New Member, New Rider

[hiptroshrec]

Hi everyone,

I found a lot of useful threads on here when I was researching motorcycling so I thought I'd better join and ask a few of my own questions.

I'm looking at getting my first bike shortly and my top pick rn are; Honda VTR250, Kawasaki Balius 250, and a Yamaha MT-03 if I want something new. Really anything from this century and with similar styling to the Honda and Kawasaki, so if you have suggestions I'd be happy to hear them.
I have some questions about a Balius bit I'll be making a sperate post in Bikes.

Cheers,
Hiptro





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[Yokomama]

Vtr250 is pretty idiot proof, think they were higher specd from about 2004 so aim for that.
Mt03 gets a lot of love too, just depends how much your wallet hates you at the mo really.
Get all yer gear first.

[hiptroshrec]

Vtr250 is pretty idiot proof, think they were higher specd from about 2004 so aim for that.
Mt03 gets a lot of love too, just depends how much your wallet hates you at the mo really.
Get all yer gear first.Just on getting gear, could I expect much of a discount if I got a bike and gear from the same place?

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[caspernz]

Yes and no, depends on your overall spend.

Consider a starter or new biker set from the likes of Motomail. Surprising what you can get for a sensible amount of $$

[Yokomama]

Boots gloves and helmet I bought new.
Boots... well, feet.
Gloves aren’t really worth the $10 saving to buy used.
Helmet buying new is a no brainer.
Got me pants n jacket off crapbook for 40 bucks. Completely functional and actually fit me which is a miracle (65kg sopping wet and almost 6’).
But yeah shop around and see what they’ll do for ya.

[HEsch]

Check tardme and crapbook marketplace for protective clothing. It is surprising what you can find in new/near new condition.

I also vote to buy gloves and helmet new. I was lucky enough to find some near-new boots in my size but if that didn't occur I'd have gone new on them also.