MOTORCYCLE

>Ive just sold my GSX1100F and looking for a Blackbird, ~Ł2000 to spend.
>
>Ive tried a Bindit, but not impressed. Sat on a Busa and a Grixer, but
>they where too small. Im 63 with long legs and a beer gut, what other
>bikes could I consider?

> On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:30:10 +0100, Drew.H
> wrote:
>
>>Ive just sold my GSX1100F and looking for a Blackbird, ~Ł2000 to spend.
>>
>>Ive tried a Bindit, but not impressed. Sat on a Busa and a Grixer, but
>>they where too small. Im 63 with long legs and a beer gut, what other
>>bikes could I consider?
>
> A big ZZR. fairly obviously.
>
> You wont get a 1200 for 2k, but you should be able to find a ZZR1100
> for that sort of money.

> On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:30:10 +0100, Drew.H

> >Ive tried a Bindit, but not impressed. Sat on a Busa and a Grixer, but
> >they where too small. Im 63 with long legs and a beer gut, what other
> >bikes could I consider?
>
> A big ZZR. fairly obviously.
>
> You wont get a 1200 for 2k, but you should be able to find a ZZR1100
> for that sort of money.

> Ive just sold my GSX1100F and looking for a Blackbird, ~Ł2000 to spend.
>
> Ive tried a Bindit, but not impressed. Sat on a Busa and a Grixer, but
> they where too small. Im 63 with long legs and a beer gut, what other
> bikes could I consider?
>

>On Aug 1, 1:11 pm, Champ wrote:
>> On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:30:10 +0100, Drew.H
>
>> >Ive tried a Bindit, but not impressed. Sat on a Busa and a Grixer, but
>> >they where too small. Im 63 with long legs and a beer gut, what other
>> >bikes could I consider?
>>
>> A big ZZR. fairly obviously.
>>
>> You wont get a 1200 for 2k, but you should be able to find a ZZR1100
>> for that sort of money.
>
>I know youre a) not a fan of Hondas & b) a Kwacker fan-boy, but do
>you really think the ZZR1100 is better than a Blackbird, and if so, in
>which way?

> I rode the ZZR1400 a couple of weeks ago, and it moves the
> hyper-motorcycle game on a bit again, and Id say its now measurably
> better than the Blackbird

> On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:58:33 -0000, darsy wrote:
>
>> On Aug 1, 1:11 pm, Champ wrote:
>>> On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:30:10 +0100, Drew.H
>>
>>>> Ive tried a Bindit, but not impressed. Sat on a Busa and a
>>>> Grixer, but they where too small. Im 63 with long legs and a
>>>> beer gut, what other bikes could I consider?
>>>
>>> A big ZZR. fairly obviously.
>>>
>>> You wont get a 1200 for 2k, but you should be able to find a
>>> ZZR1100 for that sort of money.
>>
>> I know youre a) not a fan of Hondas & b) a Kwacker fan-boy, but do
>> you really think the ZZR1100 is better than a Blackbird, and if so,
>> in which way?
>
> Well, the OP was asking what other bikes he should look at, and the
> ZZR is obviously in the same space.
>
> I think that in most measurable criteria, the Blackbird probably is
> better than a ZZR1100, tho as the resident Kawasaki fan-boy Id
> still say the ZZR is more fun to ride. I cant comment on the
> ZZR1200, as Ive not ridden one (tho reports say it didnt really do
> much that the 1100 didnt, and looked a lot worse).
>
> I rode the ZZR1400 a couple of weeks ago, and it moves the
> hyper-motorcycle game on a bit again, and Id say its now measurably
> better than the Blackbird