Thinking of buying a Burgman 400 as spare bike

[primalcarl]

I recently passed my motorbike test and have bought a nice Yamaha XJ6.

I don't drive and don't want to use the XJ for commuting so have been looking at a Deauville NT650 or a Burgman 400.

The Burgman I've seen for sale is a 2000 model with 30k on the clock, being sold for £850.

Are they reliable? I've owned a Honda S-Wing before and loved the storage on that for shopping etc, I don't drive so storage is especially important.

Any advice would be great!

[Bluebottle]

Nothing beats the B400 on storage

The pre 2007 bikes can lose a bit of oil at sustained high speeds and the '07 is a slightly better bike imho, but no major worries

[primalcarl]

Thanks, it sounds pretty good. I'm now also tempted by a 2001 Honda Silverwing

[Stibbs]

Thanks, it sounds pretty good. I'm now also tempted by a 2001 Honda Silverwing

I once owned a S/wing. I found it extremely thirsty (45mpg tops)
I've now had 2 burgers, the latest bought new last year, IMO the burger does all the S/wing does and is a better bike....with much better economy.

[primalcarl]

Cheers for the info. The only local Silverwing going has now sold anyway, so it's back to the Burgman which is fine as cheaper and like you say more economical

[primalcarl]

Well I now own a Burgman 400. Would like to put a topbox on it for extra storage, but it seems finding the right bracket isn't that straightforward!