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Hyabusa or ZZR1400 viable alternatives,at your height its worth sitting on them all:they are all capable but not all will be comfortable.For motorway use(boring) I would just as soon travel by car & weekend "cruising" smacks of Harley D.If you want to enjoy motorcycling any of your choices will be fine,if you must have practicality(replacement for car?)something like a 1300 Pan would be an option.Motorcycling is not always about sensible choices but more about how much you enjoy your life.

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I'm getting a bike for a bit of motorway commuting and some weekend cruising, which out of the two would be the better choice? Any other suggestions? I'm also 6' 5" so the more leg room the better.

I'm 6'4" and have ridden a Triumph Sprint for a few years. It's a great bike. It will probably be replaced by a zzr.

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The 1050 triple is a stonking engine. Plenty of torque. Its an old bike compared to today's competition, they can have ABS but none of the traction control aids necessary on the latest generation of bikes with 150 and 160 bhp engines.

 

I had the shocks revalved and rear shock rebuilt by MCT, I love the ride.

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I don't know what it is with adventure bikes like the ktm, I know it makes sense especially as I'm tall and you can see over traffic for filtering in traffic jams but, they just don't do it for me, it seems like sports tourers or bikes like the k1300 or vfr1200f (whatever category they fall into) are becoming a thing of the past.

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You're right they are becoming a rare breed. However the adventure bike has come a long way since the r1200. The 1290 KTM is now a 160bhp bike, as is the s1000xr. Why compromise an upright position when you can sit behind a big screen and smash through the air with power?

 

I've ridden a buddy's multistrada and it's also a fantastic bike. My sprint could just keep up in some testing we did on the continent.

 

The KTM 990 SMT is also a fantastic machine.

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Bro in law and a mate both have the multistrada and they love them,

 

Bro in law had the Triumph Street Triple R, Yamaha Tracer, And a Triumph 1050 Adventure type as well, (Only 1 at a time lol)

 

IMO the nicest looking were the 1050 Triumph and the Yamaha Tracer

 

:shaun:

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Bro in law and a mate both have the multistrada and they love them,

 

Bro in law had the Triumph Street Triple R, Yamaha Tracer, And a Triumph 1050 Adventure type as well, (Only 1 at a time lol)

 

IMO the nicest looking were the 1050 Triumph and the Yamaha Tracer

 

:shaun:

All sound worth a look although when I hear the name ducati, I think servicing and repair bills, but like triumph I'm guessing they've come a long way. Thanks shaun
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Harley all the way for me, the engines are a bit agricultural but are lazy and make for a relaxing ride. I've had my XL1200 C, last of the carb models, for 13 years now, commuted. toured, gone down the shops etc I would not change it for anything

I have a '98 DR Big 800 in the garage waiting for restoration which was so tall when I bought it that I changed the front wheel from 21" to 17" so I could reach the ground!

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I don't know what it is with adventure bikes like the ktm, I know it makes sense especially as I'm tall and you can see over traffic for filtering in traffic jams but, they just don't do it for me, it seems like sports tourers or bikes like the k1300 or vfr1200f (whatever category they fall into) are becoming a thing of the past.

Have you ridden one? If not il advise you too! I have a fetish for ktm to say the least... check ariemann on YouTube, he does a bit on the big adventure bikes and you can see what they can do along with the normal road riding. Something quite different if I'm honest. Or the new superduke... wet dreams spring to mind :lol:

 

Oh, and they sound lovely with akrspovics on....

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both are good options i'm 6ft 7 and both of them felt good to me the zzr is nice but found it very small i was able to stride it while it was on it's centre stand and was still a couple of inches above the bike, the r1200gs is a nice bike too for us tall people

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