Chak-
Yeah, I'm with you on the striple - love those things and it looks really clean but that's a lot of miles on one of those motors.
It sounds crazy but the 1k (at least all the GSXRs) I've had are fantastic for distance. They're so fast and under-stressed, you can cruise the peage well into 3 digits without feeling the least bit troubled. The fairings work well, especially with a TT style screen. Then when you get to the twisties, they're in their element. Me and the Mrs did London to Lyon in a day, no bother aside from a bit of arse ache. It's the main reason I kept getting them - I know I'd have more fun scratching a 600 but the 1k bikes are just so much more practical if you want to do any big distances.
Worth noting my K5/6 had more legroom than the K3 in that pic...made it even comfier. I did 1000 miles in a day on the K5 including multiple passes in the Pyrenees. (Admittedly I was a total zombie by the end.) I can't recommend the k5/6 iterations highly enough - they are one of the all time great bikes in my opinion, there's nothing aside from perhaps the brakes that isn't absolutely wow.
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Jung
Some current considerations which could be had sub £2.5k:
2006 FZ6, 14k miles
2006 Speed Four, 11k miles
2008 GSX650F, 10k miles
2008 Shiver 750, 13k miles
2006 Street Triple, 32k miles
2007 FZ6, 25k miles
