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HTFU
3rd August 2007, 19:05
Been looking at 250 bikes for a friend and see that the GPX has now come down to $6000 retail. Makes it cheaper than what some on Trademe are selling second hand.

I would have bought one had they been that price when I was looking a year ago. Although I don't think it would have been so good on the kiwi road a few weeks ago or any of the Awakino trips I have done. Mind you, thats what the guy said about the GN when I told him I was going to use it on gravel roads. :nono:

Pancakes
3rd August 2007, 19:24
Trew a leg over one at Spectrum when I was there the other day and the guy said the price was going down. Not for me but with how long they've been around they should be a reliable ride eh. Would be carefull tho seeing how soft Delusionz front end is, if it bottoms out it'll be plow time!

T.W.R
3rd August 2007, 19:41
$5995 is the figure but that's the retail price :yes: dealerships have a margin to work with that could see deals done for a fair bit less.
And there's two colour schemes Black with the red flames or Red with silver :yes:

zeocen
3rd August 2007, 22:05
17 years, 80,000+ on mine and still going strong, yeah, I'd say they're pretty reliable. :)

If you're a bit topheavy you might wanna fix the rear suspension but for a moderately sized person they're a great, pretty much an unbreakable bike with a good sized tank and a nice commuter seating position.

delusionz rides like a pansy so don't take his word on anything :sunny:

delusionz
4th August 2007, 16:27
Gutted. I want $1000 back!!!!!! GRR.

Re the front fork dive: Still haven't fixed it, just making do with what I've got. It hasn't shown any reason to slow down yet.

My bike feels that less special now :( -- Everyones gonna have an 07 model now :(

Zeocen: You'll be seeing my tail light tomorrow buddy :P

Colour schemes: I've also seen banana yellow & grape purple GPX

Little Miss Trouble
4th August 2007, 18:33
No fair! damn thats annoying.
I guess that means mine is over insured now and I'd only get $6000 less the assesors BS depreciation, less my excess if I was at fault in a write-off accident?

Pancakes
4th August 2007, 20:06
Re the front fork dive: Still haven't fixed it, just making do with what I've got. It hasn't shown any reason to slow down yet.


Not picking dude but I made a GN out of bits that had dive, not as bad as yours and it makes you realise how much your suspension does for traction! Riding was fine (maybe a bit soggy feeling) but I had locked the front a number of times. The worst being for over 6m lanesplitting. You don't need much else thrown into the mix to make that fatal. As soon as there's no travel left the parties on!:bye:

Sat on a new one at Spectrum the other day while I was talking to one of the guys there and it had a nice firm front. It's your bike, do what you want but it's lots more fun knowing that when the shit hits the fan your less likely to get thrown.

delusionz
4th August 2007, 21:47
Damn, Another 2007 GPX?????? Oh well. Maybe I should just call mine EX250F then

skidMark
4th August 2007, 22:19
Gutted. I want $1000 back!!!!!! GRR.

Re the front fork dive: Still haven't fixed it, just making do with what I've got. It hasn't shown any reason to slow down yet.

My bike feels that less special now :( -- Everyones gonna have an 07 model now :(

Zeocen: You'll be seeing my tail light tomorrow buddy :P

Colour schemes: I've also seen banana yellow & grape purple GPX


if ur forks are diving put heavier weight fork oil in and get your forkseals checked out

Little Miss Trouble
5th August 2007, 00:28
Damn, Another 2007 GPX?????? Oh well. Maybe I should just call mine EX250F then

Lol yeah I love mine:love: theres another person rider with a red one round Albany industrial area too, we've got similar helmets and everything, made the both of us do a double-take the first time we saw eachother! would love to meet whoever it is.

skidMark
5th August 2007, 00:36
Lol yeah I love mine:love: theres another person rider with a red one round Albany industrial area too, we've got similar helmets and everything, made the both of us do a double-take the first time we saw eachother! would love to meet whoever it is.

honestly officer it wasnt me...somebody else in the area wears same gear and has same bike....yeah right sure sure...ur under arrest.... LOL

delusionz
5th August 2007, 01:10
Lol yeah I love mine:love: theres another person rider with a red one round Albany industrial area too, we've got similar helmets and everything, made the both of us do a double-take the first time we saw eachother! would love to meet whoever it is.

u got black? i got black, i got custom stickers to put on :D just need a heat gun to remove this fucking gpx stickers

delusionz
5th August 2007, 01:12
skidmark get a bike, i got a fuckin bomb car like u dont see me taking it out on the atnr

Little Miss Trouble
5th August 2007, 01:16
Nope I got the red, wanted the black until I found out it came in red:drool:

delusionz
5th August 2007, 01:24
eww are you serious? i thought it was ugs, even the yellow and purple one looks better.

Little Miss Trouble
5th August 2007, 18:14
eww are you serious? i thought it was ugs, even the yellow and purple one looks better.

:rolleyes: well thats your opinion, I still think its damn sexy.
The yellow/purple is pretty nasty.

