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Steve 555
28th September 2009, 20:32
Hi there

What are these like. There is one at our Yamaha dealer in Tauranga. It is a 1998 with 26000 kms on the clock. Looking at a stepup from a 250. Something reliable but will go good on the motorway. Opinions would be great. cheers
Sidewinder
28th September 2009, 20:35
Hi there

What are these like. There is one at our Yamaha dealer in Tauranga. It is a 1998 with 26000 kms on the clock. Looking at a stepup from a 250. Something reliable but will go good on the motorway. Opinions would be great. cheers

not that fast, handle adverage but not bad for a around town hack. mates got 636 and uses his gs500 to get to work and for in town
ajturbo
28th September 2009, 20:44
not that fast, handle adverage but not bad for a around town hack. mates got 636 and uses his gs500 to get to work and for in town
what a load of crap!!!

you have no mates..!!!


a friend of mine got one... i thought it was ok for her.. ( getting back onto a bike after a MAjor off.... and she loved it
carver
28th September 2009, 20:59
what a load of crap!!!

you have no mates..!!!


a friend of mine got one... i thought it was ok for her.. ( getting back onto a bike after a MAjor off.... and she loved it

he has me, his lifetime mate

and they aint bad as a good hack!
Sidewinder
28th September 2009, 21:04
what a load of crap!!!

you have no mates..!!!


a friend of mine got one... i thought it was ok for her.. ( getting back onto a bike after a MAjor off.... and she loved it

yea hows ya bed smell tonight???
ajturbo
29th September 2009, 05:13
he has me, his lifetime mate

and they aint bad as a good hack!


yea hows ya bed smell tonight???

i think you two are the same person... so that doesn't count..!!!:girlfight:

bed all clean now..

as for the gs500... go get it!!!:2thumbsup
DELLORTO
29th September 2009, 09:33
gs500's are basicly a al'cheapo street fighter......they put out less power that alot of 250cc sportsbikes, but you can guarantee they will start when you want them to.
shards
29th September 2009, 12:45
Yes, these bikes are reliable, but Adam was riding around on them. I think there are some better (dare I say modern) options. CB600, ER6, XT660, etc. Depends on your budget.
crazyhorse
29th September 2009, 12:48
Hi there

What are these like. There is one at our Yamaha dealer in Tauranga. It is a 1998 with 26000 kms on the clock. Looking at a stepup from a 250. Something reliable but will go good on the motorway. Opinions would be great. cheers

They are a great bike. I had one. I never needed a 250, so this was my first bike. Extremely reliable and I loved it. I probably did about 50,000km on mine. Good to touch the ground on too. :2thumbsup
portokiwi
29th September 2009, 12:54
They are a nice bike. Not tooo fast but does the job.
I did the north Island on mine many moons ago with pack rack and tank bag.
I brought a 84 550 back in april. Nothing but trouble.
For a smaller guy who dosnt want to race the bike, its a nice bike.
Hope this helps.

Many years ago they use to race them......
Ms Piggy
29th September 2009, 19:30
Hi there

What are these like. There is one at our Yamaha dealer in Tauranga. It is a 1998 with 26000 kms on the clock. Looking at a stepup from a 250. Something reliable but will go good on the motorway. Opinions would be great. cheers

FABULOUS! Well I reckon it is anyway. Just got me one after riding a 1983 CB250RS for a few years, nice step up and very comfortable and uncomplicated. Buy it, has less kms on the clock than mine. How much they asking?
2nd2last1
16th October 2009, 23:50
$3500... I think I got this one last week. lol
Ms Piggy
17th October 2009, 07:06
$3500... I think I got this one last week. lol

Giz a look at some piccies then.
sil3nt
17th October 2009, 22:14
Giz a look at some piccies then.Check the waikato tag o rama thread in my signature!
Ms Piggy
18th October 2009, 07:43
Check the waikato tag o rama thread in my signature!

Too much like hard work on a Sunday morning...:blink:
2nd2last1
18th October 2009, 23:09
or just click my profile theres an album there... lol
Zuki lover
19th October 2009, 06:16
They are an excellent all rounder bike - can't go wrong with them. Good luck mate:clap: