Why do so many drive 250cc in NZ?

**Markw336** · 16th August 2009, 19:55

yeah well you can only drive up to 250cc bikes on your learners and restricted and i think people find 250cc range can be quite fun i mean the aprilla rs250 is as fast as a 900c bike

**mattian** · 16th August 2009, 19:56

Originally Posted by Markw336

yeah well you can only drive up to 250cc bikes on your learners and restricted and i think people find 250cc range can be quite fun i mean the aprilla rs250 is as fast as a 900c bike

**Argyle** · 16th August 2009, 21:11

a yes, you ride a bike. Not driving it. sorry about that

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 16th August 2009, 21:17

Originally Posted by Elysium

Aren't they changing the system so a learners can get up to a 400cc or is it still in the early stages?

still a long way off...

**Insanity_rules** · 16th August 2009, 21:21

Originally Posted by Argyle

I always wondered why so many ride a 250cc bikes in NZ?
Can someone enlighten me?

cheers

Well here in good ol NZ we're very superstitious. 250 Is the average arm span of a New Zealand mountain Yeti, which is considered lucky. We motorbikilists need as much luck as we can get.

**Sable** · 16th August 2009, 21:22

What the hell is wrong with you people? He said driving instead of riding and the rest of the thread is dedicated to pointing it out. It didn't even need to be done once.

**Tink** · 16th August 2009, 21:23

Originally Posted by Virago

No-one "drives" a bike, do they...?

smart arse

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

arhh timaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!...

double smart arse.

Originally Posted by Creeping Death

Drive?.....cock.

erm!!!

**mattian** · 16th August 2009, 21:26

Originally Posted by Sable

What the hell is wrong with you people? He said driving instead of riding and the rest of the thread is dedicated to pointing it out. It didn't even need to be done once.

You don't see the irony in making a post to point that out? how about making a post with relevance to the topic?