Would a 250 fix my back

[Monorail]

Hi Guys,
I'm approx 6ft give or take. I'm riding around on a little 125 and my back is really starting to hurt in the past month or two. I was wondering how much bigger 250s were physically and whether it would help. Also does anyone plan or know of someone planning to sell (or give to a charming young lad such as myself) a 250 in the next two months. Preferabbly sports and naked but anything considered as I want to cruise up on the first day of school. Got a lot of shit about my current bike frm firends and turds. The turds got injured:innocent: .
Cheers,
Matt

[Bonez]

Hi Guys,
I'm approx 6ft give or take. I'm riding around on a little 125 and my back is really starting to hurt in the past month or two. I was wondering how much bigger 250s were physically and whether it would help. Also does anyone plan or know of someone planning to sell (or give to a charming young lad such as myself) a 250 in the next two months. Preferabbly sports and naked but anything considered as I want to cruise up on the first day of school. Got a lot of shit about my current bike frm firends and turds. The turds got injured:innocent: .
Cheers,
MattCertainly. You'll probably feel quite comfortable on a Honda Spada (my nephew had one, a big boy and loved it)or Suzuki Bandit. You may find it's more to do with the upright riding position and/or the shocks are shagged. You could try a lower set of bars to lean you forward a bit.

One reason I settled on a '77 Honda CJ250 as my first bike was because it was quite a tall long bike for a 250. I'm 6' too btw. Lots of "big" 250s being imported now.

[Monorail]

Certainly. You'll probably feel quite comfortable on a Honda Spada or Suzuki Bandit. You may find it's more to do with the upright riding position. You could try a lower set of bars to lean you forward a bit.

how much do they go for. cant exactly afford much.

[WINJA]

Get A Motard Retard

[Monorail]

Get A Motard Retard

pass. i hate them

[hXc]

how much do they go for. cant exactly afford much.I got my Spada for $2800 at the start of this year. It was in 'pre-loved' condition, but nothing that needed to be fixed before riding, although I got it fixed anyway, merely for cosmetic purposes.

Spada would be the best bet for a cheap, large 250 IMO. Pic is in my profile.

[Monorail]

I got my Spada for $2800 at the start of this year. It was in 'pre-loved' condition, but nothing that needed to be fixed before riding, although I got it fixed anyway, merely for cosmetic purposes.

Spada would be the best bet for a cheap, large 250 IMO. Pic is in my profile.

to be honest i dont kno if i'd even be able to afford 2800

[blacksheep]

how about a suzuki gsx250 katana,big bike looks on a learners!

[Bonez]

pass. i hate themA youngen with style.:yes:

[Monorail]

A youngen with style.:yes:

i wouldnt even call them a motorbike. they look so stupid. wouldnt be caught dead on one

[zeocen]

I'm 6'1/6'2 and even though I'm a bit big for the gpx I have no back troubles with it, I think the gpx are one of the smaller 250's too? So I think you should have no problems on the bigger naked bikes!

[WINJA]

pass. i hate them

HAVE YOU RIDEN A GOOD ONE? I RECKON THEY ARE AWESOME .

YOUR A BIT LIKE A MOTARD IN A WAY , BIG,LOUD AND SINGLE

[Bonez]

to be honest i dont kno if i'd even be able to afford 2800Something like an earley '80s CB250T/N/RS or early GSX250 may be within reach then.

[Monorail]

HAVE YOU RIDEN A GOOD ONE? I RECKON THEY ARE AWESOME .

YOUR A BIT LIKE A MOTARD IN A WAY , BIG,LOUD AND SINGLE

well met. 10 chars

[hXc]

YOUR A BIT LIKE A MOTARD IN A WAY , BIG,LOUD AND SINGLENot all motards are single cylinder. New Aprilia's aren't, and there's others. Maybe he's a twin?

[Monorail]

Something like an earley '80s CB250T/N/RS or early GSX250 may be within reach then.

i'll look into it. tardme here i come

[Bonez]

You may want to consider using a backbrace for support as well.

[Monorail]

You may want to consider using a backbrace for support as well.

not a bad idea. i thought that this looked quite good http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=81319796&key=440186

[WINJA]

not a bad idea. i thought that this looked quite good http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=81319796&key=440186

A THAI LADYBOY MIGHT FIX YOUR BACK ASK SPANKME TO HOOK YOU UP WITH ONE OF HIS

[Bonez]

not a bad idea. i thought that this looked quite good http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=81319796&key=440186

Could be ok. Not familiar with them myself. Only way to find out is go and have a gander.

[Balding Eagle]

Can't give you any advice on the bike but I can on the sore back. I have suffered from bad backs occasionally. The only time I have experienced it on a bike is when I took a cruiser style for a test ride. (Honda VT750 Shadow) Within ten minutes I had a sore back. I had been riding a Honda Hornet prior to this. I am sure that the problem is caused by having your legs too far forward. This has the effect of rotating your pelvis is such a way that the bottom goes forward (following your legs) and the top goes backward. This straightens out the bottom of your spine and removes the ability of it to bend and flex. Also cruisers have the shock absorber going from the rear axle directly up to the bottom of the seat. Consequently any road bumps go straight into an inflexible spine. Result: sore back.

I would suggest that you look for a bike that has the footpegs a lot closer to immediately below your pelvis.

Hope this helps. You have got to get rid of the pain so that you can concetrate on the riding. Good luck.

