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What's the easiest 250+ bike to work on?

rat_race · 2015-06-20 17:51:58

Hey -- am just throwing the feelers out, starting to consider my next bike. Bought a Tiger 800 new 2.5 years ago...not the easiest bike to work on. My next bike'll replace my 2010 Ninja 250, which is fairly easy to work on bar anything inside the engine (which is a pain to get to). Lessons I learned from the Tiger is that…

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Hey -- am just throwing the feelers out, starting to consider my next bike. Bought a Tiger 800 new 2.5 years ago...not the easiest bike to work on. My next bike'll replace my 2010 Ninja 250, which is fairly easy to work on bar anything inside the engine (which is a pain to get to).

Lessons I learned from the Tiger is that "extras" are often a pain in the ass, such as fog lights, beak & heated grips: I never use these and they're a pain to put on/take off when you need to do certain work.

Looking for ideas on a light, agile, reliable, cheap-ish to run, easy to work on (including engine work) bike...preferably naked!

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#2 20-06-2015 9:57pm

650Ginge

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NC750

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#3 21-06-2015 2:13pm

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Honda Hornet 250/600.

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#4 21-06-2015 2:49pm

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CB500, meets all your requirements.

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#5 22-06-2015 9:36am

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oil cooled bandit 600. Simple old skool reliable. Change the shock and fork spring and it should handle quite nicely.

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#6 22-06-2015 12:27pm

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bros

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#7 22-06-2015 12:55pm

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SV650 is simple too.

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#8 22-06-2015 1:29pm

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The vast majority of bikes from the 90s would be easy to work on, not much electronics apart from where you want them in the ignition system.

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