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KTM’s new mini-duke (125 cc) has just been announced.. I must say I love the looks, like them a lot better than any unfaired bike I’ve seen so far. It’s new though, so it’ll take a while for it to end up on the secondhand market.. Are there any other supermoto’s with this sort of look?

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I’ll agree to disagree, back to motorcycles indeed

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First off, do you actually live here?

As for France and Germany being beneficiaries:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

As you can see, they are some of the largest countries in the EU, both by GDP and by population.

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Allright, that means Brits will have to take the ferry rather than drive.. Apart from that, you can just travel to most countries in the EU.

A great many seems an exaggeration, as I’ve met few people that aren’t content with the current situation.

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Power isn’t a problem, we’re limited to a 25kw (about 33hp) license for our first two years, so whatever I’ll get will have to be restricted to 25 kw anyway.

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If the sportbikes are that difficult to live with, I’ll put those in the fridge for now.

And I don’t really have anything against them, just don’t like the looks, except for the SV 650. I’ll try and stop by a suzuki dealer sometime soon.

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I live in Belgium. I’m not sure if I’ll be doing a lot of freeway, that sort of depends on the bike I’ll be getting. There’s two routes of roughly equal length to university, one through the city and the other mostly freeway. I wouldn’t feel comfortable going on the freeway with the 125R (lots of trucks here). The roads are generally pretty decent though.

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Well, took a trip to the dealers a couple days back. The ninja is unfortunately too small for me. The yamaha R125 does seem to fit me quite well, and having seen it I’m kind of sold on the sportbike look. I am worried the R125 might be lacking in performance, with only an 80-ish top speed.
I’m wondering if a restricted bigger bike might be a decent idea? There’s plenty of GSX-R and YZF-R 600’s around here that have been restricted to 25kw, making them legal to ride on a beginner license.

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Thanks for your experiences everyone! Eternal, I’m not that big on the supermoto look but I’ll check them out – there might be a model for me. If possible, could you share a pic of yourself on the lowered bike? Every pic of the bike I’ve seen so far had short-ish people on it.

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I’ve got a 34′ inseam.
Munch: I’d really like the Ninja 250R, but I’m worried I might be too tall for it. I’ll be going to the shop sometime soon, so I’ll be sure to let you know .
madjak: is the Ninja 650 that much more powerful than the 500? Thanks for the massive reply, lots of info there.

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