i need a new bike......

[ducatilover]

as the title says.......poor bros650 is dead:bash: :bash: i have been looking at a few cheapys and this seemed like a decent one

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports-tourer/auction-41776554.htm

any ideas? i would really like to get a new bike as i dont want a cage:nono: and i think i'll go back to a twofiddy for insurance reasons:yes: i dont know how much i can spend yet untill i am rid of the bros.....:doh:

[stify]

yeh, good bike to learn on, can't beat a v twin for that, colour is a bit arrrrrrrrrrrrr GAY!

and Joe Sat is a guitar god

[maddog007]

not bad for a 250cc, But i prefer the charcoal colour scheme.

[**R1**]

I'd buy it...






but only for the wife,


good bikes but WTF is up with the paint???

[thealmightytaco]

Yeah man, buy it and PAINT it. Orange. But why is the Bros completely rooted?

[cowpoos]

WTF.....your asking for suggestions to fix it up...and now you gunna throw it away...come on man. :weird:

fix it up...sell it...if your not gunna keep it...and then get a desent bike...or fix it up and then keep it

[raster]

Give motorhaus a call and ask for Kerry Jeffs, have a chat to him, may be able to import one to your requirements, and I think he delvers around the country, better check, Mainly deals in Dukes and Harleys but brings in the odd jappa, I got a Kwaka off him recently, great deal, I love it.

Be carefull getting a bike that has been in storage or not used, be prepared to reco the brakes and flush and replace all fluids, lubricate all cables and moving parts. This includes jap imports.

Been there done that.

[ducatilover]

WTF.....your asking for suggestions to fix it up...and now you gunna throw it away...come on man. :weird:

fix it up...sell it...if your not gunna keep it...and then get a desent bike...or fix it up and then keep it
yeah.... i dont quite have the funds to fix a honda..... unless you know how to rebend a swingarm and whip up a subframe:bash: i'm told three grand will fix her....... i will only fix the beaut if i can find another one that has a complete rear end:blip: :shake:

[ducatilover]

Yeah man, buy it and PAINT it. Orange. But why is the Bros completely rooted?
:mellow: well everything cosmetic.
swing arm.
forks [easily replaced with cbr600f3 ones]
instruments.
front brake line.
new tyres.
exhaust is completely stuffed.
subframe is past it.
ummm thats all i can think of without crying on the keyboard and electricuting myself.....:bye: :crybaby:

[ducatilover]

Joe Sat is a guitar god

JOE SAT IS THE GUITAR GOD:rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

[raster]

:mellow: well everything cosmetic.
swing arm.
forks [easily replaced with cbr600f3 ones]
instruments.
front brake line.
new tyres.
exhaust is completely stuffed.
subframe is past it.
ummm thats all i can think of without crying on the keyboard and electricuting myself.....:bye: :crybaby:

It's OK, keyboard wont electricute U :blink:

[ducatilover]

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :grouphug:
It's OK, keyboard wont electricute U :blink:
aaaaah much better:spudflip: :baby:

[ducatilover]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports-tourer/auction-41640493.htm

bit rough but so am i:sherlock: :drinknsin

[Dadpole]

RGV looks good, but he has not replied to the "will you get reg & WOF" question. At least the VTR people are willing to do that.
I always treat TradeMe with caution. Some people are a tad "economical" with their answers.
Good luck with the bike hunt

[ducatilover]

i hate to say but i like the vtr better [though isnt that just a vt?] not too keen on the twosmokers....... and i like the v-twins to actually sound good not ringa ding shit.....:yes:

[Dadpole]

Go on - You know you really want the ringa ding shit.....

[Ixion]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports-tourer/auction-41640493.htm

bit rough but so am i:sherlock: :drinknsin

Be very cautious of a dodgy two smokers. Two smokers rule but rough ones can be a pain. He seems very cagey about the wof issue, if it was only a speedo he would try for one (how many testers actually check the speedo works anyway)Tell him to take it in, and produce the check sheet. If ALL it fails on is the speedo, well and good.

[Posh Tourer :P]

neither looks great - The VTR is better though. Just make sure you do the right things to it before you ride it...

