RGV250 for a first bike...

[BMWST?]

fwiw back in the day when rgv 250 were new i had a 750 or 900 4,I reckon i would have got more tickets on the 250...

[magicmonkey]

fwiw back in the day when rgv 250 were new i had a 750 or 900 4,I reckon i would have got more tickets on the 250...

Yeah, that's kind of the impression I got after doing a bit more research.

Thing is, it's bloody hard researching bikes on the internet when you're a complete noob. There's always a conflicting opinion from reliable sources. Not that there's anything wrong with people having their own opinions or anything, it's just damned confusing from a noob perspective...

[metalslug]

if you really want to go for it but make sure you get HEAPS of practice and know the power delivery before you hit the road...do it in some carpark or your backyard..

I've learned and did my BHS on a GN 250. Then bought a KR150 (same as RG 150) 2 smoker and rode it out straight away and on my second right hand turn I gave it too much gas and the bike just flew to the opposite lane Luckily there were no cars at that time... still give me chills thinking about it.

But yea the power is awesome, you will totally enjoy it, more than most of other 250s

[magicmonkey]

Yeah, after a slight mishap on the weekend I've decided that a 'boring' first bike is the way to go, after getting a little more training!

[AxN]

Yeah, after a slight mishap on the weekend I've decided that a 'boring' first bike is the way to go, after getting a little more training!

What happened?!?

[magicmonkey]

What happened?!?

Nothing major, just a thoughtless grab at the front brake, lots of reving! Made me realise that I want to be a lot more comfortable with controlling the bike before getting something that I'll want to keep in the long run. Looking at GN205's now :s

[jetboy]

I ride with a mate who has one of these, we did a swap (I have a CBR250RR) and I'm glad I didn't learn on the RGV250! It was heaps of fun, but yeah had I ridden it as my first bike I would have been in trouble!

[AxN]

Nothing major, just a thoughtless grab at the front brake, lots of reving! Made me realise that I want to be a lot more comfortable with controlling the bike before getting something that I'll want to keep in the long run. Looking at GN205's now :s

Glad you are ok. I have just done a basic road course today and there sure were some good tips coming from the instructor. Hope your riding and purchasing will go smoothly from now on.

Scott

[magicmonkey]

Glad you are ok. I have just done a basic road course today and there sure were some good tips coming from the instructor. Hope your riding and purchasing will go smoothly from now on.

Scott

I'm booked in for another course in a couple of weeks and then I'll be looking more seriously at a bike, hopefully the whole buyers market thing won't have changed since then!

How did you get on? Manage to not fall off?

[Bsym1]

The GN is a bit slow but pretty good to learn on, a CB 250 will give you the same sort of deal. The CB is pretty robust if you sling it as well I learnt on one after coming off dirt bikes as a kid, impossible to break in a major way. Well worth having a look at an RGV down track though, my old one was a ripper of a bike so much fun in the power band, would not have liked it as a first crack though unless you were coming off old school 2 stroke MX bikes and on off power bands.

[Infamy]

I learnt on an RGV vj21, basically didn't know how to kick start it or anything like that, from that 3 months later, i feel confident riding from palmy to wellington on a rainy day- im alive, havent crashed it or dropped it yet. Its been a fun bike to learn on, and yes its given me some mechanical issues but iv learnt from each and everyone. I would liken it to learning to drive in an turbo car, it costs more, you have to be more careful etc. but if you know your limits, stick to them and are sensible I dont see why not. Right now I am learning about rebuilds and how to do them myself- might be better if you have deep pockets (these RGV's need attention)