Meh everyone knows that the only people who have better colour taste than straight females is gay males:bleh:

Little Miss Trouble
5th August 2007, 18:16
honestly officer it wasnt me...somebody else in the area wears same gear and has same bike....yeah right sure sure...ur under arrest.... LOL

lol i reckon that excuse and my best 'innocent' look would get me off with a warning:innocent:

zeocen
5th August 2007, 18:29
I like the red gpx, not to keen on the yellow. I can't stand the tribal flames though.
In the latest Motorcycle Trader mag I saw a 2007 gpx with the triangle green flag with "kawasaki" inside it on the side of the bike, I thought that looked pretty awesome. Gave it a bit of a cultural flare (I love my kwaka green hehe) rather than generic trible flames.

Little Miss Trouble
6th August 2007, 17:05
I called Spectrum today to confirm the price drop so I could consider what to do regarding my insurance. From the sounds of it this isn't a permenant drop, more like a marketing ploy over the winter months - when the 250cc sales generally drop off and the price will almost certainly go back up come summertime.

Pancakes
6th August 2007, 18:33
So anyone who wants a cheap commuter and has some cash can buy one and sell it for the same price in 6 months? :rockon:

Doubt it would work so well in practice tho.

bane
6th August 2007, 18:44
local car mag did a recent test on this bike and obtained a 0-100kph time of 6.8 secs - meaning you'll easily out accelerate most cages. Looks like really good value compared to the Suzuki GSX250.

delusionz
6th August 2007, 21:58
local car mag did a recent test on this bike and obtained a 0-100kph time of 6.8 secs - meaning you'll easily out accelerate most cages. Looks like really good value compared to the Suzuki GSX250.

Should be quicker than 6.8, Wiki says 5.75. There isn't a whole lot of cars I can't smoke. I'll test it one day, I'm pretty sure it's quicker than that.

2strokegirl
12th August 2007, 12:02
does anyone elses gpx wobble when you let the handelbars go?? must be out of ballence or something.

i love my ninja i was totaly gutted when the bike shop got another one in the same colour :angry:.

zeocen
12th August 2007, 13:24
before getting new avon tyres mine would start to tankslap under 40k almost, now with new tyres I can let go whenever for a quick stretch without having it move an inch

2strokegirl
13th August 2007, 10:05
yeah maby they just have crap factory tyres lol. i want some rounder tyres when i get some but by the looks of the factorys theyr gonna take years to wear out... maby a small burnout is in order..

delusionz
14th August 2007, 04:28
yeah maby they just have crap factory tyres lol. i want some rounder tyres when i get some but by the looks of the factorys theyr gonna take years to wear out... maby a small burnout is in order..

yeah they're fucking square az, almost like cruiser lol. atleast they ditched shinko for dunlops tho. just noticed today too enkei make the rims, nice.


ps. rebadged baby yeah!!

Lucy
15th August 2007, 19:57
I also saw a Honda 250 for a two grand less than original price. Was in one of those free auto trader type mags. Made it $4995, brand new. Was the CBF or something, not the VTR or Hornet.

Drum
15th August 2007, 20:03
Do these bikes have progressive springs? Some older Kwakas were known to dive under heavy braking, a problem easily fixed by installing progressive springs.

Pancakes
16th August 2007, 11:48
Delusionz one goes down like a hooker before dole day! The one I sat on at Spectrum was very firm tho so matbe they are being assembled differently by different shops? or some places are aware they are a bit soft and sorting that before they send them out.

Sidewinder
26th August 2007, 19:32
hey guys.

heres one for everyone that has or has had or would like to put in some input about VTR250's.

If anyone has any questions about VTR250's please ask me on this thread or send me a pm

Sidewinder
26th August 2007, 19:35
i got told by carver that he read that the vtr250 handels better than the gpx, buti will be honest and say that the gpx is faster but i would pwn any gpx with my vtr...........:innocent:

Pancakes
26th August 2007, 20:27
um...... where's the "off topic" smiley gone?

Bren
4th September 2007, 19:37
Well I can finally post here now (club 250) as I have jus got me a set of wheels too....a 1989GPX....reading the comments here I feel that I may have made a good move...though sporty bikes have never really been my thing...

zeocen
4th September 2007, 20:32
GPX doesn't have to be sporty if you don't want it to be, the seating position is very commuter friendly, you can sit completely upright if you feel like it!
The old ones are just as good as the new ones, mine isn't missing a beat right now!

delusionz
6th September 2007, 02:29
if you do want to be sporty on the gpx however, you can sit your arse right under that corner that separates the rider and the pillion seats so that it changes your angle to make you crouch forward heaps but u gotta hold on tight because u will slide back if u pin the throttle.

HTFU
7th September 2007, 18:51
Well after much research, thought and debate I purchased a brand new gpx250R today (2 days after getting my full license) :shifty:. Couldn't help myself, wanted to bring the 80s back and to be able to do it for so little money :cool:. Anyway my Verseys and the gravel will have to wait until March next year when I get the 650 twin :woohoo:, my bro gets his learners (and the gpx) and I get full time employment :shit:. Like Linuxrunner when I first looked at bikes a year ago I never thought about a sports type bike but here I am buying another 250 a year on.

GPX is such an upgrade on the GN. Less noise and wind, way more comfort over the bumps and passing power :niceone:. Will make a great commuter, after I've run it in of course. Loving it already :scooter:.