What are you doing with the old Bros??

[dhunt]

as the title says.......poor bros650 is dead:bash: :bash: i have been looking at a few cheapys and this seemed like a decent one

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports-tourer/auction-41776554.htm

any ideas? i would really like to get a new bike as i dont want a cage:nono: and i think i'll go back to a twofiddy for insurance reasons:yes: i dont know how much i can spend yet untill i am rid of the bros.....:doh:
Hey I'm not sure if you are planning to sell off your bros for parts but my flatmate is after the front disc if it is any good still.

[ducatilover]

Hey I'm not sure if you are planning to sell off your bros for parts but my flatmate is after the front disc if it is any good still.
i'll see what happens.... the disk is all good, hell why doesnt he buy the whole thing and throw that engine in it:blip:

[ducatilover]

neither looks great - The VTR is better though. Just make sure you do the right things to it before you ride it...

What are you doing with the old Bros??
what right things??? i have someone looking at for wrecking and some dude wants the engine for a gokart:banana:

[dhunt]

i'll see what happens.... the disk is all good, hell why doesnt he buy the whole thing and throw that engine in it:blip:
What sort of money are you after?

[ducatilover]

What sort of money are you after?
dunno really....i'll see what a someone else will give me and go from there... i really want the gay looking vtr250.....:blink:

[Zapf]

what right things??? i have someone looking at for wrecking and some dude wants the engine for a gokart:banana:

VT250 has been sitting there for 2 years... will probly need a freshern up on some of the bits. oil / fork oil / drain fuel / cab's might have dried seals....etc...

[HDTboy]

Get a GN250, at least you know you won't crash it at 160

[Coyote]

My CBR will be for sale soon, if you're interested

[ducatilover]

Get a GN250, at least you know you won't crash it at 160grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. .....


umm now my old man has convinced my young mind to get the swingarm re-bent and shove some cbr600f2/f3 forks on her [they fit straight on] and we'll rebuild the zorst [engineers are good like that] and blah blah.......

please not due to my x chromosome i am likely to chenge my mind and do irrantional things....

also its a huge loss in money selling the bros, if i fix her up i should be able to get 4-5k for her.....thats if i can get the swingarm done......:doh: :blink: :thud:

[Ixion]

Could you not get a swing arm from a wreckers ? If it is steel it should not be too hard to strighten they really only need to be dead true in one plane , two if you consider twist.

[scooterboynz]

i used to have a vtr250 many years ago ,,, could not really fault it ,, never missed a beat. still its getting a bit old now .

[ducatilover]

Could you not get a swing arm from a wreckers ? If it is steel it should not be too hard to strighten they really only need to be dead true in one plane , two if you consider twist.i'm trying but they all seem to say whats a bros650? then i explain it could be a nt650, nup none of them. then i try for 400 parts same thing whats a bros400? nt400? hawk650/ hawk 650 gt?:blink: nup none of dem sorry mate......if anyone could tell me where i can get pricing for a tailpeice please tell me.....:doh:

[Posh Tourer :P]

try www.davidsilverspares.co.uk, expensive on freight, but maybe worth a look. There are (or were) quite a few Bros-es over this side of the world. If your wreckers dont know what a Honda Bros is they need some #edumacation!!#...

[ducatilover]

try www.davidsilverspares.co.uk, expensive on freight, but maybe worth a look. There are (or were) quite a few Bros-es over this side of the world. If your wreckers dont know what a Honda Bros is they need some #edumacation!!#...
thanks dude i just emailed them to see if they can get a the speedo and tach thingy and a swingarm oh and right hand switch gear......how can some one not know what a bros 650 is? thay are an awesome machine:banana:

[ducatilover]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auction_detail.asp?id=41746001

might get this if i can..... clean her up with my expertise...:killingme

i'd do a front end conversion with my gpz400r anti dive forks and twin disks..... first i gotta se how much money i have.....

i think it'd be worth riding till the bros is back on the road then i can flog the bros off and start for my goal of having an r6 by the start of 07:yes:

[Aiolos]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports-tourer/auction-41220381.htm

[ducatilover]

lol i aint got enuff money for that :bash: