Triumph Street Triple 675




KTM Duke 620




Honda Hornet 600




Honda 600 ABS




Suzuki Bandit 650 ABS




Honda Gladius 650 ABS




Kawasaki Z 750











What do you think?


Are there any orgers with experience with one of these?
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4 of em

Oh and it is a Suzuki Bandit not a Honda Bandit.

Personally not my thang but if you like "sit up and beg" bikes then i would go with the Kawasaki although the Bandit is a wheelie tool

Welcome back Phil !
You should have met while you were here, you could have discussed bikes .

Serious said:

mdiver said:

Cheers. I knew you would reply to this thread


I fixed it, of course it's a Suzuki...




Yeah, I like them lively but not too racey, if you know what I mean. So I think naked bikes like these would fit me perfectly well.


Not impressed by the English style or the Austrian quality?

Dave1992 said:

Yeah i have ridden the KTM but i am not in to big fuck off motards.

I have however ridden one of these and it blew my sox off

mdiver said:

"Big fuck off motards" ?



I'm not the race type, it's just too clumsy and heavy for my area and city. I imagine that being loads of fun if you rent a racecourse or if it's really one of your major hobbies, but I just want to ride around from time to time, being happy to put the throttle to the metal from time to time.



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Dave1992 said:

Yeah i know what you mean, but you know me i am a race freak!

As far as motards, those are not my thing. The power delivery is just not my style. The 620 is a single cylinder, that means big lumps of power not smooth revvy power. That basically means buckets of torque but lower HP. The 620 kicks out about 50hp, to put that in perspective my 250 race bike puts out more power than that but delivers it differently. The 620 will wheelie EVERYWHERE and you will have trouble keeping the front end down.
All about what you like i guess

mdiver said:

Yeah, my concern with the Duke is that it may be too difficult to tame for my liking.

What do you think about the Hornet? Too average and stereotype 'first-time naked bike user'-style?

And the Triumph? Looks very smooth to me.



I once had a quick ride on a small Bandit and I enjoyed it very much. Your opinion?


Thanks for you replies and help!

Dave1992 said:

Hornets are communter bikes, easy to ride, torquey and all the same. If you want fun then don't buy any of them mate, hornet and bandit are very much the same.
What are the rules there for restrictions when you have passed your test?

mdiver said:

With a car licence (you can get this with 18) you are automatically allowed to drive a 125. For everything above that you need the extra "A-licence" (for motobikes, you can get this with 18 too).

Dave1992 said:

Well yeah. What i mean is that all these bikes are beyond your 125 permit. Here there is a restriction on power for 2 years after you pass. Do you have anything like that?

mdiver said:

I know they are beyond my limit; that's why I said I was starting to save some money, because I'd like to buy one in a few years when I get my A-licence.

There is no such thing in Austria.

Dave1992 said:

Then my suggestion is ride a 125 for a while and find your feet, fall off a few times and then make up your mind!

Love your picks Dave, here's my wet dream:



http://www.streetfighter....sp?lang=en

that speed 3 is dope, even if it IS british.

JerseyKRS said:

It is called a Speed Triple

Having said that if you pop over i can get you a test ride, they are one of our customers They are a bit windy though, no real NOISE

And you guys now QUIT encouraging him.

Nina1993 said:

If you ain't falling off you ain't trying hard enoug...i should know, I TRY REALLY HARD