Tempted to upgrade options from a 1000 V-Twin

[sevenofninecelica]

Currently riding a 1997 - 1k firestorm, got itchy fingers to upgrade, open to anything but must meet the following requrements

1. Must be Jap
2. Over 900cc
3. Must have a big tank......... use to 80-90 miles on a 16 ltr which is taking the piss.... petrol station..........
4. must be over 150 bhp
5. ABS prefered
6. upto 3k max

[wanzey]

zx14r

[Milky]

zx14r

or maybe just a car if your considering that ^^

[Milky]

Or a Bandit 6?

[sevenofninecelica]

already got 1x1 cars lol, ah the kawi was short listing one of those

[sevenofninecelica]

probably need a

7) none naked bike pref sports touring with grunt of a V-twin and top end of a blade / GSXR etc

[TLS-Moose]

I think your list is pretty much impossible to acheive .......

A genuine 150bhp for under £3k you're still talking £5k+ for a ZZR14 worth having ..... a ZX12 maybe, or an older 'Busa (speak to Graham22 about them) though I think that'll be short of your power requirements, likewise I don't think a Blackbird fits the bill HP wise either

[graham22]

Jap, ABS, <£3k - won't work let alone 150bhp.

It's going to be a Blackbird, Hayabusa or even a Fazer 1000 if touring is so important.

My personal preference, given your criteria, would be a K3/K4 GSXR1000 having covered a few distances on a K2 1000 in the past - this will also have much more grunt than what you're used to.

[billinom8s]

does it need to be over 150bhp ?

That's alot of power and still must give good eco and tour well.

Try an sv thou. Alot more power than a firestorm, i rode a firestorm a while ago and to be honest it was lacking power so anything even slightly sports/tourer would cover your requirements easily. As for abs - try bmw, they seem to have got it right.

[sevenofninecelica]

Its not so much touring bar performance and big tank Hated the storms 80-90 mile range oh forgot perfer "lean forwards" not upright most BMW's are upright.. must be IL4 too. I might be able to stretch to 5K but would be pushing it.

[deej]

So you want a 150bhp il4 with the torque of a vtwin. At a guess that leaves you with the latest r1 but that'll be out of your budget.

Not sure if its possible but you could always buy a bike that you find comfy and then add a few power commanders onto it to have it set it up to your liking

Fuel range of 80-90 is going to be common across most sportsbikes that aren't ridden sensibly

Good luck with your search,will be curios to see what you find, if anything

[jon_piscitelli]

ABS in that price range is still going to be agrcultural, I say go for a 04/05 1000 sports bike as to be honest they're all good & will slot in money wise for you.

I bought an 04 5vy R1 earlier this year as it came with free GHD's & manicure and leaves my K5 GSXR 600 as my track bike...

[graham22]

Fuel range of 80-90 is going to be common across most sportsbikes that aren't ridden sensibly

Most 04/05 sportsbikes are going to be better than an early smaller tank/big carb'd Firestorm (apart from a Superduke ).