[beyond]

Some bigger people (I mean tall) get a special dispensation from the police to ride a 400cc. Being uncomfortable on a smaller bike would give you a good shot at this. The added advantage is that they are generally cheaper than a 250cc as everyone needs one of those to learn to ride.

The downside of course, is that resale would be a possible issue.

[Monorail]

Some bigger people (I mean tall) get a special dispensation from the police to ride a 400cc. Being uncomfortable on a smaller bike would give you a good shot at this. The added advantage is that they are generally cheaper than a 250cc as everyone needs one of those to learn to ride.

The downside of course, is that resale would be a possible issue.

i think that 6 foot is too short to qualify for special circumstances.

[xwhatsit]

Yeah, like was said above, I can't speak for any of the other bikes, but CB250RSs are delicious bikes. They have a relatively upright riding position (although not quite as much as Ginny), which is very easy on your back. Fits your category too -- naked sports bike. Go for quite cheap, too, if you really look hard you could get one for a grand I reckon. I'm not quite 6 foot, but nearly am, and I'd be happy riding on it for hours and hours, and that's from somebody who gets a sore back on occasion as well (from bus seats even, damnit!).

It's by no means the fastest 250 out there, but gets along reasonably quickly, especially with such light weight (26-33HP and 136kg dry, compared to a Hyosung GT250 at 24HP and 170kg dry). Being a single cylinder, it's fairly torquey for such a small capacity. I'm sure you'd find it a pleasant step up from your GS125, and it's a Honda too, not that strange outboard-manufacturing company that made your current bike.

But take a look at as many bikes as you can -- don't just take our words for it, everybody likes to rate their own motorcycle, so we're all biased. Happy hunting!

[Gremlin]

Some bigger people (I mean tall) get a special dispensation from the police to ride a 400cc.
The police? they are busy with... ummm and yeah :innocent:

Have to apply to LTNZ, form DR4. Application for exemption from a condition of your license. And some of us got the freedom to buy anything we liked, with no restriction on capacity ;)

I had a zzr250... not that bad, besides bottoming it out the whole time...

[Animal]

Hi Guys,
I'm approx 6ft give or take. I'm riding around on a little 125 and my back is really starting to hurt in the past month or two. I was wondering how much bigger 250s were physically and whether it would help. Also does anyone plan or know of someone planning to sell (or give to a charming young lad such as myself) a 250 in the next two months. Preferabbly sports and naked but anything considered as I want to cruise up on the first day of school. Got a lot of shit about my current bike frm firends and turds. The turds got injured:innocent: .
Cheers,
Matt
Poor little turds! Serves the fuckers right!

[Karma]

a sports 250 (such as ZXR / CBR) wouldn't solve your problem at all so I wouldn't bother upgrading to them to be honest, they'll give you more power, but in terms of comfort you won't gain much.

My advice would be to stick it out until you get your full and jump into the 600 range.

But...

If you're really adament about upgrading now, then the hyosungs are quite physically big, I'm 6'5" and can sit on one comfortably.

[Animal]

I got my Spada for $2800 at the start of this year. It was in 'pre-loved' condition, but nothing that needed to be fixed before riding, although I got it fixed anyway, merely for cosmetic purposes.

Spada would be the best bet for a cheap, large 250 IMO. Pic is in my profile.
Hey guys,

Yep, know what you mean about dwarf bikes. I agree entirely on the alternatives (Spada and Bandit) because they are tall 250s. I was looking over a 250 Hornet a few weeks back for a mate, and was surprised at how tall that was! So, just another option to consider.

[Monorail]

thanks for all your advice guys, keep it coming

[McJim]

The big problem here is that so many of the bikes being discussed are outside your price range.

Hyosung Used - $5,000
Spada - $3-$4,000 depending on condition
Bandit - $5,000
Hornet - $6,000

There are more and more coming into the country though so here's hoping the price drops a bit. (market saturation).

I have no idea what would fit you AND be around the $2,000 mark.

[tomtyer-drake]

im 6' and ride my zzr250 every day without problems, they are certainly one of the bigger 250's around, often get mistaken for 600s in my experience (which is great coz the plod think "oh he cant be on a learners")

i picked mine up for $2300 about 6months ago, but i have seen them cheaper since.

Good Luck

Tom

[grego]

if you are young and allready suffer from back pain it ain't gonna make sweet bugger all difference whether you ride a 125 or a 250 fact is: Its gonna have to be a bike that fits.

Have your back checked first and get a diagnosis why you are in pain after riding a bike.
Maybe all you need is a bid of physio treatment, which is probably easyer to get here than a ladyboy from thailand.

If your back is badly nackered you should keep off bikes alltogether.
If your back is not badly damaged you will have to testride many different bikes till you find the one that just feels ok for your back. I spend the better part of 05 looking for just the right bike and can now do about 1 1/2 hours on it with "little pain" on a good day and with some pills.

best of luck

[Clivoris]

Speaking as a health professional I absolutely recommend a 1050 Speed Triple. What back pain:gob:

[Monorail]

Speaking as a health professional I absolutely recommend a 1050 Speed Triple. What back pain:gob:

could you get me a perscription for say... an exemption for a bigger bike???

[Clivoris]

could you get me a perscription for say... an exemption for a bigger bike???

:laugh: Sure. I just can't write the legislation that will make the HP pay any attention to it.

[grego]

Speaking as a health professional I absolutely recommend a 1050 Speed Triple. What back pain:gob:

never mind the prescription for a bigger bike I just have a big bag of blow please.................