Learner biker wanting recommendations on daily commute bike

[MichaelBlucher]

Hi

What bike should i buy?

I'm 189cm (6'2) 110kg (230 lbs) so don't want a small feeling bike.

Cheap is best (low ongoing maintenance very important. So needs to be cheap overall i.e. not interested in dodgy or high maintenance bikes).

Basic experience - Had a 125 Yamaha as a teenager but haven't had a bike for 10+ years

250cc + preferred and best suite for cummuter

will be my daily commuter (~30km including motorway).

Bike needs to be LAMS approved

Your help would be much appreciated

[Crasherfromwayback]

GSX650FU. I'll even fly you down here to get one!

Pete

[haydes55]

Motard. Wr450, DRZ400, XT660 or xr600. Big bikes will suit your frame. Thumper engines for the torque to carry your rig. Nothing is better fun to commute on. Cheapest maintenance, least damage costs in a crash and usually hold their resale value pretty well

[James Deuce]

Take the train.

[mossy1200]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/tourers/auction-846105792.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/tourers/auction-844352637.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/dual-purpose/auction-847812138.htm

[MichaelBlucher]

Crasherfromwayback you got a link or more info

Others thanks for the recommendations I will look them up

[kiwi-on-wheels]

Im 6ft and commute on a 1988 cbr250r, bit small but really easy to chuck around in traffic, dont rule out a smaller frame. Take test rides!!!!

[Akzle]

dear sweet jesus. no. no. no.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Crasherfromwayback you got a link or more info



Sure mate.

http://www.suzuki.co.nz/Motorcycle/Learner/GSX650FU+Learner+Approved/

http://www.suzuki.co.nz/html/blob.php/GSX650FU+Learner+Approved.pdf?documentCode=133085&elementId=11203&fileId=20985&attach=true

Pete

[Erelyes]

Early (pre 07) Ninja 250R.

Is halfway between 'sports' and 'upright' in riding position. I'm 6'3" and was fine on one.

Something like this, except more around the $2,000 - 2500 mark. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/sports/auction-845742780.htm

[Banditbandit]

GSX650FU. I'll even fly you down here to get one!

Pete

Yeah .. I'd go with this ('xcept when Pete flies you down don't try his coffeee ...)

[Crasherfromwayback]

Yeah .. I'd go with this ('xcept when Pete flies you down don't try his coffeee ...)

No need to freak. In summer time...we hand out this shit! :sunny:309107

[James Deuce]

Really? What do I have to buy to get one! I love that stuff!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Really? What do I have to buy to get one! I love that stuff!

Lol. Come in. I ain't gonna courier you one.

[Ulsterkiwi]

No need to freak. In summer time...we hand out this shit! :sunny:309107

had one of those one day, waaaaaay better than the coffee. I can still taste the cup I had in 2013.

Pete, out of more than passing interest can the 650FU be lowered at all?

[James Deuce]

had one of those one day, waaaaaay better than the coffee. I can still taste the cup I had in 2013.


2009 for me. Strikes at funny times, especially on an empty stomach. You burp 2009 instant coffee and then hallucinate that you're standing at the parts counter for a second or two. I broke a toilet after a particularly violent episode once.

[Crasherfromwayback]

had one of those one day, waaaaaay better than the coffee. I can still taste the cup I had in 2013.

Pete, out of more than passing interest can the 650FU be lowered at all?

Lol. Thanks. And yep...we can drop 'em a bit.

[GrayWolf]

two options that seem to get a thumbs up
Pete's suggestion 650FU....
http://www.productreview.com.au/p/suzuki-gsx650f.html

and seems to have gotten favourable reports, the Yamaha MT-07
http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/reviews/1411/motorcycle-review-yamaha-mt-07/

[kiwi-on-wheels]

Mt07 looks good, but the gsx can be de-restricted further down the line, eliminating the need to buy a new bike at the end of license restrictions

[haydes55]

Mt07 looks good, but the gsx can be de-restricted further down the line, eliminating the need to buy a new bike at the end of license restrictions


But who doesn't like buying a new bike for their full anyway?

[kiwi-on-wheels]

If buying a new bike on your full, i'd buy an old s**tbox bike to learn on. Infact, i kinda have, its just a touch too small hahaha still does the job and its cheep, also doesnt matter quite so much when you drop it because it owes you less

[MichaelBlucher]

Thanks for the links and replys

Btw cheap for me is $5000 mark wish I had $11,000 those 650s look awesome.

