Currently riding an 03 plate faired Bandit but looking at doubling my commute to 75 miles each way.  Any suggestions on a bigger bike?  Pre reqs are:

bigger screen

tank range of up to 200 (dont fancy getting nervous for the last 10 miles each day)

enough poke to be interesting but unlikely to go swinging about B roads unless diverted

not as wide as a bus so i can filter - road becomes a car park near destination

thoughts welcome.

cheers

Be sure, ride safe and enjoy

A lot depends on what sort of ergonomics you want - most anything can be fitted with a taller screen, if the riding position's good to start with - how much weight you're comfortable handling and what sort of budget you're on.

I'd probably look in the hyper-sports-touring department, personally: Honda Super Blackbird or Pan European, Suzuki Hayabusa, Yamaha FJR - or a low-mileage Yamaha Thunderace or Kawasaki ZZR1100, if money's tight.

Supermotard/Retro style isn't too bad for distance work either. If you get on with shaft drives and the car park part of the route isn't too tightly packed, it might be worth looking at a BMW, something like the R1150GS. Alternatives might be Suzuki's DL1000, Yamaha TDM900, Triumph Tiger, perhaps a Kawasaki ZRX1200S.

Finally, there's the sort of utilitarian everyday bracket - the evergreen Honda VFR, various Triumph Sprint/RS models, the Bandit 1200, new Honda CB1000F.

Probably best to avoid the real bargain-basement, such as older Bandits, Diversions and so on: build quaity wasn't up to much.

Ideally, test-ride a few different styles and see what really suits (it's not just the mechanics - you want to still be able to walk when you get to work!). You might find, for example, that hypersports work for you: such as early 00's GSXR1000/Fireblades - when they were still roomy and comfortable - which were good for stellar mileages.

Any of that lot sound like what you'd be after? A better idea of that would help with more specific advice!

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