Should I avoid a bike with 51,000km?

[Monorail]

Should i avoid a bike with 51kmn it is quite reasonable and quite close to home. it is a honda vt250f (spada). What do you guys thing. it has wof and reg

[Str8 Jacket]

What kind of condition is it in? What year is it? What work has been done or needs doing on it? Has is it been reguarly serviced etc? What colour is it? Some colour's lower sales value...

[Monorail]

It's a 1985. Guy said that he only rides it on the weekends. elderly man. white and red.

[skidMark]

well it all depends on a heap of variables...has it been raced etc.....

going by the type of bike...most probably not.....

but a zxr 250 if taken care of with cam chains etc will get 120,000 k's and keep going strong same with cbr 250's also as an example...

but yeah all depends on price .,...if you are not sure get a friend who knows more about bikes to come have a good look over it for you or take it to your local bike mechainc and get him to see what he thinks...

just my input

cheers: SM

[skidMark]

It's a 1985. Guy said that he only rides it on the weekends. elderly man. white and red.


going by that i would say it's been pretty well cared for...

if it was coming from somebody of 15 or 16 years old......no offence mafu don't mean it in a bad way but young guys seem to like to hammer the hell out of the bikes...

like when buying a boy racer car.....better to mod one that some little old lady only took to church on sundays and to get grocerys....than off some 20 year old boy racer who has thrashed the engine

i say go for it depending on price of course....how much is he asking?

[Monorail]

he's only asking for $1350

[R6_kid]

there are enough people down your way on here that know lots about bikes, why dont you ask for someone down there to go check it out with you?

[onearmedbandit]

It's a 1985. Guy said that he only rides it on the weekends. elderly man. white and red.

I seem to recall the mid-80's VT250 motor having cam chain/tensioner issues. I worked for a Honda m/c dealership and the number of those engines written off due to the cost of repairs was eye-opening. However in saying that otherwise they are good strong motors. Talk to a honda m/c mechanic if you can about specific issues with this model, and get him or someone who knows what they are looking at to check the bike over.

[Motig]

In at those k's if it had any problems they would have been fixed by now. Just get someone who knows bikes to give it a once over just in case theres something glaringingly wrong otherwise should just have normal wear and tear. How much its worth I dont know, try as little as possible $800? you can always go up. Dont forget to check chain ,tyres etc in case they need replacing, deduct cost of replacements if necessary from price. Happy bargaining!:scooter:

[Insanity_rules]

51 or 51,000? Honda V twins with good maintanence last really well. Just listen for rattles. The cam chain issue is a real one but if they've been replaced by someone who knows their stuff they'll have better quailty chains and tensioners than standard.

PM me if you need someone to take a look at it.

[Monorail]

51000 km. i think it will be pretty sweet. does anyone know whether the nz model was full fairing or naked. Aussie had full fairing but Philippines had naked going by bikepics.com

[hXc]

51000 km. i think it will be pretty sweet. does anyone know whether the nz model was full fairing or naked. Aussie had full fairing but Philippines had naked going by bikepics.com
Sounds like you don't know what you're looking for buddy.

VT250f is not a Spada! F = faired.
Spada is completely naked, no fairings at all.
Engines are similar, but not the same.

[Monorail]

thnaks for that hxc. faired is way better than the naked in those years. its only in the 90's that the naked looks good. sorry about the mix up with the spada:yes: can anyone confirm that is what the F stands for (*not that i dont trust you hxc)

[hXc]

thnaks for that hxc. faired is way better than the naked in those years. its only in the 90's that the naked looks good. sorry about the mix up with the spada:yes: can anyone confirm that is what the F stands for (*not that i dont trust you hxc)And Spada was only made in 1988 and 1989, so 'the naked' you speak of, is in fact, not a Spada. Perhaps a VTR?

To avoid any confusion, my Spada is in my profile. Not easy to mix up with other bikes.

[Monorail]

And Spada was only made in 1988 and 1989, so 'the naked' you speak of, is in fact, not a Spada. Perhaps a VTR?

To avoid any confusion, my Spada is in my profile. Not easy to mix up with other bikes.

a beaut of a bike. i was on the honda website and apparently both the nakedish one and fully faired were vt250f, the fully faired one was winged special edition. may just be a bad english translation thogh

[hXc]

a beaut of a bike. i was on the honda website and apparently both the nakedish one and fully faired were vt250f, the fully faired one was winged special edition. may just be a bad english translation thoghMy Spada is a 1988, and it's a VT250k Spada. No 'F' anywhere on any papers or rego.

[Monorail]

cool thanks

[gamgee]

faaark do we have to do this again... don't touch the vt250f's
the f stands for fucking useless

[riffer]

don't be such a grumpy bugger gamgee.

Here's stuff on the VT250F here (http://vt.tar.hu/). They were cool when they first came out. I remember they were quite zippy for a 250 V-twin at the time.

Those inboard brakes left me a bit cold but for the price I reckon its pretty sweet. With Pete helping you look at it you'll be sure to find out anything dodgy at all and despite its age, if its in good nick you should do all right.

[gamgee]

me grumpy, nah i just hate fucken hondas anyone wanna buy mine kb special $5500 needs tyres soon - they are still legal...

[skidMark]

me grumpy, nah i just hate fucken hondas


this could be the start of a beautiful friendship :done:

[Clivoris]

What's the name of the old geezer selling it? I might know him and the bike.

[Busy]

I just parted with my spada, was a '89 (alloy frame), the earlier ones had steel frames.
The early ones can have a rust problem so check out the frame.
The motors do get rattly and down on power if not looked after
The fork seals or seal retainers also rust causing the seals to leak.
chains and cogs can give away a lot about how it has been riden as they are a very revy bike (about 9000rpm + at 100k's - just under rev for speed, 50k was about 4.5-5000rpm)
Mine showed 37 thou on the speedo but the numbers werent fully aligned so was probably played with. Was a good little bike, handles well, great on gas.
Only real problem I had on mine was wind as they are a light bike.
Oh and my bike had a tendency to run out of gas at intersections :dodge: no fuel light or gauge but the tap is easy to find

[hXc]

I just parted with my spada, was a '89 (alloy frame), the earlier ones had steel frames.No no no!

Spada's have an alloy frame! Always did have them! VT250f has a steel frame (I think), but not the Spada.

[What?]

The letter F does not stand for anything - the Japanese just find it aesthetically pleasing (just as many Westerners think Asian graphics look cool).
If you hadn't noticed, they also like the look of the letter R.
Quite alot.