, and he could afford anything on the market, but the most important requirement is starting on the button every morning week in week out. Look upon it as "What's the best tool for the job".
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - fazersharp - 17-07-16
(17-07-16, 10:05 PM)robbo link Wrote: One of my pals, a lifelong motorcyclist and a wealthy one at that, uses a bike to visit his clients 5 days a week averaging 1,000 miles plus. As long as I've known him he's always chosen Yamahas and Suzukis, currently the 1250, and he could afford anything on the market, but the most important requirement is starting on the button every morning week in week out. Look upon it as "What's the best tool for the job".That's the endorsement that would convince me and Ive got commitment decision problems.
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - Frosties - 17-07-16
(17-07-16, 09:26 PM)BBROWN1664 link Wrote: What did you do to the cbf? CBF threw its TPS out of the pram. Can't buy seperate, have to buy with throttle bodies @ £1500. It also took out the ECU which is £600 for a 2nd hand kit. Read about a few Deauvilles, Pans etc and other CBF 1000 owners who have coughed up only to have it re-occur 12 months later. Totally lost faith in Honda's even though I've put mine down to being a "friday bike." You can buy a Kawasaki TPS seperate ffs! Tried a few Chinky copy TPS units @ £25 a pop from the States - they set up fine but only last 5-10miles :thumbdown
Tigers are nice but the bandit is probably the sensible option.
(17-07-16, 10:55 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: [quote author=robbo link=topic=20597.msg237426#msg237426 date=1468789544]That's the endorsement that would convince me and Ive got commitment decision problems.
One of my pals, a lifelong motorcyclist and a wealthy one at that, uses a bike to visit his clients 5 days a week averaging 1,000 miles plus. As long as I've known him he's always chosen Yamahas and Suzukis, currently the 1250, and he could afford anything on the market, but the most important requirement is starting on the button every morning week in week out. Look upon it as "What's the best tool for the job".
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It's the endorsement that I think has made my mind up due to financial commitment problems. BOLLOCKS is still the correct word 'cos I so want the Tiger :wall
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - JoeRock - 18-07-16
Reliable?
The Suzuki.
What would I actually rather ride? Triumph - without a doubt!
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - BBROWN1664 - 18-07-16
Maybe I ought to think about outing my CBF sooner rather than later then
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - Flooky - 18-07-16
More reliable Suzuki , but like you I would prefer the Triumph.
Why not a low mileage gen 1 ?
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - Frosties - 20-07-16
Hya fellas, went with the Bandit but a 650 as below - thought the 1250 was overkill for commuting.
Now looking for recommendations as to the best Bandit forum for all round info.
So what is the Bandit equivalent to this site?
Re: Which of These Two Bikes Will Be The More Reliable - hotmetal - 20-07-16
A.R.S.E Bandits dot com.
All Real Suzuki Enthusiasts.
Or so I was told. Sorry couldn't resist! No offence intended.