modern day equivilant

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raysa110
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modern day equivilant

Post by raysa110 » Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:07 pm

hi people's , i'm looking at getting a new bike for the daily slog and spend some time giving the trx a makeover to be my weekend fun beast
has anyone thought of which of the new bikes would be a modern example of the old beasty , i can only think of 2 the kawasaki versys and the bmw f800st ... well in a twin anyway i have even thought about the fz1 and fz8 fazers
any thought's on what way you would go if you could find one ????
anyway thanks in advance
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Re: modern day equivilant

Post by trixynut » Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:10 pm

Comfy, cheap bike for a daily slog, with a similar riding position to the trx and also a twin, but obviously not as good as the TRX :D is the Suzuki SV650.

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Re: modern day equivilant

Post by Mincehead » Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:20 pm

The early Kawasaki ER6`s are also very good and fairly cheap now too.
SV650`s can easily be tuned/improved:
JHS Racing in the UK prepare the motors:

http://www.jhsracing.co.uk/suzuki_SV.htm

Alternatively these guys:

http://www.zlockracing.com/new_products.html

They go very well I`ve seen them raced. :wink:
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Re: modern day equivilant

Post by Silver » Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:05 pm

i think the aprilia shiver would do for me.
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Re: modern day equivilant

Post by phuk72 » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:13 pm

Why do you want something that is like the TRX? I want something completely different for my everyday hack (Triumph Sprint)

SV650 is more than capable as a commuter but I'd be looking at a CB500 etc if you want cheap commutting.
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