Choice of 2 bikes for work

[noggythenog]

Update on my cbf moan......my mate gets a new tyre today & he just ordered a nitron shock via ebay......look forward to getting another shot to see if it is no longer riding like a 1940 s vintage bike

[sinto607276]

Update on my cbf moan......my mate gets a new tyre today & he just ordered a nitron shock via ebay......look forward to getting another shot to see if it is no longer riding like a 1940 s vintage bike

Are you sure it's not being rode by a 1940's vintage bloke? :lol :pokefun

[Frosties]

I know you said you were looking for a bike with abs and the bike im showing doesnt have it-however they did make make them with abs so if you looked around.......


BMW 1100s
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-R1100S-200...1c59f4ba80


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A BMW  :eek . Not sure I could stand the shame  :lol  Wouldn't get any biker nods either  :rolleyes


On a serious note....I am looking at this below. At lot of money for the age (could be a money pit) but there's something about it I like - don't know what though.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262053291875?_...EBIDX%3AIT

[Frosties]

Personally I never got on with the CBF. I looked for one for my all round bike after my 3rd FZS1000 and ended up buying a CB1300 instead. Did not like the handling of the CBF at all.
"Almost" bought a Deauville but the CB1300 had a bit more wow factor and ultimately I did not think there was much point in buying a bike I found uninspiring to ride. Ran the CB for 3 years including through the winters.
One thing I was not impressed with was the overall Honda build quality and whilst the ABS was pretty good I had to strip the brakes every month or they seized up. Ended up going back to the Fazers with a FZ6 for the winter and an FZ1 for the summer.

I'm sure if you have set your mind on the CBF then another will come up in the coming months 

CB1300 is being watched below Flesh  . Main trouble is that I want one of these or an XJR1300 as a weekender so don't want to spoil my future options. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-HONDA-CB-...33a95de954

[Robbie8666]

cheers for this thread as I've been looking to get another bike & there is a CBF1000 come up for sale that I'm going to look at tonight. its 07 plate with 14.5k miles on and looks a beaut!
only thing is i'm fussy bout is the riding position & how easy it is to manoeuvre standing still & very slow speeds!
If I get it I'll put pics up, if I don't I'll put sellers link up lol!

[Frosties]

Put a link up Robbie and I can beat you to it offer some advice.

Keep looking at this one below. Literally a mile away from me but can't get past the shite colour  :'(

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/a.../usedbikes

[BBROWN1664]

:agree

Not sure about that colour either. Never seen one like that before. Why would you want a slow colour anyway?

[BBROWN1664]

Frosties et al

Here is a nice looking one.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/a...&logcode=p

[Robbie8666]

Put a link up Robbie and I can beat you to it offer some advice.

Keep looking at this one below. Literally a mile away from me but can't get past the shite colour  :'(

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/a.../usedbikes

oh so you don't like the colour?? good job cuz I just bought it lol!!!! pick it up Monday after work!!  :lol



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/a...&logcode=p

[Robbie8666]

as for the colour  I can't explain on here but after black or silver it is spot on for me!!
will be changing number plate too haha

[Val]

Its purely for the ABS. After the shunt up town with the van recently in the wet, a little switch has triggered in my head that for the mileage I do it's now a must have - especially in London.

FZ1S with ABS than - surely way better than Hondas  :lol

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZ1-Faz...4af1791c54

[Robbie8666]

that's nice but £1k more than I had to play with

[Frosties]

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Put a link up Robbie and I can beat you to it offer some advice.

Keep looking at this one below. Literally a mile away from me but can't get past the shite colour  :'(

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/a.../usedbikes

oh so you don't like the colour?? good job cuz I just bought it lol!!!! pick it up Monday after work!!  :lol


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/a...&logcode=p
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:lol :lol  Both scouting the same bloody bike, what were the chances eh?

Pleased for you Robbie, nice one fella. I really did try to like the colour because the rest of the bike was totally spot on including options...........and a feckin mile away from me.

Agree that Silver and Black are better but would also take the white or candy red ahead of the blue - personal choice.

I know where the bike is.........good luck making it to the motorway :rollin

[Robbie8666]

haha thanks was well chuffed with it, like you say fully loaded and spotless its been kept in a garage all its life, well that's about to change hehehe
will keep you all updated on it.

[BBROWN1664]

Maybe we need to add a CBF1000 sub-forum to this site now :pokefun

[Frosties]

Maybe we need to add a CBF1000 sub-forum to this site now :pokefun

Ohhhhhhhhh grrrrrrrrrrreat idea. Add salt to the wound why don't you. I'm STILL fecking looking for one  :grumble

[BBROWN1664]

What about this one?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/a...&logcode=p

cheaper than the yucky blue one so leaves you cash to add the rack etc.

[Frosties]

What about this one?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/a...&logcode=p

cheaper than the yucky blue one so leaves you cash to add the rack etc.

Not a bad shout BB - worth thinking about.

Currently scouting this one - NOT BLUE, nice rear shock upgrade, knuckle wind deflectors, comfort seat, lowers etc. Mileage is double but I do about 20 - 23k a year so is it an issue. It's also private so a hard haggle down to £2800 could be on the cards.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/a...&logcode=p

[Robbie8666]

I like look of those knuckle deflectors... have to research them!

[Frosties]

And here it is finally.........Love the turbine power.