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"Look at Voge too, great bike similar price to Benelli. Tbh you could get either the Ben or the Voge fully tour kitted out and still have change from the cost of a bad model Triumph. Triumph used to be known for electrical issues too, don’t know if they still are though." I meant to say base model Triumph. | |||
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"what ever bike that you get, remember you are in charge of the throttle, no one else. ride like everyone is out to get you and you will be fine while you build up your skill levels. once passed, contact your local police about a bikesafe course." I'm a cyclist of 15 years. I'm already aware of how vulnerable I am on the road. I am looking to do an advanced course once I'm on the bike for a few months. | |||
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"Look at Voge too, great bike similar price to Benelli. Tbh you could get either the Ben or the Voge fully tour kitted out and still have change from the cost of a bad model Triumph. Triumph used to be known for electrical issues too, don’t know if they still are though." I've also been looking at the QJ range as they are fully kitted out (heated grips and seat and full electronics) 800 adventure bikes. They're only 8k on the road | |||
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"Look at Voge too, great bike similar price to Benelli. Tbh you could get either the Ben or the Voge fully tour kitted out and still have change from the cost of a bad model Triumph. Triumph used to be known for electrical issues too, don’t know if they still are though. I've also been looking at the QJ range as they are fully kitted out (heated grips and seat and full electronics) 800 adventure bikes. They're only 8k on the road " Factor in it’ll depreciate. Drop like a stone in fact. All Chinese bikes do, though Voge less than the others. Benelli has fairly good dealer support now. Plenty of used Bens and some Voge around. Or a mid size BMW is a good buy used (if the seller is typical BMW owner otherwise avoid). Don’t buy new for your first big bike if you can avoid it. | |||
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"Look at Voge too, great bike similar price to Benelli. Tbh you could get either the Ben or the Voge fully tour kitted out and still have change from the cost of a bad model Triumph. Triumph used to be known for electrical issues too, don’t know if they still are though. I've also been looking at the QJ range as they are fully kitted out (heated grips and seat and full electronics) 800 adventure bikes. They're only 8k on the road Factor in it’ll depreciate. Drop like a stone in fact. All Chinese bikes do, though Voge less than the others. Benelli has fairly good dealer support now. Plenty of used Bens and some Voge around. Or a mid size BMW is a good buy used (if the seller is typical BMW owner otherwise avoid). Don’t buy new for your first big bike if you can avoid it. " I have been looking at superbike shop for a decent used bike. I do like the idea of having traction control, stability control, cruise control etc which is on newer bikes. | |||
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"Look at Voge too, great bike similar price to Benelli. Tbh you could get either the Ben or the Voge fully tour kitted out and still have change from the cost of a bad model Triumph. Triumph used to be known for electrical issues too, don’t know if they still are though. I've also been looking at the QJ range as they are fully kitted out (heated grips and seat and full electronics) 800 adventure bikes. They're only 8k on the road Factor in it’ll depreciate. Drop like a stone in fact. All Chinese bikes do, though Voge less than the others. Benelli has fairly good dealer support now. Plenty of used Bens and some Voge around. Or a mid size BMW is a good buy used (if the seller is typical BMW owner otherwise avoid). Don’t buy new for your first big bike if you can avoid it. I have been looking at superbike shop for a decent used bike. I do like the idea of having traction control, stability control, cruise control etc which is on newer bikes." You don’t need any of those things on a mid weight bike. You need to learn to actually ride, to understand how bikes behave and what feels ‘correct’ and how to manage things going wrong. None of the electronics will get you out of a high speed tankslapper, a misjudged corner, getting hit with strong side winds etc. get something used, which you feel comfortable on and that makes you want to get out and ride it. The gizmos are largely gimmicks. | |||
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"I am doing my DAS over the summer and will be looking for an adventure or sports tourer for my for my first bike. I come from a background of road cycling and mountain biking and I am pretty strong (not about to be competing in amateur strongman strong though). I've been looking at triumph 900s or the benelli 702x. What are your thoughts? I was thinking of doing my DAS (you do it on a 650cc anyway) and going from there depending on how comfortable I am on the middleweight bike" Need to know your budget and what you’re thinking of doing with the bike really. If you’re thinking of proper European touring with dirt tracks etc as part of it forget the sports tourer but if it’s only tarmac then both sports and adventure are options Great adventure bike weekend at ragley hall if that’s the route you’re going | |||
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"I am doing my DAS over the summer and will be looking for an adventure or sports tourer for my for my first bike. I come from a background of road cycling and mountain biking and I am pretty strong (not about to be competing in amateur strongman strong though). I've been looking at triumph 900s or the benelli 702x. What are your thoughts? I was thinking of doing my DAS (you do it on a 650cc anyway) and going from there depending on how comfortable I am on the middleweight bike Need to know your budget and what you’re thinking of doing with the bike really. If you’re thinking of proper European touring with dirt tracks etc as part of it forget the sports tourer but if it’s only tarmac then both sports and adventure are options Great adventure bike weekend at ragley hall if that’s the route you’re going" Doubt I'd be doing much off roading if any. If I was to do that I'd just get a fully fledged dirt bike. Would be road use, I just like the look of the adventure bike look. That's why I'm not looking at Africa twins or anything of that caliber because they're just not needed for the kind of riding I'll be doing. My end goal is to end up with a hayabusa and maybe a tiger 1200 | |||
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"I am doing my DAS over the summer and will be looking for an adventure or sports tourer for my for my first bike. I come from a background of road cycling and mountain biking and I am pretty strong (not about to be competing in amateur strongman strong though). I've been looking at triumph 900s or the benelli 702x. What are your thoughts? I was thinking of doing my DAS (you do it on a 650cc anyway) and going from there depending on how comfortable I am on the middleweight bike Need to know your budget and what you’re thinking of doing with the bike really. If you’re thinking of proper European touring with dirt tracks etc as part of it forget the sports tourer but if it’s only tarmac then both sports and adventure are options Great adventure bike weekend at ragley hall if that’s the route you’re going Doubt I'd be doing much off roading if any. If I was to do that I'd just get a fully fledged dirt bike. Would be road use, I just like the look of the adventure bike look. That's why I'm not looking at Africa twins or anything of that caliber because they're just not needed for the kind of riding I'll be doing. My end goal is to end up with a hayabusa and maybe a tiger 1200 " Had a hayabusa back in the day but sadly unusable properly now with the road conditions and cameras everywhere. Awesome out and out adrenaline rush for 5% of the time but better fun to be had throwing a smaller nimbler bike around the twistys. | |||
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" Had a hayabusa back in the day but sadly unusable properly now with the road conditions and cameras everywhere. Awesome out and out adrenaline rush for 5% of the time but better fun to be had throwing a smaller nimbler bike around the twistys. " Never thought about getting into track riding? That's what I'm going to do | |||
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" Had a hayabusa back in the day but sadly unusable properly now with the road conditions and cameras everywhere. Awesome out and out adrenaline rush for 5% of the time but better fun to be had throwing a smaller nimbler bike around the twistys. Never thought about getting into track riding? That's what I'm going to do " Track days are about the only place you can use a modern bike at anywhere remotely near what it can do. | |||
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"Height is more relevant than strength with a bike choice. You shouldn't need to fight the bike to control it & plenty of petite ladies riding powerful bikes. " Yes I've seen many videos of small women riding big bikes. But then can't get it up when it falls over. | |||
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"Height is more relevant than strength with a bike choice. You shouldn't need to fight the bike to control it & plenty of petite ladies riding powerful bikes. Yes I've seen many videos of small women riding big bikes. But then can't get it up when it falls over." I've ridden bikes for over 40yrs & had to pick one up once. Maybe I was talking about decent riders. | |||
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"Don't look at superbike factory just don't " 👆💯 | |||
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"What's so bad about superbike factory? I've been watching videos on them and they've recently just had a huge revamp on their services" Ignore their big marketing effort and do some research on reviews of them. It’s not pretty. I looked over loads of their bikes and most were in a poor state. Servicing is bare minimum. They dislike cash buyers and try to push people into expensive finance deals. Sales staff turnover quickly. I could go on. Spend a little more at an independent dealer who pays his mortgage with his reputation. Or take a biker mate with you buying private to look over the bike. | |||
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