LAMs and acc

[Lelitu]

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What? You have no plans to get on a screamingly insane 200hp liter bike as soon as humanly possible?
You can't be saying things like that round these parts, young lady...

oh, I want one, I definitely want one. not even going to pretend the thrill of going really fucking fast through twisties
doesn't have massive appeal.

but I have absolutely no need for it.
even if I traded up to a 600, I'd not be using that power except on track days

[MSTRS:Me]

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oh, I want one, I definitely want one. not even going to pretend the thrill of going really fucking fast through twisties
doesn't have massive appeal.

but I have absolutely no need for it.
even if I traded up to a 600, I'd not be using that power except on track days

Who does?
Truth to tell, sometimes the little bikes are just as quick in the twisties etc AND for trackdays. As the old saying goes "It's not what you have but how you use it"

[sleemanj]

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Cheers.

Still not sure now on what to do for a bike now....

The XJ6N is NOT on the Vicroads LAM, the XJ6N*L* is, which is a very much power restricted model of the bike (it is restricted way down to 25kw I think).

More of a consideration than power is comfort, what bike physically fits you best.

[Tigadee]

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a 250 may not be perfect, you have to twist harder to cope with really steep hills and motorways

Changing gears might help?

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go with something that is comfortable to sit on, for taller people, the Hyosung's tend to be good, with their fullsize frame.

The Hyo has one disadvantage though, the leg space tends to be a bit cramped (I tried it out), like you're kneeling into the bike and not sitting on it... So eat height is great, body size is great and steady, but you feel like you're sitting on your knees than your bum.

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I have no plans to trade up from my 250 when I get my full
not for a few years at least.

Same here... I finally realised that because I was trying and succeeded in getting an exemption for a larger bike (up to 650cc) but the restrictions (NZTA said I had to choose one bike, and one bike only) not to mention availability, higher price/costs, maintenance, weight, etc., brought those plans crashing down. Plus I plan to be mostly a commuter for the next couple of years, so a bigger cc bike just wasn't necessary.

Now I have two 250cc bikes (one of which is full-framed) and happy to just pootle around comfortably on them.

[darkone]

The LAMS lists are very specific regarding bike models and in NSW at least LAMS bikes pay the same increased rego as the unrestricted versions. I was paying the same for my Gladius lams as my flatmate was for his cbr600rr .....
I can't see ACC being any different.