I'm following a 2002 gs500 on trade me around the $5000 mark and. Bunch of $3200-$4000 250 cc bikes I would flick after my full I.e Suzuki gsx 250, gw250 and hyosung gt250. There are a bunch of 250 ninjas and Cbrs around the $5000 mark also but if 250 would rather buy cheaper.

Just missed a 650 boulovard for low $4000 mark.

Doing some reasearch of dual purpose bikes also

[kiwi-on-wheels]

Test ride, test ride, test ride...

[xXGIBBOXx]

Or you could buy my 2013 CB500X , ABS, new tyres @11000 kms at 15000 kms at the mo . LAMS $7000 and its your and then I can get my street triple I want so bad 😃 it is tall and upright riding.I have a rooted back and I keep my back straight. fun to ride fast but not warp speed fast

[GrayWolf]

Thanks for the links and replys

Btw cheap for me is $5000 mark wish I had $11,000 those 650s look awesome.

I'm following a 2002 gs500 on trade me around the $5000 mark and. Bunch of $3200-$4000 250 cc bikes I would flick after my full I.e Suzuki gsx 250, gw250 and hyosung gt250. There are a bunch of 250 ninjas and Cbrs around the $5000 mark also but if 250 would rather buy cheaper.

Just missed a 650 boulovard for low $4000 mark.

Doing some reasearch of dual purpose bikes also

Why would you consider a 250, when a bike like theGS500 i a far better proposition? Honestly, regardless of (for instance) the reputation of the CBR250, etc, they are all getting old, and have suffered years of abuse, misuse, and low maintenance. There will be very few of the older ones that I would 'trust' as a bike purely for those reasons. As the LAM's law is so new, there is little to no chance of a good secondhand lams '250+' being raped and fucked. 250's can look nice, but there is a plethora of cheap chinese fairing kits, exhausts that look bloody good, and will make a shitbox look the biz.

[mossy1200]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/tourers/auction-846105792.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/tourers/auction-844352637.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/dual-purpose/auction-847812138.htm


Why an older gs500? The ones I linked are newer.

[MichaelBlucher]

Why an older gs500? The ones I linked are newer.


Good call, great links. Will follow them up, starting to get the feeling that a 250cc is a waste of time.

[nodrog]

No need to freak. In summer time...we hand out this shit! :sunny:309107

that's looks like some Gay shit. where can I get some from, my Poocati would probably run better on it.

[Crasherfromwayback]

that's looks like some Gay shit. where can I get some from, my Poocati would probably run better on it.

It is indeed very gay. Fucking tasty though. Blood Orange is the flavah you want Bruvva!

[pritch]

No need to freak. In summer time...we hand out this shit! :sunny:309107

I didn't know you sold Ducati? :whistle:

[Crasherfromwayback]

I didn't know you sold Ducati? :whistle:

It is true that I've worked in two Ducati dealerships over the years...

[MichaelBlucher]

Owner considering $5000 for this linked kawasaki KLR650: what do you guys think? Anything i should look out for?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=846817828

[nodrog]

...Anything i should look out for?



transsexual rapists, gay men in public toilets, Pete...

[nzbiker86]

Before LAMS I had a ninja 250 2009...loved it. No issues at all.

My mate has a ninja 300 and I thought it looked decent too.

[Crasherfromwayback]

transsexual rapists, gay men in public toilets, Pete...

Lol. I'm quite safe!

[nzspokes]

Why an older gs500? The ones I linked are newer.

They look like good little bikes. Thats what I would go for.

[haydes55]

Owner considering $5000 for this linked kawasaki KLR650: what do you guys think? Anything i should look out for?



http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=846817828


They have been made for years, fairly unchanged. Loads of aftermarket goodies available for them. Very popular for budget adventure riding. They can be had for $9000 brand new.

They are plenty capable of overtaking cars going 100km/h.

Big tanks as well which would be handy for big rides.

I've never heard of any model specific issues with KLRs. Just check the usual stuff, chain, sprockets, brake pads, tire tread, anything broken. Take a test ride, see if it smokes at all, any flat spots, gear changes aren't difficult and it handles fine.