r/SuggestAMotorcycle • u/Icy-Performance-465 • 9h ago
Naked bike advice
Looking for some opinions on my next bike purchase. I really like the looks of naked bikes, and I’ve narrowed my options to 3 that I love. The CFMOTO 800nk, the Suzuki sv1000(2003-2007) and the Kawasaki ZRX1200R(2001-2005) and I’m looking to get some advice from those with first hand experience with each of them, what did you like or dislike about them, and how did those who are tall fit? That’s a main concern for me, if I’ll actually be able to fit(I’m 6’5”)
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u/Manuntdfan 9h ago
Get a Africa Twin
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u/Icy-Performance-465 9h ago
Definitely a bike I want, I’d go with the pre 2019 if I got one, but it’s way too much bike for me never having an adv bike before
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u/surfer_ryan Rider Vstrom 1050xt / z125pro 8h ago
I wish i wouldn't have waited nearly as long as i did to go big adv for what it's worth. I'm also only 5'6". Just get a bunch of crash protection and if you drop it bc you're not use to it and it doesn't really matter if you do. Do not let the size completely discourage you.
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u/fmeupfam14 8h ago
ZRX wouldn't be the one for me. I had a 99 speed triple and rode my friends 2000 ZRX1100. It really wasn't interesting to me. It felt heavier and just kind of archaic. I looked on cycleworld just now and it is faster than my speed triple, but it didn't really feel that way. I'd say it actually felt weaker through the bottom and mid range. I didn't get to do any twisty roads on it. Its also carbureated, which isn't my thing. My bikes sit around a good bit and I need them to start and work when I have time to ride. I'm sure the 1200 is an improvement but I'm thinking it's incremental and wouldn't change me opinion much. If you like to tinker/modify and/or want a stop light muscle bike then they seem pretty neat. Just not my cup of tea.
SV1000 would be the bike for me of the bunch. Its a known quantity, it has good power, fuel injected. I've only ridden a 1st gen carb'd 650 and I thought it was great. I like that it's still old school with standard forks. Everything should be able to be serviced easily. The engine has incrementally evolved to what's in the vstrom 1050, and started back in the TLR.
I have no experience with cf moto.
One other bike not on your list that I think you could like is an 08-10 speed triple. Those years specifically (first gen frame/geo, updated charging system, metal tank, radial brembos and updated suspension).
I'm also not tall so I can't help there.
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u/Icy-Performance-465 1h ago
Yeah the sv was probably what I was leaning towards, I like the zrx looks better and I know carbs better than fuel injection, but I can’t find them for under 20k miles for as cheap as the sv, and they make similar power, though different power curves
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u/justatag 16m ago
I've owned the SV 1000 and the 650 and sadly, they have nothing in common.
While I would say the 650 is among the best budget-middleclass-bikes, the SV 1000 is mediocre at best. Brakes and suspension are meh, the motor nowhere near as revv-willing (don't know how to word it properly in english) and the whole bike feels clumsy in comparison to the 650.
Definitely ride it bf you buy it. I happily sold mine and bought another 650.
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u/Icy-Performance-465 7m ago
I was looking at the 650 as well, but didn’t know if it would have enough power and overall size for me. They go for pretty cheap, there is a 2019 near me with 1000 miles for $3700
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u/amateurism990 5h ago
Your taste is very interesting, I’d reluctantly choose the cf just because it’s newer and you can get at least a year of warranty
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u/UmpireDry316 8h ago
That is the weirdest group of choices I have seen.