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**AAAESLLESO** · 09-22-2011, 06:03 PM

I've had a scan around google but it's not being very helpful, so I thought I'd ask here for a few ideas before harassing the blokes in my local motorbike shop.

I want to get a motorbike for commuting as the traffic is appalling in the mornings near the office, but I'm a bit stuck on what I need. I'll be doing about 12,000 miles pa, but when I look at classified ads, most of the bikes that are around 5 years old have around 20,000 miles on the clock, which makes me think they're not meant to be ridden as much as I want to use it for.

I'll be sitting my direct access test in November, so I won't be limited by HP or CCs, so what would you guys suggest? I was reading good things about the BMW F800 ST as a starter bike, but not sure if it's designed for what I have in mind, plus I'd rather start off in the second hand market in case it's not for me.

09-22-2011, 06:03 PM	#1
AAAESLLESO Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	UK/EU motorbike guys I've had a scan around google but it's not being very helpful, so I thought I'd ask here for a few ideas before harassing the blokes in my local motorbike shop. I want to get a motorbike for commuting as the traffic is appalling in the mornings near the office, but I'm a bit stuck on what I need. I'll be doing about 12,000 miles pa, but when I look at classified ads, most of the bikes that are around 5 years old have around 20,000 miles on the clock, which makes me think they're not meant to be ridden as much as I want to use it for. I'll be sitting my direct access test in November, so I won't be limited by HP or CCs, so what would you guys suggest? I was reading good things about the BMW F800 ST as a starter bike, but not sure if it's designed for what I have in mind, plus I'd rather start off in the second hand market in case it's not for me.
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